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2018 PEACE AT LAST

The Final Offensives and the end of the Great War By mid-October, the success of Allied operations along the line from Nieuwpoort to meant that the In the spring of 1918, the German forces began the had seen its last fighting. Allied soldiers broke Spring Offensive, a series of major attacks along the out of their long-held foothold in Flanders and pushed Western Front. In Flanders, in April, the Offensive the German Army back to the eastern Belgian border. (Fourth ) saw the Germans retake much of the ground that had been won by the Allies at such At 11 am on 11 november the fighting stopped on the cost the previous autumn. Messines Ridge and the Western Front. villages of Wytschaete and Messines were lost, then the village of Passchendaele, before finally the Germans Estimates of fatal casualties for all nationalities took Kemmel Hill. Ypres came close to falling, but the resulting from the occupation and fighting around remained defiant, and by the end of April the Ypres between 1914 and 1918 were in the region of German onslaught had been halted. 600,000.

On St George's Day, 23 , the British launched Now, one hundred years later, Flanders invites visitors naval raids on and , to block the to remember the lives of all those impacted by entrances to the harbours and inflict as much damage the conflict – and what better place to do so than as possible upon both ports. The Zeebrugge operation . took place with about 75 ships and over 1,700 men in a night-time operation and was deemed a success, Numerous museums, events, and exhibitions shed however the Ostend raid did not go to plan and was light on the various facets of the Great War: the subsequently repeated in May. military operations, , political alliances, propaganda, etc. In addition, various art exhibitions The Americans who fought in Flanders, arrived in offer a truly individual, artistic view of the horrors of Europe in June and . The 27th and 30th WWI. Wherever you go , whether by divisions experienced their baptism of fire in July, at car, by bike, or on , you come across the remnants the front to the south of Ypres, between the Ypres- and scars of the Great War. The region is dotted with Comines railway line and Dikkebus Lake for the 30th hundreds of monuments and cemeteries, some of and from Dikkebus Lake to Kemmel for the 27th. Both which contain no more than a few graves. Themed divisions remained near Ypres until 4 . walking, biking, and driving tours guide you through this landscape. There are even several ways for visitors In August, the Allies began the to contribute to the commemorations. which would ultimately end with the signing of the . General Foch, the Supreme Allied This brochure provides an essential guide to the Commander, decided to launch three separate attacks key memorial sites, locations, accommodation, and on the German lines. In the north, King Albert of 2018 commemorative events, along with relevant , with a force of British, French, and Belgian accessibility information for Flanders Fields and other troops, successfully attacked through Flanders. locations in Flanders. Starting on 28 September, the Battle of Ypres 1918 recaptured the ground lost during the Lys Offensive. It took just three days to advance ten miles and for the familiar landmarks of four years of fighting to be back in Allied hands.

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The First World War left an indelible impact on the area In Flanders fields now known as Flanders Fields, transforming the region into one of the most thought-provoking and inspirational war In Flanders fields the blow landscapes in the world. In 1914, local farmers witnessed their fields turning into a battleground for one of the most Between the crosses, row on row, terrible conflicts in human history. Over 600,000 men and women died on Belgian soil during the First World War. The That mark our place; and in the sky military cemeteries that dot these same fields are a sad reminder of the tragic cost of this “war to end all wars”. The larks, still bravely singing, fly

British and Commonwealth soldiers passed through the city Scarce heard amid the guns below. of Ypres on their way to the battlefields along the . Reduced to rubble by constant bombardment, We are the Dead. Short days ago the town came to symbolise the meaningless slaughter of the Great War. After the war, Ypres rose like a phoenix We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, from its ashes, rebuilt as an almost perfect copy of the medieval city that had been destroyed during the fighting. Loved, and were loved, and now we lie The famous Menin Gate stands at one entrance to the city; a Commonwealth War Graves Commission Memorial was In Flanders fields. placed here in 1927 inscribed with the names of more than 54,000 soldiers who died before 16 and have Take up our quarrel with the foe: no known grave. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers passed through the gate on the way to the front, many of them To you from failing hands we throw never to return. The will continue to be sounded here, nightly, in perpetuity, by volunteer local buglers in The torch; be yours to hold it high. remembrance of those men. If ye break faith with us who die Around Ypres there are over a hundred military cemeteries, the resting place of those soldiers and airmen. The land We shall not sleep, though poppies grow on which the Commonwealth cemeteries are located was given in gratitude by the Belgian nation. There are also In Flanders fields. German, French, Belgian, and US cemeteries, as well as other memorials and war relics. Major John McCrae – 1915

Other towns and villages in Flanders Fields were also completely destroyed. The most well-known village is Passchendaele. It was here that in 1917 the Allied army fought for several months in a desperate bid to break the German line. During the battle, the Allied forces lost nearly 300,000 men in capturing this ruined village after advancing over a few miles of shell-blasted mud. They soon began referring to the village as “Passion-dale”: the valley of suffering. In the neighbouring village of Zonnebeke you can see the cost of this 'victory' in human life: Tyne cot cemetery, with almost 12,000 tombstones.

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

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 8 03/11/2017 4:14 pm side, along with New Zealanders and Australians, who played the First World War, also provides a unique viewing platform across a significant role in the success of the Messines offensive. Flanders Fields. This battle also took place across the area of Heuvelland and Wijtschate. Kemmel Hill provides a view over the countryside Behind the front line was Poperinge, "Pop" as it was known to and nearby is the American monument erected in 1929 and a British soldiers, an important rail centre and gateway to the Demarcation Stone erected after the war to mark the furthest battlefields. It was a place of temporary camps and hospitals point to which the Germans advanced. where soldiers came to rest from the trenches or for medical treatment. There were also shops, restaurants, hotels, pubs, In the north of the area, the towns of nieuwpoort and cinemas, and theatres at their disposal. It was here that an army Diksmuide were also totally ruined. It was in Nieuwpoort chaplain, the Reverend Philip “Tubby” Clayton, founded Talbot that the sluices were opened and the Yser river plain and House, an Every-Man’s Club, a place to relax where everybody front region was flooded at the end of 1914. This inspired was welcome, regardless of rank. Today, Talbot House is a “living plan played a crucial role in the defence of the French museum” and is still a place to stay. Channel Ports. diksmuide’s Yser Tower, which houses a museum focusing on the Belgian- German confrontation in www.flandersfields.be/en

TOuriST OFFicES in FLAndErS FiELdS

i Visitor centre for Ypres (ieper) and i Tourist Office diksmuide i Tourist Office Heuvelland Flanders Fields Grote Markt 6, 8600 Diksmuide Sint-Laurentiusplein 1, 8950 Kemmel Cloth Hall, Grote Markt, 34, 8900 Ypres contact contact contact + 32 51 79 30 50 + 32 (0)57 45 04 55 + 32 (0)57 239 220 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Website Website Website tourism.diksmuide.be www.heuvelland.be www.visitypres.be

i Tourist Office nieuwpoort i Tourist Office Passchendaele/ i Tourist Office Poperinge Marktplein 7, 8620 Nieuwpoort Zonnebeke Grote Markt 1, 8970 Poperinge Berten Pilstraat 5A, 8980 Zonnebeke contact contact + 32 (0)58 22 44 44 contact + 32 (0)57 34 40 81 [email protected] + 32 (0)51 77 04 41 [email protected] [email protected] Website Website www.nieuwpoort.be Website www.toerismepoperinge.be www.zonnebeke.be

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IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM

The permanent exhibition focuses on the personal stories of ordinary people and establishes a link to the landscape of WWI in Flanders Fields. More than 2,000 original objects and documents are on display and a new scenography highlights the most recent museum applications, including touch screens, interactive bracelets, video projections, and soundscapes. In addition, visitors can climb the bellfry for a wonderful view of what was once a completely devastated region.

Address Opening hours Price Cloth Hall 1 April - 15 November: Adults: €9.00 Grote Markt 34, Mon - Sun: 10 am - 6 pm Youth (ages 19-25): €5.00 8900 Ypres 16 November - 31 March: Children (ages 7-18): €4.00 Tue - Sun: 10 am - 5 pm Children under 7: free contact 25 December & 1 January: Closed Groups (min. 15): €7.00 +32 (0)57 239 220 Schools (min. 15): €4.00 [email protected] Suppl. to visit the bellfry: €2.00 Guides € 80.00 (2 hours – max. 25 p.) Website Groups must book at least www.inflandersfields.be 14 days in advance. 10

TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 10 03/11/2017 4:14 pm THE MENIN GATE AND THE LAST POST

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

INDIAN FORCES MEMORIAL NEW IRISH RAMPARTS CEMETERY FARM CEMETERY Sites / Ypres Sites

This memorial behind the Menin Gate The New Irish Farm Cemetery opened English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh is dedicated to the 130,000 soldiers at the outbreak of the Third Battle of soldiers along with Canadian, of the Indian Forces who served in Ypres (Passchendaele). It was named New Zealand and Australian soldiers Flanders during the Great War. 9,000 after a nearby farm. During the fi nal are buried here. Also in this beautiful members of the Indian Expeditionary German advance from April to May cemetery are ten Maoris, a working Force died as casualties in France and 1918, new graves were added. At the party of the New Zealand Maori Flanders, not only due to the nature of time of the Armistice, it contained 73 (Pioneer) Battalion who were shelled their injuries in battle but also due to graves but was then greatly enlarged near Ypres on 31 . the severe winter weather conditions with more than 4,500 new graves. they were exposed to. i Address i Address Lille Gate, Ypres Briekestraat, Ieper

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 11 03/11/2017 4:14 pm HILL 60 & CATERPILLAR CRATER

Hill 60 was captured by the 11th Battalion West on 7 June 1917 during the Battle of Messines, when two huge mines were blown: one on the hill itself, with a of more than 53,000 lbs, was blown by the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, whose memorial is on Hill 60. They also blew the neighbouring Caterpillar Crater (width 80m, depth 15m).

i Address Zwarteleenstraat, Zillebeke

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ARTILLERY WOOD ST. GEORGE’S ESSEX FARM/SITE CEMETERY GRAVE OF POETS MEMORIAL CHURCH JOHN MCCRAE &

/ Ypres This Anglican Church was built to A total of 1,185 soldiers are buried There are many Welsh burials on commemorate the dead, to serve as at Essex Farm, including one of the this cemetery, including that of the a meeting place for visiting relatives, youngest casualties of the war: famous poet hedd Wyn. In addition, and to keep alive the memory of the Valentine Joe Strudwick was just 15 the Irish poet Francis Ledwige is also sacrifi ces made in Ypres and the Ypres years old when he was killed. Next to buried here. Salient. the cemetery, you can still see the concrete bunkers in which a dressing i Address i Website station was housed. It was in one of Poezelstraat, www.stgeorgesmemorialchurchypres.com these primitive ‘dug-outs’ that the Canadian military doctor John McCrae wrote his world-famous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ at the beginning of May 1915.

i Address Diksmuideseweg, Ypres

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The largest French military cemetery in Belgium contains 4,200 graves, including 69 Islamic tombs. A Breton Pieta by the Sculptor J. Fréour is located at the front of the site, mourning over the lost dead.

i Address Zonnebeekseweg, Ypres

WELSH NATIONAL THE BROODING SOLDIER, GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY MEMORIAL PARK SINT-JULIAAN Langemark Langemark Langemark © Westtoer© Westtoer©

