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28 June 1914 April 1918 Assassination of Archduke . Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo Deraeve Collectie © 7 -14 Major attack by the Battle of Messines Germans at Merkem and Kemmel.

28 July 1914 © Collectie Deraeve -Hungary declares war on Serbia. 28 September 22 April 1915 - 11 November 1918 The final offensive. 4 August 1914 First use of chlorine gas by the German army in Langemark. Reinforced by the German army invades Belgium. 21 February 12 Americans, a series of - 20 December 1916 United Kingdom declares war First use of mustard gas Allied offensives pushes on Germany. Battle of Verdun the Germans back. (France) 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1 July - 18 November 1916 19 October Battle of the Somme 24 - 25 June 1917 - 22 22 April - 25 may 1915 (France) First shot of cannon Lange Max Second Battle of Ypres 11 November 1918 Armistice. End of WWI at 11 o’clock in the morning.

31 July - 10 November 1917 Third Battle of Ypres/

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The First World War left an indelible impact on the area In Flanders fields side, along with New Zealanders and Australians, who played the First World War, also provides a unique viewing platform across now known as Flanders Fields, transforming the region into a significant role in the success of the Messines offensive. Flanders Fields. one of the most thought-provoking and inspirational war In Flanders fields the poppies blow This battle also took place across the area of Heuvelland and landscapes in the world. In 1914, local farmers witnessed Wijtschate. Kemmel Hill provides a view over the countryside Behind the front line was Poperinge, "Pop" as it was known to their fields turning into a battleground for one of the most Between the crosses, row on row, and nearby is the American monument erected in 1929 and a British soldiers, an important rail centre and gateway to the terrible conflicts in human history. Over 600,000 men and Demarcation Stone erected after the war to mark the furthest battlefields. It was a place of temporary camps and hospitals women died on Belgian soil during the First World War. The That mark our place; and in the sky point to which the Germans advanced. where soldiers came to rest from the trenches or for medical military cemeteries that dot these same fields are a sad treatment. There were also shops, restaurants, hotels, pubs, reminder of the tragic cost of this “war to end all wars”. The larks, still bravely singing, fly In the north of the area, the towns of Nieuwpoort and cinemas, and theatres at their disposal. It was here that an army Diksmuide were also totally ruined. It was in Nieuwpoort chaplain, the Reverend Philip “Tubby” Clayton, founded Talbot British and Commonwealth soldiers passed through the Scarce heard amid the guns below. that the sluices were opened and the Yser river plain and House, an Every-Man’s Club, a place to relax where everybody of Ypres on their way to the battlefields along the Ypres front region was flooded at the end of 1914. This inspired was welcome, regardless of rank. Today, Talbot House is a “living Salient. Reduced to rubble by constant bombardment, We are the Dead. Short days ago plan played a crucial role in the defence of the French museum” and is still a place to stay. the town came to symbolise the meaningless slaughter Channel Ports. Diksmuide’s Yser Tower, which houses a of the Great War. After the war, Ypres rose like a phoenix We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, museum focusing on the Belgian- German confrontation in www.flandersfields.be/en from its ashes, rebuilt as an almost perfect copy of the medieval city that had been destroyed during the fighting. Loved, and were loved, and now we lie The famous Menin Gate stands at one entrance to the city; a Commonwealth War Graves Commission Memorial was In Flanders fields. TOURIST OFFICES IN FLANDERS FIELDS placed here in 1927 inscribed with the names of more than 54,000 soldiers who died before 16 August 1917 and have Take up our quarrel with the foe: no known grave. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers passed i Visitor centre for Ypres (Ieper) and i Tourist Office Diksmuide i Tourist Office Heuvelland through the gate on the way to the front, many of them To you from failing hands we throw Flanders Fields Grote Markt 6, 8600 Diksmuide Sint-Laurentiusplein 1, 8950 Kemmel never to return. The Last Post will continue to be sounded Cloth Hall, Grote Markt, 34, 8900 Ypres here, nightly, in perpetuity, by volunteer local buglers in The torch; be yours to hold it high. Contact Contact remembrance of those men. Contact + 32 51 79 30 50 + 32 (0)57 45 04 55 If ye break faith with us who die + 32 (0)57 239 220 [email protected] [email protected] Around Ypres there are over a hundred military cemeteries, [email protected] the resting place of those soldiers and airmen. The land We shall not sleep, though poppies grow Website Website on which the Commonwealth cemeteries are located was Website tourism.diksmuide.be www.heuvelland.be given in gratitude by the Belgian nation. There are also In Flanders fields. www.visitypres.be German, French, Belgian, and US cemeteries, as well as other memorials and war relics. Major John McCrae – 1915 i Tourist Office Nieuwpoort i Tourist Office Passchendaele/ i Tourist Office Poperinge Marktplein 7, 8620 Nieuwpoort Zonnebeke Grote Markt 1, 8970 Poperinge Other towns and villages in Flanders Fields were also Berten Pilstraat 5A, 8980 Zonnebeke completely destroyed. The most well-known village is Contact Contact Passchendaele. It was here that in 1917 the Allied army + 32 (0)58 22 44 44 Contact + 32 (0)57 34 40 81 fought for several months in a desperate bid to break [email protected] + 32 (0)51 77 04 41 [email protected] the German line. During the battle, the Allied forces lost [email protected] nearly 300,000 men in capturing this ruined village after Website Website advancing over a few miles of shell-blasted mud. They soon www.nieuwpoort.be Website www.toerismepoperinge.be began referring to the village as “Passion-dale”: the valley www.zonnebeke.be of suffering. In the neighbouring village of Zonnebeke you can see the cost of this 'victory' in human life: Tyne Cot Cemetery, with almost 12,000 tombstones.

Another well-known village is Messines. On 7 June 1917, the Battle of Messines, the “Battle of the Mines”, started with the Allied Army simultaneously exploding 19 underground mines. It was here that Irish Unionist and Nationalists fought side by

8 9 YPRES & SURROUNDINGS

THE MENIN GATE AND THE LAST POST

The most famous Commonwealth War Graves Commission Memorial bears the i Website names of 54,896 soldiers who were reported missing in the Ypres Salient between www.lastpost.be the outbreak of the war and 15 August 1917. Due to a lack of space, after that date names were listed on the memorial at Tyne Cot. An exception was made for Australian and Canadian soldiers who were missing in action until the end of the war. There are no New Zealand names, as their missing are commemorated in cemeteries near to where they died. Every night at eight o’clock sharp, the resounding bugle call of the volunteers of the Ypres Last Post Association, who are members of the Ypres Voluntary Fire Brigade, rings out as a tribute to the fallen under the Menin Gate. IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM

INDIAN FORCES MEMORIAL NEW IRISH RAMPARTS CEMETERY The permanent exhibition focuses on the personal stories of ordinary people and establishes a link to the landscape of WWI FARM CEMETERY in Flanders Fields. More than 2,000 original objects and documents are on display and a new scenography highlights the most recent museum applications, including touch screens, interactive poppy bracelets, video projections, and soundscapes. In / Ypres Sites addition, visitors can climb the bellfry for a wonderful view of what was once a completely This memorial behind the Menin Gate The New Irish Farm Cemetery opened English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh devastated region. is dedicated to the 130,000 soldiers at the outbreak of the Third Battle of soldiers along with Canadian, of the Indian Forces who served in Ypres (Passchendaele). It was named New Zealand and Australian soldiers Flanders during the Great War. 9,000 after a nearby farm. During the final are buried here. Also in this beautiful Address Opening hours Price members of the Indian Expeditionary German advance from April to May cemetery are ten Maoris, a working Cloth Hall 1 April - 15 November: Adults: €9.00 Force died as casualties in France and 1918, new graves were added. At the party of the New Zealand Maori Grote Markt 34, Mon - Sun: 10 am - 6 pm Youth (ages 19-25): €5.00 Flanders, not only due to the nature of time of the Armistice, it contained 73 (Pioneer) Battalion who were shelled 8900 Ypres 16 November - 31 March: Children (ages 7-18): €4.00 their injuries in battle but also due to graves but was then greatly enlarged near Ypres on 31 December 1917. Tue - Sun: 10 am - 5 pm Children under 7: free the severe winter weather conditions with more than 4,500 new graves. Contact 25 December & 1 January: Closed Groups (min. 15): €7.00 they were exposed to. i Address +32 (0)57 239 220 Schools (min. 15): €4.00 i Address Lille Gate, Ypres [email protected] Suppl. to visit the bellfry: €2.00 Briekestraat, Ieper Guides € 80.00 (2 hours – max. 25 p.) Website Groups must book at least www.inflandersfields.be 14 days in advance. 10 11 HILL 60 & CATERPILLAR CRATER

Hill 60 was captured by the 11th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment on 7 June 1917 during the Battle of SAINT CHARLES DE POTYZE Messines, when two huge mines were blown: one on the hill itself, with a charge of more than 53,000 lbs, was The largest French military cemetery in blown by the 1st Australian Tunnelling Belgium contains 4,200 graves, including Company, whose memorial is on Hill 69 Islamic tombs. A Breton Pieta by the 60. They also blew the neighbouring Sculptor J. Fréour is located at the front Caterpillar Crater (width 80m, depth of the site, mourning over the lost dead. 15m). i Address i Address Zonnebeekseweg, Ypres Zwarteleenstraat, Zillebeke

Opening hours from dusk to dawn WELSH NATIONAL THE BROODING SOLDIER, GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY MEMORIAL PARK SINT-JULIAAN Langemark Entrance Langemark Langemark free access © Westtoer © Westtoer © Westtoer ARTILLERY WOOD ST. GEORGE’S ESSEX FARM/SITE CEMETERY GRAVE OF POETS MEMORIAL CHURCH JOHN MCCRAE & FRANCIS LEDWIGE The red dragon, built on a dolmen The Brooding Soldier is a 33ft (10m) Behind its monumental entrance (in Welsh “cromlech”), stands in the high granite monument. It represents building lie some 44,300 German / Ypres This Anglican Church was built to A total of 1,185 soldiers are buried middle of an area that was conquered a grieving Canadian soldier, in memory soldiers, half of whom are buried in a There are many Welsh burials on this commemorate the dead, to serve as at Essex Farm, including one of the by Welsh troops on 31 July 1917. It looks of the 2,000 soldiers who died in 1915, mass grave. Over 3,000 cadets and cemetery, including that of the famous a meeting place for visiting relatives, youngest casualties of the war: in the direction of Passchendaele, the as a result of a gas attack in the Second student volunteers are among the poet hedd Wyn. In addition, the Irish and to keep alive the memory of the Valentine Joe Strudwick was just 15 village that would only be taken three Battle of Ypres. dead, which is why the cemetery is poet Francis Ledwige is also burried sacrifices made in Ypres and the Ypres years old when he was killed. Next to months later at the expense of half a also called the Studentenfriedhof. here. Salient. the cemetery, you can still see the million lives. The surrounding park is i Address concrete bunkers in which a dressing dedicated to all Welsh people involved Brugseweg i Address i Address i Website station was housed. It was in one of in the Great War, both soldiers and Langemark-Poelkapelle Klerkenstraat 64 Poezelstraat, www.stgeorgesmemorialchurchypres.com these primitive ‘dug-outs’ that the civilians. Poelkapelle

