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Things to do in Flanders, Flanders: The Best Cemeteries
Discover the best top things to do in Flanders, Belgium including Tyne Cot Cemetery, Bedford House Cemetery, CWGC Information Centre, Duitse Militaire Begraafplaats, Campo Santo Cemetery, Vladslo German War Cemetery, Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Ramparts Cemetery, Essex Farm Cemetery, Langemark Cemetery.
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1. Tyne Cot Cemetery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,440 reviews
It is now the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world in terms of burials. At the suggestion of King George V, who visited the cemetery in 1922, the Cross of Sacrifice was placed on the original large pill-box. There are three other pill-boxes in the cemetery. There are now 11,956 Commonwealth servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in Tyne Cot Cemetery. 8,369 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to more than 80 casualties known or believed to be buried among them. Other special memorials commemorate 20 casualties whose graves were destroyed by shell fire. There are 4 German burials, 3 being unidentified. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker. The TYNE COT MEMORIAL forms the north-eastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery and commemorates nearly 35,000 servicemen from the United Kingdom and New Zealand who died in the Ypres Salient after 16 August 1917 and whose graves are not known. The memorial stands close to the farthest point in Belgium reached by Commonwealth forces in the First World War until the final advance to victory. The memorial was designed by Sir Herbert Baker with sculpture by F V Blundstone.
Reviewed By M2453SKianb - Tervuren, Belgium
Extremely moving experience. Very sobering thoughts about the millions who lost their lives in the trench warfare of World War 1. Tyne Cot cemetery should definitely be on everyone’s bucket list.
2. 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.
3. CWGC Information Centre
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
The Ieper Information Centre is located in the heart of Ieper, only meters from the Menin Gate and close to the First World War battlefields. A gift shop is available at the centre. Multi-language service available, offering information and brochures about the CWGC and the numerous sites to visit in the area. Free access to our casualty database via iPad to help you find the location of graves.
4. Duitse Militaire Begraafplaats
5. Campo Santo Cemetery
6. Vladslo German War Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 153 reviews
Reviewed By hansv245 - Kwadendamme, The Netherlands
We wanted to have a look at the statues made by Kathe Kollwitz which are so impressive. They symbolize the grief of parents for their sons who died in battle. Her son Peter is burried just in front of the statues. The cemeteries also has two graves of British soldiers. There are a lot of allied cemeteries, maybe a good idea to visit one the German ones. They were also just young guys who could have had a future.
7. Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
8. Ramparts Cemetery
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4.5 based on 443 reviews
Reviewed By churchbarn
An easy 10 minute walk from Menin Gate along the Ramparts through pleasant wooded area. Actual cemetary is in a peaceful spot overlooking a lake and as expected very well maintained . Very moving to read headstones of our brave young men dying so early in life.
9. Essex Farm Cemetery
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4.5 based on 526 reviews
Reviewed By JerryH9905 - Baltimore, United States
August 30, 2018 - We stopped at Essex Farm Cemetery as part of a day trip from Brussels. It is a small but well presented and well preserved cemetery for the men of the West Riding Regiment. There are 1,200 WW1 servicemen buried or commemorated in this cemetery. Of these burials 103 are not identified. There is an advanced field hospital adjacent to the cemetery. The advanced field hospital is where medics and medical personnel made decisions whether to send an injured man on to another hospital for additional treatment. Often, this was a life or death decision. We went inside inside the advanced field hospital to see the cramped quarters where the medical personnel would have to work. There is a dedication to Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD who was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I, and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields". McCrae died of pneumonia near the end of the war. If you are in the Ypres area, I recommend stopping at the Essex Farm Cemetery to see the cemetery, visit the advanced field hospital, and lean more about the tragedies of World War I.
10. Langemark Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 252 reviews
german WW1 cemetery
Reviewed By boulemiche
A brilliantly maintained cemetery which contrasts so strongly with the allied cemeteries on the Ypres salient. Relatively new statue to remembrance outside is a good new addition.
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