Kiwi Chateau     

Embry is within comfortable striking-time/distance of :

        (Times & Distances courtesy of Via Michelin)

Maninghem                                     (7 mins, 4 miles)    
               Petrol, Go-Karting, Pizzeria, Frites (Chippies)
Verchocq                                       (12 mins, 7 miles)
               Small grass-strip airfield for Ultralights, with
               restaurant.
Coupelle-Vieille                               (15 mins, 7 miles)
               Le Fournil - an excellent Restaurant/Traiteur
Hucquiliers                                     (13 mins, 7 miles)   
               Hair-Dressers, Cafes, Florists, Pharmacist,        
               small supermarket & petrol station, Tabac,
               full-service Post-Office, Bank...
Fressin                                           (19 mins, 9 miles)   
               Ruins of 15th Century Château de Fressin
               (or Château de Créquy)
Fruges                                            (19 mins, 12 miles)  
               Hair-Dressers, Cafes, Florists, Pharmacist,        
               Supermarkets & Petrol Station, Tabac,
               full-service Post-Office, Doctors, Vets,
               Butcher, Boulengeries / Pâtisseries, 
               Newsagent, Computer Supplies, Doctors,
               Tabacs, Florists, Bank...
Hesdin                                            (22 mins, 12 miles)
               Hospital, Supermarkets, DIY & Plant stores,
               Photo Shops, Restaurants, Bicycle & Gun
               Shops... pretty-much all you need!              
               Looking for an English Pub in Hesdin? :
                 www.la-chope.com  ( Dec 2012 Newsletter )

Attin                                              (22 mins, 14 miles)
               Very large Supermarket (Leclerc), plus a
               number of Antiquities, Bric-o-Brac stores &
               horse-riding.
Montreuil sur Mer                            (30 mins, 15 miles)
               Walled City that was once France's biggest
               sea-port (now MILES from the sea!) and famed
               as Victor Hugo's setting for "Les Miserables",
               which is performed outdoors there in late July
               each year.
Azincourt                                        (26 mins, 14 miles)
              Famous Anglo/French Battle site & Museum.
La Coupole V2 Base, Wizernes            (38 mins, 21 miles)
              A must-visit museum... Allow 4hrs on-site, but
              take warm clothes, even in Summer!
Desvres                                           (30 mins, 15 miles)
              Large town, famed for it's Pottery.
Etaples                                            (34 mins, 20 miles)
              Fishing village with many seafood shops &
              restaurants. Also a railway station serving Paris
              (no TGV).
St. Omer                                         (43 mins, 26 miles)
              Large town, famed for it's Cathedral.
              Lots of cafes, restaurants and shops.
Le Touquet                                     (42 mins, 23 miles)
              Small holiday-resort city, noted for it's Beach,   
              Water Sports, boutique shops, Golf Courses,
              Equestrian facilities, Casinos, restaurants &
              cafes, posh houses... Also features a Controlled
              Airport with services to/from the UK and
              Channel Islands.
Blockhaus V2 Base, Eperlecques           (55 mins, 31 miles) 
Berck sur Mer                                  (37 mins, 24 miles)
              Small city, noted for it's Beach. Lots of shops,
              supermarkets, cafes, restaurants, plant shops,
              Amusement Park...
              And a grass-runway airfield for light aircraft,
              ultralights and remote-controlled aeroplanes.
Boulogne sur Mer                            (51 mins, 37 miles) 
              Walled City, Port, Beach, shops, cafes &
              restaurants, Channel Ferries, Hospitals,
              Cathedral,  Nausicaa) ...
Calais (& Coquelles)                    (1 hr 11 mins, 57 miles)
              Closest city to England... EuroTunnel, Channel
              Ferries, Lace-work, Cite Europe & Wholesalers.
Cap Gris-Nez                             (1 hr 5 mins, 51 miles)
              Closest point to Dover... Wonderful views, WWII
              gun-emplacements, WWII Museum nearby
Cap Blanc-Nez                           (1 hr 7 mins, 54 miles)
              Panoramic views of the English Channel
Dunkerque                               (1 hr 26 mins, 52 miles)
              WWII Evacuation beaches.
Bergues                                   (1 hr 15 mins, 49 miles)
              A beautiful walled (and canal'd) city near
              Dunkerque.

Further Afield

Check out our Battlefields pages.

Arras              (1 hr 20 mins, 60 miles)
    TGV railway station (serves Paris, 
    CDG Airport, Lille, Brussels), famous
    architecture, catacombs, War
    Memorials...
Vimy Ridge     (1 hr 20 mins, 60 miles)
    Canadian War Memorial, WWI & WWII
    Tunnels & Trenches, War Memorial,
    Cemeteries
Disneyland Paris      (3 hrs, 177 miles)
    No explanation required!
Parc Asterix  (2 hrs 27 mins, 146 miles)
    A Theme Park based upon the
    Asterix and Obelix comic books
    created by Goscinni and Uderzo. 
Le Havre  (2 hrs 26 mins, 145 miles)
The Landing Beaches (3 hrs 19 mins,
    176 mile to Caens)
    Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword,
    not to mention the adjacent
    cities/towns of Cherbourg, La
    Combe, Colleville sur Mer, Bayeaux,
    Reviers, Caen...
Paris  (2 hrs 44 mins, 152 miles)
    What can one POSSIBLY say about
    Paris?!  (Except that you can get
    there more quickly and easily by
    simply taking the TGV from Arras!)


Across the border, in Belgium:

De Panne       (1 hr 26 mins, 65 miles)
    Amusement Parks, War Memorials
Iepers (Ypres) (1 hr 46 mins, 58 miles)
    War Memorials
Oostende      (1 hr 48 mins, 85 miles)
    An English Channel beach "resort".
Diksmuide       (1 hr 50 mins, 76 miles)
    War Memorials
Bruges           (2 hrs, 98 miles)
    The beautiful "Venice of the North"
Waterloo      (2 hrs 50 mins, 147 miles)
    ... of Battle of Waterloo fame.
Brussels      (2 hrs 44 mins, 133 miles)
    An English Channel beach "resort".

Check out our Battlefields pages.

View Pas de Calais
from above !

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One of the owners is a Pilot of many years standing...
Speak nicely to him and he'll probably be happy to take you up (weather-permitting) for a shared-cost flight in a 4-seat Piper Cherokee or similar.

( Allow an entire afternoon for this activity, as the base airport is at Berck-sur-mer, a little south of Le Touquet, on the coast. - Oh, and bring a camera! )