Camping La Chute d'Eau

Quench any curiosity about the local area by visiting Azincourt (35 minutes’ drive) – made famous by the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War – or skip forward a fair few years with a trip to the Underground City of Naours (40 minutes), a series of tunnels filled with at least 3,000 bits of graffiti drawn by First World War soldiers. Have a gander above ground at the Jardins Sericourt (10 minutes) next, an outdoor space designed by Yves Gosse de Gorre with a rose tunnel and award-winning topiary, then embrace all things urban in Doullens (20 minutes) by visiting the Renaissance citadel, the Notre Dame chapel’s much-lauded belfry and the town hall’s unorthodox commandment room. More of the same is to be seen in the attractive city of Amiens, known for its gothic cathedral and the Quartier St-Leu neighbourhood labyrinthine streets. Don’t miss the floating market gardens on the canals while here or the artefacts and art in the Musée de Picardie. Kids behaved well while being cajoled into strolling around cities? Reward them with rides on the attractions at the Parc Bagatelle theme park (an hour).