The signposted circular hiking trail “Des Harpies à la Motte féodale” is 16 km long, takes around four hours and connects Vertain, Romeries and Beaurain. The Les Harpies stream flows through the village of Romeries. In the village, the Parc de la Chaiserie and its pond are designated as a remarkable landscape site.
Anyone planning Romeries as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.
History
Romeries was first mentioned in 706 in a deed of donation issued by Childebert III to the Abbey of Saint-Denis in France. In the 7th century, Romeries belonged to the Abbey of Maroilles. In 1260, the monastery transferred its estates to the Lord of Romeries and his heirs as a fief in return for an annual rent.
Culture and surroundings
The Château de Romeries is a feudal site that was remodelled in the 18th century. The Artothèque du CRP/Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France is a museum in the vicinity of Romeries. The Abbaye de Fontenelle, a ruin, is also located in the vicinity of Romeries.
In the wider region around Romeries, the Ancien Mont de Piété is a historic site. The Abbaye Des Guillemins is a monastery there.
Memorial sites
A soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross lies in a military cemetery in Romeries, while another was shot for attempted desertion. In one of the most significant military cemeteries in the Cambrésis in Romeries, two soldiers with different wartime fates lie just a few metres apart.
