CAPITAL OF THE GOOD LIFE Poperinge2017 I guess I must have been around 10 years old when my family and I first discovered . And although we didn’t live very far from the town, it Untroubled felt like we had entered a totally different world - a world of green slopes, stretched-out hop fields and peace and quiet. We bravely cycled up the times in Catsberg, to then rush down without using our brakes. We stopped at each small field chapel and Poperinge every cemetery and enjoyed ‘hennepot’ in the shade. At times, we could ride for hours without seeing a soul. And in the evening, in the safe haven of our holiday farm, we petted the donkeys, built a raft and had fun on the hay-loft, after which we rushed to the kitchen where the farmer’s wife had prepared a delicious dinner. Those were the days. Great, untroubled times that will remain in my memory, linked to Poperinge forever and ever. Today, 30 years later, my love for Poperinge is 02-07 Hop Museum, to scrutinize the soul still alive. I devour poetry in Watou, taste hop of Poperinge shoots in Proven and am touched by the Death 08-09 More hops and beer Cells every time I visit them. I tend to stay far 10 Beer and Hop Festival too long in one of the many pubs along the 11 In the spotlight ‘Volkssportroute’, make plans for a weekend with 12 On foot friends, drink Picon in Abele and watch the hops 13 By bike grow. While – knowing that I’ll certainly be back 14 Local dishes soon – just to make sure that my love will be passed on to the next generation. 15 Pure charms of the Westhoek 16-21 Life behind the lines 22-23 App Poperinge 14-18 Sophie Allegaert is a freelance journalist who 24-26 Calendar 2017 lives in Bruges. Poperinge’s Tourist Services 27-31 Accommodation invited her on a tour along the town’s hop fields 32-36 List of restaurants and the many places so typical of Poperinge. 37 Sports and Leisure Pool De Kouter Join her on her trip, in this magazine …

1 IF YOU WANT TO SCRUTINIZE THE VERY SOUL OF POPERINGE Hop Museum YOU SHOULD DROP BY THE HOP MUSEUM

Hop Museum Gasthuisstraat 71, Poperinge

OPEN MARCH - NOVEMBER Tuesdays through Sundays and public holidays: 10 am - 6 pm

CHRISTMAS & CARNIVAL HOLIDAYS Tuesdays through Sundays: 2 pm - 6 pm

Adults will pay e 6 Children (under 6) can enter for free Other discount prices:

www.hopmuseum.be

2 3 If you want to scrutinize the very soul of Poperinge, you should drop by the Hop Museum. And let beer experts guide you around, so that you really understand Poperinge’s love of hops and beer brewed in the finest tradition. Beer connoisseurs Annemie Declerck and William Roelens take us by the arm, talking in fine detail Poperinge’s Hop Museum is located in the lovely Museum, which is dedicated to the harvesting of about their deep passion for ‘Stadsschaal’ or Municipal Scales where hops were the hops, we discover different types of hops and once weighed, graded and stored. There’s certainly learn that hops start growing from May, June time hops and great beer. no denying that fact: as soon as you walk in, the onwards. Annemie: “They had to reach the top of the penetrating smell of hops is omnipresent. “It has trellises by the first weekend of July, after which the impregnated the roof beams,” Annemie explains. We farmers had to await the right moment to harvest. are on the third floor, as our visit starts at the top, in They checked the plants each and every day, with a the monumental attic under the roof. Dare-alls will magnifying glass to spot any plant lice. When it was take the stairs, but if you don’t fancy the climb, you time to harvest, the entire town would lend a helping can zoom up and down in a lift. The attic brings us hand: not one single inhabitant from Poperinge the story of the hops, from its roots to today. Did went to work or school. School even started only you know, for example, that there are female and in mid-September here, to make sure that children male hop plants and that it’s legally forbidden to too could help pick. The entire town smelt of hops. cultivate the male plants in Poperinge? “You’d get While picking the hop cones, everyone was singing. fertilized hop bells,” explains William, “which is bad At noon, the farmer’s wife brought soup and bread, for the foam on the beer. In the UK, male and female which everyone enjoyed in the field. The feast took hop plants are cultivated together, which explains three weeks to a month. Even rain couldn’t spoil the the difference between Belgian and English ale. Our party. On the contrary: the rain made the hop cones hops ensure great taste, stability and … a nice head of a bit heavier and as the picked weight determined foam.” the salary, that extra bit of weight was welcome. After weeks of hard work, it was time to celebrate We also meet some saints here, like Hildegard von the end of the picking season. The farmer’s wife Bingen, who discovered that beer can dramatically made ‘hommelpap’ and was crowned the 'Queen affect men’s sexual performance – a weird finding to of Hops’.” This tradition to elect a Queen of Hops William Roelens and be brought up by a saint! A travel guide from 1565 continues to this day, be it in a different format. Annemie Declerck in the Hopmuseum praises Poperinge’s hop fields, showing a kiln where Today’s queens don’t have to be farmers’ daughters with journalist hops were once dried. “Many farmers slept in their yet they do have to know all about hops. Sophie Allegaert kiln, just to make sure that nothing would go wrong,” Annemie continues. On the second floor of the Hop On the museum’s ground floor we see how the

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- Throughout the year the Hop Museum organizes a wide range of activities such as workshops, lectures, guided tours, cooking workshops, bike rides ... Highly recommended are the Museum Sundays with a guest brewery, guided tours and a number of events. Please check the calendar on the website. - Groups can book a traditional guided tour through the Hop Museum, but can also choose one of the special tasting tours: the ‘Belhoptour', the ‘Women and Beer Tour’, the ‘Hop, Beer & WW 1 Tour’ and the ‘Trappist and Abbey Tour’. - Join us in the summer on a bicycle tour along the hop fields, breweries and forgotten local pubs ... or come along on a guided tour in a nice vintage van. - Discover Poperinge and the Hop Museum by night! Both during the summer and the winter, guided evening walks are organized.

hops were delivered to the courtyard loaded on though, how there’s a big difference between tasting giant horse-drawn wagons, after which they were and drinking beer. “I resolutely stick to tasting, weighed, inspected and then pressed into bales. The discovering and indulging beer, which implies that hop inspector, called the Nose, smelt the hops to I only drink small quantities, together with friends.” check their moisture- and lupulin content. Today, His respect for brewers has only increased over the hops are still inspected rigorously and the love for years. “Brewing is not that difficult yet you have the job has remained. That’s exactly what makes to find the right balance in taste and flavour. It’s a Poperinge’s beers such a huge success. “Maybe that process of trial, error, a great deal of perfectionism is the big secret indeed. Every beer from Poperinge and persistence. Some alchemist talents come in has its own story yet they are all brewed diligently handy too, of course.” and with love, with local hops and by brewers who are really dedicated to their trade. One can really Those able to combine all these talents will be good taste that,” says William. "Every time I cross the bridge brewers whose produce will definitely end up in in to enter Poperinge, my heart takes the famous Belgian Beer Wall that’s showcased at EXHIBITION a leap and I feel like I’m entering a totally different the Hop Museum. The wall provides an overview world. Especially when the hops are maturing, of of every Belgian specialty beer – from the ales of course. Sometimes I just stop for a while, park my car a specific brewery thru’ to all the beers containing 2017 and take a walk in a hop field.” Belgian hops –, all neatly categorized. A handy So how did William become the beer expert that he touchscreen helps visitors retrieve more information TOURNEE LOCALE is today? His story starts with ‘De Dolle Brouwers’. about every beer on display. “Visitors who don’t Beers from the Westhoek “In 1982, I visited ‘Bieren en Pintelieren’, a beer festival know much about beer are really wowed by the vast in the Belgian town of Bokrijk, where ‘De Dolle number of Belgian beers available. True beer fans, for The beer experience in the Westhoek is the highlight Brouwers’ served their ‘Oerbier’ under the motto their part, love the wall, as it brings back memories for the 2017 campaign. This exhibition in the Hop ‘Nat en straf’ (wet and strong). Not knowing what to about one beer or another,” says William. So what’s Museum stimulates all your senses and lets you explore expect, I tasted the beer and was immediately won his favourite then, we wonder. “Every beer that’s the rich beer culture in the region. Discover some over. It is a fantastic beer!” William hasn’t counted been brewed properly is delicious”. We gladly believe well and lesser known breweries and their irresistible how many different types of beers he’s tasted since his wise words – after all, William’s the expert! beers. After your visit, you’ll receive a unique beer then, yet the number is impressive. He stresses, guide. Armed with the attached contest form, you can tour through the Westhoek and win a unique Tournée Locale beer box.