Canadian military doctor John McCrae / Ypres Sites wrote his world-famous poem i Address ‘In Flanders Fields’ at the beginning Boezingestraat 158 of May 1915. Langemark-Poelkapelle

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12 13 Ypres Salient. Three Entry Points along BEDFORD HOUSE HOOGE CRATER PRIVATE CEMETERY MUSEUM the Ypres Salient inform you about the Zillebeke events along the Ypres Salient. Today’s landscape is shown as a witness of This cemetery, just outside Ypres, is the past, 100 years ago, in a historical one of the largest British cemeteries film, three walking routes, a digital in the . Amongst others, it application, and a cycling route that holds 20 Indian graves. Bedford House YORKSHIRE TRENCH connects the three points. In Entry Cemetery stands in what was once Point North a number of portraits the park of Rosendael Castle, which Authentic restored trenches just GUYNEMER PAVILION of war poets are presented as the the British troops renamed ‘Bedford behind Entry Point North. In the first (OPENS IN MARCH 2018) Canadian doctor John McCrae and House’ during WWI. The castle served days of the Third Battle of Ypres, the Irishman . as a headquarters and as a medical The Hooge Crater Museum owes its 38th Welsh Division played a large part The Guynemer Pavilion provides a In the east the Entry Point is located at aid post. Several small cemeteries were name to a pair of historical events that in the sector. unique and fascinating opportunity Hooge Crater Museum along the Menin started in the castle grounds. The took place during the Great War. Until to discover the war in the air during Road opposite Hooge Crater Cemetery. magnificent garden architecture makes the start of WWI, the ‘t Hooghe castle i Address the First World War. There is a special This Entry Point illustrates the creation Bedford House Cemetery a unique stood on top of the ‘t Hooghe hill in Bargiestraat focus on the extraordinary life of the of the front in the centre of the Salient WWI site. Zillebeke. During the war, the castle Ypres outstanding French pilot Georges near Bellewaerde Ridge. Besides the that served as the British HQ, was Guynemer, who was involved in more historical film the emphasis here is on i Address totally destroyed. In 1915, the British than 600 aerial combats, survived the beautiful Castle parks that studded Rijselseweg, Ypres blew up a number of tunnels, which WELSH CEMETERY being shot down seven times, and the landscape around Ypres before the created a large crater to the north of achieved 53 victories. On Monday destructive war. The south has two the castle. During the 1920s, a chapel Up to the Third Battle of Ypres the 11 September 1917, sadly, he crashed remarkable sites at the Entry Point. was built nearby in memory of those cemetery lay in no man’s land between between the British and German lines, The Entry Point itself is located in the COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION killed in WWI. Following renovation the two lines. As there were no troops near the Poelkapelle cemetery. The provincial domain De Palingbeek at the works, it was sold to a private individ- here, it was less shelled which made exhibition also looks more generally historical site The Bluff. There you can There are many other cemeteries and which hold a permanent place on ual who amassed a valuable collection it ideal for a cemetery once the battle at aviation during the First World start your explorations on a recently memorials in The Ypres Salient. the sites of the CWGC, you will find of weapons, uniforms and equipment had passed over it. The site is also War and its considerable significance. installed walking path/platform through After the war, the British government the individual graves of soldiers from from the four different armies that known as Caesar’s Nose as there was a Text and images will expertly tell the the former No man's land, along various decided not to repatriate the British the four corners of the former British took part in WWI. Among the most curly shape in the German frontline. story, from the use of aviation for craters. The historical film shows dead, but to have them buried on Empire - British, New Zealanders, striking items on display are the The 38th (Welsh) Division buried 23 reconnaissance to its use for bombing how the underground war built up Belgian soil. The impressive cemeteries Australians, Canadians, South Africans life-sized tableaux that show what soldiers here. It was used until the enemy positions. The Pavilion’s in the southern Ypres Salient where of the Commonwealth War Graves and also troops from India and the daily life during the war was like. following November.The cemetery showpiece will be a replica of the numerous mines exploded. Along the Commission (CWGC) are characterised Caribbean. Today, in the former local schoolhouse, contains 68 First World War burials. Morane-Saulnier Type L (Parasol). extensive walking circuit, you will by long rows of white memorial The CWGC celebrated its 100th there is a themed café where you can reach the second site, Hill 60. You will stones embedded in the landscape. In birthday in 2017. admire a collection of decorated shell i Address i Address have stunning panoramic views of the the shadow of the Cross of Sacrifice casings (trench art). Moortelweg Brugseweg 126 centre of Ypres there and reach the and the Stone of Remembrance, Boezinge Poelkapelle large Caterpillar Crater. From 30 March i Address 2018 till 11 November 2018 you can visit i More information about other cemeteries on www.cwgc.org Hooge Crater Museum Opening hours the land art installation Coming World / Ypres HILL 62 Meenseweg 467, Wed to Sat 10 am - 6.30 pm Remember Me at De Palingbeek Zillebeke 8902 An impressive memorial to Limited Sundays (check website) commemorate the Canadian forces i Address Contact who served in the Ypres Salient. “Maple e-mail Entry Point East:

CWGC YPRES INFORMATION CENTRE / Ypres Sites 32 (0)57 46 84 46 Avenue” – the road that now leads [email protected] Hooge Crater museum view p. 14 to this memorial – once formed part The Commonwealth War Graves Com- Website of the Canadian front line. After the Website Entry Point North: mission has opened an information www.hoogecrater.com war, the avenue was planted with www.guynemerpaviljoen.be/en Kleine Poezelstraat, 8904 Boezinge Centre in Ypres close to the CWGC maple trees as a mark of respect for Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Opening hours the Canadian sacrifice. The memorial ENTRY POINTS YPRES SALIENT Entry Point South: The centre will offer a wide range of Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-6 pm stands on top of the hill, surrounded Palingbeekstraat, 8902 Zillebeke services and information, including an Sunday 10 am-9 pm by a park. It was the scene of fierce From October 1914 to , view p. 30 overview of the CWGC’s work; details i Address fighting in June 1916, but now offers the battlefield of the First World War of their cemeteries and monuments in Menenstraat 33, 8900 Ypres peaceful views of the spires of Ypres. was located a mile or two from the Opening hours Flanders, and beyond; and access to centre of Ypres. The trenches described Wed to Sat 10 am - 6.30pm their database to look up the details of Opening hours i Address a curve from north to south around Limited Sundays (check website) lost relatives and friends. Wed-Sun: 2.30 am - 9 pm Moortelweg Ypres. No fewer than fifty bloody Boezinge battles were fought in that notorious

14 15 POLYGON WOOD

Polygon Wood is a large wood 1 mile (1,6 km) south of the village of Zonnebeke, which was completely devastated in the First World War. The wood was cleared by Commonwealth troops at the end of October 1914, given up on 3 May 1915, taken again at the end of September 1917 by PASSCHENDAELE/ Australian troops, evacuated in the Battles of the Lys, and finally retaken by the 9th (Scottish) Division on 28 September 1918. Here you will find ZONNEBEKE a burial ground named Buttes New British Cemetery with the New Zealand Memorial, which commemorates 383 Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 officers and men of the New Zealand Division. On top of the ‘butte’ (hill) you will find the Memorial of the 5th Memorial Museum Passchendaele of the First World War, with more Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 Australian Division. In Polygon Wood 1917 presents the historic story of the than half a million casualties for a combines the interactive design of a you can still see the remains of several First World War in a poignant and territorial gain of just five miles/ modern museum with an exceptional shelters. Each year on ANZAC Day (25 vivid way, with a particular emphasis eight kilometres. 'Passchendaele' opportunity to experience the dugouts April), the efforts of the ANZAC soldiers on the Battle of Passchendaele. became synonymous with the First and trenches. An intense experience are commemorated during the dawn This battle in 1917 is known as World War and a symbol of the futility that will enrich your knowledge of the service. one of the most horrific battles and violence of war in all its horror. battle sites in the area. i Address © Westtoer Address Website Price Lange dreve, Zonnebeke Memorial Museum www.passchendaele.be Adults: € 8.50 Passchendaele 1917 Children under 7: free NEW ZEALAND MEMORIAL AT CREST FARM Berten Pilstraat 5/A Opening hours Students: €5 ’S GRAVENTAFEL 85TH CANADIAN MEMORIAL CANADIAN MEMORIAL 8980 Zonnebeke Daily: 9 am - 6 pm Groups (min. 15 persons): € 6.50 (Last entry 4:30 pm) students € 4 Contact 16 December - 31 January Closed Groups must book in advance This memorial commemorates the New This marks the place where the +32 (0)51 77 04 41 Zealand Division’s participation in the Canadian Corps saw fierce fighting [email protected] Battle of Broodseinde on 4 October during the Second Battle of 1917. This attack by ANZAC forces Passchendaele and won possession successfully pushed the of the high ground at Crest Farm. allied trench line in the early part of the Passchendaele offensive but was i Address TYNE COT CEMETERY followed by the inadequately prepared © Westtoer Canadalaan 37 AND VISITOR CENTRE attack of 12 October 1917. Zonnebeke / Passchendaele Sites This monument was the first one to be i Address erected in the region. It honours the This is the largest Commonwealth War 's Graventafelstraat memory of the 85th Canadian infantry Graves Commission military cemetery Zonnebeke (Nova Scotia) Battallion which suffered in continental Europe, with almost heavy losses during the Third Battle of 12,000 tombstones. The rear wall of Ypres at the end of October 1917. the graveyard is inscribed with the names of 34,957 missing soldiers who i Address fell in the Battle of Passchendaele and Passendalestraat later. Zonnebeke

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21 Sites / Heuvelland / Wijtschate EXECUTION SITE/ TALBOT HOUSE: EVERY MAN’S CLUB DEATH CELLS © Poperinge Talbot House © Lijssenthoek archives