The red dragon, built on a dolmen The Brooding Soldier is a 33ft (10m) Behind its monumental entrance (in Welsh “cromlech”), stands in the high granite monument. It represents building lie some 44,300 German middle of an area that was conquered a grieving Canadian soldier, in memory soldiers, half of whom are buried in a by Welsh troops on 31 July 1917. It looks of the 2,000 soldiers who died in 1915, mass grave. Over 3,000 cadets and in the direction of Passchendaele, the as a result of a gas attack in the Second student volunteers are among the village that would only be taken three Battle of Ypres. dead, which is why the cemetery is months later at the expense of half a also called the Studentenfriedhof. million lives. The surrounding park is i Address dedicated to all Welsh people involved Brugseweg i Address in the Great War, both soldiers and Langemark-Poelkapelle Klerkenstraat 64 civilians. Poelkapelle Sites / Ypres Sites i Address Boezingestraat 158 Langemark-Poelkapelle

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 13 03/11/2017 4:14 pm BEDFORD HOUSE HOOGE CRATER PRIVATE CEMETERY MUSEUM Zillebeke

This cemetery, just outside Ypres, is one of the largest British cemeteries in the . Amongst others, it holds 20 Indian graves. Bedford House Cemetery stands in what was once the park of Rosendael Castle, which the British troops renamed ‘Bedford House’ during WWI. The castle served as a headquarters and as a medical The Hooge Crater Museum owes its aid post. Several small cemeteries were name to a pair of historical events that started in the castle grounds. The took place during the Great War. Until magnifi cent garden architecture makes the start of WWI, the ‘t Hooghe castle Bedford House Cemetery a unique stood on top of the ‘t Hooghe hill in WWI site. Zillebeke. During the war, the castle that served as the British HQ, was i Address totally destroyed. In 1915, the British Rijselseweg, Ypres blew up a number of tunnels, which created a large crater to the north of the castle. During the 1920s, a chapel was built nearby in memory of those COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION killed in WWI. Following renovation works, it was sold to a private There are many other cemeteries and which hold a permanent place on individual who amassed a valuable memorials in The Ypres Salient. the sites of the CWGC, you will fi nd collection of weapons, uniforms and After the war, the British government the individual graves of soldiers from equipment from the four different decided not to repatriate the British the four corners of the former British armies that took part in WWI. Among dead, but to have them buried on Empire - British, New Zealanders, the most striking items on display are Belgian soil. The impressive cemeteries Australians, Canadians, South Africans the life-sized tableaux that show what of the Commonwealth War Graves and also troops from India and the daily life during the war was like. Commission (CWGC) are characterised Caribbean. Today, in the former local schoolhouse, by long rows of white memorial The CWGC celebrated its 100th there is a themed café where you can stones embedded in the landscape. In birthday in 2017. admire a collection of decorated shell the shadow of the Cross of Sacrifi ce casings (trench art). and the Stone of Remembrance, i Address i More information about other cemeteries on www.cwgc.org Hooge Crater Museum / Ypres Meenseweg 467, Zillebeke 8902

CWGC YPRES INFORMATION CENTRE contact 32 (0)57 46 84 46

The Commonwealth War Graves Website Commission has opened an www.hoogecrater.com information Centre in Ypres close to the CWGC Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. Opening hours The centre will offer a wide range of Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-6 pm services and information, including an Sunday 10 am-9 pm overview of the CWGC’s work; details i Address of their cemeteries and monuments in Menenstraat 33, 8900 Ypres Flanders, and beyond; and access to their database to look up the details of Opening hours lost relatives and friends. Wed-Sun: 2.30 am - 9 pm

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 14 03/11/2017 4:14 pm Ypres Salient. Three Entry Points along the Ypres Salient inform you about the events along the Ypres Salient. Today’s landscape is shown as a witness of the past, 100 years ago, in a historical fi lm, three walking routes, a digital application, and a cycling route that YORKSHIRE TRENCH connects the three points. In Entry Point north a number of portraits Authentic restored trenches just GUYNEMER PAVILION of war poets are presented as the behind Entry Point North. In the fi rst (OPENS IN MARCH 2018) Canadian doctor John McCrae and days of the Third Battle of Ypres, the Irishman Francis Ledwidge. 38th Welsh played a large part The Guynemer Pavilion provides a The East Entry Point is located at Hooge in the sector. unique and fascinating opportunity Crater Museum along the Menin Road to discover the war in the air during opposite Hooge Crater Cemetery. This i Address the First World War. There is a special Entry Point illustrates the creation of Bargiestraat focus on the extraordinary life of the the front in the centre of the Salient Ypres outstanding French pilot Georges near Ridge. Besides the Guynemer, who was involved in more historical fi lm the emphasis here is on than 600 aerial combats, survived the beautiful Castle parks that studded WELSH CEMETERY being shot down seven times, and the landscape around Ypres before achieved 53 victories. On Monday the destructive war. The South Entry Up to the Third Battle of Ypres the 11 , sadly, he crashed Point has two areas of signifi cant cemetery lay in no man’s land between between the British and German lines, historic interest. The Entry Point itself the two lines. As there were no troops near the Poelkapelle cemetery. The is located in the provincial domain here, it was less shelled which made exhibition also looks more generally De Palingbeek at the historical site it ideal for a cemetery once the battle at aviation during the First World The Bluff. There you can start your had passed over it. The site is also War and its considerable signifi cance. explorations on a recently installed known as Caesar’s Nose as there was a Text and images will expertly tell the walking path/platform through the curly shape in the German frontline. story, from the use of aviation for former no man's land, along various The 38th (Welsh) Division buried 23 reconnaissance to its use for bombing craters. The historical fi lm shows soldiers here. It was used until the enemy positions. The Pavilion’s how the underground war built up following November.The cemetery showpiece will be a replica of the in the southern Ypres Salient where contains 68 First World War burials. Morane-Saulnier Type L (Parasol). numerous mines exploded. Along the extensive walking circuit, you will i Address i Address reach the second site, Hill 60. You will Moortelweg Brugseweg 126 have stunning panoramic views of the Boezinge Poelkapelle centre of Ypres there and reach the large Caterpillar Crater. From 30 March Opening hours 2018 till 11 november 2018 you can visit HILL 62 Wed to Sat 10 am - 6.30 pm the land art installation coming World An impressive memorial to Limited Sundays (check website) remember Me at de Palingbeek commemorate the Canadian forces who served in the Ypres Salient. “Maple e-mail i Address Avenue” – the road that now leads [email protected] Entry Point East: / Ypres Sites to this memorial – once formed part Hooge Crater museum view p. 14 of the Canadian front line. After the Website war, the avenue was planted with www.guynemerpaviljoen.be/en Entry Point North: maple trees as a mark of respect for Kleine Poezelstraat, 8904 Boezinge the Canadian sacrifi ce. The memorial ENTRY POINTS YPRES SALIENT stands on top of the hill, surrounded Entry Point South: by a park. It was the scene of fi erce From October 1914 to , Palingbeekstraat, 8902 Zillebeke fi ghting in , but now offers the battlefi eld of the First World War view p. 30 peaceful views of the spires of Ypres. was located a mile or two from the centre of Ypres. The trenches described Opening hours i Address a curve from north to south around Wed to Sat 10 am - 6.30pm Moortelweg Ypres. No fewer than fi fty bloody Limited Sundays (check website) Boezinge battles were fought in that notorious

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Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917

Memorial Museum Passchendaele of the First World War, with more Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 1917 presents the historic story of the than half a million casualties for a combines the interactive design of a First World War in a poignant and territorial gain of just fi ve miles/ modern museum with an exceptional vivid way, with a particular emphasis eight kilometres. 'Passchendaele' opportunity to experience the dugouts on the Battle of Passchendaele. became synonymous with the First and trenches. An intense experience This battle in 1917 is known as World War and a symbol of the futility that will enrich your knowledge of the one of the most horrifi c battles and violence of war in all its horror. battle sites in the area.

Address Website Price Memorial Museum www.passchendaele.be Adults: € 8.50 Passchendaele 1917 Children under 7: free Berten Pilstraat 5/A Opening hours Students: €5 8980 Zonnebeke Daily: 9 am - 6 pm Groups (min. 15 persons): € 6.50 (Last entry 4:30 pm) students € 4 contact 16 December - 31 January Closed Groups must book in advance +32 (0)51 77 04 41 [email protected]

TYNE COT CEMETERY AND VISITOR CENTRE

This is the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission military cemetery in continental Europe, with almost 12,000 tombstones. The rear wall of the graveyard is inscribed with the names of 34,957 missing soldiers who fell in the Battle of Passchendaele and later.

i Address Vijfwegestraat Zonnebeke

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Polygon Wood is a large wood 1 mile (1,6 km) south of the village of Zonnebeke, which was completely devastated in the First World War. The wood was cleared by Commonwealth troops at the end of October 1914, given up on 3 May 1915, taken again at the end of September 1917 by Australian troops, evacuated in the Battles of the Lys, and fi nally retaken by the 9th (Scottish) Division on 28 September 1918. Here you will fi nd a burial ground named Buttes New British Cemetery with the New Zealand Memorial, which commemorates 383 offi cers and men of the . On top of the ‘butte’ (hill) you will fi nd the Memorial of the 5th Australian Division. In Polygon Wood you can still see the remains of several shelters. Each year on (25 April), the efforts of the ANZAC soldiers are commemorated during the dawn service.

i Address Westtoer© Lange dreve, Zonnebeke

NEW ZEALAND MEMORIAL AT CREST FARM ’S GRAVENTAFEL 85TH CANADIAN MEMORIAL CANADIAN MEMORIAL

This memorial commemorates the New This marks the place where the Zealand Division’s participation in the saw fi erce fi ghting on 4 October during the Second Battle of 1917. This attack by ANZAC forces Passchendaele and won possession successfully pushed the of the high ground at Crest Farm. allied trench line in the early part of the Passchendaele offensive but was i Address followed by the inadequately prepared Westtoer© Canadalaan 37 attack of 12 . Zonnebeke / Passchendaele Sites This monument was the fi rst one to be i Address erected in the region. It honours the 's Graventafelstraat memory of the 85th Canadian infantry Zonnebeke (Nova Scotia) Battallion which suffered heavy losses during the Third Battle of Ypres at the end of October 1917.

i Address Passendalestraat Zonnebeke

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© Westtoer TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 19 © Westtoer MESSINES and the Irish President Mary McAleese. McAleese. Mary Irish President the and II Elisabeth Queen by 1998 November offi was park The 11 on opened cially commemorated. those list tower the of base in the other.each Registers to forgive Loyalists and Nationalists on calls Pledge Peace the while diaries, and prayer poetry, through tale their tell stones talking nine The background. war, of their regardless the during fell who all Irish soldiers to tribute pays Irish round tower traditional its with Park Peace The known grave. and have who in 1917–1918 Messines no Force soldiers were who killed in over 840 New Zealand Expeditionary that commemorates Missing, the to cemetery you will fi also nd Memoriala bodies549 could identifi be ed. In this Africanand South 56 soldiers. Only Australian, 322 British, New 115 Zealand, In all, soldiers 1,503 are here: buried 985 PEACE PARK ISLAND OF IRELAND i i CEMETERY &MEMORIAL MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH Nieuwkerkestraat Address Armentierssteenweg Address in Messines. in World War First the during happened of what overview a detailed you gives hall town former in the situated centre visitor in the exhibition The successful attack takesuccessful to Wytschaete. where two the joined Divisions in their road.the They are located roughly arestones, each of of one side set memorials in two form of These the i i 36TH ULSTER DIVISION ULSTER 36TH TOURIST INFORMATION POINT THE TO AND DIVISION IRISH 16TH THE TO MEMORIALS Free access Free Prices offfitourist ce. of offi the contact Please hours. ce out arranged be also can persons) for (min groups tours 15 Guided pm - 5.30 am 8.30 Daily Openinghours: toerisme@.be E-mail Messines 22, Markt Address Armentierssteenweg Address www.mesen.be/website-en/ Website that took part in World War I. part took that nations from hymns the out ringing minutes, 15 every heard be can The Paul II. John in Ypres Pope by 1985 May 17th on inaugurated was pounds) 280 than more (weighing of peace bell fi The 59 bells. church has tower rst Nicolas Saint in the carillon The battle of Messines Riddge. of Messines battle in the fought that Division Zealand New of the to all soldiers memorial is a of town, centre in the statue The THE PEACE CARILLON PEACE THE THE NEW ZEALAND SOLDIER ZEALAND NEW THE 03/11/2017 4:15 pm