6 7 MORE HOPS AND BEER

LONG LIVE BELGIAN HOPS RONDJE WESTHOEK Unfortunately, not every Belgian beer contains Belgi- Hopping from the local breweries to the an hops. In order to promote the local hops, many authentic local pubs without tasting introduced the ‘Belgian hops’ logo – a quality label the delicious regional beers and Picons … that confirms the presence of Belgian hops. Only bre- that would be a real shame, wouldn’t it? wers who officially confirm that at least half of the It’s not easy, though, if you have to get hops used are of Belgian origin, can label their bot- home safely after having a few alcoholic tles with this logo. So if you’re committed to Belgian drinks. Enter ‘Rondje Westhoek’, a vintage hops, you’ll know what beer to choose! Volkswagen van – including, of course, a www.belgischehop.be driver – that takes you from one place to the next, in style! Time for a bit of cruising around Poperinge. www.rondjewesthoek.be

VISIT HOPPECRUYT Discover the present-day growing of the uni- ORGANIC BEER HAPPENING que hopplant set in the glorious countryside of DE PLUKKER Proven. At ‘t Hoppecruyt the hop grower will Brewery De Plukker opens its doors on Sunday show you around both in the gardens and on 27th August. During this festival you’ll learn the farm, even explaining about the hop harves- more about how organic hop farmer Joris Cam- ter and the oast-house in the process. All in all, bie and brewer Kris Langouche brew their organic one and a half hours of fascinating stories about beers. There is also room for some other organic hops and hop growing. During the hop shoot products from the region. season (March) you can sample the freshly-cut www.plukker.be hop shoots straight from the field. www.hoppecruyt.be

VISITING A BREWERY - Guided tours are possible in the St. Bernardus brewery during the week or during the weekend, for BEER WALK ALONG both individual visitors and groups, in Dutch, French or English. Brewery St. Bernardus, Trappistenweg 23, ST. SIXTUS Watou. www.sintbernardus.be During this beer walk 'Of Nuns and Monks' - ‘De Plukker’ provides a guided tour to groups upon we make the connection between two local reservation. Individual visitors are welcome on Saturday religious beers, Poperings Nunnebier and the afternoons between 2 and 5 pm. Every first Saturday of Trappist of Westvleteren. the months April, May, June, July, August and September, A guide will take you on a walking tour of individual visitors can join a guided tour at 3 pm. 9 km. You'll hear everything about the Abbey Brewery De Plukker, Elverdingseweg 16, Poperinge of St. Sixtus, the relics of the First and Second www.plukker.be World War in the neighborhood and of course you can taste these aforementioned beers. - Open for group and individual visits upon request. Want to make a reservation? Email us at: www.hopmuseum.be [email protected] Leroy Breweries, Douvieweg 2, Watou www.leroybreweries.be 8 9 VOLKSSPORTROUTE POPERINGE BEER FESTIVAL Why not discover Poperinge and its surroundings in a re- Don’t forget to block out 28th and 29th October on ally different way, along the ‘Volkssportroute’? This uni- your calendar too, to celebrate the Poperinge’s beer fes- que concept takes you on a trip along cosy, authentic tival with us. What to expect? pubs, where you can relive the past with ‘fun’ games of 20 breweries, over 100 beers, a lot of premières and sur- yore. Small snacks and drinks will give you just the energy prises, a prize draw with great beer-related prizes and a Poperinge you need to play hard... There are nine different routes, unique atmosphere. Drop by to taste the many different as well as a children’s route and a route behind the old types of ale with your friends, to compare and share your 15 I 16 I 17 September 2017 frontline. More than enough choice to surprise everyone! experiences. Cheers! Beer & www.volkssportroute.be www.poperingebierfestival.be

LEKKER WESTHOEKS OUTSIDE TRAVEL Hop Festival Poperinge’s Tourist Services organizes the ‘Lekker West­ Crossbow shooting, a nightly orienteering exercise, a hoeks’ event on 16th & 17th September 2017 - an annual GPS-adventure, tree climbing, a high ropes park, Highland market with local products, including delicacies like games, canoeing, paintball, wall climbing, mountain biking th Friday September 15 hoppepaté, kruydekoek, hennepot, hopscheutenlikeur, (MTB), quad driving, raft building or wakeboarding … You 2 p.m. and a genuine beer village. At the 100-metre long bar, can’t imagine an activity that Outside Travel doesn’t or- you can choose from dozens of different beers. And ganize! For families and companies, as well as groups of Afternoon entertainment there’ll also be a lounge tent where the regional Westhoek friends. Or rather: for everyone who wishes to seriously 8 p.m. chefs will prepare fine, trendy regional dishes. Not to be push out frontiers. Festive opening evening missed! www.outsideadventure.be www.toerismepoperinge.be Saturday September 16th

11 a.m. till 8 p.m. Lekker Westhoeks Market with regional products and beer 4 p.m. Tattoo 8 p.m. Hop Queen Election Sunday September 17th 11 a.m. till 8 p.m. Lekker Westhoeks 3 p.m. International Hop pageant (free entry) 5 p.m. Final musical programm in the marquee Published by: vzw Vlaamse Hopregio, Christof Dejaegher, Gasthuisstraat 71, 8970 Poperinge Christof Dejaegher, Published by: vzw Vlaamse Hopregio, www.hoppefeesten.be

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10 11 On foot By bike SOME WALKING ROUTES SOME CYCLING ROUTES

The city centre heritage walk, the Groene Ruimte walk , the Lindegoed walk or the Zevekote, POP cycle route, Hoppeland route, Warande or Smouthouk paths, the Dode IJzer Frontieren route, (Dead Yser) - and the St. Sixtus walks or Sagen Schreve route, Fleterna route, en legenden (Myths and legends) trail , the West-Flemish hills mountain bike route, Galgebossen and Brabanthoek walks… West-Flemish hills route…

Hoppeland walking network The Westhoek Cycling Network The Hoppeland (Hops country) walking network is The Westhoek Cycling Network covers over 1.110 a cross-border network that takes you to the most kilometres of enjoyable cycling routes through charming places in Poperinge and French Flanders. the green and flat polders, over rolling hills and Compose your trip yourself with the handy nodes through historical towns, picturesque villages and hike along picturesque villages like the poetry and remnants of the First World War. Plan your village Watou, the border village of Abele or the own cycling route and enjoy the trip from one French village of Houtkerke. Enjoy the rolling coun- place of interest to the next. The indispensable tryside, take a stroll through the richly wooded cycling network map leads you to all the best `locale’ or wander around Poperinge’s town centre. spots. The green and white signposts show you A short or a long trip? With stout hiking shoes or the way in both directions. rather warm, comfy boots? It’s up to you! Plan your The map is available at the Tourist Office (price: own trip with this network map that includes 228 € 8). kilometres of walking trails and 184 nodes. The map is available at the Tourist Office (price: € 6).

IJzer Valley cross-border walking More bicycle fun network - Join us in the summer on a bicycle tour along the The IJzer valley lies between Wylder in France and hop fields, breweries and forgotten local pubs ... Reninge in Flanders (). Choose one of the 13 Discover the tours on the website: starting points along the banks of the IJzer and set www.hopmuseum.be. off to discover the villages of Haringe, Roesbrugge, - Are your children ready for a challenge? The bicycle Krombeke, Beveren, Gijverinkhove, Stavele, Oost- route ‘Kleine Flandrien in spé’ (17,3 km) is a tour spe- and Westvleteren, Lo, Reninge and Pollinkhove. This cifically created for children around the Rodeberg. network also crosses the border with the North of The cartoon characters Jaek and Nink guide you France. It combines wonderful natural scenery, cou- on this journey. The route is available in the Child- leur locale, authentic villages and tasty local products ren’s Brewery in and the Tourist Office in from both sides of the border. Don’t hesitate to take Poperinge. a halt, now and then, to savour all these delicacies! - Forgot your bike at home? Don’t worry, in The IJzer Valley cross-border walking network inclu- Poperinge you can rent bikes at Hotel Palace des 200 kilometres of hiking trails and 126 nodes. The (www.fietsverhuurpoperinge.be), Fietsen Grena map is available at the Tourist Office (price: € 6). (www.fietsengrena.be) or De Cyclist (www.decyclist.be). 12 13 POPERINGE The pure charms Local dishes of the Westhoek Sweet with ‘Mazarinetaart’ Addicted to Zokola The ‘Mazarinetaart’ (Mazarine cake) is an officially The Royal British Legion granted Zokola recognized local dish – one with a family tree exclusivity to launch a chocolate Poppy. When visiting the triangle between the North even. The very first slice of this sweet cake It’s tainted red - using natural ingredients - Sea, France and the Houtland region (referring was sold in 1800 and the recipe has remained and filled with caramel and Baileys. The result is a to the many hedgerows) you discover a nearly unchanged ever since. The cake, which has a mouth-watering piece of chocolate. Just like the pure piece of Flanders. Of course there are the pronounced cinnamon taste, is served lukewarm. ‘Poperingse Hommelknopjes’, another creation scars left by the Great War but authenticity Originally conceived as a ‘filling’ afternoon tea by Zokola. Ever thought you’d be tempted by a typifies the area. The spirit of the people is well delicacy, it is now a delicious dessert. tasty combination of hops and chocolate? preserved and the many charms are cherished. Banketbakkerij Sansen (a local patisserie) has So after visiting Poperinge, discovering the other You’ll find Zokola’s products at a series of shops. been promoting the ‘Gateau Mazarin’ since 1900. towns and villages of the Westhoek is a must; www.zokola.be They’re still selling it today, for you to take away you will fall in love with a fascinating region that and savour at home. Gasthuisstraat 36, Pope- Peppered with keeps interesting you. ringe. ‘Poperingsche Kruydekoecke’ Several local patisseries proudly present their ‘Poperingsche Kruydekoecke’ – a unique mix of // DIKSMUIDE - MUSEUM AT THE YSER honey, herbs, rye flour and a handful of secret ingredients that has easily stood the test of time. ‘Poperingse Kruydekoecke’ is available from Banketbakkerij Vandecasteele. Ieperstraat 47, Poperinge. www.bakkerijvandecasteele.be // FURNES The varieties in ‘Houblonesse’ Sheltered workshop Sowepo successfully com- bines hop shoots with other ingredients to de- velop creative culinary delights. Homemade jam, // a digestive drink, jenever (Dutch gin), waffles, chocolates, caramel sauce … and their prizewin- // DIKSMUIDE In the Yser Tower, 84 m high, with a magnificent view on the Westhoek and Flanders’ Fields, you ning ‘Keikop Kaas’ (cheese). Every single delicacy discover the Museum at the Yser with main themes: the Great has been prepared in a traditional way, with War, the Flemish emancipation and peace. // great love and dedication … and that’s borne out // ZONNEBEKE - MEMORIAL MUSEUM PASSCHENDAELE When speaking of the Rode Berg one thinks immediately of the Cordoba cable railway. Nothing more relaxing than in the unique taste. Well-prepared thanks to ‘Hennepot’ enjoying from a safe altitude, away from the hustle and bustle, Sowepo has worked out a pleasant cycle and this wonderful panorama, courtesy of the Westhoek. ‘Hennepot’ was traditionally eaten during the first scooter route to take you to the places where // YPRES The In Flanders Fields museum, located in the week of the funfair in Poperinge. Its roots must Cloth Hall, evokes the history of the Great War in this sector their products are sold. www.houblonesse.be go back as far as the Maria-Ommegang, Pope- of the Western front. Don’t miss the daily Last Post ceremony, ringe’s cultural and historical procession, i.e. over a bugle call to commemorate the victims of the Great War, Gin with hop held every day under the Menin Gate. // FURNES Visit the 500 years. The story behind it? Well, the women Bert Recour, chef at restaurant Pegasus, produ- permanent exhibition on daily life in unoccupied Belgium of Poperinge wanted to enjoy the attractions of during the Great War. Entitled “Free fatherland, life behind the the fair too, so didn’t really have time to make ced his own gin. The gin was named Gin’Ops, lines” it is located in the splendid Town Hall in the square. dinner that day. They prepared the ‘hennepot’ referring to the flavour of hops in the drink. // ZONNEBEKE The Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 beforehand, in a clay pot, and stored it in the “We searched for a long time to find a right in a peaceful garden of a manor reminds us of the fierce battles of Passchendaele in 1917. After your visit, take your recipe and a distillery where we could produce cool cellar … to enjoy some cold chicken or rabbit time to stroll along the commemorative gardens in the park. bone when they returned home. our gin. It turned out to be a nice tribute to the // VLETEREN The life of the monks in the St. Sixtus Abbey is ‘Hennepot’ is available from most of the but- flavors of our region. It’s a soft gin with the right dedicated to prayer, reading, study and work. The monks pray balance and yet a clear aroma of hops.” seven times a day. If you want a taste of the monastic life, chers in Poperinge. When you buy it at the but- you can book a retreat in the guest house or just have a look chery of Luc Sohier (Veurnestraat 24), you may Gin’Ops is for sale in restaurant Pegasus or can in the Claustrum, the information centre in 'In de Vrede', the also want to try his ‘hoppepaté’ (hop paté) too. be ordered through: www.pegasusrecour.be // HEUVELLAND - RODE BERG - CABLE RAILWAY café directly opposite the abbey. Here you can also taste those famous Trappist beers which enthused the whole world.