During the Great War the courtyard of Poperinge Town Hall was used as an © Micha+1/2l Depestele execution site. Several British soldiers faced the firing squad here. Today, this is a symbolic site for reflection and remembrance. Visitors to the death cells are confronted with a video image of a soldier waiting to be shot at dawn and can read graffiti left by The most well-known soldiers’ club of the Great War comprises a garden and prisoners. various rooms, including the chapel, the kitchen, and the hall. A tablet application guides the visitor through the museum and the house. Besides a museum, Talbot i Address house is still the "Every Man’s Club" it has always been. Visitors can enjoy a cup of Tourism Poperinge tea in the canteen or book a room and spend the night. Small-scale exhibitions Grote Markt 1 Poperinge are regularly organised to complement the permanent presentation. 8970 Poperinge

i Address Price Contact Talbot House Adults: €8.00 +32 (0)57 34 66 76 Gasthuisstraat 43 Children: €5.00 [email protected] 8970 Poperinge Groups: €6.00 (advance bookings only) Website i Address Contact Schools: €5.00 www.toerismepoperinge.be Lijssenthoek Cemetery Tel +32 (0)57 33 32 28 Trade: €6.00 Visitor Centre [email protected] Tour guides Opening hours Boescheepseweg 35A There are no guided tours, but for Daily 6 am - 8 pm 8970 Poperinge Website groups a general introduction to www.talbothouse.be Talbot House can be provided on Price Contact Opening hours request (advance notice required). Free access © Kris Jacobs +32 (0)57 34 66 76 Tuesday-Sunday Tour guides: Book a guide at the [email protected] 10 am - 5:30 pm tourist office LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY & VISITOR CENTRE Monday Closed Website Sites / Poperinge Sites / Poperinge Sites www.lijssenthoek.be From 1915 to 1920 the hamlet of French and German soldiers too. Lijssenthoek (Boescheepseweg) was It also holds the grave of the only Opening hours NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY IN POPERINGE the site of the largest evacuation woman to be buried in a CWGC Open all year hospital along the Ypres Salient cemetery in Belgium, the British nurse, Daily: 9 am - 6 pm The cemetery contains 1,556 Commonwealth burials and 37 German war graves. and is now the second largest Nellie Spindler. There are also 24 Second World War burials in the cemetery, all dating from the commonwealth cemetery in Belgium. The Visitor Centre, situated next to the Price Allied retreat to Dunkirk in 1940. Among the 270 New Zealanders buried here is Today, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery cemetery, offers information on this Free access Dave Gallaher. He was a New Zealand rugby union player and was the captain bears witness to more than four years unique site, including details about Tour guides of the original All Blacks. He was killed during the Passchendaele offensive on 4 of warfare, with the graves of 10,784 daily life in the hospital and the Book a guide at the Tourist Office October 1917. soldiers mainly British but also some creation of the cemetery. Fully accessible to visitors with disabilities i Address Helleketelweg, Poperinge

22 23 © Westtoer 24 to Ypres and Ploegsteert. to Ploegsteert. Ypres and coast the at from area Nieuwpoort entire the over view have aunique you Fields, Flanders above (83m) ft 273 terrace, rooftop the on hall panorama From the country?’ of of lives? the remains our remains What ‘What slogan: the with of peace message the emphasises It emancipation. Flemish on as well as WWI during confrontation military Belgian-German the on focuses museum The www.aandeijzer.be Website [email protected] 0286 50 +32 (0)51 Contact Diksmuide 8600 Ijzerdijk 49 Address surroundings & Diksmuide MUSEUM ON THE YSER (YSER TOWER) TOWER) (YSER YSER THE ON MUSEUM

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Parents. Parents. Grieving The sculpture, is a moving cemetery display the On at soldiers. German 25,638 of place some resting final is the cemetery German this forest, in Praetbos Vladslo, as Known i VLADSLO GERMAN MILITARY GERMAN VLADSLO CEMETERY www.klm-mra.be Website [email protected] 44 53 50 +32 (0)51 Contact Diksmuide 8600 IJzerdijk 65 Address www.facebook.com/Dodengang

[email protected] 50, 30 79 51 + 32 office, tourist the at booked be can Guides cards. bank with possible only Payment GROUPS (min. 15): €2.00 free 7: Under €4.00Adults: Price &1January December 25 between Closed pm) 3:30 entry (last -4pm am 9:30 Tuesday &Thursday March -31 November 16 pm) 5.30 entrance (last -6pm am 10 Daily November: -15 1 April Opening hours war. in the killed Peter, was son who old 18-year for her love and grief personal of out artist, expressionist German amajor Kollwitz, byKäthe Created i Praatbos, Diksmuide Praatbos, Address

25 KÄTHE KOLLWITZ MUSEUM Koekelare i Address Käthe Kollwitz Tower Sint-Maartensplein 15, The Grieving Parents by Käthe Kollwitz, at the German Military Cemetery in Koekelare 8680 Vladslo, is a world-famous work of art that symbolises the terrible suffering that war inflicted. More of her work can be seen in the nearby Käthe Kollwitz Tower Contact in Koekelare, which houses seven of her graphic works. Her art is characterised + 32 (0)51 61 04 94 by a deep compassion for all victims of poverty, exploitation and oppression. Her pacifism and abhorrence of war can be clearly felt throughout her works. A Website museum guide is available. www.koekelare.be

THREE CANALS (DRIE GRACHTEN)

In 1914 and 1915, this bridge was an important outpost for the Belgian and later French troops. A memorial plaque on the wall commemorates the French Zouaves. In November 1914, French

© Westtoer Zouaves attacked strong German positions. The Germans launched their advance by making captured Zouaves walk ahead of them into 'no man’s BELGIAN MILITARY CEMETERY land'. Suddenly one of the Zouaves cried out, ‘Shoot us, for God’s sake: it’s the Germans!’ The attacked failed. The most well-known Belgian war De Boot, an ecological canal boat, is cemetery, with 1,855 graves arranged moored at the Three Canals. Nieuwpoort in the form of a six-point star. The victims fell mainly during the liberation i Address offensive of 1918. It is located in the Three Canals heart of Houthulst forest and also Drie Grachtensteenweg VISITOR CENTRE WESTFRONT NIEUWPOORT holds 81 Italian soldiers. 8650 Merkem © Westtoer

i Address Opening hours Westfront Nieuwpoort tells the full A modern and interactive visitor centre Poelkapellestraat 44, 8650 Houthulst From dusk to dawn story of the flooding of the plains, was built underneath the monument. bringing the German invasion to a halt A highlight of the visit is definitely Entrance at the outskirts of the city. It is the the projection of the 377ft (115m) Free access story of the power of the sea and the long and 49ft (15m) high animated Koekelare smart handling of the water locks. The Yser-Panorama painting. Last but not perfect place to tell the story of the least, do not forget to visit the top of flooding is the King Albert I monument the monument itself and enjoy the Sites / Diksmuide Sites The Lange Max Museum is production of army goods. It also on the edge of the lock complex “The panoramic view over the coast and the situated on the German side of the features the little Bakehouse, which Ganzepoot” (Goose Foot). hinterland. Western Front, with a farmyard at still shows signs of German presence, the heart. A long lane takes you from and has now been converted into a Other months: Wed - Sun 2 pm- 6 pm Address Opening hours Price the farmyard to the remains of the multimedia room. Contact for Group Bookings outside Kustweg 2 Daily 10 am - 5 pm Adults: €7.00 artillery platform of former German of these times. 8620 Nieuwpoort Closed: every Monday 0-6 years: free cannon “Lange Max”. i Adress Cafe is open from 11 am (except on bank holidays) 7 - 25 years: €5.00 This museum tells the story of one of Clevenstraat 2, 8680 Koekelare Contact 25 December & 1 Januari Groups: (min. 20) the largest cannon of its time, which Prices +32 (0)58 23 07 33 Adults: €5.50 was designed to bombard Dunkirk. Website Adults: € 6,00 [email protected] 7-25 year: €3.50 The museum focuses on the German www.langemaxmuseum.be Groups (+15), children: € 4,00 Schools: €3.00 occupation of Koekelare with a unique Audioguides: € 2,00 Website Tour guides: €60.00 exhibition on the organisation behind Opening hours Guide: € 50,00 (max. 20 p.) www.westfrontnieuwpoort.be / Nieuwpoort Sites the front line and the July and August daily 2 pm-6 pm For groups there are no audio guides available

26 27 Other interesting Other interesting sites in Flanders Fields sites in Flanders and Brussels

HIPPO.WAR WAREGEM AMERICAN MONUMENT These units fought in the vicinity at the FLANDERS FIELDS VRIJ VADERLAND THE TOWER OF Waregem (FREE FATHERLAND) THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Oudenaarde end of the First World War and were AMERICAN CEMETERY attached to the Flanders Army Group AND MEMORIAL Veurne Leuven & VISITOR CENTRE A monument of golden-yellow commanded by Albert I, King of the Waregem limestone, bearing the shield of the Belgians. The Experience Centre in the historic United States flanked by two stone town of Veurne focuses on the last eagles, stands at the end of a small i Address remaining section of Belgium that park maintained by the American Generaal Pershingstraat 1 was not occupied by the Germans, the Battle Monuments Commission. It Oudenaarde

