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3 GOOD TO KNOW

The breakfast room is open between 8:30 and 10:00 AM.

The rooms must be left before 11:00 AM on the day of departure.

There will be 3 beers per person in our refrigerator.

Drinkable water is available during the buffet - LOUISA MAY ALCOTT - in the breakfast room, and can be taken to your room.

Pets are not allowed.

St.Bernardus glasses can be purchased in the brewery store. Please do not take any glasses from the Brouwershuis.

Smoking is forbidden.

Please respect the other guests enjoying their sleep, and leave the lounge before midnight.

5 PRACTICAL ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION

Our Guesthouse is very accessibly by car. If Wi-Fi is available for free, look for you wish to visit us using public transport, you the St.Bernardus Visitor network. can make use of the bus line of the Flemish carrier company De Lijn. On week days, line 51 brings you to the Markt in , but it will be a Bicycles and e-bikes can be rented from our 2.5 km walk to the Guesthouse from there. You brewery store, and can be easily reserved can either call the Belbus (dial-a-bus) West- online. You can also make a last-minute Flanders to bring you from the Markt in Watou reservation in the brewery store using the to the Guesthouse, or call the Belbus directly, interactive display. for example, to take you from the station in to the stop at the Guesthouse. You Rent e-bike / day: € 32,00 can call + 32 59 56 52 56 to order the Belbus. Rent bicycle / day: € 25,00 Please keep in mind to call the bus at least 2

hours in advance. www.sintbernardus.be ► experience

Want to take a cab?

Taxi Kurt We offer both paid and free +32 57 36 09 00 bicycle routes and hiking maps www.taxikurt.com in our brewery store.

Taxi Moons + 32 57 35 97 21 Electric scooters can be rented through www.taximoons.be Eeuwenhout Verhuur, located in De Musette.

Dikkebusstraat 244 - Dranouter. +32 475 26 94 83

7 USEFUL NUMBERS

DOCTOR Melis E. Oude Provenstraat 10 Dokter van wacht +32 57 38 87 55 +32 57 33 83 63 Vanbesien Benedikt Duinkerkestraat 71 DOCTORS POPERINGE +32 57 33 36 69

Barzeele Joke en Verhoeve Jean-Pierre Douvieweg 61 PHARMACIST +32 57 21 75 55 Apotheek Vandewalle - Verrue Boucquey Tina, Sansen Peter en Pol Steenvoordestraat 6 Prof. Dewulfstraat 6 - 7 +32 57 38 85 92 +32 57 33 32 54 Apotheek van wacht Chielens Frank en Peter +32 90 01 50 00 Claerhout Fries en Maerten Johan www.apotheek.be Deken De Bolaan 3 +32 57 77 00 55 EMERGENCY NUMBERS De Groote Jan Prof. Dewulfstraat 121 Politie 101 +32 57 33 86 55 Brandweer 112 Ambulance 112 Demessemaeker Joost Toc-H straat 2 +32 57 33 77 93

9 BROUWERIJ BREWERY beer ST. BERNARDUS STORE and hops

Wondering how we brew our delicious beer? You can book a visit to the brewery, where the secret of St.Bernardus will be disclosed. You can order you spot(s) through our website in Dutch, English, or French. The visit will be concluded with a tasting in our Bar Bernard rooftop bar, and a visit to the brewery store, where you will be given a gift package with 4 beers and a glass.

PRICE

€ 12,50 per person Our new brewery store is the place to be This price includes: for lovers of our “Nectar of the Gods”. The the tour, the tasting, beers of St. Bernardus, Kazematten, and and a gift package. Weihenstephan can be found in all weights and measures. Are you looking for a fun gift, or do you want to treat yourself? We have an extensive range of gift packages, glasses, +32 57 38 80 21 fabric, merchandising, delicacies, and collector Trappistenweg 23 - 8978 Watou items. More information about the opening hours can be found on our website. [email protected] www.sintbernardus.be

+32 57 38 80 21 [email protected] Trappistenweg 23 - 8978 Watou www.sintbernardus.be

11 BAR beer BERNARD and hops

Since the summer of 2018, we can welcome visitors and beer lovers from all countries to our simply impressive rooftop bar. Bar Bernard is not only the last stop & tasting room for anyone taking the brewery tour, but everyone is welcome.

Of course, our St.Bernardus beers are key in Bar Bernard. And most of our dishes are based on them. We like to go for the principle of food pairing, in which the flavours of the dishes are highlighted by combining them with one of our beers.

Our patio grants you a breathtaking view of the entire Watou region.

More information about the menu and the opening hours can be found on our website.