19 Sites / Messines TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 20 © Milo-profi photography 20 Sites / Heuvelland / Wijtschate Bayernwald. French The Messines. named area the an important role in of Battle the trenches Kemmel the on Hill played once impregnableThe German i BAYERNWALD © Milo-profi photography Voormezelestraat, WIjtschate Address

deep. (12m) wide rim) and(27m) 40 feet wide (with a 90 feet (75m) feet 250 Once it was blown, crater the was contained . of 91,000 lbs and minethe was deep (27m) 88 feet Ridge. BeforeMessines it was blown, blown at start the on assault the of was largest the mines that the were of PoolThe Peace (Spanbroekmolenkrater) of i THE POOL OF PEACE OF POOL THE © Milo-profi photography Address Kruisstraat, WIjtschate WIJTSCHATE HEUVELLAND/

area. of the archaeology the and landscape the on impacts the at looking known, is also it Mines' as the of 'Battle the or of Messines' Battle 'the of centenary the on focus particular a with exhibitions WW1 permanent of a number houses Centre Visitor friendly family refurbished, This newly i HEUVELLAND VISITOR CENTRE VISITOR HEUVELLAND 1 April to 15 November to 15 April 1 Openinghours www.toerismeheuvelland.be Website [email protected] contact Heuvelland 8950 1 Sint-Laurentiusplein Address except Easter Holidays Public and Sundays Closed - 4 pm pm 1 / pm - 12 am 9.30 Mon-Sat March - 31 November 16 - 4pm am 10 Holidays Public and Sundays pm pm/1 - 12 am pm-5 9.30 - Sat Mon

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GRAVE OF MAJOR WILLIAM REDMOND MP

Considering his age, Irishman, Major William Redmond MP, wasn’t even supposed to be on the battlefi eld during the Battle of Messines. After he was shot twice, he was carried off the battlefi eld by John Meeke, a Loyalist soldier. They reached the Casualty Clearing Station at the Catholic Hospice at Loker where Redmond died of his wounds. He was buried AND/ in the grounds of the Catholic convent at Loker and, at the request of his widow, his body remained there. The site is now maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. ATE i Address Godschalkstraat, Heuvelland © Westtoer©

WYTSCHAETE MILITARY CEMETERY BRITISH CEMETERY COMMONWEALTH

The cemetery comprising 58 burials was almost exclusively A post-war concentration cemetery where over two thirds used for burying some of those who fell on the fi rst day of the 1002 buried or commemorated are unidentifi ed. of the Battle of Messines, 7 June, 1917 (three graves are There are three sets of special memorial stones set behind from 8 June). All except one grave are those of men of the the Stone of Remembrance to the right of the cemetery, 36th Ulster Division (the Royal Irish Rifl es and the Royal commemorating soldiers originally buried in other Inniskilling Fusiliers). This cemetery was actually lost in later cemeteries but whose graves were destroyed fi ghting, and only rediscovered after the Armistice. i Address i Address WIjtschatestraat, Heuvelland WIjtschatestraat, Heuvelland

AMERICAN MONUMENT KEMMEL HILL FRENCH OSSUARY LONE TREE CEMETERY Kemmel Kemmel Sites / Heuvelland / Wijtschate / Heuvelland Sites

A heavy rectangular block on a wide The ossuary contains 5,294 bodies The cemetery contains 88 graves rectangular platform honours the of fallen soldiers, of which only 57 (six of which are of unknown 27th and 30th American divisions. have been identifi ed. Most of these individuals). Nearly all the graves are The monument was built in 1929 French soldiers were killed on the hill those of soldiers of the Royal Irish by the American Battle Monuments during the second battle for Kemmel Rifl es who fell on 7 June, the fi rst day Commission and was created after a Hill. A column stands at the centre of of the Battle of Messines. Some of them design made by George Howe from the cemetery and is topped with the were actually killed by the explosion of Philadelphia. traditional French mascot, a cockerel. the Spanbroekmolen mine (which was blown around 15 seconds later than i Address planned) as they advanced. Vierstraat, Mount Kemmel i Address Kruisstraat, Heuvelland

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Poperinge

i Address Lijssenthoek Cemetery Visitor Centre Boescheepseweg 35A 8970 Poperinge

contact © Kris© Jacobs +32 (0)57 34 66 76 [email protected] LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY & VISITOR CENTRE Website Sites / Poperinge Sites www.lijssenthoek.be From 1915 to 1920 the hamlet of French and German soldiers too. Lijssenthoek (Boescheepseweg) was It also holds the grave of the only Opening hours the site of the largest evacuation woman to be buried in a CWGC Open all year hospital along the Ypres Salient cemetery in Belgium, the British nurse, Daily: 9 am - 6 pm and is now the second largest Nellie Spindler. commonwealth cemetery in Belgium. The Visitor Centre, situated next to the Price Today, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery cemetery, offers information on this Free access bears witness to more than four years unique site, including details about Tour guides of warfare, with the graves of 10,784 daily life in the hospital and the Book a guide at the Tourist Offi ce soldiers mainly British but also some creation of the cemetery. Fully accessible to visitors with disabilities

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 22 03/11/2017 4:15 pm EXECUTION SITE/ TALBOT HOUSE: EVERY MAN’S CLUB DEATH CELLS © Poperinge© Talbot House © Lijssenthoek© archives

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

i Address Price contact Talbot House Adults: €8.00 +32 (0)57 34 66 76 Gasthuisstraat 43 Children: €5.00 [email protected] 8970 Poperinge Groups: €6.00 (advance bookings only) Website contact Schools: €5.00 www.toerismepoperinge.be Tel +32 (0)57 33 32 28 Trade: €6.00 [email protected] Tour guides Opening hours There are no guided tours, but for Daily 6 am - 8 pm Website groups a general introduction to www.talbothouse.be Talbot House can be provided on Price Opening hours request (advance notice required). Free access Tuesday-Sunday Tour guides: Book a guide at the 10 am - 5:30 pm tourist offi ce Monday Closed Sites / Poperinge Sites

NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY IN POPERINGE

The cemetery contains 1,556 Commonwealth burials and 37 German war graves. There are also 24 Second World War burials in the cemetery, all dating from the Allied retreat to Dunkirk in 1940. Among the 270 New Zealanders buried here is . He was a New Zealand rugby union player and was the captain of the original All . He was killed during the Passchendaele offensive on 4 October 1917.

i Address Helleketelweg, Poperinge

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Christmas holiday Christmas the after weeks three January; & 2 1 December; 26 & 31 25, 24, Closed: from am 10 open Holidays Public and Weekends pm) 4:30 entry (last pm - 5 am 9 March - 31 October 1 pm) 5.30 entry (last pm am-6 9 September - 30 April 1 Openinghours

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€25.00/hour Guides free 7: under 7-17: €2.50 Ages €6.00Adults: GROUPS (min. 20) free 7: under 7-17: €2.50 Ages €8.00Adults: Price

03/11/2017 4:15 pm TRENCH OF DEATH

This is the only remaining Belgian i Address Opening hours trench of the First World War. IJzerdijk 65 1 April - 15 November: Daily The adjoining interpretation centre 8600 Diksmuide 10 am - 6 pm (last entrance 5.30 pm) with interactive applications, life-size 16 November - 31 March pictures, a collection of film footage, contact Tuesday & Thursday and over a hundred original objects +32 (0)51 50 53 44 9:30 am - 4 pm (last entry 3:30 pm) allow visitors to discover the story of [email protected] Closed between 25 December & 1 January the infamous Trench of Death. A German bunker in the immediate Website Price vicinity of the Belgian trench is also www.klm-mra.be Adults: €4.00 included in the tour, allowing both www.facebook.com/Dodengang Under 7: free sides of the story to be told. GROUPS (min. 15): €2.00 Payment only possible with bank cards. Guides can be booked at the tourist office, + 32 51 79 30 50, [email protected]

VLADSLO GERMAN MILITARY CEMETERY

Known as Vladslo, in Praetbos forest, Created by Käthe Kollwitz, a major this German cemetery is the final German expressionist artist, out of resting place of some 25,638 German personal grief and love for her 18-year soldiers. On display at the cemetery old son Peter, who was killed in the war. is a moving sculpture, The Grieving Parents. i Address Praatbos, Diksmuide

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 25 03/11/2017 4:15 pm KÄTHE KOLLWITZ MUSEUM Koekelare i Address Käthe Kollwitz Tower Sint-Maartensplein 15, The Grieving Parents by Käthe Kollwitz, at the German Military Cemetery in Koekelare 8680 Vladslo, is a world-famous work of art that symbolises the terrible suffering that war inflicted. More of her work can be seen in the nearby Käthe Kollwitz Tower contact in Koekelare, which houses seven of her graphic works. Her art is characterised + 32 (0)51 61 04 94 by a deep compassion for all victims of poverty, exploitation and oppression. Her pacifism and abhorrence of war can be clearly felt throughout her works. A Website museum guide is available. www.koekelare.be

THREE CANALS (DRIE GRACHTEN)

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

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

i Address Opening hours Poelkapellestraat 44, 8650 Houthulst From dusk to dawn

Entrance Free access Koekelare

Sites / diksmuide Sites The Lange Max Museum is production of army goods. It also situated on the German side of the features the little Bakehouse, which Western Front, with a farmyard at still shows signs of German presence, the heart. A long lane takes you from and has now been converted into a Other months: Wed - Sun 2 pm- 6 pm the farmyard to the remains of the multimedia room. Contact for Group Bookings outside platform of former German of these times. cannon “Lange Max”. i Adress Cafe is open from 11 am This museum tells the story of one of Clevenstraat 2, 8680 Koekelare the largest cannon of its time, which Prices was designed to bombard Dunkirk. Website Adults: € 6,00 The museum focuses on the German www.langemaxmuseum.be Groups (+15), children: € 4,00 occupation of Koekelare with a unique Audioguides: € 2,00 exhibition on the organisation behind Opening hours Guide: € 50,00 (max. 20 p.) the front line and the July and August daily 2 pm-6 pm For groups there are no audio guides available

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VISITOR CENTRE WESTFRONT NIEUWPOORT

Westfront Nieuwpoort tells the full A modern and interactive visitor centre story of the flooding of the plains, was built underneath the monument. bringing the German invasion to a halt A highlight of the visit is definitely at the outskirts of the city. It is the the projection of the 377ft (115m) story of the power of the sea and the long and 49ft (15m) high animated smart handling of the water locks. The Yser-Panorama . Last but not perfect place to tell the story of the least, do not forget to visit the top of flooding is the King Albert I monument the monument itself and enjoy the on the edge of the lock complex “The panoramic view over the coast and the Ganzepoot” (Goose Foot). hinterland.