14 15 www.toerismewesthoek.be History is ubiquitous in Poperinge. The POP cycle WHERE TO EAT & DRINK route takes you along a chain of evacuation ‘T SPARHOF hospitals and other Great War spots. Yet, the Stoppelweg 39 glorious rolling countryside and the many 8970 Poperinge Life behind enchanting views have a way of softening all that www.sparhof.be suffering and show you Poperinge as it should IN DE VREDE be seen. In total, 41 kilometres bound to leave a Donkerstraat 13 lasting impression on you. 8640 Westvleteren the lines www.indevrede.be DE KINDERBROUWERIJ Reningelstplein 5a 8970 Poperinge kinderbrouwerij.com

BOERENHOL Driegoenstraat 4 8970 Reningelst www.boerenhol.be

'T JAGERSHOF Bankelindeweg 58 8972 Krombeke www.hetjagershof.be

In the shadow of the St. Sixtus Abbey you will find ‘t Jagers- hof. In the attic of this local restaurant you can visit the unique exhibition 'The First World War behind the front- line, between De Lovie and the Abbey of Saint Sixtus'. Original photos, documents, uniforms, equipments and personal stories of various armies show you the story of the First World War in this region.

16 17 41 KM CYCLING WW1 The POP cycle route takes you to various evacuation hospitals and other WW1 sites

Poperinge was the first town behind the attacks and infectious diseases sufferers were road. The church of Poperinge emerges as Western Front line. And together with treated. Many, 3,240 to be exact, did not sur- a landmark, as if to demonstrate how close Veurne (Furnes), it was even the only Belgian vive and were buried here. Forever surroun- this tour has taken us to the centre. On the town not occupied by the Germans. Some ded by the greenery that envelops them and left we can see Nine Elms Cemetery, named TALBOT HOUSE 200,000 soldiers were based in and around Poperinge. after an avenue in London, where Australian, In the middle of this lively town, and only a stone’s the town, affectionately nicknamed ‘Pop’ British and German soldiers are buried. After throw away from the main square, you will find an by the British soldiers. The military presence From there, we double back to take the turn all, death is the great equalizer. The panora- elegant mansion. From 1915, the Sixth Division of sometimes grew depending on whether an just before ‘t Jagershof, an inn featuring a mic view of the Catsberg from the peace- the British Army began renting this property for 150 offensive was planned. There were so many WW 1 exhibition. We pass the lush St. Six- ful cemetery may offer some solace to the francs a month. In December of the same year, the ra- military vehicles that you’d thought you tus woods, conveniently equipped with pic- victims’ surviving relatives. A little further we ther chubby chaplain Philip Clayton, aptly nicknamed were in the centre of London. On 22 April nic benches, and De Lovie, a 19th-century pass by picturesque gardens with benches Tubby, opened a club for soldiers there. This was 1915, the German army engaged the Second castle which served as army headquarters and ponds, lonely chapels, stray chickens, a the beginning of Talbot House. ‘A home away from Battle of Ypres with a new weapon: poison during the war and is now a centre for men- hand pump by a doorway, and a sign that home’, a place where every soldier was welcome, and gas. The attack was launched at 5.30 pm and tally challenged people. We meander along says we should encourage bintje potato an ‘Every Man’s Club’ accessible to all, no matter their by 8 pm the first gas victims were coming the 6-foot tall hedges delineating the estate sales. You can’t help but dream about a life in rank. There were no soldiers, officers, or lieutenants into Poperinge. When the wind was blowing boundaries to suddenly find ourselves in Ca- these rolling hills. in Talbot House, only people who wanted to escape from the east, the gas could reach Poperinge, nada. A hamlet which certainly brought no the horror of war. Today you can stay in one of the which obviously set the town on high alert. dishonour to its name. We are treated to a The road takes us to the Helleketel woods. rooms of the protected Talbot House, enjoy a cup of From then on, a large sign stating “Dangerous sloping landscape with large and small farms Slowly but surely during both world wars, tea or just relax in the magnificent garden and remi- wind” would hang on the façade of the town and farmers who always seem to be busy most of the trees in this forest were felled. In nisce about the past. hall whenever an easterly wind was blowing. ploughing. The neoclassical castle ‘t Couthof the First World War, the wood was used to Part of the hop warehouse was converted into a mu- Fortunately today, traces of this evil have looms in front of us. Another castle with a build camps, repair roads and shore up tren- seum while the Concert Hall above has been given long disappeared. The Grote Markt is lined WW 1 story to tell, since the Couthove Eli- ches. Today, the woods are expanding once a new lease of life. Not extremely large or particu- by countless cosy cafés and taverns, which sabeth Hospital was set up on its grounds. again and provide welcoming shade on hot larly interactive, but a truly unforgettable experience makes it the ideal starting point for this 41- The field hospital treated sick and wounded days. Nature lovers can even get off their thanks to the numerous compelling testimonials gi- km tour that will take us along the chain of civilians, as well as Belgian soldiers. In addition bikes to explore the forest further on foot. ven in colourful dialect. Ordinary people describe in evacuation hospitals. You can also expect to his estate, Baron Mazeman de Couthove We set our course, via the Trappistenweg, their own language their daily lives at the time of the the soul-soothing effect of glorious vistas as provided two cars and a driver to pick up the towards Abele. During the Great War, it was Great War. And you cannot but be deeply moved by we delight in superb scenery right from the the grace with which they share that suffering. moment we leave the main square behind us. www.talbothouse.be We ride through unspoilt landscape dotted Did you know that Dozinghem, Mendinghem and Bandaghem derived from medical with hop fields, pretty houses, grazing sheep terms? Come to think of it, it’s obvious: to dose, to mend and to bandage…. and the obligatory field chapels. It may look like flat ground, but that’s just an illusion, a wounded from the station. Today, the castle the border crossing for tens of thousands hidden gradient. Our legs do feel it, and is the residence of Count Henri d’Udekem of Belgian refugees. Some walked to France, whenever we cheerfully ride downhill, we d’Acoz, the uncle of the Belgian Queen, Ma- others got there by train. They were fleeing realise all too well that we have to climb yet thilde. Meanwhile, we climb slowly but ste- towards an uncertain future in a foreign land. another incline soon afterwards. That’s the adily up quiet roads bordered by rich farm- By the end of the war, 325,000 Belgians were way it is. But the bike trail is bordered with land. The only motorised vehicles we meet living in France. Whole school communities, knee high hedges, the sun is shining and we are tractors and scenes of romantic peasant including very small children, made the cros- are surrounded by beauty. Even a sign poin- life seem to fill the landscape as far as the sing. Many of those refugees were not able ting to St. Sixtus Abbey does not deviate us eye can see. The Catsberg beckons in the to return before 1920, but 35,000 remained in from our path. We persevere until we disco- distance, and the Watouseweg offers a mag- France for good. Riding through Boeschepe, ver the well-hidden Dozinghem Military Ce- nificent view of this giant dominating the the poetic hamlet of De Grooten Onze Here, metery, screened by green hedges. The quiet beautiful landscape. With its airs of a ramp, and a series of picture postcard scenery we cemetery was established near the Casualty the Provenseweg tries to fool us, but a lit- end up at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. 18 Clearing Station, a medical centre where gas tle further we fall in love with this country 19 The new glazed Visitor Centre awaits us there, nestled in the ve- getation. A contemporary design inspired by the original operating theatre, the core of the largest field hospital of the Ypres Salient. FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE CHINESE LABOURERS Spread over dozens of hectares, it had its own railway station 01.07 - 17.09.2017 and accommodated 4,000 beds. It constituted a complex maze of tents and barracks where wounded soldiers were constantly ferried in and out. Those who did not make it were buried on the Vive Labeur site. 10,784 soldiers were among those unlucky ones. This repre- sents only 3% of all the wounded and sick who transited through this site. So, 97% of them did make it, which corresponds to more than 300,000. Even though the Visitor Centre presents the broa- Hail to the work der context of the Great War, it also allows those who lived and died through it to share their personal stories. The war and the China Poperinge consequences for Lijssenthoek are shown, day by day on a time- line. Listen to thirty audio-snippets whispered to you through the blood red wall until the Flemish writer and poet Erwin Mortier bids you farewell with the last lines of his beautiful poem: ‘Be still, or sing or kiss’. The Visitor Centre and the cemetery are connected through a sleek footpath, lined by 1,392 poles. Each pole represents In het one day and notches on the pole indicate how many deaths there 劳工为圣 were that day. It is clear from the rusty chart that this cemetery grew to the rhythm of the front manoeuvres. The tragic outcome: spoorThe first Chinese labourers arrive in Po- 7,392 British soldiers killed, 1,131 from Australia, 1,052 from Canada, peringe during the summer of 1917. They 3 from India, 292 from New Zealand, 29 from South Africa, 658 work for the CLC, , French, 224 Germans, and 3 Americans. Sons and fathers who were a working corps of the British Army. The born on the other side of the world to end up here in the clay of van het Chinese labourers stay until 1920. They live Flanders Fields. The only thing left to do is show them the honour in separate camps and they maintain their they deserve, and that is exactly what this cemetery does, offeringVive own rituals.Labeur The exhibition “Vive Labeur DEATH CELLS a little balm for the souls of the fallen. Chinese– Hail to the work” tells the story of the Still in our reverie, we ride through winding lanes to another world, During the Great World War, the courtyard of the Chinese during WW 1. Was it hard labour? eventually finding ourselves on the village square of Reningelst. town hall was used for executions. The soldiers sen- China PoperingeHow did they socializeVive with the local peo- Labeur During the war, this village remained in Allied hands and was even tenced to death spent their last hours in the prison ple? Did they celebrate Chinese New Year? developed into a major British centre behind the Western Front. cells waiting to be ‘shot at dawn’. Today this is a sym- Labour Reningelst was not spared, however. From 1917 the village was bolic place, a permanent indictment against sum- In het The WW 1 ChineseChina story inspires contem- Poperinge pounded by artillery fire almost daily. Situated further back, the mary executions. In one cell, visitors get to watch porary artists. Two famous Belgian photo- buildings of the current ‘Kinderbrouwerij’ nonetheless served as aspoor a video of the last moments of a condemned man. Corpsgraphers, Stephan Vanfleteren and Sanne delousing and bath facility for the troops. In the meantime, we’ve Dewilde go back to the roots of the Chi- In the other cell, the graffiti scratched into the wall already clocked a considerable amount of kilometres, so time to In het van het nese labourers. They explore the China surface by the prisoners is highlighted. The execution head back towards Poperinge. Along the way we pass by a farm region where they came from. This results post in the courtyard is visible from the cell. A bench vending machine, filled with leeks and other delicious fresh pro-Chinese spoor in a fascinating photographic account. Re- and a wall enclose the post, while the bird footprints duce, and Poperinghe New Military Cemetery. Here lie buried 948 1917— porter Lieselotte Vandammevan stays het in the on the cobblestones refer to the fragility of man. A Commonwealth and 273 French soldiers. Among the many con-Labour Poperinge region and tries to find the lega- crete crosses, there are also the tombs of Muslim soldiers from verse by Erwin Mortier reveals the site’s deeper di- cy of the Chinese labourers.Chinese She presents a Africa and 17 soldiers ‘shot at dawn’ for cowardice. One of themCorps mension. Information panels and a leaflet guide the 2017documentary film. visitor through the structure and make reference to was the 17-year old Jamaican Herbert Morris whose story you can Labour read in the ‘Death Cells’, in the courtyard of the town hall. We1917— other WW 1 sites in Poperinge. China back in Town: Poperinge welcomes make one last stop on our way to the Grote Markt, at Poperinghe Corps Open daily from 6 am to 10 pm. Free admission. the Chinese on Saturday 2nd September Old Military Cemetery. This is the final resting place of the victims2017 A visitor guide is for sale at the tourist office for € 5. and Sunday 3rd September. The traditional of the First and Second Battle of Ypres, 500 civilians who died in town festivities will be1917— completely im - the typhoid epidemic of the first winter of the War, as well as a mersed in the China-theme, with dragon Chinese labourer who was convicted of murdering another labou- 01.07—17.09.1701.07—17.09.17 parades, Chinese tea ceremonies,2017 Chinese rer and executed. Several stone ornaments remind us of the castle Gasthuiskapel calligraphy workshops and acrobatics. that once stood here. It was used as a hospital by the RedPoperinge Cross Gasthuiskapel and Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie was part of the medical team. Full programme: 01.07—17.09.17www.poperinge14-18.be In January 1915, she set up her ‘petites Curies’ mobile radiography © Collections BDIC equipment in the college annexed to the hospital. This shows that PoperingeGasthuiskapel Met nieuw werk van Toegang gratis – www.poperinge14-18.be even in the direst of situations there can always be a glimmer of Poperinge o.a. Stephan Vanfleteren hope. And maybe this is precisely what we should learn from this & Sanne De Wilde © Collections BDIC

