Dieppe, if you could tell me

Car park on Rue Alexandre Dumas at the foot of the château and near the beach swimming pool.

(S/E) Walk along the pebble beach via Boulevard du Maréchal Foch, heading north-north-east. Take a short detour to the left onto the jetty at the harbour entrance.

(1) Take Quai du Hable, which runs alongside the marina, and continue along Quai Henri IV.
Cross the marina and Duquesne basins via the Pont Ango.

(2) Continue along Quai du Carenage. Cross the marina and fishing harbour basins via the Colbert Bridge.

For your information: the Colbert Bridge was dismantled for restoration in January 2024 and is due to be reinstalled in February 2026. A temporary footbridge has been installed.

(3) At the junction, turn left onto the Quai de la Somme – which is actually the Quai de la Marne.
At the^{fourth junction} (T-junction), turn right towards Place du Petit Fort, Quartier du Pollet.

(4) Turn left. Turn right onto the Chemin-Escalier de la Bastille; at the top, turn left onto the footpath (GR®21) and continue to Rue Albert Calmette.
Please note: if the ban on walking along the cliff is still in place, turn right at the top of the stairs onto Rue Samuel De Champlain, then left onto Rue Nicolas Desliens, then right and then left onto Rue Balidar; at the T-junction with Rue Albert Calmette, turn left.

On Rue Albert Calmette, turn left, passing Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours.

(5) Follow the Chemin des Falaises. At the bend, turn left onto the GR®21 path and head towards Avenue Alexandre Dumas. Cross the bridge over the Graves de la Mer bypass.
100 metres after the Alexandre Dumas cul-de-sac, turn left onto the Chemin de la Mer towards Puys Beach.

(6) After visiting the beach, take the path on the right to reach the Chemin des Douaniers. Continue left along the Chemin des Douaniers to reach the foot of the steps. Climb them and stay on the steps leading to the right.
At the top, turn left and then right onto the Chemin du Camp de César. At the end, continue along the GR®21 footpath. Please note: once you reach the end of the path, do not continue along the GR®21 but follow the path marked with the ‘Pastille Verte’ (green dot) for the Seine-Maritime hiking trails.

(7) You’ll reach Chemin Maurice Thiret. Turn right towards the south, go down Chemin Maurice Thiret and reach Rue de Limes. Then turn left towards the east. At^{the first} T-junction, turn right onto Rue du Calvaire (formerly Route de la Carrière) to reach Rue Jouanne.

(8) Turn right, continue along Rue Jouanne (formerly Rue Montcalm), then keep right and follow it to the Y-junction. Turn left, staying on Rue Jouanne, until you reach Avenue Alexandre Dumas.

(9) Turn left, then left again after about 200 m, and head up Rue des Martyrs de la Résistance, crossing the Graves de la Mer bypass.

(10) Turn right onto the path running alongside the ring road. When you come out onto the street, turn left about 50 metres further on and cross the vegetable gardens via the small path.
Once on Allée Oscar Wilde, turn right then left to reach the roundabout. Turn right onto Rue de la Caravelle; after the next roundabout, about 40 metres further on, turn right onto Chemin des Vanneaux between the detached houses. You’ll come out onto Allée des Agamis; turn left to reach Rue des Courlis.
Turn right onto Avenue des Canadiens, then turn left and continue for about 700 metres.

(11) At a junction with several streets, continue to the right onto Rue de la Bastille, then turn left onto Rue du Dauphin Louis XI. Pass the^first bend in the road and, before the^second bend,

(12) Turn left onto the path leading down Cour des Sœurs to reach Rue Guerrier.
At Rue Guerrier, turn left, then right onto Grand Rue du Pollet for about 100 metres.

(13) Turn left onto Rue de l’Abattoir, follow it until you reach Rue Maurice Levasseur, then Rue Bonne Nouvelle. Turn right onto Rue Georges Robbe and continue straight on, crossing the footbridge over the harbour and Canada basins.
Turn left and then immediately right onto Rue Laurent Croisé.

(14) At the^second junction, turn right onto Rue de l’Entrepôt and cross the Quai du Tonkin.
Follow the Duquesne basin between Boulevard de Berigny and then Quai Duquesne.
Turn left onto Rue du Bœuf, then right onto Rue du Mortier d’Or and left onto Place Saint-Jacques.

(15) Continue straight ahead along Rue Saint-Jacques, then turn right onto Rue du 19 août 1942, pass the Church of Saint-Rémy and turn left into the street of the same name.

(16) Turn left onto Rue des Bains, then right onto Rue de la Barre to reach Place des Martyrs. Take Rue Toustain straight ahead.
At the junction, head right onto Chemin de la Citadelle; at the top, turn left onto the steps to reach Chemin de la Chapelle Saint-Nicolas. After about 60 metres, take the steps on the right and continue up Boulevard de la Manche.
At the end, turn right to reach the Dieppe panoramic viewpoint.

(17). Then take the path towards the castle museum, walk past the castle and join the Chemin de la Rue de Chastes. Take the slope of the same name, which leads onto Rue Toustain; turn left, then left again to reach Rue de Sygogne.
Before reaching the car park at the starting point (S/E), turn right to visit Les Tourelles and the 19 August 1942 Memorial.

