The Béthune area… touristically yours…: Hotel industry, restaurants, food industry and recreation

 

The Béthune area:
Discover our fine cuisine, our first-rate restaurants,
Enjoy the recipes of our great chefs,
Savour our local products,
Amaze yourselves with our cultural heritage and its achitecture,
Relax on our hiking paths,
Participate in our joyful and friendly celebrations,
Remember our history and live our traditions…
The Béthune area… touristically yours…:

 

Prestigious restaurants with local produce for business and traditional gastronomy:

11 gastronomical establishments, of which several establishments are starred and reputable: Château de Beaulieu (2 stars in the Guide Michelin) in Busnes, Le Robert II****in Gosnay, Le Buffet in Molinghem, Au Départ in Béthune, Terres & Mer in Labourse, Le Cerisier in Laventie and the Carrefour des Saveurs in Noeux-Les-Mines

90 traditional restaurants

24 theme restaurants

 

 

Number of hotels :

Quality

Number of establishments

Number of rooms

****

1

66

**

10

326

*

1

14

NC

18

365

TOTAL

30

771

Source : INSEE 1999

 

Numerous lodging solutions, covering a wide spectrum all the way up to prestigious hotel suites, professionals rivalling for excellence in service, taste and originality and offering high quality, allowing you to discover the flavours of regional products (chicory, cress, beer, cheeses, foie gras, etc.)

Numerous high quality varied installations/equipment favouring culture, pastime and leisure enjoyment:
Theater and Concert halls: 9
Libraries / Media Libraries: 9
Pools: 10
Golf courses: 2
Castles and other architectural monuments: 12
Movie theatres: 2
Ice skating rinks: 1
Horseback riding centres: 13
Velodrome: 1
Museums: 9
Sports complex/leisure centres: 22
Nautical centres: 4
Artificial ski tracks: 1

If it pertains to aviation, golf, tennis, hockey, swimming, diving, horseback riding, dance, shooting, rock climbing, skiing, football, ATV, hiking, etc., various sports clubs and associations allow all the sports to be played in optimal conditions. Discover the Base Départementale de Loisirs of Olhain and its 9-hole golf competition in Fresnicourt Le Dolmen and in proximity of the Béthune area, the large beaches of the Côte d'Opale, the site of the two cliffs (Enduro of Touquet, international kite flying meeting of Berck-sur-Mer, speed- sail, etc.), the cities of Béthune, Arras and de Lille with a past that is rich in history.
Giant

 
 

Giant

Faithful to the traditions of the northern cities,

 the Béthune area cultivates the art of authentic and cheerful celebrations. Carnivals, sidewalk sales, flower markets, music festival, county fairs, giants, and the Confrérie des Charitables de Saint-Éloi Parade are all part of the local folklore.