A 2.9-kilometre stretch of the towpath and 700 metres of greenways in Parc Val de Scarpe offer two different scales for active exploration in Saint-Laurent-Blangy. There are also three orienteering courses; the landscape, memorial sites and water sports offer other points of interest. If you are looking for a hotel in Saint-Laurent-Blangy, these themes can help you decide what to focus on during your trip.
Cycle routes and distances
Saint-Laurent-Blangy’s cycle network includes a 2.9-kilometre stretch of towpath along the waterways. Parc Val de Scarpe has 700 metres of greenways. The figures refer to different named routes, but can be compared by length: the towpath stretch is just over four times as long as the 700 metres of greenways. For planning, this offers a useful point of reference if you are considering a longer stretch or the shorter greenways.
Orienteering in the parks
Saint-Laurent-Blangy has three orienteering courses. The orienteering course in the Parc d’Immercourt and Parc du Chevalier has 15 checkpoints. These figures offer different points of reference for orienteering: three courses across the municipality and 15 checkpoints on the route through the two parks. This lets you consider the overall offering separately from the specific course and its number of checkpoints.
Grand Marais and its features
Grand Marais comprises Parc d’Immercourt, Parc du Chevalier and the Hervin meadows. This landscape area therefore includes two named parks and the Hervin meadows. The same two parks are also named as the location of the orienteering course. When looking at nature and orienteering together, d’Immercourt and du Chevalier stand out as recurring place names; the Hervin meadows complete the list of named features in Grand Marais.
Domaine de Vaudry-Fontaine
Domaine de Vaudry-Fontaine is classified as a picturesque site. Its monumental fountain is an emblematic feature of the estate. This brings together the classification of the site as a whole and a specific feature within the estate. For exploring the heritage, this offers a precise point of reference: the Domaine is the classified site, while the fountain is one distinctive feature.
Memorial sites and remembrance
Remembrance is associated with several specific places. The Hervin Farm British Cemetery and the Bailleul Road West Cemetery are in Saint-Laurent-Blangy. The German Necropolis of Saint-Laurent-Blangy is the resting place of 31,939 soldiers, including 24,870 in a mass grave. The figures distinguish between the total number and the subset in the mass grave, precisely conveying the scale of the memorial site. The necropolis is also included in the regional routes of the “Chemins de la Mémoire 14-18”. This adds a regional dimension to remembrance alongside the burial figures.
Rafting and hydrospeed
Riverside Park offers rafting on an artificial river and hydrospeed on a white-water course. The two water sports are associated with different courses: rafting takes place on the artificial river, while hydrospeed is on the white-water course. This distinction gives you a concrete starting point if you want water sports to be the focus of your stay.
Discover more destinations: Dainville, Lépine, Le Quesnoy-En-Artois, Dennebroeucq, Ramecourt, Gonnehem, Fressin, Étaples.
For the broader travel overview: Pas-De-Calais.
