Dainville: Culture, Cycling Route and Nature

A stay in Dainville can be tailored to different interests: archaeology and architectural history, cycling, Nordic walking, and the park around Ferme Saint-Jean offer a variety of options. There is also a direct-sales outlet with a wide range of food products. When planning your trip, you can decide whether to focus on culture, a 17-kilometre cycling route, or Nordic walking trails of varying lengths.

Culture and Architectural History in Dainville

Dainville’s new Pôle culturel départemental comprises the Maison de l’Archéologie du Pas-de-Calais, the Médiathèque départementale, and the Archives départementales. The Maison de l’Archéologie presents temporary exhibitions every year, as well as workshops and archaeological cafés. This means there are various events on archaeological topics. If your trip depends on a particular date or event, check the current programme in advance.

The Église Saint-Martin de Dainville adds architectural history to the cultural offering. It was rebuilt in 1757; its bell tower dates from 1622, making it older than the reconstruction. Side altarpieces from the 18th century, along with statues from the 19th and 20th centuries, are also part of its furnishings. These dates reveal a sequence over time: from the older bell tower, through the reconstruction, to furnishings from later centuries.

Cycling Route, Nordic Walking and Nature

The Voie Verte Dainville–Saulty is 17 kilometres long and follows a former railway line. It is a historic cycling route intended exclusively for non-motorised travel. As part of the Véloroute de la Mémoire, it belongs to a route connecting First World War battlefields. The Voie Verte is equipped with picnic tables, bicycle racks, shelters and water points.

Three Nordic walking trails start from Ferme Saint-Jean and vary in distance and difficulty. This offers a different point of comparison from the Voie Verte: that route is described as a single 17-kilometre trail, whereas the three Nordic walking trails vary in distance and difficulty. You can take these differences into account when choosing your activities.

The park around Ferme Saint-Jean covers 2.7 hectares and is designed and maintained to encourage nature and biodiversity. It includes an orchard, an apiary and some farm animals. The grounds therefore combine biodiversity-focused maintenance with specific features related to nature and agriculture.

Food from the Direct-Sales Outlet

The description of the selection at Le Coing de nature, a direct-sales outlet in Dainville, updated in February 2026, lists potatoes, dairy products and eggs, organic fruit such as berries, apples and quinces, and organic vegetables. Jams, coulis and sorbets are also included in the listed range. Alongside culture and activities, this makes shopping a specific focus you can include among the Dainville themes when planning your stay.

Discover more destinations: Thièvres, Beauvois, Lens, Brias, Maresville, Rety, Fléchin, Colline-Beaumont.

For the broader travel overview: Pas-De-Calais.