© Stadsarchief Waregem Stadsarchief © so-called Belgian Sector. From here, honours the 37th and 91st US divisions. King Albert I succeeded in resisting the German occupying forces. Veurne The Waregem visitor centre dedicated and the surrounding region were © Westtoer ROYAL MUSEUM OF THE MINI-EUROPE to World War I opened on 11 November populated by people from all over the Brussels 2017. There are two permanent country, from other continents as well ARMED FORCES AND MILITARY HISTORY The Flanders Field American Cemetery exhibitions: the first looks at the role as by refugees, doctors and nurses. is the only World War I US cemetery in of the Americans in World War I and In the Experience Centre visitors can Belgium. It lies on a battlefield where the second at the role of horses in experience the events behind The museum has an extensive, unique the 91st Division fought during the the war. The two themes have strong the front line, the daily life in this collection that spans more than ten Ypres-Lys offensive, from 30 October Waregem connections, as the city is last unoccupied sector of Belgium. centuries of history, from the Middle to 11 November 1918. The majority internationally famous for its Flanders They can also witness a real melting © Milo Profi Ages to today, with a particular of the 368 fallen soldiers lost their Horse Event and the Flanders Field pot of people, a multicultural focus on the First and Second World lives during those last days of the American Cemetery is located in community before the concept even The university library tower is one Wars.. The First World War collection, ©Mini-Europe war. The Visitor Centre, in the former Waregem. Thanks to photographs, existed. “Vrij Vaderland” uses an of the most important landmarks presented in the 14–18 room, is Superintendent's quarters, opened in film clips and audio files, authentic interesting scenography to tell this in Leuven city centre. An evocative constantly renewed, so there is always spring 1917 and is devoted to the US objects, an interactive quiz, and even story, combining modern media with and innovative representation of the something new to see. The main involvement in Belgium during WWI. a reconstructed horse hospital, you traditional exhibition techniques. destruction and reconstruction of the emphasis is on the Belgian army and The activities of the four US divisions can discover some less familiar stories town of Leuven that took place as a the artillery of the time. The park contains miniatures of that fought in Belgium are explained, from the Great War. Waregem is i Address result of WWI (and to a lesser degree Europe’s most famous places. selected stories of soldiers buried in situated between Kortrijk and Ghent in Stad- en Landshuis WWII) is exhibited on the five floors i Address A remembrance trail has been devised, the cemetery are highlighted, and the . Grote Markt 29, 8630 Veurne of the tower. A highlight of the visit Parc du Cinquantenaire 3, 1000 taking visitors to all Belgian and ways in which we commemorate those is the outside balcony where visitors Brussels European monuments and buildings soldiers, then and now, are described. Contact can enjoy a unique view of the city of associated with WWI. This walk starts i Address +32 (0)58 33 55 31 Leuven. Contact out in an area where the remembrance Hippodroom (second floor of the [email protected] + 32-2 737 78 11 of WWI is symbolically reflected i Address grandstand building) www.vrijvaderland.be i Address [email protected] through 4 war cemeteries and various Wortegemseweg 117 Holstraat, Waregem Mgr. Ladeuzeplein 21 sculptures. 8790 Waregem Opening hours 3000 Leuven Website Opening hours 1 April - 11 November: www.klm-mra.be i Address Website Wed – Sun: 2 to 6 pm Mon - Fri: 9 am - 5 pm Opening hours Mini-Europe, Bruparck www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials Price Sa - So & public holidays: Every day from 10 am until 5 pm Opening hours 1020 Brussels Sites Admission is free. There is no need 10 am - 5 pm Closed on public holidays Tue - Sun 9 am - 5pm Opening hours to make reservations. Groups may 12 November - 31 March: Closed: Mondays, 1 January, 1 May, Contact Mon-Sun: 9 am – 5 pm visit outside of the official open- Mo - Fri: 9 am - 5 pm Price 1 November, 25 December and +32 (0)2 474 13 13 ing hours, but this is only possible Sat - Sun & public holidays: Standard: €7.00 election days [email protected] Price when escorted by a (paid) War- 1 pm - 5 pm Trade: €4.00 free access egem guide. You can book a guide 25 December & 1 January: closed reservations via Prices Website through [email protected] [email protected] Under 6: free www.minieurope.eu Guides Price [email protected] 6–26 years, groups (min 15 people), Free (advanced booking essential) Contact Adults: €4.00 www.visitleuven.be 26–65 years : € 5 [email protected] Tourist Office - +32 56 62 12 11 65+: €3.00 65+: € 4 [email protected] Children (7-18): €2.00 www.hippowar.be Groups (min. 15 persons): €3.00 Schools: €2,00

28 29 TILL MARCH 2018 EVENTS & COMMEMORATIONS 2018 ATTENDANCE AT WORKSHOPS i Opening hours i Addresses Since the end of World War I, relatives have been coming sculptures of the ComingWorldRememberMe land art Tuesday to Saturday: Kazemat 5 to Flanders to honour their family members. Military installation (view p.30) or take part in the waterfront 1.30 pm to 6 pm Bollingstraat ceremonies regularly pay tribute to fallen comrades. performance (see p.30). Individuals and small groups 8900 Ypres There are several ways to join in a commemoration: (< 10 participants) can attend - Upon request, the Last Post Association allows without booking in advance. Site Bommenvrij - Attend an official commemoration organised by individuals or groups to take part in an extended Workshops (1.5 hours) for groups Schoolstraat 48 of more than 10 participants on 8620 Nieuwpoort

foreign embassies or Belgian local authorities. Please version of the ceremony at the Menin Gate, allowing Events check the events calendar on the website to see if you participants to lay a wreath (which they must provide request. have to book in advance. However, please bear in mind themselves) to commemorate the fallen. Bands, choirs, Contact that, in view of the great interest, it might be difficult etc. who wish to perform as part of the ceremony Admission +32 (0)58/62.39.29 to attend some events. must submit an application in advance on the website. €5 (half of the proceeds go to [email protected] charity) - Take part in one of the more personal Website commemoration initiatives. Make one of the 600,000 www.cwrm.be www.facebook.com/comingworldrememberme

COMINGWORLDREMEMBERME: FROM 30 MARCH TO 11 NOVEMBER 2018 LAND ART INSTALLATION VISITING THE LAND ART INSTALLATION

From 2014 to 2018, by moulding 600,000 sculptures out of In March 2018 the 600,000 figures of ComingWorld- Admission Car park The part of the route where you can clay, thousands of people from across Flanders and the RememberMe will be set up in the Palingbeek park (Zillebeke) There is no charge for admission There is a large car park at the listen to war poetry in­volves climbing rest of the world take part of the making of the installation between two large works of art by Koen Vanmechelen. The to the land art installation and the entrance to the park. There is space a flight of stairs. This means that ComingWorldRememberMe. Each and every sculpture land art installation will spread out over no-man’s-land provincial park. The park can be visited for cars and coaches. There are also wheelchair and buggy users will need to represents one of the 600,000 victims who lost their lives and The Bluff, site of one of the most intensive battles ever freely by individual visitors and small toilets at the car park and there is a go back the way they came, once they due to WWI in Belgium. In this way, different generations in Flanders. From 30 March till 11 November, the land art groups. Groups coming by coach are cafeteria nearby. arrive at these stairs. Regrettably, the and nationalities will be united in the commemoration. installation will be open to the public. At various spots along advised to book via the website. nature of the ground makes it unfeasible Attend one of the workshops in Nieuwpoort or Ypres part of the walk around the installation, you can listen to The entire walk takes about one hour. Address: to find an alternative solution. to make a sculpture (till March 2018). war poetry. You can end the walk on the observation bridge, However, from the car park you can Palingbeekstraat 18, 8902 Zillebeke from where you will have a wonderful view of this impressive also walk directly to the observation How to get there land art installation. bridge via the paved path. In that case, There will also be a second car park The provincial park is easy to reach the visit should take about 30 minutes. at the visitor centre of the Palingbeek by car (right to the car park), bus, Naturally, every visitor wants to view park. From there, it is a 30-minute and bicycle. From January 2018, more the installation from the observation walk to the installation. information about alternative mobility bridge. On busy days, please limit your and accessibility will be available on time on the bridge so that everyone Address: www.cwrm.be and also at the Ypres gets the opportunity to do so. Vaartstraat 7, 8902 Zillebeke tourist information office.

Access www.cwrm.be The walk runs through the provincial [email protected] park via grassy paths, wooden Follow cwrm on Facebook and boardwalks, and paved paths. Instagram. Please take into account that in rainy weather the ground can get wet and muddy. The path running directly to the observation point is entirely paved.

30 31 CALENDAR EVENTS AND CEREMONIES 2018

JAN Rumbeke Castle 30 AUG 2014 > 31 DEC 2019 2017 ALBERT I AND THE GREAT WAR EXHIBITION

In the heart of the beautiful provincial Sterrebos domain, one of the oldest Renaissance castles of the country can be found, thus providing the perfect location for the “Albert I and the Great War” exhibition. This audiovisual exhibition features rare pictures, videos and audio material highlighting the Belgian story during WWI, taking you on a journey through the fascinating life and reign of the famous Belgian king Albert I, illustrating that a ruler could be more than merely a national symbol. Throughout his life, Albert remained stubbornly faithful to his subjects and proved that he was also a master diplomat. From the end of October 2016 an additional segment will be open, focusing on diplomacy during WWI, as a (world) war is not only APR Villa Zonnedaele, Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Passchendaele p.16 21 APR 2018 > 11 NOV 2018 decided on the battlefield. Matters such as diplomacy and economy played 2018 HIPPO.WAR, Waregem p.28 a big part in the evolutions of the decade. The occupied Brave Little Belgium Heuvelland Visitor Centre p.20 Events stood its ground among the superpowers and even went on to claim an important role. Visitor groups can choose from a number of attractive all-in EXHIBITION: THE FINAL OFFENSIVE IN FLANDERS formulas. A guided visit can, for example, be followed by a brunch, dessert plate or a nocturne with a drink in the castle.

This exhibition is in three parts, in three different locations, which are Address Opening hours connected in a tourist route. It tells the story of the last year of the First Rumbeke Castle 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. World War and of the Liberation in which Belgian and US troops played 8800 Roeselare Closed on Mondays and public holidays an important role.

Website Entrance The main focus in the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 is the www.albert14-18.be Adults: €6 liberation of Zonnebeke and Passchendaele by Belgian troops. The role Discount price: €4 of King Albert I during this offensive will be highlighted.

HIPPO.WAR pays special attention to the liberation of Waregem and to 17 FEB 2018 > 26 AUG 2018 FEB In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres p.10 the offensive between the Lys and the during the last days of 2018 TRACES OF WAR: WWI ARCHAEOLOGY the First World War.

By the end of the First World War, the frontline landscape had been Heuvelland Visitor Centre focuses on the fighting around Mount Kemmel. turned into a huge wilderness. When people returned after the conflict, Since 1915, the hill had been used by the British as an observation post. they were faced with the tremendous challenge of reconstructing the Knowing that the Americans would soon arrive in force, in April 1918 region and making it habitable. The traces of war were dissapeared and the Germans launched a last desperate offensive of their own, in the became part of the archaeological soil archive. hope of turning the war in their favour. They captured Mount Kemmel, but with the help of the French Army any further breakthrough was Scarcely a foot (30 cm) deep and invisible to the naked eye, the prevented. By the end of August, the hill was back in Allied hands, archaeological remains of the war lie dormant in the soil all over the thanks in part to the efforts of the Americans in one of their first major Westhoek region. This exhibition shows for the first time the findings actions in Flanders. of over ten years of archaeological investigations and contains many impressive artefacts. It looks at day-to-day life in the trenches, the i Admission free material relics of trench warfare, and the story of some of the fallen www.passchendaele.be soldiers whose bodies were recovered. Thanks to a variety of scientific www.hippowar.be techniques, the traces of war can emerge into the light of day again. www.heuvelland.be Opening hours: open daily from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm i www.inflandersfields.be

32 33 p.21 27 APRIL 2018 21 APR 2018 > 21 AUG 2018 Provincial Courthouse Bruges Heuvelland: French cemetery and ossuary, Mount Kemmel WWI, THE BATTLE OF THE NORTH SEA OFFICIAL COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF MOUNT KEMMEL

The Battle of Mount Kemmel reached its terrible climax between 25 and 29 April 1918. The French arrived to close the breach in the front line,

This exhibition tells the story of the war at sea. Historical objects @Thomastermote but at a cost of more than 10,000 dead. Some regiments almost ceased on display for the first time will transport you to this dark, but also to exist. About half of these victims were later interred in the French hopeful period. Winston Churchill once said: “The only thing that ever ossuary, and this is where their memory will now be honoured in the really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril.” The German presence of international, national and local dignitaries. Especially for submarines sank no fewer than 2,554 Allied ships and brought the the occasion, a flame will be transported from the Arc du Triomphe United Kingdom to the brink of surrender. But on St. George’s Day (23 in Paris. The national anthems will be sung by school children from April 1918), the Royal Navy struck back. A fleet of 136 ships simultaneously Heuvelland and the French village of Saint-Jans-Cappel, just across the attacked the occupied ports of Zeebrugge and Ostend. nearby border. The ceremony is open to the general public.