cycling tour and Poperinge: never give up hope. Something to © Collections BDIC think about, and we decide to do that while savouring a cool St. Met nieuw werk van Toegang gratis – www.poperinge14-18.be Bernardus beer. Certainly well deserved after 41 km of cycling up Met nieuw werko.a. Stephan van Vanfleteren Toegang gratis – www.poperinge14-18.be and down hills. & Sanne De Wilde o.a. Stephan Vanfleteren BOTH POP-ROUTE AND OTHER CYCLING MAPS ARE FOR SALE & Sanne De Wilde 20 AT THE TOURIST OFFICE. 21 WHAT TO EXPECT ? Discover the app Poperinge 14-18 1. Town Walk - Groote Beweging/Heavy Traffic - 3 km Centre of Poperinge A walk made to measure, that is Groote Bewe- Great news for those with a smart Great War. More good news : you do ging (Heavy Traffic). The app searches for your phone : you can download the free not have to be online to be guided nearest departure point and takes you around 15 interesting spots serving captivating stories on app Poperinge 14-18 through the around. Also offline the itineraries the war. You stop at impressive pictures mixing App Store or Google Play (search keep you on the right track. The and blending the past of the war with modern for Poperinge 14-18). Don’t panic maps used are unique : besides the times in a professional way. Refugees from then because the download can take some actual maps you can also view the in today’s streets for example. The app lets you time as the app contains a number former trench maps from the Great zoom in on quite a lot of details in order to un- of short films. Afterwards your War and hence switch easily between derstand the story behind the picture. phone is equipped with a number of both.... the past is all of a sudden 2. Exhibition in the open - 35 km hiking, cycling and car routes on the quite near ! Greater Poperinge Dedicated cyclists or car drivers follow the traces left by pictures scattered around the landscape 14 of Poperinge in an open air exhibition. They lead 18 you to Abele, Proven, Watou, Reningelst and Roesbrugge. Moving pictures put you on the POPERINGE right track and let you relive the 14-18 era.

3. Terminus, la voie perdue - 30 km railway track Poperinge-Hazebrouck (F) On your bike or in your car you follow the for- mer railway track between Poperinge and Haze- brouck (F). Along this artistic itinerary movie se- quences are shown on different locations taking you back in time.

