The best walks and hikes around Sommery

This natural area located in Forges-les-Eaux is organized around the ponds of the Andelle, formed by two rivers: the Andelle to the east and the Chevrette to the west. All around extends the Bois de l’Épinay, remarkable for the great diversity of tree species it shelters. You can walk there, observe the birds, picnic and take a quiet break enjoying the rustling of the many leaves.

Building with a Latin cross plan. A nave intersected by a transept. Ogival bays and buttresses punctuate the elevations. A bell tower precedes the nave. The whole is covered with a slate roof. The lectern (small piece of furniture for conveniently reading or writing a book), classified as a historic monument, dates from the 18th century.

Just opposite the church, you can enjoy a picnic area with a beautiful view of the Brayonnes hills. Presence of a pétanque court.

At this point, you will reach the highest point of the exit and benefit from a superb panorama. The buttonhole of the country of Bray, an almond-shaped indentation dotted with small reliefs, constitutes a geographical entity which extends south into Picardy. It stretches between Beauvais and Dieppe in a northeast/southwest orientation, approximately 60 km long, including 40 km in Upper Normandy, and 2 to 20 km wide at most.

Made from cow's milk, Neufchâtel is the oldest Norman cheese. Designed in the Pays de Bray, more precisely near Neufchâtel-en-Bray, its appellation has been protected by a controlled designation of origin since 1969. Its heart shape has been held since the Hundred Years' War. Normandy was then English, it seems that the young girls of the region, who had fallen in love with English soldiers, molded the Neufchâtel into the shape of a heart to declare their love for them! In Nesle-Hodeng, you will find 3 producers from Neufchâtel: La Ferme des Fontaines, the Alleaume and Brianchon cheese factories.

The church of Bouelles, dedicated to Saint Martin, is in its current volume a construction of the 16th and 17th centuries, on an older structure from the Romanesque period. It was remodeled in the 19th century. The building is listed as a historic monument.

This majestic facade located near the Casino comes from the town of Gisors. Originally, it was the facade of the chapel of the Carmelite convent built in the 17th century at the initiative of François Sublet. After the French Revolution, this building was transformed into a municipal theater before being bombed during the Second World War. Jacques Hébertot, owner of the Forges Casino in the 1950s, bought the last remaining intact vestige from the town of Gisors and erected it in the town of Forges-les-Eaux with the aim of recreating a certain historical setting.

This area is located just at the entrance to the Andelle ponds, opposite the casino. A few tables are available, at the foot of the lake, for a nice picnic. Be careful, places will be expensive on a nice day!