Ruins of St. Bertin Abbey — Attraction in Saint-Omer

Very cool ruins to go see! One thing we found interesting was all the heads were missing from the statues. It is fenced off to preserve the ruins but you can still get up pretty close to them. There is the main portion at the front then you can see the outline of where all the other buildings used to be as well. You can walk around the outline area. It seems really well...

The abbey was founded on the banks of the Aa in the 7th century by Bishop Audomar of Thérouanne, who is now better known as St. Omer. He sent the monks Bertin, Momelin, and Ebertram from Sithiu (now St-Omer) to proselytize among the pagans in the region. The abbey soon became one of the most influential monasteries in...

Ruin with parc, lovely if weather is nice. There is not much left of the abbey but what's left is still impressive. The statue in front of the abbey has been cleaned and looks immaculate now. It is a free place so if you are around it is worth seeing. Could do with more information though, like some plaques...