NEW CAR CIRCUIT Shot at dawn This circuit takes you along locations remembering the executions. From Poperinge New Military Cemetery, last resting place for 17 shot at dawn soldiers over Mud Farm, a billet with severe field punishments to a meadow in Proven where 6 French soldiers were executed. Poets from that era and today’s writers put these stories in a poetic perspective ©Dingenzoekers 22 23 MARCH JULY 24, 25 and 26 March Carnival weekend 1 July - 10 July Funfair in the town centre Join the many carnival-related celebrations, from the child- Annual funfair with numerous attractions on the Main Square ren’s parade, the funfair and the colourful main parade with and Paardenmarkt. There are marching bands and other spectacular carnival floats on Sunday afternoon thru’ to the activities like fireworks on ‘Zotte Maandag’ (Mad Monday), a ‘boemelavond’ - music, singing, dancing and good fun in the Criterium (cycling race) and a running race. local pubs - that concludes Poperinge’s carnival weekend. www.poperinge.be www.keikoppencarnaval.be 2 July Sunday morning concerts POPERINGE CALENDAR APRIL The Haringe cultural society invites everyone to its Sunday 1, 2, 8 and 9 April Pops 17 morning concerts. Visitors are treated to coffee and pastries ‘Heemkring aan de Schreve’ (the local heritage society) recalls before the concert and an aperitif afterwards. the atmosphere of 1917 in Poperinge during this theater walk. www.orgelconcerten.be Join us on this animated walk through the town centre with an 2 July Maria-Ommegang - Historical procession evening meal and variety show included. Cultural/historical procession with about a thousand charac- http://users.telenet.be/aandeschreve ters accompanying the statue of O.L.V. Sint-Jan (Our Lady of 23 April Museum Sunday Hop Museum St. John) through the town centre. The procession tells the Have fun The Hop Museum presents its Museum Sundays. Included are story of Poperinge over the centuries. special museum tours, workshops, masterclasses, delicious www.mariaommegang.be 2017 beers from guest breweries… 6 July Concert in the park with Ontpopt and Slagerij www.hopmuseum.be Vanderstukken MAY Convivial, cosy music festival at Poperinge’s public park. Enjoy 1 May There are FLEAs on the MARKET two great performances by local bands, while having a drink Large open air flea market in the centre of Poperinge. Eve- and enjoying some great company. Admission is free. ryone who loves antiques is sure to find some little treasures www.poperinge.be amongst the things on sale in the over 450 stands. Go look for 7 and 21 July Organ recitals those treasures in your attic. Each year, the friends of the historic Van Peteghem organ or- CONTINUOUS www.toerismepoperinge.be ganize a series of organ recitals, with internationally renowned 15 February - 31 March Month of the hop shoots 1 July - 17 September Exhibition ‘Hail to the work - China in 28 May Day of the Park organists. In the end you can enjoy an ‘Orgelbiertje’. Ten of Poperinge’s restaurants serve the town’s white gold Poperinge 1917-2017’ Take part in the activities or enjoy the music performances in www.orgelconcerten.be blended into the most exquisite dishes, for you to indulge. The first Chinese labourers arrive in Poperinge during the Poperinge’s Burggraaf Frimoutpark. From 2 to 6 pm, everyone is 13 July Concert in the park with Ben Cane and Beatles By Girls Don’t forget to book in advance, as hop shoots need to be summer of 1917 in service of the British Army. The exhibition welcome for a great day in the park. Convivial, cosy music festival at Poperinge’s public park. Enjoy delivered fresh on the day itself. “Vive Labeur - Hail to the work” tells the story of the Chinese www.poperinge.be two great performances by local bands, while having a drink www.hopscheuten.be during WW 1. Two famous Belgian photographers, Stephan 28 May Sunday morning concerts and enjoying some great company. Admission is free. 25 February - 5 March Krokuskriebels Vanfleteren and Sanne Dewilde go back to the roots of the The Haringe cultural society invites everyone to its Sunday www.poperinge.be During the Carnival holidays, children rule the Hop Museum. Chinese labourers which results in a fascinating photographic morning concerts. Visitors are treated to coffee and pastries 20 July Concert in the park with swingband You’ll find incentives and fun variations on well-known games account. Reporter Lieselotte Vandamme presents a docu- before the concert and an aperitif afterwards. Convivial, cosy music festival at Poperinge’s public park. Enjoy throughout the museum. Immerse yourself in the world of mentary film. www.orgelconcerten.be two great performances by local bands, while having a drink hops with games such as Hoppen, Hopino, Storm in the hop www.poperinge14-18.be JUNE and enjoying some great company. Admission is free. garden, Hoptwister ... Half July - end December Exhibition 'Talbot House' 18 June Sunday morning concerts www.poperinge.be www.hopmuseum.be This exhibition concentrates on the direct link between the The Haringe cultural society invites everyone to its Sunday 21 July Park festival with Ketnetband 2 April - ... Exhibition 'A veritable Pool of Peace' history of Talbot House and the , morning concerts. Visitors are treated to coffee and pastries On the occasion of the national holiday the Ketnetband plays Exhibition at Talbot House on the Spanbroekmolen Crater, with the focus on people, documents and objects from their before the concert and an aperitif afterwards. a concert in Poperinge's public park. There is plenty of enter- also known as the Pool of Peace. The crater is owned by archive. www.orgelconcerten.be tainment for young and old. Talbot House vzw since 1930. www.talbothouse.be 19 June Festival of the horse www.poperinge.be www.talbothouse.be 6 October - 5 November Exhibition hop samples Featuring a market for horse accessories, a race with draft hor- 27 July Reningelst cycling competition 22 April - 30 November Expo ‘Tournée locale, Beers from Experience the smell and the quality of the hop harvest 2017. ses, the steeple and a large musical party. ‘Krombeke Koerse’ During the local funfair, Reningelst puts cycle racing to the the Westhoek’ Traditionally each year the hop samples are inspected, ap- is the popular, local version of ‘Waregem Koerse’ (the biggest force. The ‘Acht van Reningelst’ has become a classic in the In 2017 the beer experience in the Westhoek stands in the proved and on display in the Hop Museum. steeplechase event in Belgium). world of cycling, ensuring some thrilling moments for all spotlight. This exhibition in the Hop Museum stimulates all www.hopmuseum.be www.feestvanhetpaard.be cycling addicts. your senses and lets you explore the rich beer culture in the 25 June Organ recitals www.wielerclubbergdal.be region. Discover some well and lesser known breweries and Each year, the friends of the historic Van Peteghem organ or- 27 July Concert in the park with Pigbag Army their irresistible beers. ganize a series of organ recitals, with internationally renowned Convivial, cosy music festival at Poperinge’s public park. Enjoy www.hopmuseum.be organists. In the end you can enjoy an ‘Orgelbiertje’. two great performances by local bands, while having a drink 3 June - 31 December Exhibition 'Total War in Flanders' www.orgelconcerten.be and enjoying some great company. Admission is free. Information pannels supply details on the preparations and 24 and 25 June Keikop fair www.poperinge.be the story of this field hospital, now an impressive cemetery, This is the place/time to enjoy the first sales of the summer during the 3rd Battle of Ypres. season. While shopping, you can enjoy dance performances www.poperinge14-18.be and lots of other activities, including fun children’s games. July - August Art Festival Watou www.poperinge.be Each summer, Watou is converted into an art village where 25 June Museum Sunday Hop Museum poets, visuals artists, upcoming talent and well-established The Hop Museum presents its Museum Sundays. Including names set up camp. Including lectures and workshops. special museum tours, workshops, lectures, delicious beers www.kunstenfestivalwatou.be from guest breweries… www.hopmuseum.be 24 25 AUGUST 3 September Museum Sunday Hop Museum TO STAY IN AND AROUND POPERINGE 4 and 25 August Organ recitals The Hop Museum presents its Museum Sundays. Including hotels Each year, the friends of the historic Van Peteghem organ or- special museum tours, workshops, lectures, delicious beers Hotels number rate single rate double ganize a series of organ recitals, with internationally renowned from guest breweries… of rooms MIN. - MAX MIN. - MAX organists. In the end you can enjoy an ‘Orgelbiertje’. www.hopmuseum.be d'Hommelbelle★★ 6 € 50 - € 60 € 80 - € 100 www.orgelconcerten.be 15, 16 and 17 September Beer and Hop Festival Watouseweg 5 - 8970 Poperinge 10 August Concert in the park with Westbrassband and De With the Beer and Hop Festival 2017, Poperinge puts its two 057 33 47 10

Bonanzas major assets into the spotlight: hops and beer. From hops to [email protected] - www.user.skynet.be/hommelbelle Convivial, cosy music festival at Poperinge’s public park. Enjoy beer is just a small step for this Ambassador of Flanders’ Gas- Hotel Amfora★★★ 7 € 71,50 - € 91,50 € 83 - € 123 two great performances by local bands, while having a drink tronomy with its 23rd hops queen pageant and the beer village Grote Markt 36 - 8970 Poperinge and enjoying some great company. Admission is free. Lekker Westhoeks. Come and enjoy this festive weekend! 057 33 94 05

www.poperinge.be www.hoppefeesten.be [email protected] - www.hotelamfora.be 15 August Mountainbike XL Hotel Callecanes★★★ 37 € 109 - € 175 € 119 - € 195 22nd edition of this MTB event for cycling enthusiasts, who Callicanesweg 12 - 8978 Watou can choose from six different circuits - 35, 50, 80, 100, 120, or 057 38 88 08 [email protected] - www.hotel-callecanes.be 135 kilometres - in and around Poperinge. ★★★ www.mtbpoperinge.be Hotel de la Paix 5 € 98,50 € 122 17 August Concert in the park with Lieven Cardoen and Blunt Grote Markt 20 - 8970 Poperinge Convivial, cosy music festival at Poperinge’s public park. Enjoy 057 33 95 78 [email protected] - www.hoteldelapaix.be two great performances by local bands, while having a drink ★★★★ and enjoying some great company. Admission is free. Hotel Recour 15 € 127 - € 257 € 144 - € 274 www.poperinge.be Guido Gezellestraat 7 - 8970 Poperinge 057 33 57 25 22 - 25 August Four Days of the Yser [email protected] - www.hotelrecour.be On the 24th August, Poperinge hosts this classic hiking event. ★★ 4 + 3 € 60 € 80 Both civilians and the military take part to walk 8, 16, 24 or 32 Het Wethuys Watouplein 2 - 8978 Watou kilometres together, in the direction of Heuvelland. With a 16 and 17 September Lekker Westhoeks 0497 85 68 38 parade and a wreath-laying ceremony in the evening. Drop by Poperinge’s main square to savour dozens of special [email protected] - www.wethuys.be www.vierdaagse.be beers brewed with Belgian hops, unique dishes based on re- ★★★★ 9 € 130 - € 180 € 155 - € 225 24 August Concert in the park with Bulls on Parade and gional products, prepared by chefs from Poperinge, and loads Manoir Ogygia Veurnestraat 108 - 8970 Poperinge Skadillacs of other delicacies from local producers. 057 33 88 38 Convivial, cosy music festival at Poperinge’s public park. Enjoy www.toerismepoperinge.be [email protected] - www.ogygia.be two great performances by local bands, while having a drink OCTOBER ★★ 9 € 78 € 100 and enjoying some great company. Admission is free. 28 and 29 October Poperinge Beer Festival Palace Ieperstraat 34 - 8970 Poperinge nd www.poperinge.be 22 edition of this beer weekend organized by the ‘Poperings 057 33 30 93 26 August Marktrock Poperinge Bierproeversgenootschap’ (Beer Tasters Association). Come [email protected] - www.hotelpalace.be Free music festival where both young and old enjoy great and sample over 100 types of beer, including several premières ’t Kommiezenkot★★ 6 € 70 € 80 music from both upcoming and established bands, in the cosy and meet up with other beer lovers. Abeelseweg 183-185 - 8970 Poperinge setting of Poperinge’s main square. www.poperingebierfestival.be 057 33 52 24 www.marktrockpoperinge.be NOVEMBER [email protected] - www.kommiezenkot.be 27 August Family festival Kinderbrouwerij 11 November Blaublues Haringe Talbot House - Every Man's Club B&B★ 10 € 40 - € 47 € 72 - € 86 The family festival in the Kinderbrouwerij invites everyone to Dedicated to real blues music, this festival in the village of Gasthuisstraat 43 - 8970 Poperinge participate in unique games and workshops and enjoy theatri- Haringe welcomes a growing number of blues lovers from all 057 33 32 28 cal and music performances. over the world. Live on stage are famous names from the [email protected] - www.talbothouse.be www.kinderbrouwerij.com world of blues. 27 August Organic beer festival De Plukker www.blaublues.be Brewery De Plukker opens its doors on Sunday 27th August. 26 November Museum Sunday Hop Museum During this festival you’ll learn more about how organic hop The Hop Museum presents its Museum Sundays. Including farmer Joris Cambie and brewer Kris Langouche make their special museum tours, workshops, masterclasses, delicious organic beers. There is also room for some other organic beers from guest breweries… LEGEND Disabled adjusted Free wireless internet Rural products from the region. www.hopmuseum.be www.plukker.be DECEMBER SEPTEMBER 15 December - 7 January 2018 Winter in Poperinge ON DEMAND Pets allowed Credit cards accepted Wellness 2 and 3 September China back in Town During the Christmas holiday, the Grote Markt (main square) Poperinge welcomes the Chinese during the first weekend of will be transformed into a beautiful Christmas market inclu- September. The traditional town festivities will be completely ding an ice rink. Enjoy the most pleasant time of the year in Parking Bar Bicycle rent Swimming pool

