Outdoor activities in Wissant
Wissant: What to do when you get there?
The Opal Coast is a French coastal region bordering Belgium, situated opposite the cliffs of the south-east of England, facing the English Channel and the North Sea.
The Opal Coast encloses varied landscapes like beaches, dunes, swamps, estuaries or cliffs. And notably, it is marked by the presence of two big cliffs situated between Calais and Boulogne: the Cap Gris Nez (literally grey nose cape in English) reaching 160 ft and the Cap Blanc Nez (literally white nose cape in English) reaching 433 ft.
The fantastic Opal Coast boasts 9 excellent wind sports spots; Bray-Dunes, Dunkirk, Gravelines, Wissant, Wimereux, Sangatte, Hardelot, Le Touquet and Berck. The white sand beaches have tides that recede up to 3 kilometres and strong winds notably around the Straits of Dover.
The 150 kilometre coastline is home to the first kite surfing park in Europe, optimally situated as the winds blow in all directions all year round. Not only that but there is a specific area indicating take-off and landing points for kitesurfers.
However, this spot is so much more than just wind sports, the combination of French, British and Belgian scenery have attracted skydivers from far and wide
If you’re a wind sport fan then this is a spot that cannot be missed!
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Wissant: What to do when you get there?
The Opal Coast is a French coastal region bordering Belgium, situated opposite the cliffs of the south-east of England, facing the English Channel and the North Sea.
The Opal Coast encloses varied landscapes like beaches, dunes, swamps, estuaries or cliffs. And notably, it is marked by the presence of two big cliffs situated between Calais and Boulogne: the Cap Gris Nez (literally grey nose cape in English) reaching 160 ft and the Cap Blanc Nez (literally white nose cape in English) reaching 433 ft.
The fantastic Opal Coast boasts 9 excellent wind sports spots; Bray-Dunes, Dunkirk, Gravelines, Wissant, Wimereux, Sangatte, Hardelot, Le Touquet and Berck. The white sand beaches have tides that recede up to 3 kilometres and strong winds notably around the Straits of Dover.
The 150 kilometre coastline is home to the first kite surfing park in Europe, optimally situated as the winds blow in all directions all year round. Not only that but there is a specific area indicating take-off and landing points for kitesurfers.
However, this spot is so much more than just wind sports, the combination of French, British and Belgian scenery have attracted skydivers from far and wide
If you’re a wind sport fan then this is a spot that cannot be missed!
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- Aix-en-Provence 2 activities
- Albertville 1 activity
- Albiez-Montrond, Les Sybelles 2 activities
- Allevard 9 activities
- Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine 8 activities
- Alsace 1 activity
- Anglet 7 activities
- Annecy 58 activities
- Annemasse 2 activities
- Antibes 21 activities
- Arcachon 12 activities
- Ardeche 41 activities
- Argelès-sur-Mer 3 activities
- Ariege 35 activities
- Aude 9 activities
- Audierne Bay 3 activities
- Auron 1 activity
- Auxerre 4 activities
- Aveyron 7 activities
- Avignon 1 activity
- Avoriaz, Portes du Soleil 6 activities
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- Bagenelles ski resort 1 activity
- Bagneres-de-Bigorre 5 activities
- Bagnères-de-Luchon 13 activities
- Barèges 5 activities
- Belle-Île-en-Mer 3 activities
- Belvianes-et-Cavirac 3 activities
- Bessans, Haute Maurienne 9 activities
- Biarritz 15 activities
- Bidart 3 activities
- Biscarrosse 10 activities
- Bonneval-sur-Arc, Haute Maurienne 5 activities
- Bordeaux 7 activities
- Bourges 1 activity
- Breil-sur-Roya 20 activities
- Brest 5 activities
- Bretignolles-sur-Mer 2 activities
- Briançon, Serre-Chevalier 7 activities
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- Caen 4 activities
- Calanques 6 activities
- Cannes 10 activities
- Capbreton 7 activities
- Cap Ferret 2 activities
- Cassis 1 activity
- Castelsarrasin 1 activity
- Cauterets 6 activities
- Céret 11 activities
- Cessenon-sur-Orb 1 activity
- Cevennes National Park 12 activities
- Chambéry 9 activities
- Chamonix Mont-Blanc 51 activities
- Chamoux-sur-Gelon 1 activity
- Chamrousse 8 activities
- Chartreuse Mountains 1 activity
- Châtel, Portes du Soleil 1 activity
- Claudon 2 activities
- Clécy 2 activities
- Clermont-Ferrand 4 activities
- Courchevel, Les Trois Vallées 7 activities
- Crozon Peninsula 3 activities
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- Ecrins National Park 3 activities
- Embrun 1 activity
- Exermont 2 activities
- Eygliers 1 activity
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- Flaine, Le Grand Massif 13 activities
- Fontainebleau 6 activities
- Font Romeu 10 activities
- Forest of Sénart 1 activity
- Fréjus 8 activities
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- H
- Hautacam 2 activities
- Haute-Loire 2 activities