i www.vliz.be/battle-for-the-north-sea/en i www.heuvelland.be Address: Markt 3, Bruges Contact [email protected] 4 MAY 2018 > 12 MAY 2019 Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen CYCLING DURING THE GREAT WAR Buttes New British Cemetery, Zonnebeke p.17 25 APRIL 2018, 6 am ANZAC DAY

Events DAWN SERVICE Bikes, precursors to the jeep and the plane, were essential vehicles during Every year, ANZAC Day pays tribute to the Australian and New Zealand The Great War as they provided reliable, fast, transportation that could

soldiers who fought during WWI. ANZAC Day commemorations begin in © Henk Deleu be deployed everywhere on the ground. Bikes were more efficient than Zonnebeke bright and early at 6 am with the traditional Dawn Service horses as horses had to be fed and hidden. This exhibition will answer at Buttes New British Cemetery at Polygon Wood, where many soldiers questions as: Where and how were bikes used during the war? Were there from Australia and New Zealand were laid to rest. The ceremony is still cycling races in Belgium during the occupation? Which cyclists gave followed by a breakfast in ‘OC ‘t Zonnerad’; reservations for breakfast their lives on the front lines and which ones survived the war? (€5) can be made via the website. Information: i Address Markt 43, Oudenaarde Contact i www.passchendaele.be Opening hours + 32 55/33 99 33 [email protected] Everyday from 10am-6pm [email protected] Prices Website 10 euro, reductions www.crvv.be 25 APRIL 2018, PM New Zealand Memorial, Messines p.19  27 MAY 2018 ANZAC DAY Flanders Field American Cemetery, Waregem p.28 MEMORIAL DAY Annual tribute to all the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought in WWI. Since the First World War the government of the United States installed Memorial Day as a day to honor all soldiers killed in war. The day Events i Address of these ceremonies was 30 May and in 1919 the first Memorial Day Nieuw Zeelandersstraat, 8957 Messines ceremonies were held on different cemeteries and isolated graves on the Western Front, in France and Belgium. On Sunday 30 May 1920 the first official Memorial Day ceremony was held at Flanders Field American 25 APRIL 2018 11 AM Menin Gate, Ypres p.11 Cemetery in Waregem. Almost a century later this annual ceremony has ANZAC DAY stayed loyal to its traditions. Memorial Day is held each year at Flanders Field American Cemetery in Waregem on the Sunday before or on 30 Annual tribute to all the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who May. fought in WWI. i www.abmc.gov i www.visitypres.be

34 35 p.27 29 JUN 2018 > 31 DEC 2019 5, 8, 20, 28 JUL & 2, 25, 26 AUG 2018 JUN Westfront Nieuwpoort Ypres, Nieuwpoort, Veurne, Diksmuide, Poperinge and Dranouter 2018 ARCHITECTURE AND WAR THE SUMMER OF ‘18 CONCERTS Architecture and war, or creation and destruction, both seem like direct oppostites. However… they are als both inherently linked. Whatever During the summer of 2018, the GoneWest concerts will be added could not be renovated after the war, had to be rebuilt - or could to existing local, summer events in the Westhoek area. The series of something new perhaps be created instead? Arras, Ypres, Diksmuide concerts will end in a grand finale "Peace to the world" on the market and Nieuwpoort achieved historic status as Northern front , square in Ypres on Saturday 25 August 2018. @chantalpollier although all were almost completely destroyed. The same goes for the surrounding outskirts, plains, farms and villages, not to mention the i Free access damage caused by the saltwater inundations. A hundred years later, www.gonewest.be the consequences are barely visible, thanks to both local citizens and architects. Still visible, on the contrary, are some authentic examples of 29 AUGUST 2018

war architecture. Yet, some authentic examples of war architecture are © Westtoer AUG American Monument Kemmel p.21 still visible; the bunkers near Ramskapelle and the protected monuments 2018 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY: of the Duvetorre and Bommenvrij are some of the last remainders. THE FIRST ACTION OF THE US DIVISIONS IN FLANDERS

i Website The soldiers who manned the front near Kemmel came from New York www.westfrontnieuwpoort.be and its surrounding districts (27th Division, better known as the New York Division) and from Tennessee and North and South Carolina (30th Division). On the night of 30 to 31 August 1918, patrols from the 27th 29 JUNE 2018 Zeebrugge, , De Haan, and Ostend Division set off to reconnoitre their sector. Both divisions met determined THE WATERFRONT PERFORMANCES German resistance. They moved forward slowly. That afternoon the 27th Division reached the area where the Kemmel Monument stands. From the harbour channel of Zeebrugge to the harbour channel of Ostend, over a distance of 27 km (17 miles), monumental performances i Address will be created on or around the water in Zeebrugge, Blankenberge, Kemmelstraat, Kemmel (Heuvelland) De Haan, Bredene, and Ostend, culminating in the harbour channel of www.toerismeheuvelland.be Ostend. As a participatory event, Waterfront above all wants to focus [email protected] people’s attention on the future, on hope, reconciliation, forgiveness, and a new start for humankind. SEPT 2018 > JAN 2020 SEP Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels p.29

i Free access © Westtoer 2018 THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR www.gonewest.be The War Heritage Institute will present a large-scale exhibition illustrat-

Events 1 JULY > 30 AUG 2018 ing the First World War’s social, economic, and cultural consequences. JUL Poperinge 2018 HEALING i www.klm-mra.be EXHIBITION, ART, MOBILE APPLICATION AND EXPERIENCE ROUTE @chantalpollier

During the summer of 2018, Poperinge will conclude the WWI commemorations with a message of hope and consolation, with healing

as a central theme. The Healing exhibition tells the story of the women Events who offered comfort. A contemporary artist, Chantal Pollier, provides layers of solace. In collaboration with the art festival, a route has been developed that offers a unique experience, taking in pavilions decorated with healing art and poetry. The installation by the Dutch artist Anno Dijkstra will be an impressive eye-catcher in the town park.

i Address Website Gasthuiskapel www.poperinge14-18.be Gasthuisstraat 1A Opening hours Poperinge Daily from 1 pm - 6 pm Contact (closed on Mondays) + 32 (0)57 34 66 76 Prices [email protected] Free access, Free app "Poperinge 14-18"

36 37 28 SEPTEMBER 2018 NOV  p.17 10 NOVEMBER 2018 6 PM Passchendaele village and Houthulst Belgian Military Cemetery 2018 Crest Farm Memorial, Passchendaele Church COMMEMORATION OF THE FINAL OFFENSIVE PASSCHENDAELE SERVICE

The Liberation or Final Offensive, over the weeks leading up to 11 10 November 1917 marks the day that Canadian troops ended the November, began on 28 September 1918 in the woods (the Vrijbos) at Battle of Passchendaele by capturing the ruins of the village. The Houthulst. On that date, under the orders of King Albert I, the Vrijbos Passchendaele Ceremony commemorates the end of the battle and was retaken from the Germans. There were many deaths on both all casualties, communities, and countries involved. The ceremony sides, as the Belgian military cemetery reminds us today. A major starts with a subdued reflection at the Crest Farm Canadian Memorial, commemorative ceremony in the morning will recall the battle. followed by a torchlight parade along the Canadalaan. The parade follows the path of the last hundred metres of the attack and ends in Also the villages of Zonnebeke and Passchendaele were liberated on Passchendaele. After the ceremony, all participants will be invited to an 28 September by the Belgian troops. Passchendaele had become a sad open-air reception, followed by a concert in the church. symbol of total war in Flanders. Many Belgian soldiers were weighed down by a profound sense of melancholy when they set eyes on the i www.passchendaele.be devastated village. [email protected]

At 2 pm commemoration services will be held to pay tribute to the fallen 11 NOVEMBER 2018 soldiers on both sides. After the service, the Belgian Passchendaele Menin Gate, Ypres p.11 Memorial Garden will be inaugurated in the chateau grounds in ARMISTICE REMEMBRANCE IN YPRES, BRUSSELS AND OTHER PLACES Zonnebeke. Information about the ceremonies will be known at the beginning of i www.passchendaele.be 2018. Please check the website. [email protected] i www.flandersfields1418.com 29 > 30 SEPTEMBER Chateau grounds, Zonnebeke p.16 Weekend on the theme of The Final Offensive

During this themed weekend, the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 focuses on the different aspects of the final offensive in 1918. Over the course of the weekend, many events and activities will take place with a particular focus on the Living History event. Re-enactors from all over the world will create a sense of stepping back in time for visitors. As well as presenting encampments, weapons, and historic objects, the re-enactors

will also give demonstrations. Events Events i admission free www.passchendaele.be [email protected]

38 39 DISCOVER THE BATTLEFIELDS Coach parking There is coach parking available at the following locations GETTING THERE AND AROUND close to important landmarks:

Ypres: train station. More info about parking in Ypres: INTERESTING WEBSITES VISITING FLANDERS FIELDS http://www.toerismeieper.be/images/filelib/ www.flandersfields.be/en Some of the cemeteries, visitor centres and other sites folderbusregeling2014low_1577.pdf This website provides all the information needed to discover across Flanders Fields are difficult to reach by public Poperinge: Peperstraat/Oudstrijdersplein, Sportzone the Flanders Fields region. It also provides useful information transport. For this reason, if visitors do not have their Reningelstseweg - Ouderdomseweg, Zuidlaan about places to stay in the Westhoek. own transport, we recommend booking an organised (next to the ring road), Westlaan (next to the ring road), www.flandersfields1418.com tour or renting a bicycle or car. Lijssenthoek military cemetery The official website of Visit Flanders, it lists all the places of Zonnebeke: Museum Passchendaele, Tyne Cot Cemetery interest and events related to the Great War that are taking place Diksmuide: Yser Tower, train station, 4AD music club in Flanders and Brussels. CYCLING IN FLANDERS FIELDS Nieuwpoort: adjacent to the King Albert I monument TRAVELLING TO FLANDERS There are a number of themed cycling routes that will By air: take you past WWI heritage sites. These routes and a Some of the cemeteries, visitor centres and other sites in the The nearest airports are Brussels Airport and Charleroi Airport. list of cycle hire companies that operate in Flanders Westhoek are difficult to reach by public transport. www.brusselsairport.be Fields can be found on this site: For this reason, if visitors do not have their own transport, www.charleroi-airport.com www.flandersfields.be/en we recommend booking an organised tour (view p. 42) or By train: renting a bicycle or car. High speed rail services operate directly to Belgium from the UK, France, the and Germany. Connecting services VISITING THE WESTHOEK BY CAR to Ypres and Poperinge run from Brussels and stations across There are many car routes that allow visitors FLANDERS FIELDS FROM THE AIR AND ON THE WATER Flanders; it is also possible to reach the Flanders Fields area from to discover the war landscape and its different Skyview balloons organise balloon flights over the Great War Lille-Flandres station in France. landmarks. More information: Frontline: www.skyviewballoons.be www.raileurope.com www.flandersfields.be/en www.eurostar.com Cars can be rented from the major international car Helipromotions organise helicopter flights By road: rental companies which have branches in Brussels, www.battlefields.be Europe has an excellent high-speed road network from Bruges, Ghent, Ostend and elsewhere in the region, surrounding countries and across Flanders. as well as from local companies. Alfa flight also organises flights: www.alfaflight.be By sea from the UK: Fast and frequent services by ferry or through the Channel Seastar organizes boat trips from Nieuwpoort to Diksmuide. Tunnel from the UK to Calais and Dunkirk in France or Zeebrugge www.seastars.be/en in Belgium are operated by the following companies: P&O Ferries www.poferries.com DFDS Seaways www.dfdsseaways.co.uk Eurotunnel Le Shuttle www.eurotunnel.com THE NETHERLANDS It is also possible to travel as a foot passenger (or with a bicycle) a Bruges Se Antwerp by ferry. th 73 km or 45,4 mi TRAVELLING TO FLANDERS FIELDS N Nieuwpoort 41km By train: 25,5mi Diksmuide Ghent It is possible to travel by train to Ypres or Poperinge from 23km 14,3mi 79 km Mechelen Gastronomy every city in Flanders (generally a change of train in Kortrijk 49,2 mi Calais FLANDERS is required). BRUSSELS Hasselt in Flanders Fields Poperinge Ypres 123 km www.belgianrail.be/en Zonnebeke 14km 76,7 mi 8,7mi 8,5km Leuven GERMANY By coach: 5,3mi Like all areas of Flanders, the Westhoek offers a large choice Half or full day organised coach tours are offered to and in Mesen of restaurants in every price range. Websites of each town/ Flanders Fields, incorporating the main sites and the Last Post city provide information about local restaurants. Ceremony. See page 42. FRANCE Fromelles Lille By car: WALLONIA www.toerisme-ieper.be A comprehensive road network exists around and within Vimy www.toerismepoperinge.be 68km 42,3mi Flanders Fields. Hamel www.toerisme.diksmuide.be By bike: Arras www.nieuwpoort.be Flanders boasts one of the world’s most comprehensive www.heuvelland.be Thiepval cycling networks, and cycling is a great way to tour Flanders 124km 77mi Fields. Information about restaurants elsewhere in Flanders is www.fietsroute.org/cycling/belgium available from www.visitflanders.com Villers-Bretonneux

40 41 Organised battlefield tours WESTERN FRONT GUIDE FRONTLINE TOURS

Several operators offer small-group or private tours taking Possible tours are: The Anzacs from Fromelles to Visits to Ypres, the Yser river, and Poperinge. Tours in Dutch, a standard or customised route in Flanders Fields. It is also Passchendaele, Canada 1917: The Birth of a Nation in Europe, English, French, and German. Themed tour: “In the footsteps possible to visit iconic places in France. My Relative on the Front of Hitler and Churchill”. Also tailor-made tours.

i Max. number of participants: 7 i Max. number of participants: 19 Duration of tour: Half day/full day Duration of tour: 2 hours/4 hours Departure: Ypres Departure: Ypres or your accommodation in the Ypres- Price: half day €35 p.p., full day €55 p.p. Poperinge region 2XPLORE FLANDERS FIELDS BIKING BOX CYCLETOURS Website: www.westernfrontguide.com Price: 2 hours: €25 p.p, 4 hours: €40 p.p. Booking: [email protected] Website: www.frontline-tours.com Standard or customised tours. Guided bicycle tours. Possibility of bus transport to or + 32 497 29 15 57 Booking: [email protected] or departure and from arrival, bicycle rental service +32 474 36 76 08 - T+32 57 85 99 35 i Max. number of participants: Standard: 8. (road bicycles, electric bikes, tandems). Larger groups possible Duration of tour: Half day/full day i Max. number of participants: No limit Departure: Ypres or other place as agreed Duration of tour: Price: from €35 to €80 p.p. depending on the tour Half day/full day/several-day cycling holidays THE WESTERN FRONT REVISITED CYCLE THE WESTERN FRONT Website: www.2xplore.be Departure: Ypres Booking: [email protected] or +32 475 519828 Price: Prices range from €12 to €28 p.p., lunch and bike rental not included Tailor made tours in minivan with a licensed tour guide Guided bicycle tours along the Western front in Flanders Website: www.rentaguide.be in Flanders Fields. Also visit of the Somme, Dieppe, D-day, Fields and France (Vimy Ridge, Beaumont-Hamel, Compiègne, Booking: [email protected] or +32 488 40 74 40 Bastogne and Waterloo possible. Reims, Verdun) . Special two week armistice bike ride from Nieuwpoort to Verdun in 2018 view website. i Max. number of participants: 8 Duration of tour: full day/several-day tours QUASIMODO TOURS RENT A GUIDE Departure: Ypres, Lille Europe, airport Brussels or Paris i Max. number of participants: 15 Price: Prices range from €75 to €95 p.p. Duration of tour: full day/several-day cycling tours Standard tour: Visits to Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Ypres, Salient Tour, Tour, Mines of Messines tour, Website: www.the-western-front-revisited.fr Departure: Ypres, Lille Europe, airport Brussels or Paris Hill 60 preserved battlefield, a German cemetery, bunkers Passchendaele tour, the last 100 days of the Newfoundland Booking: [email protected] or +32475810608 Price: €75 p.p., and craters, restored trenches, Hooge Crater Museum, Essex Regiment tour, in the footsteps of a relative, tours to the Website: www.cyclingthewesternfront.co.uk Farm Cemetery and dressing station (John McCrae site), the Somme/Vimy/Fromelles (France) and more. Booking: [email protected] or +32475810608 town of Ypres and the Menin Gate, and various memorials to the British Forces (including ANZAC and Canadian). i Max. number of participants: 7 Duration of tour: Half day/full day i Max. number of participants: 28 Departure: Ypres or your accommodation Duration of tour: full day Price: Half day €150/group, full day €350-400/ group Departure: Bruges (lunch and admission fees not included) Price: €69.50 incl. light lunch, excl. drinks Website: www.rentaguide.be Website: www.quasimodo.be Booking: [email protected] or +32 488 40 74 40 Booking: [email protected] or +32 50 370 470

42 43 The Great War Centenary SUGGESTIONS FOR CAR OR COACH Accessible to all ITINERARIES FOR TOUR OPERATORS

The commemoration of the Great War Our accessibility information is always All events featuring the Centenary continues to attract tens based on objective and independent label have taken at least basic 1 of thousands of international visitors on-site inspections, which means that measures to accommodate all of all ages, some of whom will require not all locations claiming to provide visitors. For more specific details on 1918 FLANDERS FIELDS - ‘The Brooding Soldier’ memorial to the Canadian assistance in terms of access. easy access have been included in our all disability-related facilities, please THE SPRING OFFENSIVE AND FINAL OFFENSIVES 1st Division during the first gas attack in 1915 brochure. Please note that accessibilty contact OF THE GREAT WAR Evening To this end, VISITFLANDERS has also depends on the visitor in question, [email protected] Messines - Wytschaete - Passchendaele - Kemmel - Ypres, - Menin Gate and Last Post, Ypres developed the “The Great War as each disability or limitation differs. Waregem - Koekelare - Diksmuide - Houthulst Centenary: accessible to everyone” We therefore recommend contacting All weelchair accessible DAY 2 project, which strives to ensure locations beforehand in case of accommodations are indicated by the DAY 1 Morning access for all visitors and provides specific accessibility concerns. label: Morning - Tyne Cot cemetery, where 1,011 Canadians are buried information on all aspects of an - Kemmel Hill French Ossuary - Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Zonnebeke accessible stay: information on The following symbol is used to (basically accessible) or - American Monument Kemmel Afternoon welcome, accommodation, restaurants, indicate wheelchair-accessible options - Visitor Centre, Heuvelland (Exhibition: The Final Offensive - Crest Farm Canadian Memorial, Zonnebeke cafes, sites, transportation, parking, in this trade brochure: (independently accesible) in Flanders) - 85th Canadian Memorial, Zonnebeke assistance and care, etc… Afternoon - Sanctuary Wood Cemetery and Hill 62 Canadian Memorial Whereas certain locations provide Also useful in terms of wheelchair- - The Pool of Peace, Wytschaete Alterations are often required to easy access, others may require a little accessible locations is the - Wytschaete Military Cemetery i Did you know that Vimy (France) is only one hour from Ypres? ensure easy access for people with more effort or third-party assistance. AccesSEAble app. which can be - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres reduced mobility. Most of the Fore more detailed information on downloaded via Google Play, the App - Menin Gate and the Last Post, Ypres information in our brochure ‘Great wheelchair-accessible locations, please Store or the Windows Phone Store. 3 War Centenary - accessible for all’ is consult our “Great War centenary - DAY 2 therefore primarily intended for those Accessible for all” brochure. www.visitflanders.com/accessibility Morning THE NEW ZEALANDERS IN FLANDERS FIELDS with mobility issues. However, we [email protected] - Messines Ridge British Cemetery Messines – Zonnebeke – Ypres also report on additional facilities for The museums and/or sites that - Messines Information Point DAY 1 people with visual, hearing, learning offer additional facilities for visually i VISIT FLANDERS - Island of Ireland Peace Park, Messines or other disabilites. For visually impaired visitors are indicated via Afternoon Morning impaired visitors, we have developed the following symbol: For more Address - Memorial Museum Passchendaele (Exhibition: The Final - Tourist Information Point, Messines an additional brochure (“Great War detailed information regarding these Grasmarkt 61, 1000 Brussels, Offensive), Zonnebeke - New Zealand soldier statue, Messines Centenary - tips for visually impaired facilities, please consult our “Great War Belgium - Tyne Cot Cemetery and Visitor Centre, Zonnebeke - New Zealand Memorial, Messines visitors”) in which we provide an Centenary - Tips for visually impaired Contact - Messines Ridge British Cemetery overview of the museums, events and visitors” brochure. (tel.) +32 (0)2 504 03 40 DAY 3 Afternoon other places of interest that offer (fax) +32 (0)2 504 04 05 Morning - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres extra facilities for people with a visual Brochure - Waregem Visitor Centre Evening impairment. www.visitflanders.com/en/ - Flanders Field American Cemetery, Waregem - Menin Gate and Last Post, Ypres accessibility/brochures/ - Lange Max Museum, Koekelare order-brochures.jsp Afternoon DAY 2 - Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Koekelare Morning - Vladlso German War Cemetery - Nine Elms British Cemetery in Poperinge, Explore WWI outside the classroom - Trench of Death, Diksmuide where 270 New Zealanders are buried, - Houthulst Belgian Military Cemetery including the All Blacks captain Dave Gallaher - Memorial Museum Passchendaele Afternoon The guide "Explore WWI outside the classroom in Flanders sculpture project “ComingWorldRememberMe”. 2 - Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke Fields", produced by VISITFLANDERS in collaboration with This guide also provides dozens of suggestions on how to - New Zealand Memorial, Zonnebeke the Province of West Flanders, aims to assist tour operators enhance the experience for students. You will find the most THE CANADIANS IN FLANDERS FIELDS and teachers with the organisation of field trips to WWI famous WWI memorials on Flanders’ Western Front listed on Ypres – Zonnebeke – Zillebeke i Did you know that Longueval and Le Quesnoy is only sites for English-language primary and secondary school these pages, as well as many other locations in and around 1 hour and 30 minutes from Ypres? pupils. Flanders Fields that tell the story of occupied Belgium. DAY 1 It goes without saying that, in addition to the more famous Morning The guide contains tips on visiting a memorial, teaching sites, there are many smaller places whorty of a visit. - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres resources in preparation for a trip, interesting websites, Afternoon accommodation suggestions, alternative transport options, i Brochure - Essex Farm, where John McCrae wrote advice on how to organise a longer trip, and information www.visitflanders.com/en/passchendaele/press-and-trade/ his world-famous poem on the cultural programme GoneWest, incluiding the unique