Trappistenweg 23 - 8978 Watou www.barbernard.be

13 - RUMI - BREWERY sites in KAZEMATTEN ‘T HOPPECRUYT the region

Brouwerij Kazematten was founded in 2013 within the fortifications surrounding the city of Ieper. The unique historic bunkers of the 7,3 KM / 14 MIN. Houten Paard at the Rijsselpoort in Ieper were converted into an authentic brewery, where the Wipers Times and Grotten Santé beers are brewed, among others. You can join one of the brewery visits if you want to learn about the history of this site, the operations, or the story behind the brewery.

OPEN BREWERY ’t Hoppecruyt is a contemporary hops company which uses the most modern Every Saturday afternoon the brewery is open cultivation techniques, and has an eye for the for public from 3 until 5 PM. Entry charge is environment. The Desmyter family is located at € 10,00 per person: you can visit the brewery the hops farm in the heart of Proven since 1893. and taste 3 beers. Children pay € 4,00. Guided Hops farmers Wout and Benedikte are the tours in Dutch start at 3 and 5 PM, guided tour fourth generations of hops growers providing in English starts at 4 PM. Reservation through Belgian brewers with the best quality hops. [email protected] is desired! Benedikte fascinates both young and old visitors with the story of Belgian hops and the Poperinge hops shoots. A fun outing for all ages. Houten paard 1 Provenplein 69 8900 Ieper Tours are available from 15 February 8972 Proven to 31 March, and from 21 May to 30 September. [email protected] 22,9 KM / 25 MIN. [email protected] www.kazematten.be www.hoppecruyt.be

17 LEMAHIEU BELHOP sites in POPERINGE POPERINGE the region

You can discover all the smells and flavours of In 1903, Carolus Boeraeve moved to a farm on hops at the hops firm of Ivan Lemahieu and Rosa the Schoudemonthoek, a stone’s throw from Lobeau. Ivan and Rosa would be happy to take the Helleketelbos, to grow hops there. A few you on a tour and teach you anything you want to years later, his Buvrin hops win a price at a know. You will learn that hops do more than give hops’ exhibit. His son Maurits also catches the beer its flavour, but also have a medicinal effect, hops bug, and soon many hops fields pop up and that the farmed hops vines can even be along the Kleine Casseldreef, which are still turned into decorative art pieces. there, 100 years later. Grandson Albert starts growing hops within the ring of Poperinge, only During winter and early spring, they will be to return to the Schoudemonthoek in the 60s. working hard on harvesting the most expensive In the meantime, hops farmer Gery, the fourth vegetable in – the famous hops shoots. generation, has operated the hops firm You can attend workshops and create your own for 40 years, and the fifth generation is ready hops wreath from mid-September to November. to continue the family tradition. Or would you rather experience the harvest yourself? Make sure to reserve a spot during the There are currently 7.50 hectares of hops at first weeks of September. Once you complete the 11,8 KM / 16 MIN. the Schoudemonthoek, both aromatic hops workshop with a wealth of new knowledge, you (for the pleasant aromas) and bitter versions can enjoy a delicious hoppy beer before Ivan and (for a bitter, spicy hint). The mild sea climate Rosa cheerfully waive you goodbye. and the Poperinge sand-loam soil give the 5,4 KM / 10 MIN. hops a unique flavour pallet which can be tasted in the beers brewed using Poperinge hops. All our hops have the Belgian hops logo.

+32 57 33 36 68 / +32 474 97 16 88 +32 57 33 55 49 / +32 473 32 31 87 Kallestraat 33 - 8640 Kleine Casseldreef 2 - 8970 Poperinge

[email protected] [email protected] www.humulus.be www.belhop.be

19 BREWERY & sites in HOPS MUSEUM ABBEY ST. SIXTUS the region

In 1838 - 1839, the priests of the Sint-Sixtus Abbey first started brewing Trappist beers. In 1945, the abbot decided to limit production to quantities needed to be self-sufficient. The next year, the beer was brewed based on a license in the Sint-Bernardus brewery in Watou. It wasn’t until 1992 before the Westvleteren Trappist beers were fully brewed in the abbey itself again as a new rule was introduced which required that only beers brewed in an abbey could have the Trappist beer label.