Address Opening hours Price Kustweg 2 Daily 10 am - 5 pm Adults: €7.00 8620 Nieuwpoort Closed: every Monday 0-6 years: free (except on bank holidays) 7 - 25 years: €5.00 contact 25 December & 1 January Groups: (min. 20) +32 (0)58 23 07 33 Adults: €5.50 [email protected] 7-25 year: €3.50 Schools: €3.00 Website Tour guides: €60.00 www.westfrontnieuwpoort.be / nieuwpoort Sites

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HIPPO.WAR WAREGEM FLANDERS FIELDS VRIJ VADERLAND AMERICAN CEMETERY Waregem (FREE FATHERLAND) AND MEMORIAL Veurne & VISITOR CENTRE Waregem The Experience Centre in the historic town of Veurne focuses on the last remaining section of Belgium that was not occupied by the Germans, the so-called Belgian Sector. From here, © Stadsarchief Waregem Stadsarchief © King Albert I succeeded in resisting the German occupying forces. Veurne Waregem is situated between Kortrijk and the surrounding region were © Westtoer© and Ghent in . The populated by people from all over the Waregem visitor centre dedicated to country, from other continents as well The Flanders Field American Cemetery World War I opened on 11 November as by refugees, doctors and nurses. is the only World War I US cemetery in 2017. There are two permanent In the Experience Centre visitors can Belgium. It lies on a battlefield where exhibitions: the first looks at the role experience the events behind the 91st Division fought during the of the Americans in World War I and the front line, the daily life in this Ypres-Lys offensive, from 30 October the second at the role of horses in last unoccupied sector of Belgium. to 11 November 1918. The majority the war. The two themes have strong They can also witness a real melting of the 368 fallen soldiers lost their Waregem connections, as the city is pot of people, a multicultural lives during those last days of the internationally famous for its Flanders community before the concept even war. The Visitor Centre, in the former Horse Event and the Flanders Field existed. “Vrij Vaderland” uses an Superintendent's quarters, opened in American Cemetery is located in interesting scenography to tell this spring 1917 and is devoted to the US Waregem. Thanks to photographs, story, combining modern media with involvement in Belgium during WWI. film clips and audio files, authentic traditional exhibition techniques. The activities of the four US divisions objects, an interactive quiz, and even that fought in Belgium are explained a reconstructed horse hospital, you i Address through selected stories of soldiers can discover some less familiar stories Stad- en Landshuis buried in the cemetery. The ways we from the Great War. Waregem is Grote Markt 29, 8630 Veurne commemorate those soldiers, then and situated between Kortrijk and Ghent in now are also explored. West Flanders. contact +32 (0)58 33 55 31 i Address [email protected] i Address Hippodroom (second floor of the www.vrijvaderland.be Wortegemseweg 117 grandstand building) 8790 Waregem Holstraat, Waregem Opening hours 1 April - 11 November: Website Opening hours Mon - Fri: 9 am - 5 pm www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials Wed – Sun: 2 to 6 pm Sat - Sun & Public Holidays Price Mon - Fri 9am - 5 pm Opening hours Admission is free. There is no need Sat - Sun & Public Holidays: Mon-Sun: 9 am – 5 pm to make reservations. Groups may 1 pm - 5 pm visit outside of the official open- 25 December & 1 January: closed Price ing hours, but this is only possible free access when escorted by a (paid) Ware- Price gem guide. You can book a guide Adults: €4.00 Guides through [email protected] 65+: €3.00 Free (advanced booking essential) Children (7-18): €2.00 [email protected] contact Groups (min. 15 persons): €3.00 Tourist Office - +32 56 62 12 11 Schools: €2,00 [email protected] www.hippowar.be

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These units fought in the vicinity at the THE TOWER OF AMERICAN MONUMENT THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY end of the First World War and were attached to the Flanders A monument of golden-yellow commanded by Albert I, King of the limestone, bearing the shield of the Belgians. United States flanked by two stone eagles, stands at the end of a small i Address park maintained by the American Generaal Pershingstraat 1 Battle Monuments Commission. It Oudenaarde honours the 37th and 91st US divisions.

ROYAL MUSEUM OF THE MINI-EUROPE ARMED FORCES AND MILITARY Brussels HISTORY

The museum has an extensive, unique collection that spans more than ten centuries of history, from the Middle © Milo© Profi Ages to today, with a particular focus on the First and Second World The university library tower is one Wars. The First World War collection, of the most important landmarks presented in the 14–18 room, is ©Mini-Europe in Leuven city centre. An evocative constantly renewed, so there is always and innovative representation of the something new to see. The main destruction and reconstruction of the emphasis is on the Belgian army and town of Leuven that took place as a the artillery of the time. The park contains miniatures of result of WWI (and to a lesser degree Europe’s most famous places. WWII) is exhibited on the five floors i Address A remembrance trail has been devised, of the tower. A highlight of the visit Parc du 3, 1000 taking visitors to all Belgian and is the outside balcony where visitors Brussels European monuments and buildings can enjoy a unique view of the city of associated with WWI. This walk starts Leuven. contact out in an area where the remembrance + 32-2 737 78 11 of WWI is symbolically reflected i Address [email protected] through 4 war cemeteries and various Mgr. Ladeuzeplein 21 sculptures. 3000 Leuven Website www.klm-mra.be i Address Opening hours Mini-Europe, Bruparck Every day from 10 am until 5 pm Opening hours 1020 Brussels Sites Closed on public holidays Tue - Sun 9 am - 5pm Closed: Mondays, 1 January, 1 May, contact Price 1 November, 25 December and +32 (0)2 474 13 13 Standard: €7.00 election days [email protected] Trade: €4.00 reservations via Prices Website [email protected] Under 6: free www.minieurope.eu [email protected] 6-26 years, 65+, groups www.visitleuven.be (min 15 people) €4.00 26–65 years : €5.00 65+: €4.00

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Since the end of World War I, relatives have been coming sculptures of the comingWorldrememberMe land art to Flanders to honour their family members. Military installation (view p.30) or take part in the waterfront ceremonies regularly pay tribute to fallen comrades. performance (see p.30). There are several ways to join in a commemoration: - Upon request, the Last Post Association allows - Attend an official commemoration organised by individuals or groups to take part in an extended foreign embassies or Belgian local authorities. Please version of the ceremony at the Menin Gate, allowing check the events calendar on the website to see if you participants to lay a wreath (which they must provide have to book in advance. However, please bear in mind themselves) to commemorate the fallen. Bands, choirs, that, in view of the great interest, it might be difficult etc. who wish to perform as part of the ceremony to attend some events. must submit an application in advance on the website.

- Take part in one of the more personal commemoration initiatives. Make one of the 600,000

COMINGWORLDREMEMBERME: LAND ART INSTALLATION

From 2014 to 2018, by moulding 600,000 sculptures out of In March 2018 the 600,000 figures of ComingWorld- clay, thousands of people from across Flanders and the RememberMe will be set up in the Palingbeek park (Zillebeke) rest of the world take part of the making of the installation between two large works of art by Koen Vanmechelen. The ComingWorldRememberMe. Each and every sculpture land art installation will spread out over no-man’s-land and represents one of the 600,000 victims who lost their lives The Bluff, site of one of the most intensive battles ever in due to WWI in Belgium. In this way, different generations Flanders. From 30 March to 11 November 2018, the land art and nationalities will be united in the commemoration. installation will be open to the public. At various spots along Attend one of the workshops in nieuwpoort or Ypres part of the walk around the installation, you can listen to to make a sculpture until March 2018). war poetry. You can end the walk on the observation bridge, from where you will have a wonderful view of this impressive land art installation.

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i Opening hours i Addresses Tuesday to Saturday: Kazemat 5 1.30 pm to 6 pm Bollingstraat Individuals and small groups 8900 Ypres (< 10 participants) can attend without booking in advance. Site Bommenvrij Workshops (1.5 hours) for groups Schoolstraat 48 of more than 10 participants on 8620 Nieuwpoort Events request. contact Admission +32 (0)58/62.39.29 €5 (half of the proceeds go to [email protected] charity) Website www.cwrm.be www.facebook.com/comingworldrememberme

FrOM 30 MArcH TO 11 nOVEMBEr 2018 VISITING THE LAND ART INSTALLATION

Admission car park The part of the route where you can There is no charge for admission There is a large car park at the listen to war poetry involves climbing to the land art installation and the entrance to the park. There is space a flight of stairs. This means that provincial park. The park can be visited for cars and coaches. There are also wheelchair and buggy users will need to freely by individual visitors and small toilets at the car park and there is a go back the way they came, once they groups. Groups coming by coach are cafeteria nearby. arrive at these stairs. Regrettably, the advised to book via the website. nature of the ground makes it infeasible The entire walk takes about one hour. Address: to find an alternative solution. However, from the car park you can Palingbeekstraat 18, 8902 Zillebeke also walk directly to the observation How to get there bridge via the paved path. In that case, There will also be a second car park The provincial park is easy to reach the visit should take about 30 minutes. at the visitor centre of the Palingbeek by car (right to the car park), bus, Naturally, every visitor wants to view park. From there, it is a 30-minute and bicycle. From January 2018, more the installation from the observation walk to the installation. information about alternative mobility bridge. On busy days, please limit your and accessibility will be available on time on the bridge so that everyone Address: www.cwrm.be and also at the Ypres gets the opportunity to do so. Vaartstraat 7, 8902 Zillebeke tourist information office.

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

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JAN Rumbeke Castle 30 AUG 2014 > 31 DEC 2019 2017 ALBErT i And THE GrEAT WAr EXHiBiTiOn

In the heart of the beautiful provincial Sterrebos domain, one of the oldest castles of the country can be found, thus providing the perfect location for the “Albert I and the Great War” exhibition. This audiovisual exhibition features rare pictures, videos and audio material highlighting the Belgian story during WWI. It explores the life and reign of the famous Belgian king Albert I, illustrating that a ruler could be more than merely a national symbol. Throughout his life, Albert remained stubbornly faithful to his subjects and proved that he was also a master diplomat. There will be a focus on diplomacy during WWI, as a (world) war is not only decided on the battlefield. Matters such as diplomacy and economy played a big part in the evolutions of the decade. The occupied Brave Little Belgium stood its ground among the superpowers and even went on to claim an important role. Visitor groups can choose from a number of attractive all-in formulas. A guided visit can, for example, be followed by a brunch, dessert plate or a nocturne with a drink in the castle.

Address Opening hours Rumbeke Castle 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. 8800 Roeselare Closed on Mondays and public holidays

Website Entrance www.albert14-18.be Adults: €6 Discount price: €4

17 FEB 2018 > 26 AUG 2018 FEB In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres p.10 2018 TrAcES OF WAr: WWi ArcHAEOLOGY

By the end of the First World War, the front line landscape had been turned into a huge wilderness. When people returned after the conflict, they were faced with the tremendous challenge of reconstructing the region and making it habitable. The traces of war dissapeared and became part of the archaeological soil archive.

Scarcely a foot (30 cm) deep and invisible to the naked eye, the archaeological remains of the war lie dormant in the soil all over the Westhoek region. This exhibition shows for the first time the findings of over ten years of archaeological investigations and contains many impressive artefacts. It looks at day-to-day life in the trenches, the material relics of trench warfare, and the story of some of the fallen soldiers whose bodies were recovered. Thanks to a variety of scientific techniques, the traces of war can emerge into the light of day again.

i www.inflandersfields.be

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 32 03/11/2017 4:15 pm APR Villa Zonnedaele, Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Zonnebeke p.16 21 APR 2018 > 11 NOV 2018 2018 HIPPO.WAR, Waregem p.28 Heuvelland Visitor Centre p.20 Events EXHiBiTiOn: THE FinAL OFFEnSiVE in FLAndErS

This exhibition is in three parts, in three different locations, which are connected in a tourist route. It tells the story of the last year of the First World War and of the Liberation in which Belgian and US troops played an important role.