44 45 Europe, Flanders, FLANDERS Flanders Fields FIELDS n Passchendaele n Poperinge n Zeebrugge n Zonnebeke Ypres n NORTH SEA 4 Ostend n THE AUSTRALIANS IN FLANDERS FIELDS n Bruges Ypres - Zonnebeke - Ploegsteert n Heuvelland Kemmel n DAY 1 n Messines Morning - In Flanders Fields Museum n n Nieuwpoort Afternoon Komen n Koekelare - Hill 60 and Caterpillar Crater n De Panne FLANDERS - Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert n Veurne Evening n Diksmuide 4 The Australians - Menin Gate and Last post in Flanders Fields n Houthulst DAY 2 n Ghent Morning 5 The Welsh - Memorial Museum Passchendaele in Flanders Fields FLANDERS Afternoon FIELDS - Polygon Wood - Tyne Cot Cemetery 6 Classic tour in Flanders Fields i Did you know that Fromelles is only a half an hour and n Roeselare Villers-Bretonneux 1 hour and 45 minutes from Ypres? Langemark- Poelcapelle Poperinge Passchendaele n n Zonnebeke n n 5 6 n n Waregem Ypres n Zillebeke THE WELSH IN FLANDERS FIELDS n Hooge CLASSIC TOUR IN FLANDERS FIELDS Messines – Zonnebeke – Ypres Zonnebeke – Ypres – Poperinge – Messines – Heuvelland n n Wytschaete Kortrijk DAY 1 DAY 1 Wervik n Menen n Heuvelland Morning Morning n n Kemmel n Messines - In Flanders Fields Museum - Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Zonnebeke Afternoon - Tyne Cot Cemetery & Visitor Centre, Zonnebeke - Entry Point Ypres North - German Military Cemetery, Langemark n Komen - Yorkshire Trench Afternoon FRANCE WALLONIA - Welsh Cemetery - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres - Artillery Wood Cemetery where poet Hedd Wynn is buried - Evening: Menin Gate & Last Post, Ypres - The Welsh National Memorial Park Evening DAY 2 11 1918 FLANDERS FIELDS - Menin Gate and Last post Morning The Spring Offensive and - Talbot House Final Offensives of the Great War DAY 2 - Death Cells Morning - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery - Memorial Museum Passchendaele Afternoon 2 The Canadians Afternoon - Tourist information point, Messines in Flanders Fields - Tyne Cot Cemetery - Pool of Peace - Heuvelland Visitor Centre - Bayernwald 3 The New Zealanders in Flanders Fields

46 47 Parking Bike rental 7 9 Bar Restaurant YPRES SALIENT TOUR OFF THE BEATEN TRACK TOUR: Ypres - Langemark NORTHERN FLANDERS FIELDS Hotels Veurne – Nieuwpoort – Diksmuide – Koekelare Basic access for visitors Swimming pool DAY 1 with a disability Morning DAY 1 A selection of hotels in Flanders Fields or in Independent access for Wifi - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres Morning nearby cities (such as Roeselare or Kortrijk) with visitors with a disability - Menin Gate, Ypres Free Motherland Veurne: the story of the radiologist Marie Curie. twenty or more rooms. Afternoon Westfront Visitor Centre, Nieuwpoort - John Mc Crae site, Ypres Afternoon - Entry Ypres point North, Boezinge (Ypres) Take a cruise between Nieuwpoort and Ypres, passing Hotel Pax / *** - Yorkshire Trench, Boezinge (Ypres) through the battlefields and past the war memorials, the - Artillery Wood Cemetery, Boezinge (Ypres) Yser Tower, and the Death Trenches (summer only). Hotel Pax has luxury rooms with all Heilig hartplein 2 - Guynemer Pavilion, Langemark mod cons. One of these rooms has 8600 Diksmuide DAY 2 been specially equipped for guests +32 51 50 00 34 DAY 2 Morning with disabilities. There are facilities for [email protected] Morning - Trench of Death, Diksmuide the organisation of conferences or www.pax-hotel.be - Entry point East, Zillebeke (Ypres) - Museum on the Yser, Diksmuide meetings. Bicycle shed available. - Hooge Crater Museum, Zillebeke (Ypres) - Hill 62, Zillebeke (Ypres) Afternoon Total capacity: 36 rooms – 100 people B&B Afternoon - German military cemetery, Vladslo Single €80 - €95 p.p. - Hill 60 and Caterpillar Crater, Zillebeke (Ypres) - Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Koekelare Double €50 – €65 p.p. - Entry point South*, Zillebeke (Ypres) - Long Max Museum, Koekelare Triple €40 - €50 p.p. * From 30 March to 15 November, you can visit the Coming- Coach driver stays free (min. 20 pers) WorldRememberMe Land Art Installation (p.32) here.

Kasteelhoeve Viconia / *** 7 Ypres Salient tour 8 Historic chateau, situated very peacefully Kasteelhoevestraat 2 8 The Irish amidst of a nature reserve. Large garden 8600 (Diksmuide) in Flanders Fields THE IRISH IN FLANDERS FIELDS with terrace. Fine cuisine, cosy +32 51 55 52 30 Ypres – Poperinge – Heuvelland – Messines 9 Off the beaten track tour: atmosphere. [email protected] Northern Flanders Fields www.viconia.be DAY 1 Total capacity: 23 rooms – 47 people Morning B&B Half board - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres Single €62 – €87 – Afternoon €76 p.p. €101 p.p. - Talbot House, Poperinge Double €42 – €67 – - Death Cells, Poperinge n Nieuwpoort €56 p.p. €81 p.p. - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge n Koekelare Evening De Panne n Veurne - Menin Gate & The Last Post, Ypres n Diksmuide

DAY 2 Albion hotel / *** Morning - Kemmel Visitor Centre Quiet, yet centrally located, close to Sint-Jacobsstraat 28 - Bayernwald, Heuvelland (Wytschaete) the Menin Gate. This family run hotel 8900 Ypres - Pool of Peace, Heuvelland (Wytschaete) excellent facilities with an intimate bar +32 57 20 02 20 Afternoon and provides packed lunches. [email protected] - Island of Ireland Peace Park & Tower, Messines www.albionhotel.be - Messines tourist information point Total capacity: 32 rooms – 67 people - The grave of Major William Redmond, Loker (Heuvelland) B&B Langemark- Poelcapelle Single €87 – €132 p.p. Passchendaele Poperinge Classic €52,50 – €91,50 p.p. n n Zonnebeke double/ Ypres n n Zillebeke twin Please consult the Visit Flanders Website for other n Hooge suggestions for tours: http://www.visitflanders.com/ Reduction for groups, minimum 5 rooms en/themes/flanders_fields/highlights-in-48-hours/ n Wytschaete Wervik n Heuvelland n n Kemmel n Messines 48 49 n Komen Ariane Hotel / **** Flanders Lodge / ***

Friendly, family-run hotel with pleasant Slachthuisstraat 58 Restaurant with regional dishes Albert Dehemlaan 19 restaurant. Dine in style by candlelight 8900 Ypres and local beers. Terrace with winter 8900 Ypres or in the orangery looking out onto +32 57 21 82 18 garden for visitors. Excellent base +32 57 21 70 00 the terrace, garden, and pond. The [email protected] of operations for bicycle tours from [email protected] rooms and relaxation facilities are www.ariane.be the Westhoek to the sea, the border www.bestwestern.be excellent. Peaceful location 5 mins region with France, and the historic from the Grote Markt. B&B Half board battlefields of WWI. Single €85 – €122 – B&B Half board Total capacity: 62 rooms – 124 people €149 p.p. €186 p.p. Total capacity: 40 rooms – 90 people Single €54 – €74 – Double €52,50 – €89,50 – €58 p.p. €78 p.p. €84,50 p.p. €121,50 p.p. Double €39 – €59 – €42 p.p. €62 p.p. Coach driver stays free (min. 20 p.)

Kasteelhof ‘t Hooghe / *** Hostellerie Kemmelberg / **** Peacefully located in a romantic and Meenseweg 481 historic setting on ‘Hooghe’. Stylish 8900 Ypres Situated at the highest point in Kemmelbergweg 34 rooms with all mod cons, private car +32 57 46 87 87 Flanders, the terrace has views over 8956 Kemmel park, garden, forest. Unique inner [email protected] the Belgian and French border. It has +32 57 45 21 60 garden terrace. http://www.hotelkasteelhoft- received several awards from Booking. [email protected] hooghe.be/ com and Trip Advisor. www.kemmelberg.be Total capacity: 27 rooms – 54 people Total capacity: 23 rooms – 60 people B&B Half board B&B Half board Single €99 – €139 – Single €65 – €93 – €214 p.p. €254 p.p. €75 p.p. €103 p.p. Double €52 – €92 – Double €42 – €86 – €112 p.p. €152 p.p. €52 p.p. €106 p.p.