Three beers are brewed: Trappist Westvleteren Blond (5.8°), Acht (8.0°) and Twaalf (10.2°). In 2005, the ratebeer.com website elected the 9,1 KM / 13 MIN. Westvleteren Twaalf as the best beer of the world. The Westvleteren Acht also scored high in the rankings. You can visit this unique museum in the heart of Poperinge. Experience the wonderful story The abbey and the brewery are not accessible to of hops and men in a fun manner thanks to the public. The Westvleteren beers can only be the latest technologies. In addition to the purchased on site or at the brewery after online permanent collection, the Hopmuseum reservation. Across the street you can also taste regularly hosts theme exhibits, activities, + 32 57 33 79 22 their beers in café ‘In De Vrede’. and events. Gasthuisstraat 71 - 8970 Poperinge

[email protected] Donkerstraat 12 - 8640 Vleteren 14,4 KM / 21 MIN. www.hopmuseum.be www.indevrede.be

21 DE STRUISE DE DOLLE sites in BROUWERS BROUWERS the region

Beers like Pannepot, Tsjeeses, Struise Witte Brewery De Dolle Brouwers has existed under and Rosse have become enormously popular its current name since 1980. That year, four in recent years. These beers by De Struise friends acquired brewery the Costenoble, Brouwers from Oostvleteren occupy a number which had closed shortly before. The name “De of spots in the top 30 of the best Belgian beers. Dolle Brouwers” (The mad brewers) is derived from the bicycle club of the friends called “De The brewery is located in ‘t Oud Schooltje Dolle Dravers” . in Oostvleteren, where you can also attend tastings. Visitors can choose from over 30 The brewery enjoys regional and international beers draught beers. Going back to school has fame with beers like Oerbier, Arabier, and Stille never been more fun! Nacht. Smaller groups and individual visitors are welcome on Sunday afternoon at 3 PM. The brewery is accessible to the public on Saturday afternoons. Tastings can be arranged using the details below in advance. Simply cannot get enough, and do you want to visit more breweries? This is possible!

An overview of all breweries in the Westhoek Kasteelstraat 50 can be found on the following website.

8640 Oost-Vleteren www.toerismewesthoek.be ► tournee-locale

+32 495 28 86 23 www.struise.com +32 51 50 27 81 Roeselaerestraat 12B - 8600 Esen

17,3 KM / 21 MIN. 36,4 KM / 38 MIN. [email protected] www.dedollebrouwers.be

23 TALBOT sites in HOUSE the region

9,0 KM / 13 MIN.

- GENERAL SIR HERBERT PLUMER - “If you are willing to forget your class or standing, visit the Talbot House.”

At the end of 1915, chaplains Philip “Tubby” Clayton and Neville Talbot opened a unique recreational facility. Talbot House quickly grew into the number one soldier’s home of the British Army. It offered visitors a home, relaxation, and a place to forget the war, to become human again. All military staff was welcome there, from ordinary soldier to higher officers, an Every Man’s Club. +32 57 33 32 28 Gasthuisstraat 43 - 8970 Poperinge

[email protected] www.talbothouse.be

25 IN FLANDERS sites in LIJSSENTHOEK FIELDS MUSEUM the region

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is the impressive witness of over four years of wartime violence. The hamlet of Lijssenthoek hosted the largest evacuation hospital of the Ieperboog from 1915 to 1920. Today, the cemetery is a testament to the Great War. The visitor centre, which can be visited for free, tells the story of this unique site.

Boescheepseweg 35A The In Flanders Fields Museum tells the story +32 57 23 92 20 8970 Poperinge of World War I in the West-Flemish Grote Markt 34 - 8900 Ieper front region. The museum is located in the [email protected] Lakenhallen in Ieper, an important symbol [email protected] www.lijssenthoek.be of the suffering caused by war, and the later www.inflandersfields.be recovery. The new exhibition focuses more on the personal stories of ordinary people, and creates an even better link with the landscape of the First World War in Flanders. Visitors can now also climb the Belfort Tower and enjoy a unique view of the once ravaged region.

7,1 KM / 11 MIN. 20,3 KM / 25 MIN.

27 YPER HOOGE CRATER sites in MUSEUM MUSEUM the region

Ieper, a worldwide symbol of the commemoration This museum is truly worth a visit with its true- of the First World War, but there is so much more. to-life reconstructions of wartime events of the It has a rich history spanning eleven centuries: First World War, and its extensive collection Textile City, Large Medieval City, Fortified of weapons, equipment, and pictures. The City, Bishop City, Military City, Ravaged and Hooge and this unique war museum are an Recovered City, Cat City, Peace City, Westhoek absolute must for both tourists, collectors, and City ... Ieper has been, and is, it all. historians when visiting the Ieperboog ( Salient). The background is nothing to smirk at: the Yper Museum is located in a wing of the Lakenhallen, The Hooge Crater war museum is located in Europe’s largest civil complex in the Neogothic the hamlet of “Hooge”, on the Ieper- style. The Lakenhallen also host the Flanders road (the Meenseweg), four kilometres to the Field Museum, the Knowledge Centre of the east of Ieper, not far from the “Bellewaerde” Ieper Museums, the Tourism Service, and theme park. It is easily accessible from the regional visitor centre. This makes our the main roads. Follow N8 and the brown Lakenhallen one large museum building. It is “Bellewaerde” sign. Right opposite the large certainly worth bringing your children to a visit to 20,3 KM / 25 MIN. “Hooge Crater cemetery”. this museum. The owners are also great ambassadors 25,0 KM / 29 MIN. of our beers! CAT CATCH APP!