immersed in the China-theme, with dragon parades, Chinese Poperinge and discover the numerous activities and musical tea ceremonies, Chinese calligraphy workshops and acrobatics. entertainment. Restaurant/Half Board TV In the centre Scooter www.poperinge14-18.be www.poperinge.be

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number rate single rate double number number rate weekend rate midweek rate week Guest rooms of rooms MIN. - MAX MIN. - MAX Holiday cottages of pers. of rooms MIN. - MAX MIN. - MAX MIN. - MAX ★★★★ Amfora 3 € 93 - € 133 € 93 - € 133 Canadahoek★★★★★ 10 4 € 600 - € 900 € 900 € 1500 Guido Gezellestraat 24 - 8970 Poperinge Canadaweg 30 - 8972 Proven 057 33 94 05 - [email protected] - www.hotelamfora.be 0476 34 12 93 [email protected] - www.canadahoek.be B&B Atalanta★★★★ 1 € 80 € 80 - € 90 Schipvaartweg 6 - 8970 Poperinge De Horizon★★★ 9 3 € 390 € 489 - € 509 € 570 - € 610 057 33 49 53 of 0496 54 50 31 - [email protected] - www.bb-atalanta.be Kriekstraat 15 - 8970 Reningelst 057 33 91 42 ★★ 2 € 55 € 80 Bea’s Bed & Breakfast [email protected] - www.dehorizon-reningelst.be Casselstraat 214 - 8970 Poperinge ★★★★ 057 36 08 93 - [email protected] - www.beasbb.be De Kerselinde 12 4 € 470 € 530 € 980 Krombeekseweg 59 - 8970 Poperinge ★★★ 10 € 96,50 - € 106,50 € 113 - € 123 Brouwershuis 057 33 63 76 Trappistenweg 23A - 8978 Watou [email protected] - www.dekerselinde.be 057 38 88 60 - [email protected] - www.brouwershuis.com De Luwte★★ 6 3 € 150 - € 180 € 190 - € 230 € 260 - € 320 ★★ 3 € 55 € 80 Cortewyle Warandestraat 6 - 8978 Watou Steenvoordestraat 3 - 8978 Watou 057 38 87 44 > on the square 057 38 88 40 - [email protected] - www.cortewylewatou.be [email protected] - www.deluwte.centerall.com ★★★ De Groenen Boomgaard 3 € 50 € 90 ★★★ Cottage 1: 9 3 per Den Bogaerde € 225 - € 310 € 350 € 400 Lindestraat 6 - 8972 Roesbrugge Trappistenweg 44 - 8978 Watou Cottage 2: 10 cottage 0498 73 78 05 of 0495 89 42 92 057 38 83 11

[email protected] - www.degroenenboomgaard.be [email protected] - www.denbogaerde.be Gastenkamers Recour★★★★ 4 € 102 - € 122 € 119 - € 139 Bruggestraat 8 - 8970 Poperinge Douce Vie★★★★★ 12 6 € 860 - € 960 € 910 - € 960 € 1035 - € 1160 057 33 57 25 - [email protected] - www.hotelrecour.be Douvieweg 50 - 8978 Watou ★★★★ 1 € 65 - € 75 € 85 - € 95 0473 26 47 39 Gastenverblijf Ons Content [email protected] - www.doucevie.be Witsonestraat 4 - 8972 Krombeke 057 36 03 08 of 0477 39 52 58 - [email protected] ★★★★★ 4 to 32 14 € 300 - € 2380 € 280 - € 2220 € 480 - € 3600 Eybeekhoeve www.bloggen.be/ons_content Warandestraat 18 - 8978 Watou Herberg Boerenhol★★★★ 4 € 85 - € 120 € 95 - € 130 0476 43 80 42 [email protected] - www.eybeekhoeve.be Driegoenstraat 4 - 8970 Reningelst Minimum 2 nights during the 057 36 02 53 - [email protected] - www.boerenhol.be weekends and holidays. Fly in Pops★★★★ 4-8 4 € 375 - € 510 € 400 - € 540 € 630 - € 875 ★ Landgoed Argiliere 2 € 35 € 75 Hondstraat 18 - 8970 Poperinge Ouderdomseweg 66 - 8970 Reningelst 057 33 95 18 057 33 87 78 [email protected] - www.flyinpops.be [email protected] - www.argiliere.be ★★★★ Predikherenhof★★ 6 € 52,50 € 85 Grimminckhof 13 5 € 695 - € 870 € 695 - € 870 € 850 - € 1030 Elverdingseweg 25 - 8970 Poperinge Duivinnestraat 1A - 8970 Poperinge 0476 25 01 36 057 42 23 66 - [email protected] - www.predikherenhof.be >Caterer [email protected] - www.grimminckhof.be ★★★★ 4 € 105 - € 150 € 120 - € 165 Rentmeesterhoeve ★★ Reningelstplein 5 - 8970 Reningelst Het Fazantennest 15 5 € 310 € 450 € 600 Stoppelweg 30 - 8978 Watou 0477 37 92 86 - [email protected] - www.rentmeesterhoeve.be 0497 36 79 92 Te Lande★★ 2 € 46 - € 50 € 85 - € 90 [email protected] - www.bouckennest.be Kapellestraat 23 - 8978 Watou ★★★ 057 20 59 03 of 0477 81 93 00 - [email protected] Het Oogbad 7 3 € 150 € 215 € 300 Steenvoordestraat 19 - 8978 Watou 057 38 81 81 ou 0475 40 30 38 [email protected] - www.oogbad.be Het Zwaluwnest★★ 12 4 € 270 - € 310 € 275 - € 325 € 490 - € 570 Waaienburgseweg 5 - 8972 Roesbrugge 050 57 09 80 [email protected] - www.zwaluwnest.com Huis van de dichter★★★★ 10 4 € 400 - € 500 € 500 - € 575 € 900 - € 1075 Kapelaanstraat 2 - 8978 Watou 0494 74 64 44 [email protected] - www.huisvandedichter.be

