The Opal Coast
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsOn Boulevard Sainte-Beuve in Boulogne-sur-Mer, outside the fortified upper town. A hotel run by a family of restaurateurs, for a stay where the food matters as much as the capes and the old town.
Nausicaá is just opposite, across the boulevard: go in at opening time, before the groups.
€130 a nightSee on Booking →On Rue Adolphe Thiers, in the lower town of Boulogne-sur-Mer. For staying in town, walking to the old town and Nausicaá, and driving out to the capes.
€100 a nightSee on Booking →A 3-star hotel on Rue Edmond Roche, in the Calais-Nord area, 31 km from Boulogne-sur-Mer. Handy for arriving or leaving via Calais, with Cap Blanc-Nez as the first stop.
Cap Blanc-Nez is on the road from Calais to Wissant: do it first when you leave the hotel.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue Princesse Louise, in Hardelot-Plage, about ten kilometres south of Boulogne-sur-Mer. A resort between Boulogne and Le Touquet, for driving out in both directions.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →A 3-star hotel on Avenue François 1er, in Hardelot-Plage, 10 km south of Boulogne-sur-Mer. A quiet base for alternating Nausicaá and the old town to the north with Le Touquet to the south.
€115 a nightSee on Booking →On Place Rouget de Lisle in Boulogne-sur-Mer, near the station: you arrive by train and head to the old town without a car. A youth hostel for tight budgets and solo travellers, a base for the two capes.
30-€60 a nightSee on Booking →On Rue Adolphe Thiers, in the lower town of Boulogne-sur-Mer. A simple hotel for walking up to the old town and down to Nausicaá.
The fortified old town is best seen on foot: leave the car in the car park and keep it for the capes.
€70 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue Victor Hugo, in the centre of the village of Wissant, between Cap Blanc-Nez and Cap Gris-Nez. For walking both capes without getting back on the road and ending the day on the beach.
The Cap Blanc-Nez car park fills up quickly in summer and at weekends: set off early from Wissant.
€80 a nightSee on Booking →A small hotel on Rue Jean Monnet in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, the resort at the southern end of the Opal Coast. For a simple stay between the beach and Montreuil-sur-Mer, with the capes kept for a day out by car.
€85 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue du Verger, in the Hermitage area, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage. A grand resort hotel for a classic seaside stay, with Montreuil-sur-Mer and the capes within driving distance for the day.
A brick grand hotel opened in 1924, one of the Art Deco symbols of Le Touquet: its façade is recognisable from afar.
€260 a nightSee on Booking →On Avenue du Golf, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, an address that looks towards the golf courses rather than the seafront. For golfers and those who prefer the calm of the pines to the bustle of the resort centre.
An Anglo-Norman-style manor backing onto the Le Touquet golf course: book your tee time at the same time as the room.
€200 a nightSee on Booking →A 4-star hotel on the seafront of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, right by the beach, with thalassotherapy. For a seaside stay alternating treatments, the beach and Montreuil-sur-Mer by car.
Book the thalassotherapy treatments at the same time as the room, especially for weekends and school holidays.
€180 a nightSee on Booking →On Boulevard de la Canche, in the Hermitage area, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, facing the Canche estuary. A hotel with a spa for a quiet stay, with Montreuil-sur-Mer and the capes within driving distance.
€230 a nightSee on Booking →A boutique hotel on Chaussée des Capucins, within the ramparts of Montreuil-sur-Mer, 30 km from Boulogne. For walking round the ramparts in the evening and driving to Le Touquet.
Montreuil is explored on foot: park once and follow the wall walk along the ramparts.
€260 a nightSee on Booking →