Wirwignes: Saint-Quentin Church, Farm Visits and La Haute Faude

For a stay in Wirwignes, three areas of interest stand out: the local history of Saint-Quentin Church, the La Haute Faude hike and seasonal activities at farms. This lets you consider cultural interests, a hike and agricultural activities as different reasons for your trip. Each activity has different timing considerations: some are tied to a season, while others depend on a specific day of the week or an approximate hiking duration.

Saint-Quentin Church and its history

Saint-Quentin Church was fully listed as a historic monument by decree on 2 May 2006. The protected elements include the entire interior furnishings and the floor. An earlier point of reference is 1869: that was when work began on the project planned by Abbé Lecoutre to turn the church, through its furnishings and interior decoration, into a monumental catechism. The phrase describes the intended role of the design concept: the church was to convey the catechism in monumental form.

An annual religious tradition is also associated with the church. A ceremony at Saint-Quentin Church is followed each year by a communal prayer at the foot of a statue. If this is important to your visit, check before travelling whether it will take place this year.

A statue blessed on 6 July 1947 stands at the intersection of Rue de Crémarest, Rue du Pot-au-Feu and Rue du Valinglin.

Farm visits and seasonal activities

At Ferme du Petit Quenneval, you can visit the goat shed independently during opening hours. The goats are milked for the public on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 5 p.m. from March to December. The schedule and seasonal opening information were published on 20 March 2026; check them before travelling. Goat’s cheese is also sold at the farm in Wirwignes. The activities have different timing requirements: the shed visit depends on opening hours, while public milking also depends on the day of the week, the time and the season.

At La Lombarderie’s Self-Fraises, you can pick your own strawberries during the season. As the opening details should be checked for the current season, ask for the latest information before visiting. Strawberry picking is therefore also seasonal, but it is not tied to fixed weekdays and a set time like the goat milking.

Local specialities to take away

Chez Mémère Harlé offers items to take away, including tarte au papin, brioches and pain d’épices. As opening hours may change, please check the current hours before your visit.

La Haute Faude: a hike with a clear duration

The La Haute Faude hiking trail starts in the centre of Wirwignes and connects the village streets with the Boulogne State Forest. It is a very easy 7.9-kilometre hike that takes about two hours. The distance and approximate duration give you a concrete basis for planning your day; this makes it possible to schedule the route differently from a visit tied to opening hours or a set milking time.

This distinction is useful when choosing your travel dates: milking depends on the day of the week, time and season, while strawberry picking depends on the season. La Haute Faude, by contrast, can be planned around its distance and approximate two-hour duration.

Discover more destinations: Airon-Saint-Vaast, Saint-Martin-Choquel, Offrethun, Sachin, Landrethun-lès-Ardres, Bécourt, Auxi-Le-Château, Pernes-lès-Boulogne.

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