Opal Coast
Visit Marquise
The quarry town, a quarter of an hour from the two capes
- The quarries
- Between the 2 capes
- Handy base
- Motorway exit
Marquise isn't a destination, it's a position. The town is a quarter of an hour from Cap Gris-Nez, the same from Cap Blanc-Nez, ten minutes from Wimereux and three minutes from the A16 — which makes it one of the best bases in the area for exploring the Two Capes.
It's also a land of stone. The Boulonnais quarries, around Marquise, have been worked for centuries and rank among the most important in France: part of the landscape, and part of the local economy.
What to do in Marquise?
- The Boulonnais quarries
- Saint-Martin church
- The Boulonnais trails
- The market
- Immediate closeness to the two capes
3 activities to book
What activities to do in Marquise?
Our favourite
For the two capes, a quarter of an hour away
Les deux caps, à un quart d'heure
Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez are fifteen minutes' drive from Marquise.
Half a day
For the Boulonnais countryside on foot
La vallée de la Slack à pied
Waymarked trails around Marquise, in the Slack valley.
2 h · waymarked path
For France's oldest golf course, ten minutes away
Le golf de Wimereux, à dix minutes
Wimereux golf course, on the coast, is ten minutes from Marquise.
Half a day · booking required
Our 3 restaurants
Where to eat in Marquise?
Our favourite
For the town square
Café des Arts
A café-restaurant on place Louis le Sénéchal.
Café-restaurant · 32 place Louis le Sénéchal
For a table on rue Jean Jaurès
La Mijotière
A restaurant on rue Jean Jaurès.
Restaurant · 86 rue Jean Jaurès
To eat in the hamlet
Hostellerie de la Quenoeuille
A restaurant in the hamlet of Ledquent, in the commune of Marquise.
Restaurant · hamlet of Ledquent
Our 3 places to stay
Where to stay in Marquise?
Our favourite
To sleep seven minutes from the A16
Chambres d'hôtes Vue sur la Campagne
Guest rooms with a garden, about ten kilometres from Wimereux and the sea.
B&B · 24 bis rue du Cimetière
For a peaceful B&B
Jardin Floral
Guest rooms on allée des Lilas.
B&B · 27 allée des Lilas
For a group
La Liégette
A group gîte with twenty-two beds, rated Gîtes de France.
Group gîte · Marquise
Getting there and parking
By car, exit 36 of the A16, twenty minutes from both Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer.
No train station in passenger service: the nearest is Marquise-Rinxent on the Boulogne–Calais line, with a limited timetable.
Information about the town
For a visitor, the appeal of Marquise is above all practical: accommodation is cheaper here than on the seafront, and the whole Grand Site des Deux Caps is under twenty minutes away. It's what many families do for a week on the coast.
The town itself is quickly crossed. What's worth the detour is all around it: the Boulonnais hills, the waymarked trails, and the stone villages that punctuate the road to the capes.
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