Novotel Ieper centrum / *** Hotel Callecanes / ***

Novotel Ieper Centrum is situated in Sint-Jacobsstraat 15 Set in the countryside, this hotel has Callicannesweg 12 the historical centre of Ypres, close 8900 Ypres comfortable rooms, pool and fitness 8978 Watou (Poperinge) to the Market Square, the In Flanders +32 57 42 96 00 centre with fine cuisine. Choose from +32 57 38 88 08 Fields Museum, and the Menin Gate. [email protected] the restaurant, bar or coffee shop. www.hotel-callecanes.be www.novotel.com/ieper [email protected] Total capacity: 122 rooms - 438 people Total capacity: 37 rooms – 74 people B&B B&B Single €100 – €201 p.p. Single €99 – €119 p.p. Double €60 – €185 p.p. Double €60 – €95 p.p. 21st room free of charge

50 51 Hotel Damier / **** Hotel Messeyne / ****

A charming 4 star hotel with a classified Grote Markt 41 Hotel Messeyne is located in the Groeningestraat 17 facade from 1769, situated in the city 8500 Kortrijk historically interesting Groeningestraat, 8500 Kortrijk center of Kortrijk. This luxury hotel +32 56 22 15 47 in the centre. In the pleasant bistro +32 56 21 21 66 charms guests for over hunderds of years [email protected] one can enjoy excellent cuisine, while [email protected] with its stylish and elegant rooms. The www.hoteldamier.be the historical garden offers a beautiful www.messeyne.com vivid atmosphere invites you to enjoy place to relax. Gym facilities, sauna, the iconic building. The hotel houses a and hammam. B&B B&B restaurant, rated 13/20 in Gault & Millau. Single €125 – 180 p.p. Single €85 – €180 p.p. Total capacity: 28 rooms – 56 people Double €70 – 110 p.p. Total capacity: 65 rooms – 126 people Double €105 – €250 p.p.

D-hotel / **** Parkhotel / **** d-hotel is a unique marriage between Abdijmolenweg 1 Comfortable 4-star hotel located a few Stationsplein 2 a historic site and a new futuristic 8510 Marke steps away from the centre of Kortrijk. 8500 Kortrijk design. It has an authentic, pro- +32 56 21 21 00 French cuisine at very attractive prices. +32 56 22 03 03 tected windmill from 1841 as well as [email protected] Trendy Jules bar for cocktails, local [email protected] a protected inner farmhouse square. www.d-hotel.be drinks and wines. The new Wellness www.parkhotel.be The concrete structure of the hotel is center offers a place to retreat. combined with large surfaces of glass B&B B&B windows. These simple materials make Single €103 – €169 p.p. Total capacity: 155 rooms – 260 people Single from € 105 p.p. you feel relaxed and provide a sense of openness. D-hotel offers a luxurious Double €60 – €90 p.p. Double from € 60 p.p. spa centre and an outdoor swimming pool (open from 1 July to 31 August), © Robbie Depuydt a cosy lounge bar, and a wonderful bistro. Center hotel / *** Total capacity: 44 rooms – 90 people The Center Hotel is a full-facility hotel Graanmarkt 6 in the heart of Kortrijk, between the 8500 Kortrijk station and the Grote Markt. Perfect +32 56 21 97 21 for business people or tourists visiting [email protected] Kortrijk. www.centerhotel.be Square Hotel / *** Total capacity: 56 rooms - 91 persons B&B Single €87 - €127 p.p. This hotel has a superb location, just Groeningestraat 39 a short walk from the market square. 8500 Kortrijk Double €55 - €80 p.p. Hotel Square has 26 lovely bedrooms, +32 56 28 89 50 with all the comfort and amenities you [email protected] may expect from a three-star hotel. www.squarehotel.be Hotel Ibis Style Kortrijk Expo / *** Total capacity: 26 rooms – 52 people B&B Standard rooms with excellent President 1 Single €90 – 100 p.p. bathrooms with shower, superior 8500 Kortrijk rooms and junior suites. +32 56 20 06 87 Double €50 – 60 p.p. [email protected] Total capacity: 80 rooms – 160 people www.ibis.com

B&B Single €92 – 245 p.p. Double €57,50 – 122,50 p.p.

52 53 Hotel Cosmopolite / *** Youth Accommodation

Fully refurbished hotel close to the Albert I laan 141 This is a selection of youth hostels in sea. Two restaurants and bar. Special 8620 Nieuwpoort Flanders Fields and Kortrijk that offer winter weekend packages. Free use of +32 58 23 33 66 catering services. sauna and heated indoor swimming [email protected] pool at the Hotel Carlton. www.cosmopolite.be

Total capacity: 129 rooms – 350 people B&B Single €75 – 105 p.p. De Lork Double €55 – 72,50 p.p. De Lork is located in the southernmost Kattekerkhofstraat 2 tip of the West-Flanders Heuvelland 8956 Kemmel region, on the flank of the highest hill, the +32 57 44 59 70 Kemmelberg. This youth centre is ideal for [email protected] all kinds of groups and trips.Every group www.delork.be Parkhotel Roeselare / *** has his private dorms and dinner room. A large gym is available and can be booked. B&B Half board Full board Hotel with modern rooms in central Vlamingstraat 8 In the area you can walk, cycle, swim, play €35,49 p.p. €41 , 3 4 – €47,97 p.p. location and excellent cuisine. Free use 8800 Roeselare bowling and visit of course the WWI-sites. . €43,62 p.p. of sauna. Private parking. +32 51 26 31 31 Discount for additional nights available. [email protected] Number of beds: 174 (35 rooms 1-4 p., Coach Driver: 1 free per coach Total capacity: 48 rooms – 100 people www.phr.be 12 rooms 5-8 p.) Teachers: one free Secondary teacher for 15 pupils, one free High B&B School teacher for 20 pupils Single €70 – 90 p.p. Double €35 – 70 p.p. The Menin Gate

Situated near the Menin Gate, this is Kauwekijnstraat 1 De Vijfwegen / *** a great location for visitors wishing to 8900 Ypres explore the war past of the city of Ypres. +32 57 21 20 01 800 metres from the E403, the Hoogstraat 190 The old house has a very authentic [email protected] perfect base of operations for trips 8800 Rumbeke (Roeselare) character. For groups of 30 to 52. www.meningate.com to Bruges-Ypres-Kortrijk. The hotel is +32 51 24 34 72 attractively furnished. You can enjoy [email protected] Number of beds: 52 (6 rooms 1-4 p., B&B Half board Full board a delicious meal or an aperitif on the www.hotelvijfwegen.be 5 rooms 5-8 p.) €30,50 p.p. €42,25 p.p. €48,50 p.p. terrace at Bistro Frogs. B&B Total capacity: 11 rooms – 22 people Single €75 – 89 p.p. Double €102 – 105 p.p. The Salient

The Salient is a historical building in D’Hondstraat 27 Hotel Mercure / **** the centre of Ypres, located only 160m 8900 Ypres from the market square. Here, they can +32 57 21 20 01 The stylish rooms are equipped Kwadestraat 149 accommodate groups of up to 102 [email protected] with all modern comforts and offer a 8800 Rumbeke (Roeselare) people in a quiet area, even though www.salient.be variety of services. A Superior Access +32 51 43 20 00 it’s located in the heart of the West- + Room provides all facilities required [email protected] Flemish city of peace. The ground floor B&B Half board Full board by wheelchair-users. The Mercure Team www.mercureroeselare.be has recently been renovated entirely €30 p.p. €41,50 p.p. €47,50 p.p. pulls out all the stops to cater for and opens onto the terrace and large every wish of our guests, to guarantee B&B Half board private garden, them the best possible experience. Single €60 – Number of beds: 103 (9 rooms 1-4 p., €139 p.p. Total capacity: 87 rooms – 176 people 6 rooms 5-8 p. >8p. 5 rooms) Double €35 – €58 – €74,50 p.p. €97,50 p.p.

54 55 Peace Village Hostel The Poppies 1&2 The hostel is set in the countryside of the Nieuwkerkestraat 9a Home sweet home for groups of up Gustave de Stuersstraat 6 Messines Ridge. As a former battlefield, 8957 Mesen to 129 and a minimum of 25 in the 8900 Ypres the view from the terraces is dotted with +32 57 22 60 40 historical center of Ypres. Located next to +32 57 21 20 01 cemeteries and memorials. The spacious [email protected] the market square of Ypres, The [email protected] duplex studios are all en-suite and have www.peacevillage.be Poppies 1 & 2 is the ideal accommodation www.thepoppies.be cosy & contained set-up. Besides several for history tours. Your stay in these meeting and conference rooms, there B&B Half board Full board authentic, classic, old School Hotel B&B Half board Full board is also an own in-house restaurant and €28 – €34 – €4 6 – combined with its unique location will €30,50 p.p. €42,25 p.p. €48,50 p.p. bar. The facilities include a large parking, €31 p.p. €37 p.p. €49 p.p. make your trip to the Ypres Salient” laundry, lockers, bicycle storage, bonfires, Coach drivers get free B&B. unforgettable.. honesty bar & sports cupboard for each Free prospection stays. group and many sport facilities including Number of beds: 134 (17 rooms 1-4 p., two football pitches, basketball court, 12 rooms 5-8 p. >8p. 1 rooms) ping-pong, large chess game, etc. They also provide assistance with tailoring your itinerary and organised activities such as torch-lit evening walks on the Great War, beer tastings and pub games.

De lep Number of beds: 165 (11 rooms 2 p., 24 rooms 1-4 p., 8 rooms 6 p.) De Iep is just 25 minutes on foot from Poperingseweg 34 the centre of Ypres. This accommodation 8900 Ypres is very popular with schools. The good +32 57 20 88 11 price-quality ratio and the flexibility with [email protected] regards to meals are a plus. A good place www.deiep.be to rest after a busy day. The friendly and Oude Abdij dedicated staff ensures a successful stay. B&B Half board Full board A former abbey and brewery. An ideal Noordstraat 3 €35,49 p.p. €41 , 3 4 – €47,97 p.p . Number of beds: 60 €43,62 p.p. base for exploring the Westhoek region. 8647 Lo-Reninge Loved by cyclists. Generous discount +32 58 28 82 65 Coach driver free (1 per bus). 1 free for group stays.. [email protected] member of staff per 15 pupils (sec- www.oudeabdij.com ondary). 1 free member of staff per Total capacity: 58 rooms – 195 people 20 pupils (post-secondary). B&B Half board €40 p.p. €60 p.p. €5 reduction for 3 nights, coach driver and guide free

Hostel Groeninghe

This hostel opened in 2015 and offers a Passionistenlaan 1a restaurant on-site, a bar, and two meeting 8500 Kortrijk rooms. The hostel is within walking +32 56 98 06 92 distance of the station and historical [email protected] centre. With Kortrijk close to the French www.jeugdherbergen.be/kortrijk border, this is an ideal city from which to explore the north of France too.. B&B Half board Full board €23,70 – €31,40 – €43 , 4 0 – Number of beds: 123 (29 rooms 1-4p., €4 8 , 4 0 €56,10 p.p. €68,10 p.p. 9 rooms 5-8p.) p.p. You can also stay in Bruges, Ghent, or towns and cities on www.belgiancoast.co.uk Coach driver free the coast. Please have a look at their websites: https://bezoekers.brugge.be/staying-in-bruges https://visit.gent.be/en/accommodation

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