The Château d’Hucqueliers is located on the grounds of a castle dating from the 14th century, which was demolished after the Lustucrus revolt in 1662. The present-day château is a neo-Gothic manor house with turrets, built at the end of the 19th century.
For a stay in Hucqueliers, travellers may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
Culture
The Église Saint-André stands on the heights of Hucqueliers, away from the town centre; it originally dates from the 15th century, has two naves and may originally have had three.
Balade en Calèche offers carriage rides through the valleys of the Haut-Pays, including private and culinary options for discovering the landscapes and cultural heritage. The address is 14 Grand Place, 62650 Hucqueliers.
Getting around
La Vallée des Cervidés is a Nordic walking trail starting from Hucqueliers. The route offers an easy option of 3.76 km, a moderate option of 5.2 km and a difficult option of 10.61 km.
The tourist office offers electric bike hire from Hucqueliers for half a day, a day, a weekend or an entire week. Guided heritage tours on foot or by bicycle are available in the Haut-Pays d’Opale.
Townscape
The town centre of Hucqueliers includes picturesque timber-and-clay houses as well as large brick farmhouses and authentic dovecotes.
The École mairie was built in 1853 and features the round-arched windows typical of Second Empire architecture.
At the Quillier de la Place de la République, nine pins weighing 7 kg each are knocked down with a 13 kg ball.
Landscape
Le Thièvremont leads to a Spanish house dating from 1672 on Rue de l’église in Hucqueliers.
During walks through the countryside around Hucqueliers, visitors may notice fascines made of bundles of willow placed between two staggered rows of stakes.
More destination pages
More destination pages: Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, Guisy, Montcavrel, Le Ponchel, Morval, Beaurains, Sachin, Fouquières-Lès-Béthune
