Top Things to do in Ieper (Ypres)
Top Restaurants in Ieper (Ypres)
The 10 Best Cemeteries in Ieper (Ypres), Flanders
An ancient city in the Flemish province of West Flanders, Ieper (as it’s known in the Flemish tongue) has enjoyed financial and cultural status since the 12th century. Today, visitors can check out remnants of its impressive past, including ramparts that date back to 1385 and an historic moat, which now is a haven for wildlife. Ieper found itself in the middle of World War I and suffered tremendous damage to all of its buildings, but has been both reconstructed in its medieval style and built up with modern structures.
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1. Bedford House Cemetery
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5.0 based on 128 reviews
In all, 5,139 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War are buried or commemorated in the enclosures of Bedford House Cemetery. 3,011 of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate a number of casualties known or believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials name casualties buried in other cemeteries whose graves could not be found on concentration. Second World War burials number 69 (3 of which are unidentified). There are 2 Germans buried here. Bedford House Cemetery is located 2.5 Km south of Ieper town centre. The cemetery lies on the Rijselseweg (N336), the road connecting Ieper to Armentieres. From Ieper town centre the Rijselsestraat runs from the market square, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort) and directly over the crossroads with the Ieper ring road. The road name then changes to the Rijselseweg. The cemetery itself is located 2 Km after this crossroads on the left hand side of the Rijselseweg.
2. Bard Cottage Cemetery
3. Mendinghem Military Cemetery
4. Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery
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5.0 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By U9441TJhollyb - Kent, United Kingdom
Happened to be in the region and on a whim googled my surname and came to find a member of my family were buried here in 1917 so we decided to do a small detour and visit. What a beautiful cemetery, wonderfully kept (as they all are). Very peaceful, in fact it’s on top of a farm so you have cows and sheep wondering around which is lovely. It‘a hidden away between two houses so can be easily missed. It’s a very beautiful place to pay your respects to those lost.
