Ault is home to the Église Saint-Pierre, the only church in Picardy with an ecclesiastical belfry. This belfry is classified as a Monument historique. The church itself is built from white stone and dressed flint arranged in a checkerboard pattern.
Anyone who has chosen Ault for a trip to the coast will want to rent a holiday apartment.
Nature
Ault Beach consists of pebbles and sand, which becomes visible at low tide. Nearby lies the Hâble d’Ault between Cayeux-sur-Mer and Ault. The Hâble d’Ault is a protected coastal area and an important ornithological reserve.
The Bois de Cise has been listed in the inventory of picturesque landscapes since 1959. It can be explored on foot along small paths and over wooden steps. Its viewpoint offers a view of the mouth of the Bay of the Somme.
Walking Routes
The Circuit de Lamotte starts at the car park behind the church in Ault. It is marked with yellow PR (Promenade et Randonnée) signs, leads uphill towards the Bois de Cise and offers views of the white cliffs and the sea.
The Ault-Onival-Bois de Cise tourist circular route can be explored independently; a brochure is available from the tourist offices. Visiting the circular route is free of charge.
At Rando’Ânes au Bois de Cise, the donkeys carry children aged 3 to 10 or backpacks.
Rando’Ânes au Bois de Cise offers donkey-led walks between cliffs, fields and woodland.
At Onival Beach, supervised sea bathing is available in summer from 1 July to 31 August, daily from 12 noon to 7 p.m.
Culture
The Chapelle Notre-Dame d’Onival was built in 1886, when the seaside resort of Onival-les-Bains was established. It can be reached via a staircase and offers views of Onival Beach and the fields below. From April to September, the chapel is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Porte du Moulinet in Ault was built in 1893 by Samuel Ricard, a former banker from Amiens, on the site of a former mill. A long, arched brick staircase from the Porte du Moulinet leads up the hill where five mills once stood. The Porte du Moulinet offers a view of the hills around Ault.
The Petit Musée in Ault displays old postcards, photographs, objects and eyewitness accounts relating to the local heritage. It also presents local traditions and everyday life during the development of the seaside resort and in the subsequent periods.
The Phare d’Ault is also known as the Phare d’Onival. The summit of the Phare d’Ault offers a 360-degree panorama.
More local pages: Plachy-Buyon, Villers-sous-Ailly, Bresle, Doullens, Courcelles-Au-Bois, Saint-Valery-Sur-Somme, Woignarue, Ailly-Le-Haut-Clocher.