Access via the N27 to Dieppe: Avenue des Canadiens, Avenue Gambetta, Rue de la Barre, Rue des Bains, Rue Aguado, Boulevard de Verdun.

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PO Box 152
76204 Dieppe Cedex
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Château Museum
The Port of Dieppe

(1) A return trip along the jetty to watch the anglers and the boats arriving at or leaving the harbour.

(2) Ango Bridge
Destroyed in 1944, the ‘Pont de la Poissonnerie’ or Ango Bridge, dating from 1881, was rebuilt in 1950 as a drawbridge.

(3) The Colbert Bridge
Opened in 1889, at 70 metres it is currently the second-largest swing bridge in Europe still in operation in its original configuration.
A contemporary of the Eiffel Tower, it was built using the same methods as the tower, but by a rival company: the Société de Ponts et Travaux en Fer.
Designed by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Bridges and Roads, Paul Alexandre, it was conceived with an eye to aesthetics and its integration into the urban and natural landscape.
It takes just 95 seconds to rotate its 800 tonnes.
As an iconic monument of the town threatened with demolition, the people of Dieppe are particularly attached to this bridge and are campaigning to preserve it.

The Pollet neighbourhood
This has been the fishermen’s neighbourhood since the Middle Ages.
Spared during the town fire of 1694, Le Pollet consists of modest flint houses lining narrow, winding alleyways.
The neighbourhood has been profoundly shaped by the industrialisation of the port and, from 1880 onwards, by the digging of a channel that cuts it in two; this channel leads to the commercial docks.
It is now at the heart of a modernisation programme, involving the construction and refurbishment of port facilities.

(5) Notre-Dame de Bonsecours Chapel and the panoramic viewpoint
Perched on the cliff to the east of the town, the Notre-Dame de Bonsecours Chapel was built in 1876.
Originally a place of pilgrimage, it has since become a memorial to sailors lost at sea.
Built of brick, it comprises a western façade featuring a bell tower flanked by two turrets topped with conical-roofed pinnacles.
This contrasts with the lighter appearance of the nave and chancel, which are dotted with pointed gables.
Inside, the church is adorned with stained-glass windows, statues, as well as numerous votive offerings and commemorative plaques from families who come to pay their respects or lay flowers in memory of the sailors lost at sea.

(6) Puys Beach
On the eastern outskirts of Dieppe lies the pretty hamlet of Puys, with the air of a small seaside resort, which enjoyed its heyday in the early days of seaside holidays.
Georges Sand, Alexandre Dumas père and fils all stayed there.

(15) Saint-Jacques Church:
Built between the 12th and 16th centuries, Saint-Jacques Church bears the marks of different eras.
The church was built around 1283 on the ruins of the small Sainte-Catherine Chapel, and subsequently on the site of an earlier church destroyed in 1195; this new church was dedicated to Saint James.
This church, situated on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela by sea, was of imposing proportions.
However, the work was not completed until towards the end of the 16th century.
The architectural evolution of the church thus allows us to trace the development of Gothic art over four centuries.

(16) Saint-Rémy Church
An earlier Saint-Rémy Church, dating from the 13th century and of which only the tower known as ‘Saint-Rémy’ remains today, was originally built at the foot of the hill on which the castle stands.
However, this gradually fell into ruin, which is why it was decided to build a new Saint-Rémy Church, closer to the town centre.
It was Thomas Bouchard, alderman and parish treasurer, who laid the foundation stone in 1522. By 1545, the Gothic chancel, surrounded by an ambulatory and radiating chapels, was complete, and the influence of the early French Renaissance was already evident in the décor.
Work was then interrupted by the Wars of Religion. It resumed at the start of the 17th century, in a completely new spirit: that of the Catholic Counter-Reformation.

(17) Panorama
View over the town.

Castle-Museum
The castle, built of flint and sandstone, was constructed by Captain Desmarets after 1435 to defend the town against the English.
It was linked to the fortifications surrounding Dieppe.
It served as the seat of the town’s governor and housed a garrison until 1820; the castle was extended and remodelled several times over the centuries.
After being purchased by the town council, it became a museum in 1923.
Prints, sculptures, paintings and models reflect the town’s artistic and historical richness.
The museum invites you to discover Dieppe’s glorious maritime past, to be captivated by the works of the great masters (Renoir, Pissarro, Braque…) or to admire the town’s exceptional collection of carved ivory.

Les Tourelles
Built in the 15th century from sandstone and flint and remodelled several times, the gate known as Les Tourelles consists of a vaulted passageway flanked by two circular towers crowned by conical roofs.
This gate is the only surviving one of the town’s seven former gates, five of which opened onto the sea.
Together with the castle and the rampart wall near the former Tour aux Crabes, it is one of the last remaining vestiges of the town’s fortifications.
These were probably built as early as the 11th century, then regularly rebuilt, before finally being destroyed in the 19th century.

Memorial to 19 August 1942
Housed in the 19th-century theatre, the Memorial recounts the Anglo-Canadian Raid of 19 August 1942.
Through documents, artefacts, photographs, uniforms and period weapons, you will relive the extreme brutality of the event.
A 40-minute film, compiled from archive footage and testimonies from the soldiers who took part in the raid, will take you through the sequence of events.