Fécamp from Rouen

The station and the tourist office are in the centre, between the harbour and the town. The main sights are 5 to 25 minutes' walk away, so you don't need any transport once you're there.

For fresh air, climb up to Cap Fagnet: at 110 m, it's the highest point on the Alabaster Coast. From the tourist office, the steps of the sente aux Matelots take you there in 25 to 30 minutes. At the top, you'll find the Notre-Dame-du-Salut chapel, remains of the Atlantic Wall and a view over the town, the sea and the cliffs.

In town, the Sainte-Trinité abbey church is 127 m long, as long as Notre-Dame de Paris. The Pêcheries museum tells the story of the great cod-fishing trips to Newfoundland in a former cod-drying house, and the Palais Bénédictine shows you round its museum and distillery.

Cap Fagnet

The highest point on the Alabaster Coast, at 110 m, with views over Fécamp, the sea and as far as Yport on a clear day. Free access.

Notre-Dame-du-Salut chapel

The sailors' chapel on the headland, a place of pilgrimage since the thirteenth century, full of ex-votos offered after dangers at sea.

Sainte-Trinité abbey church

A Gothic abbey church 127 m long, listed as a historic monument as early as 1840, with a tide clock from 1667.

Les Pêcheries, Fécamp museum

In a former cod-drying house, the life of the Newfoundland fishermen and a 360° viewing platform over the town, the harbour and the cliffs. €9 (reduced €6, free for under-18s).

Palais Bénédictine

A neo-Gothic and neo-Renaissance palace housing a museum of early art and the distillery of Bénédictine liqueur. From €19 (€8 for ages 12 to 17, free for under-12s).

Fécamp on the map

Tap a point to see its name. Base map © OpenStreetMap, Protomaps.

Getting there from Rouen

By train

No direct train. From Rouen Rive Droite, take a Nomad train towards Le Havre that stops at Bréauté-Beuzeville (about 35 to 40 min), then the Bréauté-Beuzeville - Fécamp train (about 20 to 35 min). Allow about 1 h 10 to 1 h 35 in total depending on the connection.

Times

On the current timetable, the first arrival in Fécamp from Rouen is around 8:00 on weekdays. To get back, the last train from Fécamp with a connection to Rouen leaves around 19:30 on weekdays and around 20:30 at weekends.

Once there

The station is in the town centre. The sights are 5 to 25 min on foot, and Cap Fagnet is 25 to 30 min on foot from the tourist office.

Top tip

The Pass Normandie Découverte covers 2 people for unlimited travel over 2 days by Nomad train or coach in Normandy: €20 at the weekend, €35 for 2 consecutive weekdays.

Prices and opening hours

Prices

The town and Cap Fagnet are free to explore. Les Pêcheries: €9 (reduced €6, free for under-18s). Palais Bénédictine: from €19 (€8 for ages 12 to 17, free for under-12s).

Opening hours

Town and Cap Fagnet open to all, all year round. Abbey church: 9:00 to 18:30 from April to September, 9:00 to 17:00 from October to March. Les Pêcheries: every day 10:00 to 18:00, closed on Tuesdays except from 2 May to 15 September. Palais Bénédictine: reduced hours from November to mid-December (11:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 on weekdays, 10:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 at weekends), 10:00 to 17:30 over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Prices and times can change: check the official website before you go.

Top tips

• Leave your bag at the tourist office's left-luggage service, quai Sadi Carnot, then explore hands-free.
• At Cap Fagnet, stay on the marked path and don't walk under or too close to the cliffs: rockfalls are frequent. Avoid the coastal path after heavy rain or in frosty weather.
• If you're doing both the Palais Bénédictine and Les Pêcheries, say so: the Palais gives a reduced rate to visitors of the Pêcheries museum.
• Check the time of the last train back before you set off: the last departure from Fécamp with a connection to Rouen is in the early evening.

Flying into Beauvais airport?

The Busmandy shuttle, official partner of Beauvais airport, takes you to Rouen by direct coach, in 1 h 40, from €23.90. You arrive at the Busmandy stop, halte de Champlain (see on Google Maps), about 10 min walk from the centre: base yourself in Rouen and visit Fécamp as a day trip.

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