+32 57 23 92 20 Catch some cats and playfully discover the Grote Markt 34 - 8900 Ieper history of Ieper. Go out into the city together and +32 57 46 84 46 discover the best spots! The app takes you on Meenseweg 467 - 8902 Zillebeke [email protected] a trip of about one-and-a-half hour and covers www.ypermuseum.be three kilometres, departing from the Grote [email protected] Markt of Ieper. The route is wheelchair and www.hoogecrater.com stroller-friendly. Can you find the code word?

29 DE THE LAST sites in MENENPOORT POST the region

The Menenpoort is the most well-known Since 1928, the Last Post is played every Commonwealth War Memorial in Flanders. The night at 20:00 underneath the impressive gate was designed on the drawing tables in Menenpoort in Ieper. This commemorates the London by Sir Reginald Blomfield while the war fallen soldiers of the British Commonwealth, was still raging, and was created at the location but also the Belgian, French, and other allies of the former Menenpoort, the road along who fought in the First World War at the which the troops moved to the front. greatest possible cost.

The Menenpoort was revealed in 1927. The stone panels show the name of 54,896 soldiers from the Salient which were reported missing and have unmarked graves. You will only Menenstraat find the names of soldiers that died between 8900 Ieper August 1914 and August 1917 here. Those who were reported missing between 16 August 1917 [email protected] and the end of the war (34,000 names) are www.lastpost.be etched into the stone tables on the Tyne Cot 20,4 KM / 25 MIN. Cemetery in Passendale.

20,4 KM / 25 MIN.

Menenstraat 8900 Ieper

31 JULES ZOO DE sites in DESTROOPER ZONNEGLOED the region

Quality, authenticity, natural ingredients, and, You can find Zoo De Zonnegloed near a above all, a never diminishing passion for valuable bit of nature called “De Broeken” in biscuits ... When Jules Destrooper founded his Vleteren. A cosy farmhouse, converted into an biscuit store with the same name in 1886, he educational, child-friendly zoo. would never have expected that connoisseurs in over 75 countries would appreciate his It will be hard to experience everything it has to cookies exactly 125 years later. offer. The park is hidden among the greenery, and offers something to all ages. You will face In this brand-new visitor centre, you literally animals from all parts of the world: rough bison, walk through the rich history of the world- playful meerkat, and fun farm animals. You will famous cookies from West-Flanders. also meet ponies, donkeys, emus, many types You will also learn a lot about how the of rodents, birds of prey, camels, raccoons, Destrooper family bakes refined cookies today. monkeys, and so much more. One of our bakers in the test bakery will give you an expert explanation, which, naturally, includes extensive tasting. 18,8 KM / 23 MIN.

+32 57 40 18 56 Kasteelweg 22 - 8640 Oost-Vleteren

+32 58 28 09 33 [email protected] Gravestraat 5 - 8647 Lo www.dezonnegloed.be

[email protected] www.jules-destrooper.com 23,4 KM / 31 MIN.

33 WAGON OUTSIDE sites in RIDES ADVENTURE the region

In groups, with children: a wagon ride is always o you want a day full of action and excitement? fun! In the Westhoek, you can ask for a seat Outside Adventure is the place for you. Quads, +32 57 33 87 01 on a coach at many locations, and take in the paint ball, aerial courses, wakeboarding, Westouterseweg 3 - 8970 Poperinge Westhoek sights as the horses trod. Rural mountain biking, urban golf, smuggle trips, roads bring you past hops fields, beautiful canoe trips, GPS adventures ... The enthusiastic [email protected] panoramas, picturesque farms, and employees will offer you a custom programme. www.outsideadventure.be characteristic inns. They also offer some original easy leisure packages for less adventurous persons. There is something for any adventurer! 8,3 KM / 10 MIN.