- Hautes-Pyrénées 18 activities
- Hendaye 13 activities
- Hérault 3 activities
- Hossegor 6 activities
- Hyeres 27 activities
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- Indre 1 activity
- Isola 2000 1 activity
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- La Baule 8 activities
- Labenne 2 activities
- Lacanau 3 activities
- Lac Blanc ski resort 2 activities
- La Clusaz, Massif des Aravis 9 activities
- La Grave 7 activities
- Lake Bourget, Aix les Bains 11 activities
- Lake Magne 2 activities
- Lake Serre Ponçon 17 activities
- La Mongie 1 activity
- La Plagne, Paradiski 7 activities
- La Quillane 1 activity
- Laragne-Montéglin 2 activities
- La Rochelle 5 activities
- La Roche-sur-Yon 5 activities
- Laruns 7 activities
- La Tranche sur Mer 14 activities
- Le Barcarès 6 activities
- Le Corbier, Les Sybelles 1 activity
- Le Grand-Bornand, Massif des Aravis 4 activities
- Le Havre 5 activities
- Le Lioran 1 activity
- Le Neubourg 1 activity
- Le Porge 1 activity
- Les 7 Laux 9 activities
- Les Angles 3 activities
- Les Arcs, Paradiski 10 activities
- Les Carroz, Le Grand Massif 4 activities
- Les Deux Alpes 3 activities
- Les Gets 1 activity
- Les Gets, Portes du Soleil 7 activities
- Les Orres 6 activities
- Les Saisies 1 activity
- Leucate 6 activities
- Lille 5 activities
- Lot 4 activities
- Lourdes 1 activity
- Luz Saint Sauveur 5 activities
- Lyon 3 activities
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- Mâcon 1 activity
- Magland 1 activity
- Malafretaz 1 activity
- Marseille 3 activities
- Martigues 5 activities
- Massif des Bauges 1 activity
- Maubeuge 1 activity
- Megève, Evasion Mont Blanc 9 activities
- Mercantour National Park 9 activities
- Meribel, Les Trois Vallées 1 activity
- Métabief 1 activity
- Meuse 1 activity
- Meyrignac-l'Église 1 activity
- Millau 13 activities
- Moliets et Maa 2 activities
- Monetier, Serre-Chevalier 3 activities
- Mont Bouquet 1 activity
- Montgirod Centron 7 activities
- Montpellier 10 activities
- Mont-Saint-Michel 4 activities
- Montsauche-les-Settons 1 activity
- Mont Ventoux 5 activities
- Morbihan 2 activities
- Morvan 7 activities
- Morzine, Portes du Soleil 13 activities
- Mount Canigou 3 activities
- Moûtier, Les Trois Vallées 1 activity
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- Oleron Island 3 activities
- Omaha Beach 2 activities
- Ossau valley 5 activities
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- Paris 39 activities
- Pau 1 activity
- Perros-Guirec 4 activities
- Pic du Midi de Bigorre 2 activities
- Pointe de La Torche 6 activities
- Poitiers 3 activities
- Pornichet 2 activities
- Prades 14 activities
- Pra Loup, Espace Lumière 6 activities
- Prunay-sur-Essonne 1 activity
- Puy de Dome 1 activity
- Pyrenees 1 activity
- Pyrénées Atlantiques 4 activities
- Pyrénées Orientales 10 activities
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- Réserve Cerbère - Banyuls 3 activities
- Risoul, La Forêt Blanche 11 activities
- Roanne 1 activity
- Rodez 1 activity
- Rouen 3 activities
- Royan 3 activities
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- Saillans 1 activity
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer 4 activities
- Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine 1 activity
- Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie 2 activities
- Saint-Girons 1 activity
- Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert 2 activities
- Saint-Hilaire, Isère 1 activity
- Saint-Jeures 2 activities
- Saint-Lary-Soulan 18 activities
- Saint-Martin-Lys 1 activity
- Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet 4 activities
- Saint-Symphorien-sur-Couze 1 activity
- Saint-Victor-Montvianeix 1 activity
- Samoëns, Le Grand Massif 10 activities
- Saumur 2 activities
- Seignosse 7 activities
- Seilhac 2 activities
- Sentenac-de-Sérou 1 activity
- Serre Chevalier 19 activities
- Sisteron 2 activities
- Somme 3 activities
- Sorde-l'Abbaye 3 activities
- Soulac-sur-Mer 2 activities
- Souleuvre Viaduct 4 activities
- St Jean de Luz 2 activities
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- Tallard 1 activity
- Tarascon-sur-Ariège 9 activities
- Termes 1 activity
- Thonon-les-Bains 8 activities
- Thuès-Entre-Valls 3 activities
- Tignes, Espace Killy 21 activities
- Toulon 3 activities
- Toulouse 6 activities
- Tours 7 activities
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- Uzès 3 activities
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- Val Cenis, Haute Maurienne 6 activities
- Val d'Arly 1 activity
- Val d'Isère, Espace Killy 11 activities
- Valenciennes 1 activity
- Valfréjus, Haute Maurienne 4 activities
- Vallouise 1 activity
- Valmorel, Le Grand Domaine 3 activities
- Val Thorens, Les Trois Vallées 5 activities
- Vars, La Forêt Blanche 12 activities
- Verdon Gorge 53 activities
- Vexin Regional Nature Park 1 activity
- Vienne 2 activities
- Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains 2 activities
- Vosges 8 activities
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- Wissant 2 activities