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number number rate weekend rate midweek rate week number number rate weekend rate midweek rate week Holiday cottages of pers. of rooms MIN. - MAX MIN. - MAX MIN. - MAX Holiday cottages of pers. of rooms MIN. - MAX MIN. - MAX MIN. - MAX Hof ten Moenaerde★★★ 5 2 € 170 - € 300 € 200 - € 360 € 300 - € 440 ‘t Vijfde Gemet★★★★ 13 + 1 baby 5 € 600 - € 750 € 650 - € 750 € 800 - € 1000 Moenaardestraat 64 - 8978 Watou Vijfgemetenstraat 3 - 8970 Poperinge 0476 35 54 15 0475 59 13 16 [email protected] - www.hoftenmoenaerde.be [email protected] - www.tvijfdegemet.be Hopperanke★★★★ 12 5 € 490 - € 570 € 490 - € 570 € 790 - € 840 Ten Grenze★★★ 12 5 € 450 - € 750 Toc H-straat 49 - 8970 Poperinge Abelestationsstraat 14B - 8970 Abele 0498 18 11 63 057 20 16 05 info@hopperanke,be - www.hopperanke.be [email protected] - www.tengrenze.be In den Jager★★★★ 13 4 € 795 - € 850 € 890 - € 905 € 985 - € 1120 Tussch’n de Brugg’n★★★ 8 3 € 265 - € 320 - € 485 Jagerstraat 6 - 8970 Poperinge Bergenstraat 30 - 8972 Roesbrugge 057 33 33 07 0476 24 10 17 [email protected] - www.indenjager.be [email protected] - www.tusschndebruggn.be In ‘t Gemak★★★★ 9 + 1 baby 3 € 380 - € 520 € 350 - € 450 € 480 - € 690 Vakantiehoeve De Olijfboom 22 10 € 460 - € 900 € 550 - € 1025 € 730 - € 1275 Haringeplein 25 - 8972 Haringe Lenestraat 21 - 8970 Poperinge 0476 48 07 94 0475 42 40 23 of 0496 97 95 28 [email protected] [email protected] - www.intgemak.be www.vakantiehoevedeolijfboom.be ★★★★★ 12 5 € 860 - € 960 € 910 - € 960 € 1035 - € 1160 In ‘t groen ★★★ Gravendreef 9 - 8978 Watou Vakantiehuis Juliette 5 2 € 175 - € 220 € 220 € 420 057 30 05 21 Trommelaarstraat 21 - 8970 Poperinge [email protected] - www.intgroen.be 0473 44 10 44 [email protected] - www.vakantiehuis- Landgoed Karel van Yedeghem★★★ 32 16 € 200 - € 1000 € 200 - € 1000 € 250 - € 1250 juliette.be Callestraat 6 - 8978 Watou ★★★ 0477 27 83 98 - [email protected] Vakantiehuis Quinten 7 3 € 360 - € 425 € 325 - € 380 € 460 - € 580 www.landgoedkarelvanyedeghem.be Westouterstraat 30 - 8970 Poperinge 0472 26 32 76 ★★★★★ 12 - 14 + 5 + 1 Landhuis Hommelhove € 490 - € 590 € 490 - € 590 € 695 - € 895 [email protected] - www.vakantiehuis-quinten.be Ieperseweg 2 - 8970 Poperinge 3 babies mezzanine ★★★★ 057 33 91 01 Valkenberg 37 4 2 € 300 - € 320 € 330 - € 350 € 380 - € 420 [email protected] - www.hommelhove.be Valkenberg 37 - 8970 Poperinge 0476 34 49 78 [email protected] - www.valkenberg37.be Landhuis Vedastus 10 5 € 186 - € 309 € 335 - € 370 € 500 - € 555 Zevekotestraat 6 - 8970 Reningelst Vintage House★★★ 6 3 € 240 - € 270 € 290 - € 320 € 350 - € 400 057 36 36 90 of 0475 79 56 72 Moenaardestraat 91 - 8972 Haringe [email protected] - www.landhuisvedastus.be 057 30 09 99 of 0476 45 19 29 [email protected] - www.vintagehouse.be Maison de la Paix★★★★ 14 4 € 650 - € 850 € 580 - € 750 € 800 - € 950 Ieperstraat 74 - 8970 Poperinge 057 33 95 78 > Hotel de la Paix [email protected] - www.maisondelapaix.be ‘t Graafschap★★★★★ 10 4 € 695 - € 750 € 620 - € 790 € 845 - € 995 Warandestraat 14 - 8978 Watou 057 38 86 03 [email protected] - www.tgraafschap.be ‘t Hoppecruyt★★★★ 6 3 € 250 € 250 € 450 Alexisplein 18 - 8972 Proven 057 30 05 98 of 0494 33 66 46 [email protected] - www.hoppecruyt.be ‘t Kwakkelnest★★ 26 6 on demand on demand on demand Kemmelseweg 2a - 8970 Reningelst 057 33 45 57 [email protected] - www.kwakkelnest.be ‘t Stadhuis aan de Schreve★★★★ 20 6 € 1200 - € 1500 € 1500 - € 1800 € 2000 - € 2200 Professor Rubbrechtstraat 17 - 8972 Roesbrugge 0475 95 03 13 - [email protected] www.stadhuisaandeschreve.be

30 31 D’n Hommelzak New Dynasty Paardenmarkt 10b - 8970 Poperinge Casselstraat 1 - 8970 Poperinge 057 33 71 72 - [email protected] 057 33 98 90 - [email protected] - www.newdynasty.be users.telenet.be/dylandepoorter/Hommelzak/Home.html Open Friday > Tuesday POPERINGE LIST 2017 Open Friday > Wednesday afternoon Chinese kitchen Belgian kitchen RESTAURANTS From € 12,00 85 seats Enjoy your meal! From € 10,00 Passage Veurnestraat 11 - 8970 Poperinge Flou’s 057 36 42 62 - [email protected] - www.food-drinks.be Ieperstraat 169 - 8970 Poperinge Open Friday > Sunday 057 33 38 33 - [email protected] www.flouseetenpraatkaffee.be Belgian kitchen. Specialty: meats. Open Thursday > Tuesday afternoon. Closed on Saturday 120 seats ’t Blauwers Huys Den Hertog afternoon From € 16,00 Hoge Noenweg 3 - 8970 Poperinge Lenestraat 27 - 8970 Poperinge Beer cafe and snacks. Traditional kitchen. Regional dishes.

