Around the Forest

Presentation of the Battle of Crécy and the start of the Hundred Years War; armament… Evocation of everyday life in the Middle Ages (the Crécy mound, the objects discovered under the mound ...)

On leaving Crécy, in the direction of Wadicourt, an observation tower was erected on the site of the windmill, from which King Edward III of England led the fighting, on August 26, 1346. The army French car driven by Philippe VI of Valois undergoes a scathing defeat.

This cross commemorates the heroic end of Jean de Luxembourg, who came to the aid of Philippe VI, king of France, at the battle of Crécy. It is located on departmental road 56, in the direction of Fontaine-sur-Maye, in the town of Estrées-les Crécy.

The quadrangular bell tower, surmounted by a lookout sentry box, is the oldest part. It dates from the 13th century.

Located in the heart of the village, this monument remains enigmatic. It dates from the 13th century. This building was erected, by order of Edward I, King of England, in posthumous homage to his wife Eléonore de Castille, Countess of Ponthieu.

It is the largest forest in the Somme department crossed by the GR 123. It is home to large beech and oak groves. As you walk or cycle, you will be able to observe some twenty remarkable trees, and also sculpted trees.