Walk in Veules-les-Roses

Veules-les-Roses is considered one of the most beautiful villages in France. Discover Veules through its picturesque narrow streets, its traditional mills, its beach, its Norman thatched cottages and its white chalk cliffs – an unmissable destination where Victor Hugo loved to stroll along the banks of the Veules.

⚠️ 22/06/2026: the walk has been rerouted to (3) to avoid private property.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 1.65 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 72 ft
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    Descent: - 72 ft

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    Highest point: 102 ft
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    Lowest point: 30 ft

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Description of the walk

Park on Place Mélingue, facing the sea.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, take Rue Mélingue. At the no-entry sign, turn left onto Rue Mélingue for 100 m and continue along the path beside the Veules. This leads to Rue du Bouloir.

(1) Turn left, cross the small bridge over the Veules, turn left then right. Turn right into Rue Jules Truffier and, almost at the end, turn right and head back via Chemin Henry Maret. Cross the Veules again and rejoin Rue du Bouloir.

(1) Follow it to the left; at the junction, turn left onto Rue Docteur Pierre Girard and walk past the post office and Les Albatros Primary School. Turn right into Rue Hericher, then left into Rue du Couvent. Walk past the town hall, along the tennis courts, and turn right into Rue du Vieux Château for about a hundred metres.

(2) Take Chemin des Fonds on the left. Turn left, then right onto Chemin des Cressonniers.

(3) At the end of this street, turn left onto the Voie Communale Charles de Gaulle (D925) and follow it for about 300 metres.

Turn left onto Rue Geneviève Billard, then further on, follow the Veulles on the right.

(4) Continue straight on along the Veulles, which gradually moves away from the river. Continue straight on along Rue Jules Truffier.

(5) Cross Rue Général Barbot and head straight on to Square Saint-Nicolas. Cross the square to the left, then take the steps leading back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 30 ft - Car park, Rue Melingue
  2. 1 : mi 0.19 - alt. 36 ft - Junction at the end of the circular loop - Veule (fleuve)
  3. 2 : mi 0.71 - alt. 69 ft - The ‘Sentier des Fonds’ trail
  4. 3 : mi 0.93 - alt. 69 ft - D925 - Veule (fleuve)
  5. 4 : mi 1.21 - alt. 49 ft - Follow the Veules
  6. 5 : mi 1.5 - alt. 69 ft - Go straight on
  7. S/E : mi 1.65 - alt. 30 ft - Car park, Rue Melingue

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
3.7 / 5
My.Lil.Yun.Joonie
My.Lil.Yun.Joonie

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Please note that the route takes us along a path through private property just after point number 3; we’ll have to head back down the main road to catch up with the rest of the walk...

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User 28495935

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, which we’d already done about twenty years ago. The area along the Veules has been well preserved, apart from a few features (including a mill) that are in need of restoration.
We set off from one of the recommended car parks. We chose the Cressonnière car park, which is ideally situated.
We were there outside the peak tourist season, so we were able to take photos at our leisure.
A special mention for the determination of this man who has set about reviving the watercress farm.
Lunch at “Au p’tit Veulais” without a booking (you join the queue), with a friendly, dog-friendly welcome on the terrace.

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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Veules-les-Roses is a lovely village to explore
but there are two major drawbacks to this walk.
Firstly, Place Mélingue, which we’re told to
park, is in a blue zone and only allows 30 minutes’ parking!
And secondly, what a daft idea to make us walk between
points 4 and 5 along this (uninteresting) Rue Jean Moulin, where
pedestrians and vehicles (quite numerous) have
with great difficulty.
I think there must have been a much better option

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