057 36 46 11 - [email protected] - www.tblauwershuys.be 057 44 66 56 or 0478 70 57 57 - [email protected] Restaurant: 40 seats. Bistro: 30 seats. Pegasus Open Wednesday > Sunday afternoon (closed on Saturday Open Friday > Tuesday Snack from € 5,20. Restaurant from € 16,50. Guido Gezellestraat 7 - 8970 Poperinge afternoon) 057 33 57 25 - [email protected] Seasonal kitchen www.pegasusrestaurant.be Flemish kitchen. Specialties: ribs, steaks, fresh fish, scampi salad. Hotel de la Paix Open Tuesday > Saturday 60 seats Suggestions. Grote Markt 20 - 8970 Poperinge French / Belgian kitchen Three course menu from € 50,00. Four course menu from 40 seats 057 33 95 78 - [email protected] - www.hoteldelapaix.be € 60,00. 45 seats From € 8,00 Open Thursday > Monday From € 38,00 ’t Sparhof Seasonal regional kitchen Stoppelweg 39 - 8970 Poperinge De Leene 80 seats Boescheepseweg 2a - 8970 Poperinge Poussecafé From € 12,50 057 33 41 39 - [email protected] - www.sparhof.be Ieperstraat 45a - 8970 Poperinge 057 21 48 38 or 0473 31 41 66 - [email protected] - www.deleene.be Open Friday > Tuesday 057 36 87 80 or 0497 03 10 75 - [email protected] Open Friday > Tuesday. For groups: open daily on demand. La Poupée Grote Markt 16 - 8970 Poperinge Open Wednesday > Sunday French / Belgian kitchen. Snacks. Tearoom Snacks. Tearoom French / Belgian kitchen 057 33 30 08 - [email protected] 90 seats Open daily 40 seats 130 seats Snacks from € 7,00. Restaurant from € 18,50 From € 10,00 Restaurant from € 15,00. Snacks from € 7,00. Amfora French / Belgian kitchen. Snacks. Romanhof Grote Markt 36 - 8970 Poperinge De Luttertap 50 seats Duinkerkestraat 37 - 8970 Poperinge Abeelseweg 137 - 8970 Poperinge 057 33 94 05 - [email protected] - www.hotelamfora.be From € 10,00 057 33 60 54 - [email protected] - www.romanhof.be 057 36 84 85 - [email protected] - www.deluttertap.com Open Thursday > Monday Open Tuesday > Sunday Open 1/10 - 31/03: Friday >Sunday Manoir Ogygia French kitchen. Snacks 1/04 - 1/09: Wednesday > Sunday Frans/ Belgian kitchen Veurnestraat 108 - 8970 Poperinge 50 seats Traditional Belgian kitchen Restaurant: 80 seats. Bistro: 26 seats. 057 33 88 38 - [email protected] - www.ogygia.be Snacks from € 8,00. Restaurant from € 18,00 Restaurant: 48 seats. Parlour: 25 seats. Snack from € 7,00. Restaurant from € 21,50. Only on reservation: Monday evening > Saturday evening Snacks from € 10,00. Restaurant from € 19,00 Crystal Palace French / Belgian kitchen The Old Fiddler 30 seats Veurnestraat 38 - 8970 Poperinge De Strooyen Hen Veurnestraat 9 - 8970 Poperinge € 75,00 all-in menu. € 95,00 all-in menu. 057 33 92 83 - [email protected] Watouseweg 54 - 8970 Sint-Jan-Ter-Biezen 057 36 35 25 - [email protected] - www.theoldfiddler.be www.handelsgids.be/poperinge/crystal-palace/ 057 38 80 70 - [email protected] - www.destrooyenhen.be Open 1/04 - 30/06: Wednesday > Sunday. Open Wednesday > Monday Markt 38 1/07 - 31/03: Wednesday > Monday Open Tuesday > Sunday. 1/11 – 31/03: Wednesday > Sunday. Grote Markt 38 - 8970 Poperinge Chinese kitchen For groups: daily open on demand. Irish kitchen. French / Belgian kitchen 057 33 73 31 - [email protected] 80 seats French / Belgian kitchen Restaurant: 70 seats. Parlour: 60 seats From € 9,00 Restaurant: 40 seats. Parlour: 130 seats. Open 2/03 - 31/10: Tuesday > Sunday Snack from € 7,00. Restaurant from € 15,00. 1/11 - 1/03 : Friday > Sunday + Tuesday & Wednesday Snacks from € 7,00. Restaurant from € 15,00. ABELE De Boshoeve French bistro kitchen Vijfgemetenstraat 4 - 8970 Poperinge Den Grooten Onzen Here De Hanekamp 45 seats 057 36 33 64 - [email protected] Boescheepseweg 53 - 8970 Poperinge Hanekampweg 20/22 - 8978 Abele www.herbergdeboshoeve.be From € 11,00 057 33 71 09 - [email protected] - www.dengrootenonzenhere.be 057 33 56 00 - [email protected] - www.dehanekamp.be Open 1/10 - 31/03: Thursday > Monday Open Friday > Tuesday 1/04 - 30/09: Wednesday > Monday Open Friday > Monday Barbeque menu’s. Fondue. Snacks Belgian kitchen 60 seats French kitchen 50 seats From € 14,50 32 Restaurant: 40 seats. Terrace: 80 seats. Parlour: 80 seats. From € 20,00 33 Snack From € 8,50. Restaurant from € 15,00. KROMBEKE Een huis tussen dag en morgen Het Jagershof Watouplein 15 - 8978 Watou Bankelindeweg 58 - 8972 Krombeke 057 38 88 24 - [email protected] www.eenhuistussendagenmorgen.be 057 33 55 25 - [email protected] - www.hetjagershof.be POPERINGE TEAROOMS LIST 2017 Open Wednesday > Sunday. Winter: Thursday > Sunday. Open 01/10 - 31/03: Friday > Sunday. 01/04 - 30/09: Tuesday > Sunday Fish restaurant Meat dishes. Fish dishes. Snacks. 75 seats BISTROS Restaurant: 50 seats. Terrace: 50 seats. From € 18,00 Snack from € 7,00. Restaurant from € 16,50. Grains d’amour RENINGELST Kleine Markt 22 - 8978 Watou Herberg Boerenhol 0477 17 70 65 - [email protected] Driegoenstraat 4 - 8970 Reningelst www.grainsdamour.be 057 36 02 53 - [email protected] - www.boerenhol.be Open Friday > Wednesday ’t Friethuis Du Tram Europalaan 4 - 8970 Poperinge Grote Markt 8 - 8970 Poperinge Open Friday > Sunday. Grill restaurant Daily for groups of 10 people, on demand. 057 33 70 63 - [email protected] 0472 31 90 56 - [email protected] 30 seats French kitchen. Open Tuesday > Saturday Open Friday > Tuesday From € 16,00 Snack bar. Fresh burgers Snack bar 50 seats Snack From € 3,50. Restaurant from € 15,00. Het Ovenhuis 62 seats 50 seats Watouplein 1 - 8978 Watou From € 2,00 PROVEN 057 38 83 38 - [email protected] - www.hetovenhuis.be Bakkerij Boudeweel Ieperstraat 6 - 8970 Poperinge Gasthof Rozenhof Open 1/09 - 30/06: Friday > Sunday + Monday afternoon + Frituur ’t Smoske Obterrestraat 73 - 8972 Proven Thursday afternoon. 1/07 - 31/08: Wednesday > Monday 057 33 32 74 - [email protected] Veurnestraat 2 - 8970 Poperinge 057 30 03 35 - [email protected] Traditionele French kitchen Open Thursday > Monday 057 33 91 72 - [email protected] www.rozenhof-proven.be www.frituur-tsmoske.be Inside: 70 seats. Outside: 40 seats Tearoom Open Friday > Tuesday Open Wednesday > Sunday Snacks from € 8,00. Restaurant from € 17,00 40 seats Snack bar From € 5,50 French kitchen Het Wethuys 70 seats Restaurant: 32 seats. Ballroom: 200 seats. Watouplein 2 - 8978 Watou Break Café From € 2,00 From € 16,00 057 20 60 02 or 0497 85 68 38 - [email protected] Grote Markt 33 - 8970 Poperinge www.wethuys.be 057 30 14 99 - [email protected] Het Mysterie Abeelseweg 29 - 8970 Poperinge Herberg Canada Open 01/07 - 31/08: Tuesday > Sunday Open Tuesday > Sunday Canadaweg 44 - 8972 Proven 01/09 - 30/06: Wednesday > Sunday 057 36 35 80 - [email protected] Tearoom. Snacks. www.freewebs.com/hetmysterie/ 057 33 44 75 - [email protected] - www.herberg-canada.be Flemish kitchen 40 seats Open daily, except Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon. Open Saturday evening > Sunday evening Inside: 60 seats. Terrace: 40 seats From € 8,00 Snacks from € 8,00. Restaurant from € 12,00 Sandwiches. Soups. 35 seats French / Belgian kitchen. Grills Café Saint-Georges Hotel Callecanes From € 8,50 Inside: 80 seats. Terrace: 70 seats Grote Markt 32 - 8970 Poperinge Callicanesweg 12 - 8978 Watou From € 16,00 057 30 00 03 057 38 88 08 - [email protected] Pane Casa www.hotel-callecanes.be Open Thursday > Tuesday Ieperstraat 41 - 8970 Poperinge WATOU Open daily (except Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday afternoon Snacks 0476 46 93 20 - [email protected] - www.panecasa.be ’t Hommelhof and Thursday afternoon) Inside: 30 seats. Outside: 40 seats. Open Monday > Friday Watouplein 17 - 8978 Watou French / Belgian kitchen. From € 8,00 057 38 80 24 - [email protected] - www.hommelhof.be Restaurant: 60 seats. Bistro: 20 seats. Open Monday afternoon + Thursday afternoon + Friday > From € 25,00 Snack bar. Sandwich bar Sunday. July: only closed on Wednesday. Casa della Pizza Burgemeester Bertenplein 5 - 8970 Poperinge 16 seats From € 2,70 Beer kitchen Restaurant Terminus 057 33 43 41 Callicanesweg 16 - 8978 Watou Restaurant: 60 seats. Parlous: 80 seats. Open Wednesday > Sunday 057 38 80 87 - [email protected] Pastda Foodbar From € 20,00 www.restaurantterminus.be Ieperstraat 45a - 8970 Poperinge Open daily Italian kitchen 057 37 55 81 or 0494 81 46 42 - [email protected] De Paterstafel www.pastda.be Product kitchen 38 seats. Also take-away. Watouplein 14 - 8978 Watou 170 seats From € 12,00 Open Tuesday > Saturday 0498 59 84 85 - [email protected] - www.depaterstafel.eu Diches from € 13,00. Menu from € 42,00. Pasta bar Open Thursday evening > Monday 60 seats. Also take-away International kitchen. Swiss kitchen. From € 6,00 25 seats 34 From € 13,70 35 SPORTS AND LEISURE POOL DE KOUTER ABELE WATOU Patisserie Denys Au Nouveau St. Eloi Abeleplein 16 - 8978 Abele Gemenestraat 4 - 8978 Watou 057 33 32 83 - [email protected] 0494 13 68 30 - [email protected] www.patisserie-denys.com www.aunouveaust-eloi.be Open Thursday > Tuesday Open Friday > Wednesday. Groups on demand. Tearoom Flemish kitchen The most fun water 80 seats 150 seats From € 3,00 From € 7,50

HARINGE paradise in the Chez le Voisin ‘t Smokkelhof Houtkerkestraat 26 - 8978 Watou Haringeplein 17 - 8972 Haringe 057 30 18 66 or 0477 60 75 65 0479 35 81 54 Open Thursday > Monday Westhoek Open Thursday > Tuesday Snacks. Grandmothers kitchen. Snacks. Grill diches. 50 seats 50 seats From € 8,00 From € 12,00 Den Nieuwen Appel Café d’Heybeke Trappistenweg 33 - 8978 Watou Heybrugstraat 21 - 8972 Haringe 057 38 80 51 057 30 00 80 - [email protected] - www.dheybeke.be Open Thursday > Tuesday Open Friday > Sunday. Always open for groups, on demand.

Snacks. Snacks. Groups: more possibilities on demand. 30 seats 50 seats From € 10,00 From € 4,00

RENINGELST Friettijd De Brander Watouplein 16 - 8978 Watou Lokerseweg 32 - 8970 Reningelst 0486 80 37 04 - [email protected] - www.friettijd.be 057 21 54 76 Open 1/10 - 30/06: Thursday > Sunday. Open Friday evening > Sunday + holidays 1/07 - 30/09: Wednesday > Sunday Snacks. Belgian kitchen. Snack bar

100 seats 34 seats From € 8,00 From € 2,00

ROESBRUGGE Galerij De Katteman ’t Kerkegat Stoppelweg 13 - 8978 Watou Professor Rubbrechtstraat 2D - 8972 Roesbrugge 057 38 83 68 or 0479 83 95 38 - [email protected] 057 30 16 72 or 0478 73 60 05 - [email protected] www.dekatteman.be www.tkerkegat.be Open Sunday from 14h + groups on demand. Open summer: Tuesday + Thursday > Sunday. Winter: Belgian kitchen. Snacks. Thursday > Sunday. 55 seats Snacks. Bristro. Tearoom From € 8,00 60 seats Snacks from € 7,00. Bistro from € 9,00.

36 De Kouter AQUAFUN SPORT WELLNESS 37 Bruggestraat 42, Poperinge www.zwembaddekouter.be Tourist Office

Grote Markt 1 8970 Poperinge T. 057 34 66 76 [email protected] www.toerismepoperinge.be

Tourist points In each of these pubs and restaurants you can get basic information about all the highlights and events in and around Poperinge.

’T JAGERSHOF HERBERG BOERENHOL DE NIEUWE BANKELINDE Bankelindeweg 58 Driegoenstraat 4 Krombeekseweg 82 8972 Krombeke 8970 Reningelst 8970 Poperinge

IN DE LEENE ’T KERKEGAT HET OVENHUIS Boescheepseweg 2a Prof. Rubbrechtstraat 2D Watouplein 1 8970 Poperinge 8972 Roesbrugge 8978 Watou

D’OUDE SMESSE CHRISTEN VOLKSHUIS HET WETHUYS Zevekotestraat 3 Prof. Rubbrechtstraat 25 Watouplein 2 8970 Reningelst 8972 Roesbrugge 8978 Watou

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This magazine is published by Toerisme Poperinge. Publisher: Schepen voor Toerisme Jurgen Vanlerberghe, Grote Markt 1, Poperinge COPYWRITING Sophie Allegaert TRANSLATION Anja Braet, Luc Dequidt LAY-OUT OU-VERT PHOTOGRAPHY cover photo Westtoer, Michael Blanckaert, Fotoclub Poperinge, Westtoer, Michaël Depestele, Dingenzoekers, Toerisme Poperinge, Hopmuseum, Tybo Vandenbulcke, Extremis, Zwembad De Kouter, deelnemers van de volkssportroute 2016 PRINTING Drukkerij Pattyn, Veurne: 3,000 ex. - 2017