The main focus in the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 is the liberation of Zonnebeke and Passchendaele by Belgian troops. The role of King Albert I during this offensive will be highlighted.

HIPPO.WAR pays special attention to the liberation of Waregem and to the offensive between the Lys and the during the last days of the First World War.

Heuvelland Visitor Centre focuses on the fighting around Mount Kemmel. Since 1915, the hill had been used by the British as an observation post. Knowing that the Americans would soon arrive in force, in April 1918 the Germans launched a last desperate offensive of their own, in the hope of turning the war in their favour. They captured Mount Kemmel, but with the help of the French Army any further breakthrough was prevented. By the end of August, the hill was back in Allied hands, thanks in part to the efforts of the Americans in one of their first major actions in Flanders.

i Admission free www.passchendaele.be www.hippowar.be www.heuvelland.be Opening hours: open daily from 10.30 am to 5.30 pm

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 33 03/11/2017 4:15 pm 21 APR 2018 > 21 AUG 2018 Provincial Courthouse Bruges WWi, THE BATTLE OF THE

This exhibition tells the story of the war at sea. Historical objects @Thomastermote on display for the first time will transport you to this dark, but also hopeful period. Winston Churchill once said: “The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril.” The German submarines sank no fewer than 2,554 Allied ships and brought the United Kingdom to the brink of surrender. But on St. George’s Day (23 April 1918), the Royal Navy struck back. A fleet of 136 ships simultaneously attacked the occupied ports of Zeebrugge and Ostend.

i www.vliz.be/battle-for-the-north-sea/en Address: Markt 3, Bruges Contact [email protected]

Buttes New British Cemetery, Zonnebeke p.17 25 APRIL 2018, 6 AM AnZAc dAY

Events dAWn SErVicE

Every year, ANZAC Day pays tribute to the Australian and New Zealand

soldiers who fought during WWI. ANZAC Day commemorations begin in Henk© Deleu Zonnebeke bright and early at 6 am with the traditional Dawn Service at Buttes New British Cemetery at Polygon Wood, where many soldiers from and New Zealand were laid to rest. The ceremony is followed by a breakfast in ‘OC ‘t Zonnerad’; reservations for breakfast (€5) can be made via the website. Information:

i www.passchendaele.be [email protected]

25 APRIL 2018, PM New Zealand Memorial, Messines p.19 AnZAc dAY

Annual tribute to all the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought in WWI.

i Address Nieuw Zeelandersstraat, 8957 Messines

25 APRIL 2018 11 AM Menin Gate, Ypres p.11 AnZAc dAY

Annual tribute to all the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought in WWI.

i www.visitypres.be

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 34 03/11/2017 4:15 pm p.21 27 APRIL 2018 Heuvelland: French cemetery and ossuary, Mount Kemmel OFFiciAL cOMMEMOrATiOn OF THE BATTLE OF MOunT KEMMEL

The Battle of Mount Kemmel reached its terrible climax between 25 and 29 April 1918. The French arrived to close the breach in the front line, but at a cost of more than 10,000 dead. Some regiments almost ceased to exist. About half of these victims were later interred in the French Ossuary, and this is where their memory will now be honoured in the presence of international, national and local dignitaries. Especially for the occasion, a fl ame will be transported from the Arc du Triomphe in . The national anthems will be sung by school children from Heuvelland and the French village of Saint-Jans-Cappel, just across the nearby border. The ceremony is open to the general public.

i toerisme.heuvelland.be/tourism MAY 2018 4 MAY 2018 > 12 MAY 2019 Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen cYcLinG durinG THE GrEAT WAr

Bikes, precursors to the jeep and the plane, were essential vehicles during The Great War as they provided reliable, fast, transportation that could be deployed everywhere on the ground. Bikes were more effi cient than horses as horses had to be fed and hidden. This exhibition will answer questions as: Where and how were bikes used during the war? Were there still cycling races in Belgium during the occupation? Which cyclists gave their lives on the front lines and which ones survived the war?

i Address Markt 43, Oudenaarde Opening hours contact Everyday from 10am-6pm + 32 55/33 99 33 Prices [email protected] 10 euro, reductions Website www.crvv.be 27 MAY 2018 Flanders Field American Cemetery, Waregem p.28

Since the First World War the government of the United States installed Memorial Day as a day to honor all soldiers killed in war. The day of these ceremonies was 30 May and in 1919 the fi rst Memorial Day ceremonies were held on different cemeteries and isolated graves on Events the Western Front, in France and Belgium. On Sunday 30 May 1920 the fi rst offi cial Memorial Day ceremony was held at Flanders Field American Cemetery in Waregem. Almost a century later this annual ceremony has stayed loyal to its traditions. Memorial Day is held each year at Flanders Field American Cemetery in Waregem on the Sunday before or on 30 May.

i www.abmc.gov

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 35 03/11/2017 4:15 pm p.27 29 JUN 2018 > 31 DEC 2019 JUN Westfront Nieuwpoort 2018 ArcHiTEcTurE And WAr

Architecture and war, or creation and destruction, both seem like direct oppostites. However… they are als both inherently linked. Whatever could not be renovated after the war, had to be rebuilt - or could something new perhaps be created instead? , Ypres, Diksmuide and Nieuwpoort achieved historic status as Northern front , although all were almost completely destroyed. The same goes for the surrounding outskirts, plains, farms and villages, not to mention the damage caused by the saltwater inundations. A hundred years later, the consequences are barely visible, thanks to both local citizens and architects. Still visible, on the contrary, are some authentic examples of

war architecture. Yet, some authentic examples of war architecture are Westtoer© still visible; the bunkers near Ramskapelle and the protected monuments of the Duvetorre and Bommenvrij are some of the last remainders.

i Website www.westfrontnieuwpoort.be

29 JUNE 2018 Zeebrugge, , De Haan, and Ostend THE WATErFrOnT PErFOrMAncES

From the harbour channel of Zeebrugge to the harbour channel of Ostend, over a distance of 17 miles (27km), monumental performances will be created on or around the water in Zeebrugge, Blankenberge, De Haan, Bredene, and Ostend, culminating in the harbour channel of Ostend. As a participatory event, Waterfront above all wants to focus people’s attention on the future, on hope, reconciliation, forgiveness, and a new start for humankind.

i Free access Westtoer© www.gonewest.be

Events 1 JULY > 30 AUG 2018 JUL Poperinge 2018 HEALinG EXHiBiTiOn, ArT, MOBiLE APPLicATiOn And EXPEriEncE rOuTE @chantalpollier

During the summer of 2018, Poperinge will conclude the WWI commemorations with a message of hope and consolation, with healing as a central theme. The Healing exhibition tells the story of the women who offered comfort. A contemporary artist, Chantal Pollier, provides layers of solace. In collaboration with the art festival, a route has been developed that offers a unique experience, taking in pavilions decorated with healing art and poetry. The route includes an impressive installation by Dutch artist Anno Dijkstra in the town park.

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

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 36 03/11/2017 4:15 pm 5, 8, 20, 28 JUL & 2, 25, 26 AUG 2018 Ypres, Nieuwpoort, Veurne, Diksmuide, Poperinge and Dranouter THE SuMMEr OF ‘18 cOncErTS

During the summer of 2018, the GoneWest concerts will be added to existing local, summer events in the Westhoek area. The series of concerts will end in a grand finale "Peace to the world" on the market square in Ypres on Saturday 25 August 2018. @chantalpollier

i Free access www.gonewest.be

29 AUGUST 2018 AUG American Monument Kemmel p.21 2018 rEMEMBrAncE cErEMOnY: THE FirST AcTiOn OF THE uS diViSiOnS in FLAndErS

The soldiers who manned the front near Kemmel came from New York and its surrounding districts (27th Division, better known as the New York Division) and from Tennessee and North and South Carolina (30th Division). On the night of 30 to 31 , patrols from the 27th Division set off to reconnoitre their sector. Both divisions met determined German resistance. They moved forward slowly. That afternoon the 27th Division reached the area where the Kemmel Monument stands.

i Address Kemmelstraat, Kemmel (Heuvelland) www.toerismeheuvelland.be [email protected]

SEPT 2018 > JAN 2020 SEP Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels p.29 2018 THE cOnSEQuEncES OF THE FirST WOrLd WAr

The War Heritage Institute will present a large-scale exhibition illustrating the First World War’s social, economic, and cultural consequences.

i www.klm-mra.be Events

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 37 03/11/2017 4:15 pm 28 SEPTEMBER 2018 Passchendaele village and Houthulst Belgian Military Cemetery cOMMEMOrATiOn OF THE FinAL OFFEnSiVE

The Liberation or Final Offensive, over the weeks leading up to 11 November, began on 28 September 1918 in the woods (the Vrijbos) at Houthulst. On that date, under the orders of King Albert I, the Vrijbos was retaken from the Germans. There were many deaths on both sides, as the Belgian military cemetery reminds us today. A major commemorative ceremony in the morning will recall the battle.

Also the villages of Zonnebeke and Passchendaele were liberated on 28 September by the Belgian troops. Passchendaele had become a sad symbol of in Flanders. Many Belgian soldiers were weighed down by a profound sense of melancholy when they set eyes on the devastated village.

At 2 pm commemoration services will be held to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers on both sides. After the service, the Belgian Passchendaele Memorial Garden will be inaugurated in the chateau grounds in Zonnebeke.

i www.passchendaele.be [email protected]

29 > 30 SEPTEMBER Chateau grounds, Zonnebeke p.16 Weekend on the theme of The Final Offensive

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

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 38 03/11/2017 4:15 pm NOV p.17 10 NOVEMBER 2018 6 PM 2018 Crest Farm Memorial, Passchendaele Church PASScHEndAELE SErVicE

10 November 1917 marks the day that Canadian troops ended the Battle of Passchendaele by capturing the ruins of the village. The Passchendaele Ceremony commemorates the end of the battle and all casualties, communities, and countries involved. The ceremony starts with a subdued reflection at the Crest Farm Canadian Memorial, followed by a torchlight parade along the Canadalaan. The parade follows the path of the last hundred metres of the attack and ends in Passchendaele. After the ceremony, all participants will be invited to an open-air reception, followed by a concert in the church.

i www.passchendaele.be [email protected]

11 NOVEMBER 2018 Menin Gate, Ypres p.11 ArMiSTicE rEMEMBrAncE in YPrES, BruSSELS And OTHEr PLAcES

Information about the ceremonies will be known at the beginning of 2018. Please check the website.

i www.flandersfields1418.com Events

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 39 03/11/2017 4:15 pm diScOVEr THE BATTLEFiELdS GETTING THERE AND AROUND

