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Château d'Hardelot

Name: Château d'Hardelot
Rating: 2

Recommended by 90 road cyclists

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional des Caps et marais d'Opale

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Location: Condette, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Chateau d'Hardelot & le Citadelle de Montreuil — loop in the Parc naturel régional des caps et marais d'Opale

68.0km

03:02

590m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. British Military Cemetery – Château d'Hardelot loop from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

55.9km

02:28

280m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Château d'Hardelot – British Military Cemetery loop from Pont de Briques

61.6km

02:47

390m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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EuroCyclingTrips

September 21, 2023

The Château d'Hardelot is dedicated to promoting the history of relations between France and England. The mansion houses a collection of 19th century English furniture and decorative art.

The castle is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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Jean-A.D

August 5, 2020

Around the lake prohibited for cyclists!

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Fabrice Rigalleau

July 26, 2024

In the 13th century, the castle was then a fortified enclosure of polygonal shape, in a context of fortification of the coast in the face of French, English and Flemish desires. In addition to its defensive function, the castle also constitutes a comfortable pleasure residence, where the counts of Boulogne reside, go hunting and feast.
In the 15th century, Picardy and the Côte d'Opale were attached to the Kingdom of France. Hardelot Castle then became a royal stronghold.
Having fallen into ruin, it was bought in the 19th century by several wealthy English owners, who successively undertook the work giving it its current appearance with this neo-Tudor architecture typical of British buildings.
The last of them, John Robinson Whitley acquired it in 1897. Industrialist and co-founder of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, he wanted to found a new competing seaside resort, Hardelot-Plage in order to welcome the British and French Gentry. . In 1905 he created the Société Anonyme d'Hardelot and the castle became the central place for social life in the resort. In particular, he will start his golf course from one of the towers of the enclosure...
Now managed by the Department of Pas-de-Calais, the castle now houses the Entente Cordiale Cultural Center and has become a heritage site dedicated to culture, the arts and the history of Franco-British relations.

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Location: Condette, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Hauts-De-France, France

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Château d'Hardelot

1. Chateau d'Hardelot & le Citadelle de Montreuil — loop in the Parc naturel régional des caps et marais d'Opale

2. British Military Cemetery – Château d'Hardelot loop from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

3. Château d'Hardelot – British Military Cemetery loop from Pont de Briques

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