Camping Les Colombes

The Battle of the Somme was fought about an hours’ drive south of Camping Les Colombes, and history buffs will find plenty of interest in the area. Start in the medieval town of Cambrai, 20 minutes’ drive from the site, where you can pick up several trails that join important sites from the war. Make your way to the city of Arras to explore the Carrière Wellington (quarry tunnels used by soldiers during the war) and visit the Place des Héros, then travel to Péronne for the Great War museum – housed in the 13th-century Château de Péronne – and the Alfred Danicourt art museum, which has its own WWI stories to tell. Both places are within 45 minutes of Les Colombes. It’s not all war, war, war around here either, and there’s tons to do of a lighter nature: If you’re down in the dumps, put a bounce back in your step at the trampoline park 40 minutes away, or head to the archaeological park at Douai, try one of the nearby waterparks or learn about the area’s mining history, all less than half an hour’s drive from the site.