INTERESTING WEBSITES VISITING FLANDERS FIELDS www.flandersfields.be/en Some of the cemeteries, visitor centres and other sites This website provides all the information needed to discover across Flanders Fields are difficult to reach by public the Flanders Fields region. It also provides useful information transport. For this reason, if visitors do not have their about places to stay in the Westhoek. own transport, we recommend booking an organised www.flandersfields1418.com tour or renting a bicycle or car. The official website of VISITFLAndErS, it lists all the places of interest and events related to the Great War that are taking place in Flanders and Brussels. CYCLING IN FLANDERS FIELDS TRAVELLING TO FLANDERS There are a number of themed cycling routes that will By air: take you past WWI heritage sites. These routes and a The nearest airports are and Airport. list of cycle hire companies that operate in Flanders www.brusselsairport.be Fields can be found on this site: www.charleroi-airport.com www.flandersfields.be/en By train: High speed rail services operate directly to Belgium from the UK, France, the and Germany. Connecting services VISITING FLANDERS FIELDS BY CAR to Ypres and Poperinge run from Brussels and stations across There are many car routes that allow visitors Flanders; it is also possible to reach the Flanders Fields area from to discover the war landscape and its different Lille-Flandres station in France. landmarks. More information: www.raileurope.com www.flandersfields.be/en www.eurostar.com Cars can be rented from the major international car By road: rental companies which have branches in Brussels, Europe has an excellent high-speed road network from Bruges, Ghent, Ostend and elsewhere in the region, surrounding countries and across Flanders. as well as from local companies. By sea from the uK: Fast and frequent services by ferry or through the Channel Tunnel from the UK to Calais and Dunkirk in France or Zeebrugge in Belgium are operated by the following companies: P&O Ferries www.poferries.com DFDS Seaways www.dfdsseaways.co.uk Eurotunnel Le Shuttle www.eurotunnel.com It is also possible to travel as a foot passenger (or with a bicycle) a Se Bruges by ferry. th 73 km or 45,4 mi TRAVELLING TO FLANDERS FIELDS N Nieuwpoort 41km By train: 25,5mi Diksmuide Ghent It is possible to travel by train to Ypres or Poperinge from 23km 14,3mi 79 km 49,2 mi every city in Flanders (generally a change of train in Kortrijk Calais FLANDERS is required). Poperinge Ypres www.belgianrail.be/en 14km Zonnebeke 8,7mi 8,5km By coach: 5,3mi Half or full day organised coach tours are offered to and in Mesen Flanders Fields, incorporating the main sites and the Last Post Ceremony. See page 42. FRANCE Fromelles Lille By car: WALLONIA A comprehensive road network exists around and within Vimy 68km 42,3mi Flanders Fields. Hamel By bike: Arras Flanders boasts one of the world’s most comprehensive Thiepval cycling networks, and cycling is a great way to tour Flanders 124km 77mi Fields. www.fietsroute.org/cycling/belgium

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 40 03/11/2017 4:15 pm coach parking There is coach parking available at the following locations close to important landmarks:

Ypres: train station. More info about parking in Ypres: http://www.toerismeieper.be/images/filelib/ folderbusregeling2014low_1577.pdf Poperinge: Peperstraat/Oudstrijdersplein, Sportzone Reningelstseweg - Ouderdomseweg, Zuidlaan (next to the ring road), Westlaan (next to the ring road), Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Zonnebeke: Memorial Museum Passchendaele, Tyne Cot Cemetery diksmuide: Yser Tower, train station, 4AD music club nieuwpoort: adjacent to the King Albert I monument

Some of the cemeteries, visitor centres and other sites in the Westhoek are difficult to reach by public transport. For this reason, if visitors do not have their own transport, we recommend booking an organised tour (view p. 42) or renting a bicycle or car.

FLANDERS FIELDS FROM THE AIR AND ON THE WATER Skyview balloons organise balloon flights over the Great War Frontline: www.skyviewballoons.be

Helipromotions organise helicopter flights www.battlefields.be

Seastar organises boat trips from Nieuwpoort to Diksmuide. www.seastar.be/en

THE NETHERLANDS

Antwerp

nt Mechelen Gastronomy FLANDERS in Flanders Fields BRUSSELS 123 km 76,7 mi GERMANY Leuven Like all areas of Flanders, the Westhoek offers a large choice of restaurants in every price range. Websites of each town/ city provide information about local restaurants.

WALLONIA www.toerisme-ieper.be www.toerismepoperinge.be www.toerisme.diksmuide.be www.nieuwpoort.be www.heuvelland.be

Information about restaurants elsewhere in Flanders is available from www.visitflanders.com

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 41 03/11/2017 4:15 pm Organised battlefield tours

Several operators offer small-group or private tours taking a standard or customised route in Flanders Fields. It is also possible to visit iconic places in France.

2XPLORE FLANDERS FIELDS BIKING BOX CYCLETOURS

Standard or customised tours. Guided bicycle tours. Possibility of bus transport to departure and from arrival, bicycle rental service i Max. number of participants: Standard: 8. (road bicycles, electric bikes, tandems). Larger groups possible duration of tour: Half day/full day i Max. number of participants: No limit departure: Ypres or other place as agreed duration of tour: Price: from €35 to €80 p.p. depending on the tour Half day/full day/several-day cycling holidays Website: www.2xplore.be departure: Ypres Booking: [email protected] or +32 475 519828 Price: Prices range from €12 to €28 p.p., lunch and bike rental not included Website: www.rentaguide.be Booking: [email protected] or +32 488 40 74 40

QUASIMODO TOURS RENT A GUIDE

Standard tour: Visits to Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Ypres, Salient Tour, Tour, Mines of Messines tour, Hill 60 preserved battlefield, a German cemetery, bunkers Passchendaele tour, the last 100 days of the Newfoundland and craters, restored trenches, Hooge Crater Museum, Essex Regiment tour, in the footsteps of a relative, tours to the Farm Cemetery and dressing station (John McCrae site), the Somme/Vimy/Fromelles (France) and more. town of Ypres and the Menin Gate, and various memorials to the British Forces (including ANZAC and Canadian). i Max. number of participants: 7 duration of tour: Half day/full day i Max. number of participants: 28 departure: Ypres or your accommodation duration of tour: full day Price: Half day €150/group, full day €350-400/ group departure: Bruges (lunch and admission fees not included) Price: €69.50 incl. light lunch, excl. drinks Website: www.rentaguide.be Website: www.quasimodo.be Booking: [email protected] or +32 488 40 74 40 Booking: [email protected] or +32 50 370 470

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 42 03/11/2017 4:15 pm WESTERN FRONT GUIDE FRONTLINE TOURS

Possible tours are: The Anzacs from Fromelles to Visits to Ypres, the Yser river, and Poperinge. Tours in Dutch, Passchendaele, 1917: The Birth of a Nation in Europe, English, French, and German. Themed tour: “In the footsteps My Relative on the Front of Hitler and Churchill”. Also tailor-made tours.

i Max. number of participants: 7 i Max. number of participants: 19 duration of tour: Half day/full day duration of tour: 2 hours/4 hours departure: Ypres departure: Ypres or your accommodation in the Price: half day €35 p.p., full day €55 p.p. Ypres-Poperinge region Website: www.westernfrontguide.com Price: 2 hours: €25 p.p, 4 hours: €40 p.p. Booking: [email protected] Website: www.frontline-tours.com or + 32 497 29 15 57 Booking: [email protected] or +32 474 36 76 08 - T+32 57 85 99 35

THE WESTERN FRONT REVISITED CYCLE THE WESTERN FRONT

Tailor made tours in minivan with a licensed tour guide Guided bicycle tours along the Western front in Flanders in Flanders Fields. Also visit of the Somme, Dieppe, D-day, Fields and France (Vimy Ridge, Beaumont-Hamel, Compiègne, Bastogne and Waterloo possible. , Verdun) . Special two week armistice bike ride from Nieuwpoort to Verdun in 2018 view website. i Max. number of participants: 8 duration of tour: full day/several-day tours departure: Ypres, Lille Europe, airport Brussels or Paris i Max. number of participants: 15 Price: Prices range from €75 to €95 p.p. duration of tour: full day/several-day cycling tours Website: www.the-western-front-revisited.fr departure: Ypres, Lille Europe, airport Brussels or Paris Booking: [email protected] or +32475810608 Price: €75 p.p., Website: www.cyclingthewesternfront.co.uk Booking: [email protected] or +32475810608

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TVL_TRADEBROCHURE_WOI-IN-2018_V06.indd 43 03/11/2017 4:15 pm The Great War Centenary Accessible to all

The commemoration of the Great War Our accessibility information is always All events featuring the Centenary continues to attract tens based on objective and independent label have taken at least basic of thousands of international visitors on-site inspections, which means that measures to accommodate all of all ages, some of whom will require not all locations claiming to provide visitors. For more specific details on assistance in terms of access. easy access have been included in our all disability-related facilities, please brochure. Please note that accessibilty contact To this end, VISITFLAndErS has also depends on the visitor in question, [email protected] developed the “The Great War as each disability or limitation differs. Centenary: accessible to everyone” We therefore recommend contacting All weelchair accessible project, which strives to ensure locations beforehand in case of accommodations are indicated by the access for all visitors and provides specific accessibility concerns. label: information on all aspects of an accessible stay: information on The following symbol is used to (basically accessible) or welcome, accommodation, restaurants, indicate wheelchair-accessible options cafes, sites, transportation, parking, in this trade brochure: (independently accesible) assistance and care, etc… Whereas certain locations provide Also useful in terms of wheelchair- Alterations are often required to easy access, others may require a little accessible locations is the ensure easy access for people with more effort or third-party assistance. AccesSEAble app. which can be reduced mobility. Most of the Fore more detailed information on downloaded via Google Play, the App information in our brochure ‘Great wheelchair-accessible locations, please Store or the Windows Phone Store. War Centenary - accessible for all’ is consult our “Great War centenary - therefore primarily intended for those Accessible for all” brochure. www.visitflanders.com/accessibility with mobility issues. However, we [email protected] also report on additional facilities for The museums and/or sites that people with visual, hearing, learning offer additional facilities for visually i VISIT FLAndErS or other disabilites. For visually impaired visitors are indicated via impaired visitors, we have developed the following symbol: For more Address an additional brochure (“Great War detailed information regarding these Grasmarkt 61, 1000 Brussels, Centenary - tips for visually impaired facilities, please consult our “Great War Belgium visitors”) in which we provide an Centenary - Tips for visually impaired contact overview of the museums, events and visitors” brochure. (tel.) +32 (0)2 504 03 40 other places of interest that offer (fax) +32 (0)2 504 04 05 extra facilities for people with a visual Brochure impairment. www.visitflanders.com/en/ accessibility/brochures/ order-brochures.jsp Explore WWI outside the classroom

The guide "Explore WWI outside the classroom in Flanders sculpture project “ComingWorldRememberMe”. Fields", produced by VISITFLAndErS in collaboration with This guide also provides dozens of suggestions on how to the Province of West Flanders, aims to assist tour operators enhance the experience for students. You will find the most and teachers with the organisation of field trips to WWI famous WWI memorials on Flanders’ Western Front listed on sites for English-language primary and secondary school these pages, as well as many other locations in and around pupils. Flanders Fields that tell the story of occupied Belgium. It goes without saying that, in addition to the more famous The guide contains tips on visiting a memorial, teaching sites, there are many smaller places whorty of a visit. resources in preparation for a trip, interesting websites, accommodation suggestions, alternative transport options, i Brochure advice on how to organise a longer trip, and information www.visitflanders.com/en/passchendaele/press-and-trade/ on the cultural programme GoneWest, incluiding the unique

