What to do in Quend-Plage during your camping vacation: discover the best activities
Family-friendly seaside resort
During your vacation at Camping Les Roses in Quend-Plage, let yourself be seduced by this family-friendly seaside resort nestled on the northern edge of the Baie de Somme. With its 15 km of fine sandy beaches, wild dunes and unspoilt nature, Quend-Plage is an ideal destination for nature lovers, water sports enthusiasts and walkers between sea, forest and countryside.
Enjoy the sandy beaches at Quend-Plage
Quend’s beaches are among the most beautiful on the Picardy coast. With 15 km of golden sand, it’s the perfect place to enjoy the pleasures of the sea. The beach in the town center is supervised in summer. It is equipped for people with reduced mobility. In terms of leisure activities, the focus is on water sports. You can go sand yachting, kitesurfing or sea kayaking.
Please note that naturism is tolerated on Quend beach, about 1 km after the nautical center, walking southwards.
Fishing in Quend
Fishing on foot is a must at Quend-Plage-les-Pins. At low tide, you can enjoy shellfishing or discover bouchot mussel farming with a nature guide.
Visit downtown Quend-Plage-les-Pins
Take advantage of your stay in Quend-Plage-les-Pins to soak up the Belle Epoque atmosphere of this pretty seaside resort on the Picardy coast. Head for downtown Quend-Plage-les-Pins and its Art Deco and neo-Flemish villas. As you stroll along, you’ll admire houses with white facades adorned with bow-windows and elaborate balconies, reflecting the charm of the Picardy coast. Don’t miss the Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Pins, a true treasure of the resort, with its stained-glass windows illustrating village life.
Not to be missed: the Quend-Plage market
Take time to stroll around the Quend-Plage market, which takes place on Monday and Thursday mornings on Avenue Foch and Place du 11 novembre. Take the opportunity to buy some of the Bouchot mussels grown near Quend-Plage. Enjoy them cooked in white wine or with cream and French fries!
Quend-Plage-les-Pins on foot or by bike: cycling and hiking trails
For cycling enthusiasts, Quend-Plage offers a network of cycle paths that will take you through the pine forest to the Parc du Marquenterre. This natural park, nestled in the heart of the Baie de Somme, is a haven of peace for thousands of birds.
The voie Verte from Quend-Plage to Parc de Marquenterre (12 km) passes through pine forest and descends southwards through fields and undergrowth to reach the entrance to the Marquenterre ornithological park. This is a popular route for hiking and mountain biking.
The “Le Tadorne” circuit (23 km) also offers a beautiful bike ride between the Baie de Somme and the Baie d’Authie, along the largest dune massif in northern Europe.
Between Quend-plage and Fort-Mahon-Plage, explore the sentier du Royona marked 4 km loop that takes 1h30 to discover the dune environment.
Family activities: Quend adventure park and tree climbing
Fancy a thrill? Join us at Arbre et Aventure, a tree-climbing course located in the heart of the Quend-Plage-les-Pins forest. With courses to suit all levels, you can spend an unforgettable day with the whole family, in complete safety. And for the more adventurous, try escalabre, a variant of rock climbing that takes you right up to the treetops.
Arbre & Aventure : 6 Av. Renard, 80120 Quend, open from March to the end of September, more info at www.arbres-aventures.com.
Camping vacations at Quend-Plage
Would you like to discover this pretty seaside resort north of the Baie de Somme? Discover our Quend-Plage campsite! Mobile home rentals, heated swimming pool, all-season entertainment, sports activities and 4-star services, everything is ready for you!
History of Quend-Plage-les-Pins
Did you know that Quend-Plage-les-Pins was once called Saint-Quentin-Plage ? The resort owes its current name to the pine forest that surrounds it, an essential feature of the local landscape. It wasn’t until the early 20th century that Quend-Plage began to take off under the impetus of Adéodat Vasseur. This visionary modernized the village and planted pine trees to stabilize the dunes. Numerous facilities were built to attract holidaymakers. The first hotel was built, followed by holiday villas, marking the beginnings of seaside tourism in Quend-Plage! However, the Second World War left its mark: several houses were destroyed, and the seafront suffered heavy damage. Fortunately, the resort was reborn after the war. Quend’s waterfront was rebuilt in the years that followed.