Top Things to do in Pas-de-Calais
Top Hotels in Pas-de-Calais
- 1. Hotel Red Fox
- 2. Hotel l'Escale
- 3. Best Western Hotel Le Semaphore
- 4. Ibis Budget Berck sur Mer
- 5. Evancy Tresors d'Opale - Camiers Sainte Cecile
- 6. Le Grand Hotel Le Touquet
- 7. Alex Factory, Gites et Chambres d'hotes Cote d'Opale
- 8. Hotel Red Fox
- 9. Novotel Thalassa Le Touquet
- 10. Holiday Inn Calais - Coquelles, an IHG hotel
Top 10 Museums in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Discover the best top things to do in Pas-de-Calais, France including Ecole-Musee, Blockhaus d'Eperlecques, La Coupole, Mareis, La Cite De La Dentelle Et De La Mode De Calais, Musee Portuaire, Carriere Wellington, Musee 39-45, Musee de Beaux-Arts, Tour de L'horloge.
Restaurants in Pas-de-Calais
1. Ecole-Musee
2. Blockhaus d'Eperlecques
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 625 reviews
The BLOCKHAUS d’EPERLECQUES is the world's biggest bunker built just across the Channel. Come discover, explore and visit this secret project, its amazing hidden forest location, V1&V2 rocket launch pads and factory-bunker A very interesting and moving experience! Fantastic site well worth the visit.
Reviewed By Cymru63 - London, United Kingdom
This was a facinating place to visit. The ingenuity and engineering is amazing although the forced labour and purpose are sobering. The sheer scale of the bunker, and the 'tortoise' method of construction was very interesting. The site has various points where you can hear details of the site and its construction and purpose, but they are language specific. If you arrive just behind a different nationality you have to wait for the tape to run to the end before hearing the presentation in your chosen language. There was a German couple ahead of us and hearing the German language being broadcast across the site was quite evocative. It would speed up the tour a bit, and have the capacity for more commentary points if there was a personal headset in each language as at other places of interest. Just an idea. Thoroughly recommended though, and evidence of the scale of the Nazi war machine, if a little chilling.
3. La Coupole
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,335 reviews
A secret base at the heart of Second World Wae history...A real underground town, constructed in 1943 and 1944 by the German army to go ahead with the launch V2 rockets on London, La Coupole is an exceptional site on which the destiny of Europe could have been played out...Today, it is an astonishing museum, a centre to gain an understanding of the historical and scientific stakes at play during the Second World War, from Occupation to the hidden face of space conquest. New! La Coupole now houses a revolutionary 3D planetarium. Sit insite the massive 360° room wearing your active 3D glasses and travel thtough the universe...
Reviewed By masonap - Gloucester, United Kingdom
Fantastic experience, lots to see and do, the inside of the dome is huge. Not just WW11 stuff but modern space stuff too. Multimedia audio-visual displays in English, French, Dutch and German. Also a planetarium which was fascinating (though unfortunately not in English).
4. Mareis
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 508 reviews
Maréis invites you to discover the work of a fisherman in Etaples which is well-known in France for its quality and savoir-faire. And so are the different species from the Channel and the North Sea. Thanks to a surprising and entertaining visit, your guide will bring you from the dockyard to the open sea. You will discover the different fishing techniques, and you will learn everything about life on a trawler where fishermen work day and night to bring fresh fish. Before you turn into a good fisherman, you will receive skills on how to navigate and how to make a knot such a genuine fisherman. The seaside won’t have any secrets to you anymore : thanks to an underwater camera you will watch a seabed. That will bring you a lot of surprises!
5. La Cite De La Dentelle Et De La Mode De Calais
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 348 reviews
Established in Calais, inside an authentic nineteenth century lace factory, the Museum of Lace and Fashion is a specialist museum for the famous lace woven on looms. A museum of both fashion and industry, its vast galleries present the techniques, the lingerie and haute couture associated with this prestigious textile, as well as its most contemporary aspects. The high point of a visit to this important museum is to discover the lace weaving looms in operation, those monumental cast iron machines that produce this exceptional fabric.
Reviewed By FrancesS527 - Ashford, United Kingdom
The history of lace making from Tudor to the present day kicks off a series of excellently presented rooms, with some interactive bits, culminating in the spectacular machine room with working demo of a real engineering marvel making a great swathe of curtain lace. The way lace was used in clothes from the adorable (baby bonnets) to the bizarre (take my word for it & go see) developed as machines replaced handwork & modern designers and artists found new ways to exploit the lace technology. The in-depth explanation of this technology & the range of skills needed was mind-boggling. My top pick - the life of Joan of Arc woven in Nottingham for a Paris exhibition. Current "special" section is a load of amazing couture, not all lace to be sure, by Belgian Olivier Theyskens - some pieces more wearable than others... A good deal of the labelling is bilingual, nice loos, park the other side of the river & enjoy a fine view of Calais cathedral from the high bridge.
6. Musee Portuaire
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 341 reviews
1 MUSEUM, 3 SHIPS, 1 LIGHTHOUSE With 1,600 square meters (over 17,000 square feet) of exhibitions, 4 centuries of history, 500 works (models, videos, paintings, …) and 5 locations to visit (the Museum, 3 ships and the Risban lighthouse), we offer many ways to embark on a maritime adventure!
Reviewed By Gio4533 - Milan, Italy
Very nice and entertaining museums, with a lot of nice explanations! Very good activity to do in Dunquerke
7. Carriere Wellington
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,480 reviews
Enter one of the most secret place of military history, and discover a real underground town, where more than 20 000 soldiers of the Commonwealth prepared the most surprising attack of WW1.
Reviewed By Apfm141 - Walsall, United Kingdom
A must see! Visited here on a quiet Sunday in September after a visit to Point Du Jour cemetery to see a grave of a relative who fought in Arras in the first world war. We came here after wanting to experience a little of what they went through during that time. We were not disappointed. We had a friendly greeting upon entering, reasonably priced and waited 20 minutes for the next tour, and was then set up with a helmet and audio guide in the desired language. Were were then greeted by our excellent tour guide who flicked between French and English to accommodate the group and took us 20 metres underground listening to the audio guide and tour guide which worked perfectly. It was a great experience, very informative and would definitely recommend.
8. Musee 39-45
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 196 reviews
Reviewed By DonR533 - Eastbourne, United Kingdom
We found this museum to be very informative and interesting. The models all looked very individual and it is amazing to find that all the items are original. We especially liked the straw over boots and the helmet with the hanging sort of yashmak. Good information in several languages and it included most aspects of the war and the countries involved. Only disappointing bit - there was no video showing on the day we visited and I don,t think we could visit the outside exhibits. Shop very good.
9. Musee de Beaux-Arts
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 271 reviews
Reviewed By DK1bunny - London, United Kingdom
Brilliant little gallery, really worth a visit. An enjoyable hour spent, free entry, gated parking for only 3 euros.
10. Tour de L'horloge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 67 reviews
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