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1918 FLANDERS FIELDS - ‘The Brooding Soldier’ memorial to the Canadian THE SPRING OFFENSIVE AND FINAL OFFENSIVES during the first gas attack in 1915 OF THE GREAT WAR Evening Messines - Wytschaete - Passchendaele - Kemmel - Ypres, - Menin Gate and Last Post, Ypres Waregem - Koekelare - Diksmuide - Houthulst DAY 2 DAY 1 Morning Morning - Tyne Cot cemetery, where 1,011 Canadians are buried - Kemmel Hill French Ossuary - Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Zonnebeke - American Monument Kemmel Afternoon - Visitor Centre, Heuvelland (Exhibition: The Final Offensive - Crest Farm Canadian Memorial, Zonnebeke in Flanders) - 85th Canadian Memorial, Zonnebeke Afternoon - and Hill 62 Canadian Memorial - The Pool of Peace, Wytschaete - Wytschaete Military Cemetery i Did you know that Vimy (France) is only one hour from Ypres? - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres - Menin Gate and the Last Post, Ypres 3 DAY 2 Morning THE NEW ZEALANDERS IN FLANDERS FIELDS - Messines Ridge British Cemetery Messines – Zonnebeke – Ypres - Messines Information Point DAY 1 - Island of Ireland Peace Park, Messines Afternoon Morning - Memorial Museum Passchendaele (Exhibition: The Final - Tourist Information Point, Messines Offensive), Zonnebeke - New Zealand soldier statue, Messines - Tyne Cot Cemetery and Visitor Centre, Zonnebeke - New Zealand Memorial, Messines - Messines Ridge British Cemetery DAY 3 Afternoon Morning - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres - Waregem Visitor Centre Evening - Flanders Field American Cemetery, Waregem - Menin Gate and Last Post, Ypres - Lange Max Museum, Koekelare Afternoon DAY 2 - Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Koekelare Morning - Vladlso German War Cemetery - Nine Elms British Cemetery in Poperinge, - Trench of Death, Diksmuide where 270 New Zealanders are buried, - Houthulst Belgian Military Cemetery including the All Blacks captain Dave Gallaher - Memorial Museum Passchendaele Afternoon 2 - Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke - New Zealand Memorial, Zonnebeke THE CANADIANS IN FLANDERS FIELDS Ypres – Zonnebeke – Zillebeke i Did you know that Longueval and Le Quesnoy is only 1 hour and 30 minutes from Ypres? DAY 1 Morning - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres Afternoon - Essex Farm, where John McCrae wrote his world-famous poem

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n Zeebrugge NORTH SEA

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n Nieuwpoort n Koekelare n De Panne FLANDERS n Veurne n Diksmuide

n Houthulst n Ghent FLANDERS FIELDS

n Roeselare Langemark- Poelcapelle Poperinge Passchendaele n n Zonnebeke n n Ypres n n Waregem n Zillebeke n Hooge

n n Wytschaete Kortrijk Wervik n Menen n Heuvelland n n Kemmel n Messines

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11 1918 FLANDERS FIELDS The Spring Offensive and Final Offensives of the Great War

2 The Canadians in Flanders Fields

3 The New Zealanders in Flanders Fields

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THE AUSTRALIANS IN FLANDERS FIELDS Ypres - Zonnebeke - Ploegsteert n Heuvelland Kemmel n DAY 1 n Messines Morning - In Flanders Fields Museum Afternoon n Komen - Hill 60 and Caterpillar Crater - Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert Evening 4 The Australians - Menin Gate and Last post in Flanders Fields DAY 2 Morning 5 The Welsh - Memorial Museum Passchendaele in Flanders Fields Afternoon - Polygon Wood - Tyne Cot Cemetery 6 Classic tour in Flanders Fields i Did you know that Fromelles is only a half an hour and Villers-Bretonneux 1 hour and 45 minutes from Ypres?

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THE WELSH IN FLANDERS FIELDS CLASSIC TOUR IN FLANDERS FIELDS Messines – Zonnebeke – Ypres Zonnebeke – Ypres – Poperinge – Messines – Heuvelland DAY 1 DAY 1 Morning Morning - In Flanders Fields Museum - Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Zonnebeke Afternoon - Tyne Cot Cemetery & Visitor Centre, Zonnebeke - Entry Point Ypres North - German Military Cemetery, Langemark - Yorkshire Trench Afternoon - Welsh Cemetery - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres - Artillery Wood Cemetery where poet Hedd Wynn is buried - Evening: Menin Gate & Last Post, Ypres - The Welsh National Memorial Park Evening DAY 2 - Menin Gate and Last post Morning - Talbot House DAY 2 - Death Cells Morning - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery - Memorial Museum Passchendaele Afternoon Afternoon - Tourist information point, Messines - Tyne Cot Cemetery - Pool of Peace - Heuvelland Visitor Centre - Bayernwald

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YPRES SALIENT TOUR OFF THE BEATEN TRACK TOUR: Ypres - Langemark NORTHERN FLANDERS FIELDS DAY 1 Veurne – Nieuwpoort – Diksmuide – Koekelare Morning DAY 1 - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres Morning - Menin Gate, Ypres Free Motherland Veurne: the story of the radiologist Marie Curie. Afternoon Westfront Visitor Centre, Nieuwpoort - John Mc Crae site, Ypres Afternoon - Entry Ypres point North, Boezinge (Ypres) Take a cruise between Nieuwpoort and Ypres, passing - Yorkshire Trench, Boezinge (Ypres) through the battlefields and past the , the - Artillery Wood Cemetery, Boezinge (Ypres) Yser Tower, and the Death Trenches (summer only). - Guynemer Pavilion, Langemark DAY 2 DAY 2 Morning Morning - Trench of Death, Diksmuide - Entry point East, Zillebeke (Ypres) - Museum on the Yser, Diksmuide - Hooge Crater Museum, Zillebeke (Ypres) - Hill 62, Zillebeke (Ypres) Afternoon Afternoon - German military cemetery, Vladslo - Hill 60 and Caterpillar Crater, Zillebeke (Ypres) - Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Koekelare - Entry point South*, Zillebeke (Ypres) - Lange Max Museum, Koekelare

* From 30 March to 15 November, you can visit the Coming- WorldRememberMe Land Art Installation (p.32) here.

7 Ypres Salient tour 8 8 The Irish THE IRISH IN FLANDERS FIELDS in Flanders Fields Ypres – Poperinge – Heuvelland – Messines 9 Off the beaten track tour: DAY 1 Northern Flanders Fields Morning - In Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres Afternoon - Talbot House, Poperinge - Death Cells, Poperinge n Nieuwpoort - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge n Koekelare Evening De Panne n Veurne - Menin Gate & The Last Post, Ypres n Diksmuide DAY 2 Morning - Kemmel Visitor Centre - Bayernwald, Heuvelland (Wytschaete) - Pool of Peace, Heuvelland (Wytschaete) Afternoon - Island of Ireland Peace Park & Tower, Messines - Messines tourist information point - The grave of Major William Redmond, Loker (Heuvelland) Langemark- Poelcapelle Poperinge Passchendaele n n Zonnebeke Ypres n n Zillebeke Please consult the Visit Flanders Website for other n Hooge suggestions for tours: http://www.visitflanders.com/ en/themes/flanders_fields/highlights-in-48-hours/ n Wytschaete Wervik n Heuvelland n n Kemmel n Messines 48 n Komen

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Hotels Basic access for visitors Swimming pool with a disability A selection of hotels in Flanders Fields or in Independent access for Wifi nearby cities (such as Roeselare or Kortrijk) with visitors with a disability twenty or more rooms.

Hotel Pax / ***

Hotel Pax has luxury rooms with all Heilig hartplein 2 mod cons. One of these rooms has 8600 Diksmuide been specially equipped for guests +32 51 50 00 34 with disabilities. There are facilities for [email protected] the organisation of conferences or www.pax-hotel.be meetings. Bicycle shed available.

Total capacity: 36 rooms – 100 people B&B Single €80 - €95 p.p. Double €50 – €65 p.p. Triple €40 - €50 p.p. Coach driver stays free (min. 20 pers)

Kasteelhoeve Viconia / ***

Historic chateau, situated very peacefully Kasteelhoevestraat 2 amidst a nature reserve. Large garden 8600 (Diksmuide) with terrace. Fine cuisine, cosy +32 51 55 52 30 atmosphere. [email protected] www.viconia.be Total capacity: 23 rooms – 47 people B&B Half board Single €62 – €87 – €76 p.p. €101 p.p. Double €42 – €67 – €56 p.p. €81 p.p.

Albion hotel / ***

Quiet, yet centrally located, close to Sint-Jacobsstraat 28 the Menin Gate. This family run hotel 8900 Ypres excellent facilities with an intimate bar +32 57 20 02 20 and provides packed lunches. [email protected] www.albionhotel.be Total capacity: 32 rooms – 67 people B&B Single €87 – €132 p.p. Classic €52,50 – €91,50 p.p. double/ twin Reduction for groups, minimum 5 rooms

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Friendly, family-run hotel with pleasant Slachthuisstraat 58 restaurant. Dine in style by candlelight 8900 Ypres or in the orangery looking out onto +32 57 21 82 18 the terrace, garden, and pond. The [email protected] rooms and relaxation facilities are www.ariane.be excellent. Peaceful location 5 mins from the Grote Markt. B&B Half board Single €85 – €122 – Total capacity: 62 rooms – 124 people €149 p.p. €186 p.p. Double €52,50 – €89,50 – €84,50 p.p. €121,50 p.p.

Kasteelhof ‘t Hooghe / ***

Peacefully located in a romantic and Meenseweg 481 historic setting on ‘Hooghe’. Stylish 8900 Ypres rooms with all mod cons, private car +32 57 46 87 87 park, garden, forest. Unique inner [email protected] garden terrace. http://www.hotelkasteelhoft- hooghe.be/ Total capacity: 27 rooms – 54 people

B&B Half board Single €65 – €93 – €75 p.p. €103 p.p. Double €42 – €86 – €52 p.p. €106 p.p.

Novotel Ieper centrum / ***

Novotel Ieper Centrum is situated in Sint-Jacobsstraat 15 the historical centre of Ypres, close 8900 Ypres to the Market Square, the In Flanders +32 57 42 96 00 Fields Museum, and the Menin Gate. [email protected] www.novotel.com/ieper Total capacity: 122 rooms - 438 people B&B Single €100 – €201 p.p. Double €60 – €185 p.p. 21st room free of charge

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Restaurant with regional dishes Albert Dehemlaan 19 and local beers. Terrace with winter 8900 Ypres garden for visitors. Excellent base +32 57 21 70 00 of operations for bicycle tours from [email protected] the Westhoek to the sea, the border www.bestwestern.be region with France, and the historic battlefields of WWI. B&B Half board Total capacity: 40 rooms – 90 people Single €54 – €74 – €58 p.p. €78 p.p. Double €39 – €59 – €42 p.p. €62 p.p. Coach driver stays free (min. 20 p.)

Hostellerie / ****

Situated at the highest point in Kemmelbergweg 34 Flanders, the terrace has views over 8956 Kemmel the Belgian and French border. It has +32 57 45 21 60 received several awards from Booking. [email protected] com and Trip Advisor. www.kemmelberg.be

Total capacity: 23 rooms – 60 people B&B Half board Single €99 – €139 – €214 p.p. €254 p.p. Double €52 – €92 – €112 p.p. €152 p.p.

Hotel Callecanes / ***

Set in the countryside, this hotel has Callicannesweg 12 comfortable rooms, pool and fitness 8978 Watou (Poperinge) centre with fine cuisine. Choose from +32 57 38 88 08 the restaurant, bar or coffee shop. www.hotel-callecanes.be [email protected] Total capacity: 37 rooms – 74 people B&B Single €99 – €119 p.p. Double €60 – €95 p.p.

