Things to do in West Flanders Province, Flanders: The Best Battlefields

April 3, 2022 Marianna Hollaway

Discover the best top things to do in West Flanders Province, Belgium including Battlefield Exploration, WW1 Battlefields Alive, Confrontours - Battlefield Tours, Aeroplane Cemetery, Tourist Run Kortrijk, The Bluff Crater, CWGC Information Centre, Battle of Polygon Wood, Hill 60, Zandvoorde British Cemetery.
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1. Battlefield Exploration

Remi Ghesquierestraat 21 Bus 0001, Wervik 8940 Belgium +32 486 96 83 07 [email protected] http://www.battlefieldexploration.be
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Battlefield Exploration

Battlefield Exploration is a specialist battlefield tours provider, providing battlefield tours to the battlefields of the Great War. Based in Ypres, tours run daily to either the Ypres Salient, Messines Ridge, Arras and the Somme. Other battlefields are of course also available upon request.

Reviewed By brucebR51FA

We took a private 4-hour tour with Wouter and it was terrific. Wouter provided a history of the war and the battles around Ypres. He also provided a lot of stories of the soldiers as well as the local citizens.

2. WW1 Battlefields Alive

Molenhoek 35, Beselare 8980 Belgium +32 478 06 63 79 [email protected] http://www.ww1battlefieldsalive.com
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3. Confrontours - Battlefield Tours

Minneplein, Ieper (Ypres) 8500 Belgium +32 485 52 72 14 [email protected]
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Confrontours - Battlefield Tours

With Confrontours you will be looking for traces of the First World War with a professional guide. Individuals as well as small or big groups can join us and see what is left of the Great War in the Flemish landscape. Choose one of our tours or contact us for a personal tour. All tours start at the location mentioned, but you could also be picked up at your hotel, B&B or other place when possible.

4. Aeroplane Cemetery

Aeroplane Cemetery Zonnebeekseweg N 332 In the West-Vlaanderen region, Ieper (Ypres) 8900 Belgium
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5. Tourist Run Kortrijk

Grote Markt Belfort, Kortrijk 8500 Belgium +32 491 86 66 12 [email protected] http://www.gidsenplus.be/aanbod/tourist-run-sportieve-kennismaking-kortrijk/
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6. The Bluff Crater

Palingbeekstraat, Zillebeke, Ieper (Ypres) 8902 Belgium +32 57 23 08 40 http://www.toerismeieper.be
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The Bluff Crater

7. CWGC Information Centre

Menenstraat 33, 8900 Ieper, Zillebeke, Ieper (Ypres) Belgium 320572791 [email protected] http://www.cwgc.org
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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.

8. Battle of Polygon Wood

Zonnebeke Belgium
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Battle of Polygon Wood

Reviewed By AussiesBallarat - Ballarat, Australia

Polygon Wood is a forest located between Ypres and Zonnebeke, Belgium. In the First Battle of Ypres and later at The Battle of Polygon Wood it was a significant First World War battlefield in the Battle of Passchendaele. It was captured by the Australian 5th Division, led by Harold “Pompey” Elliott, on September 26, 1917 as part of the Battle of Menin Road, and there is a memorial to the 5th Division in an elevated position overlooking the main cemetery. Within the wood is a large war cemetery, a New Zealand Memorial to the Missing and an Australian Memorial. Just outside the wood is a small original wartime cemetery. In fact, the entrances to both sites are directly opposite on either side of the road (Lange Dreve), at the north-eastern apex of the wood. There is parking for 2-3 cars in front of the cemetery, or it is possible to park on the edge of the wood in various places and follow the tracks within the wood.

9. Hill 60

Zwarteleenstraat 36-40, Ieper (Ypres) 8902 Belgium http://www.greatwar.co.uk/ypres-salient/memorial-hill60.htm
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Hill 60

Reviewed By Harrison-F-Carter - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We were fortunate to visit with a BBC war journalist and he was able to share the story of this site in incredible detail... be sure to research prior to, or during, your visit.

10. Zandvoorde British Cemetery

Kruiesekestraat, Zandvoorde Belgium http://CWGC.org
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