Nord Pas de Calais Attractions  This area of France gets rushed past by hordes heading south, but has some gems that can be enjoyed both  for a holiday close to home, as well as day trips to experience French culture rather than having a booze cruise!  Plan a day trip well and there will be time not only to stock up on wine and spirits, but also to visit a local attraction such as Nausicaa or La Coupole and then top the day off with a meal in a French restaurant!

Bagatelle Amusement Park

Location: Situated on the D940 between Berck and Le Touquet-Paris-Plage.
General Info:  Open daily in high season 14/07-26/08 when prices are €22 and accompanied children over 1m40 are €18.50. Family of 2 plus 2 costs €77. Under 1m free. Parking is €4.Check the website or tel: (0)3 21 94 60 for further info.
Description: This is a well established amusement park with many rides and attractions including family favourites such as log flumes, rafting, rollercoasters, 360degree cinemas, small zoo and the like.
Our recommendations:  It is worth arriving at opening time (10AM) to get the best value from a day here.
For the children:  We think this park will be of most interest to children in the age range 7 – 14.  It’s probably too tame for older teenagers and young children can be accommodated more cheaply elsewhere!

Our favourite attractions in the Nord / Pas de Calais:
       - Aqualud
       - Bagatelle Amusement Park
       - Blockhaus
       - Cap Blanc-Nez
       - Cap Gris-Nez
       - Chemin de fer - la Somme
       - Cité Souterraine de Naours
       - Dennly's Theme Park
       - Eurolac
       - La Coupole
       - Nausicaa
       - Passion d'Aventure
       - Prés du Hem leisure park
       - Seven Valleys Maze
       - WW1 Sites

     - We are still looking for good ones....so far we have only found booze cruise sites and ferry sites (the latter can be found elsewhere on this site).  If you have any good suggestions, please let us know.