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A charming 4 star hotel with a classified Grote Markt 41 facade from 1769, situated in the city 8500 Kortrijk center of Kortrijk. This luxury hotel +32 56 22 15 47 charms guests for over hunderds of years [email protected] with its stylish and elegant rooms. The www.hoteldamier.be vivid atmosphere invites you to enjoy the iconic building. The hotel houses a B&B restaurant, rated 13/20 in Gault & Millau. Single €85 – €180 p.p. Total capacity: 65 rooms – 126 people Double €105 – €250 p.p.

Parkhotel / ****

Comfortable 4-star hotel located a few Stationsplein 2 steps away from the centre of Kortrijk. 8500 Kortrijk French cuisine at very attractive prices. +32 56 22 03 03 Trendy Jules bar for cocktails, local [email protected] drinks and wines. The new Wellness www.parkhotel.be center offers a place to retreat. B&B Total capacity: 155 rooms – 260 people Single from € 105 p.p. Double from € 60 p.p.

Center hotel / ***

The Center Hotel is a full-facility hotel Graanmarkt 6 in the heart of Kortrijk, between the 8500 Kortrijk station and the Grote Markt. Perfect +32 56 21 97 21 for business people or tourists visiting [email protected] Kortrijk. www.centerhotel.be

Total capacity: 56 rooms - 91 persons B&B Single €87 - €127 p.p. Double €55 - €80 p.p.

Hotel Ibis Style Kortrijk Expo / ***

Standard rooms with excellent President 1 bathrooms with shower, superior 8500 Kortrijk rooms and junior suites. +32 56 20 06 87 [email protected] Total capacity: 80 rooms – 160 people www.ibis.com

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

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Hotel Messeyne is located in the Groeningestraat 17 historically interesting Groeningestraat, 8500 Kortrijk in the centre. In the pleasant bistro +32 56 21 21 66 one can enjoy excellent cuisine, while [email protected] the historical garden offers a beautiful www.messeyne.com place to relax. Gym facilities, sauna, and hammam. B&B Single €125 – 180 p.p. Total capacity: 28 rooms – 56 people Double €70 – 110 p.p.

D-hotel / ****

d-hotel is a unique marriage between Abdijmolenweg 1 a historic site and a new futuristic 8510 Marke design. It has an authentic, protect- +32 56 21 21 00 ed windmill from 1841 as well as a [email protected] protected inner farmhouse square. www.d-hotel.be The concrete structure of the hotel is combined with large surfaces of glass B&B windows. These simple materials make Single €103 – €169 p.p. you feel relaxed and provide a sense of openness. D-hotel offers a luxurious Double €60 – €90 p.p. spa centre and an outdoor swimming pool (open from 1 July to 31 August), Robbie© Depuydt a cosy lounge bar, and a wonderful bistro.

Total capacity: 44 rooms – 90 people

Square Hotel / ***

This hotel has a superb location, just Groeningestraat 39 a short walk from the market square. 8500 Kortrijk Hotel Square has 26 lovely bedrooms, +32 56 28 89 50 with all the comfort and amenities you [email protected] may expect from a three-star hotel. www.squarehotel.be

Total capacity: 26 rooms – 52 people B&B Single €90 – 100 p.p. Double €50 – 60 p.p.

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Fully refurbished hotel close to the Albert I laan 141 sea. Two restaurants and bar. Special 8620 Nieuwpoort winter weekend packages. Free use of +32 58 23 33 66 sauna and heated indoor swimming [email protected] pool at the Hotel Carlton. www.cosmopolite.be

Total capacity: 129 rooms – 350 people B&B Single €75 – 105 p.p. Double €55 – 72,50 p.p.

Parkhotel Roeselare / ***

Hotel with modern rooms in central Vlamingstraat 8 location and excellent cuisine. Free use 8800 Roeselare of sauna. Private parking. +32 51 26 31 31 [email protected] Total capacity: 48 rooms – 100 people www.phr.be

B&B Single €70 – 90 p.p. Double €35 – 70 p.p.

De Vijfwegen / ***

800 metres from the E403, the Hoogstraat 190 perfect base of operations for trips 8800 Rumbeke (Roeselare) to Bruges-Ypres-Kortrijk. The hotel is +32 51 24 34 72 attractively furnished. You can enjoy [email protected] a delicious meal or an aperitif on the www.hotelvijfwegen.be terrace at Bistro Frogs. B&B Total capacity: 11 rooms – 22 people Single €75 – 89 p.p. Double €102 – 105 p.p.

Hotel Mercure / ****

The stylish rooms are equipped Kwadestraat 149 with all modern comforts and offer a 8800 Rumbeke (Roeselare) variety of services. A Superior Access +32 51 43 20 00 + Room provides all facilities required [email protected] by wheelchair-users. The Mercure Team www.mercureroeselare.be pulls out all the stops to cater for every wish of our guests, to guarantee B&B Half board them the best possible experience. Single €60 – €139 p.p. Total capacity: 87 rooms – 176 people Double €35 – €58 – €74,50 p.p. €97,50 p.p.

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A selection of youth hostels in Flanders Fields and Kortrijk that offer catering services.

De Lork

De Lork is located in the southernmost Kattekerkhofstraat 2 tip of the West-Flanders Heuvelland 8956 Kemmel region, on the flank of the highest hill, the +32 57 44 59 70 Kemmelberg. This youth centre is ideal for [email protected] all kinds of groups and trips.Every group www.delork.be has his private dorms and dinner room. A large gym is available and can be booked. B&B Half board Full board In the area you can walk, cycle, swim, play €35,49 p.p. €41 , 3 4 – €47,97 p.p. bowling and visit of course the WWI-sites. . €43,62 p.p. Discount for additional nights available. Number of beds: 174 (35 rooms 1-4 p., Coach Driver: 1 free per coach 12 rooms 5-8 p.) Teachers: one free Secondary teacher for 15 pupils, one free High School teacher for 20 pupils

The Menin Gate

Situated near the Menin Gate, this is Kauwekijnstraat 1 a great location for visitors wishing to 8900 Ypres explore the war past of the city of Ypres. +32 57 21 20 01 The old house has a very authentic [email protected] character. For groups of 30 to 52. www.meningate.com

Number of beds: 52 (6 rooms 1-4 p., B&B Half board Full board 5 rooms 5-8 p.) €30,50 p.p. €42,25 p.p. €48,50 p.p.

The Salient

The Salient is a historical building in D’Hondstraat 27 the centre of Ypres, located only 160m 8900 Ypres from the market square. Here, they can +32 57 21 20 01 accommodate groups of up to 102 [email protected] people in a quiet area, even though www.salient.be it’s located in the heart of the West- Flemish city of peace. The ground floor B&B Half board Full board has recently been renovated entirely €30 p.p. €41,50 p.p. €47,50 p.p. and opens onto the terrace and large private garden,

Number of beds: 103 (9 rooms 1-4 p., 6 rooms 5-8 p. >8p. 5 rooms)

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Home sweet home for groups of up Gustave de Stuersstraat 6 to 129 and a minimum of 25 in the 8900 Ypres historical centre of Ypres. Located next to +32 57 21 20 01 the market square of Ypres, The [email protected] Poppies 1 & 2 is the ideal accommodation www.thepoppies.be for history tours. Your stay in these authentic, classic, old School Hotel B&B Half board Full board combined with its unique location will €30,50 p.p. €42,25 p.p. €48,50 p.p. make your trip to the Ypres Salient” unforgettable..

Number of beds: 134 (17 rooms 1-4 p., 12 rooms 5-8 p. >8p. 1 rooms)

De lep

De Iep is just 25 minutes on foot from Poperingseweg 34 the centre of Ypres. This accommodation 8900 Ypres is very popular with schools. The good +32 57 20 88 11 price-quality ratio and the flexibility with [email protected] regards to meals are a plus. A good place www.deiep.be to rest after a busy day. The friendly and dedicated staff ensures a successful stay. B&B Half board Full board €35,49 p.p. €41 , 3 4 – €47,97 p.p . Number of beds: 60 €43,62 p.p.

Coach driver free (1 per bus). 1 free member of staff per 15 pupils (sec- ondary). 1 free member of staff per 20 pupils (post-secondary).

You can also stay in Bruges, Ghent, or towns and cities on www.belgiancoast.co.uk the coast. Please have a look at their websites: https://bezoekers.brugge.be/staying-in-bruges https://visit.gent.be/en/accommodation

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The hostel is set in the countryside of the Nieuwkerkestraat 9a Messines Ridge. As a former battlefield, 8957 Mesen the view from the terraces is dotted with +32 57 22 60 40 cemeteries and memorials. The spacious [email protected] duplex studios are all en-suite and have www.peacevillage.be cosy & contained set-up. Besides several meeting and conference rooms, there is B&B Half board Full board also an own in-house restaurant and bar. €28 – €34 – €4 6 – The facilities include a large parking area, €31 p.p. €37 p.p. €49 p.p. laundry, lockers, bicycle storage, bonfires, Coach drivers and teachers get honesty bar & sports cupboard for each free B&B. group and many sport facilities including Free prospecting stays. two football pitches, basketball court, ping-pong, large chess game, etc. They also provide assistance with tailoring your itinerary and organised activities such as torch-lit evening walks on the Great War, beer tastings and pub games.

Number of beds: 165 (11 rooms 2 p., 24 rooms 1-4 p., 8 rooms 6 p.)

Oude Abdij

A former abbey and brewery. An ideal Noordstraat 3 base for exploring the Westhoek region. 8647 Lo-Reninge Loved by cyclists. Generous discount +32 58 28 82 65 for group stays.. [email protected] www.oudeabdij.com Total capacity: 58 rooms – 195 people B&B Half board €40 p.p. €60 p.p. €5 reduction for 3 nights, coach driver and guide free

Hostel Groeninghe

This hostel opened in 2015 and offers a Passionistenlaan 1a restaurant on-site, a bar, and two meeting 8500 Kortrijk rooms. The hostel is within walking +32 56 98 06 92 distance of the station and historical [email protected] centre. With Kortrijk close to the French www.jeugdherbergen.be/kortrijk border, this is an ideal city from which to explore the north of France too.. B&B Half board Full board €23,70 – €31,40 – €43 , 4 0 – Number of beds: 123 (29 rooms 1-4p., €4 8 , 4 0 €56,10 p.p. €68,10 p.p. 9 rooms 5-8p.) p.p. Coach driver free

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DMCs/Incoming 2014-18 Flanders iTALY Operators Fields / The Great TRADE Mayra Caroppo [email protected] Admire War Centenary PRESS Cristina Palmieri Brigitte Boone poppy logo [email protected] www.admire.be [email protected] The 2014-18 Flanders Fields and 2014-18 +32 2 361 65 59 The Great War Centenary poppy logos TRADE Junko Iida are available for use by international [email protected] All About Belgium trade and press. Get in touch with PRESS Tomomi Tsukakoshi AAB works in a very flexible way and your local VISITFLAndErS contact for [email protected] offers tailor-made WWI tours for terms of use and to obtain an groups. application form. ruSSiA - rEPrESEnTATiVE OFFicE Kathleen Vermeiren TRADE & PRESS [email protected] www.aab-allaboutbelgium.be VISITFLANDERS [email protected] kathleen.vermeiren@aab- allaboutbelgium.be international press ScAndinAViA +32 53 80 98 18 and trade contacts TRADE & PRESS Lynn Dauwe [email protected] Belgian Biking AuSTriA, SLOVAKiA & SWiTZErLAnd Gert Verschueren TRADE Alexandra Raab Frostl www.belgianbiking.be [email protected] TRADE Judith Sala - [email protected] [email protected] PRESS Susanne Gosh PRESS Angeles Alonso-Misol +32 (0)9 233 45 33 [email protected] [email protected]

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