AU NOUVEAU ST.ELOI

Gemenestraat 4 8978 Watou DRIVING THE +32 494 13 68 30 www.aunouveaust-eloi.be Do you want to enjoy the Westhoek WESTHOEK from an authentic Volkswagen van with driver? You must certainly drive around ‘T WULLEMINHOF Westhoek, and experience all its delicious and beautiful elements. Duivinnestraat 8 8970 Poperinge

+32 57 33 66 98 / +32 475 54 13 29 Binnenkouter 51 www.wulleminhof.be 8970 Poperinge

+32 475 74 60 09 11,1 KM / 13 MIN. www.rondjewesthoek.be

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‘T WETHUYS sites in the region

+32 497 85 68 38 Watouplein 3 - 8978 Watou 2,5 KM / 3 MIN. [email protected] www.wethuys.be

DEN NIEUWEN APPEL Typical for the Westhoek are the If you are still looking for a fun activity various pubs where you can still find an in a family context or with friends authentic place to play a game of boltra. or colleagues, then this is definitely +32 57 38 80 51 1,8 KM / 2 MIN. This traditional ball game was first recommended. Fun guaranteed! Trappistenweg 36 - 8978 Watou practiced in Flanders in the 16th century.

CAFÉ DE CAFÉ WIJNGAARD DE LEGEN DOORN

+32 57 33 43 66 8,3 KM / 9 MIN. +32 57 33 49 79 / + 32 497 89 46 00 8,2 KM / 11 MIN. Casselstraat 32 - 8970 Poperinge Sint-Sixtusstraat 1 - 8970 Poperinge

users.telenet.be/legendoorn

37 flemish RESTAURANT kitchen

AU NOUVEAU ST-ELOI DE BOSHOEVE DE STROOYEN HEN TERMINUS Gemenestraat 4 - 8978 Watou Vijfgemetenstraat 4 - 8970 Poperinge Watouseweg 54 - 8970 Sint-Jan-Ter-Biezen Callecannesweg 11 - 8978 Watou +32 494 13 68 30 +32 57 36 33 64 +32 57 38 80 70 +32 57 38 80 87 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.aunouveaust-eloi.be www.herbergdeboshoeve.be www.destrooyenhen.be www.restaurantterminus.be

’T BLAUWERSHUYS DE HANEKAMP HET OVENHUIS TUSSEN DAG EN MORGEN Hoge Noenweg 3B - 8970 Poperinge Hanekampweg 20-22 - 8978 Abele Watouplein - 8978 Watou Watouplein 15 - 8978 Watou +32 57 36 46 11 +32 57 33 56 00 +32 57 38 83 38 +32 57 38 88 24 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.tblauwershuys.be www.dehanekamp.be www.hetovenhuis.be www.eenhuistussendagenmorgen.be

’T HOMMELHOF DE KATTEMAN HET WETHUYS We recommend contacting the restaurant in Watouplein 17 - 8978 Watou Stoppelweg 13 - 8978 Watou, Abele Watouplein 3 - 8978 Watou advance for the current opening hours. The +32 57 38 80 24 +32 57 38 83 68 +32 497 85 68 38 annual holidays of these restaurants are not [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] included in this brochure. www.hommelhof.be www.dekatteman.be www.wethuys.be

‘T SPARREBOS DE PATERSTAFEL Stoppelweg 39 - 8978 Watou Watouplein 14 - 8978 Watou +32 57 33 41 39 +32 498 59 84 85 [email protected] www.depaterstafel.eu www.sparrebos.be

39 cafés CAFÉ flemish

DE EENDRACHT Watouplein 7 - 8978 Watou +32 57 38 87 62

DE HELLEKETEL Vuileseulestraat 6 - 8978 Watou +32 57 36 08 89

DE KIKKER Steenvoordestraat 33 - 8978 Watou +32 57 38 80 94

DIRKS CAFÉ Watouplein 4 - 8978 Watou

IN DEN NIEUWEN APPEL Trappistenweg 33 - 8978 Watou + 32 57 38 80 51

41 IN CASE important OF FIRE information

1. CALL 100 OR 112 AND CLEARY STATE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS:

o• Wh is calling • WHAT is happening • WHERE this is happening

2. IF POSSIBLE, TRY TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE

3. WAITING FOR THE EMERGENCY SERVICES

• keep calm • immediately leave the accommodation in a calm manner • craw low to the ground • breathe into a (preferably wet) handkerchief • close windows and doors • do not use the elevators

If the normal exit cannot be used, use the 2nd evacuation option shown by the owner of the premises.

4. WHEN THE EMERGENCY SERVICES ARRIVE

• ensure vehicles are not obstructed • remain available to provide the firefighters with more information

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