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Mers les Bains



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Mers les Bains is our next town to visit on our journey around the Somme estuary. We had a pleasant morning in Saint Valery sur Somme and decided to drive the 20 miles to visit Mers les Bains.

The town is surrounded by massive chalk cliffs which you can see in the photos



We had a little trouble getting down to the town centre even with the sat nav. There are a lot of one way streets that lead you down to the harbour. We seemed to be going round in circles for awhile but managed in the end to find the centre.

The road down to the town with the cliffs in the background


Mers les Bains road and cliffs



The town is built between the sea and the cliffs, the beach is mainly pebbles. There is some sand when the tide is low. The beach faces the English Channel near the river Bresle.

The town started out has a small fishing port. It changed to a beach resort when the railway came to the town and people could come down from Paris. There are lots of brightly painted houses and villas cafes and restaurants. The town is very upmarket

The chalk cliffs

fishing boat picture

The sign to the Towns showing its best town award

The colourful house in the town

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