Top Things to do in Belgian Westhoek
What to do and see in Belgian Westhoek, Flanders: The Best Architectural Buildings
Discover the best top things to do in Belgian Westhoek, Belgium including Ypres Cloth Hall, The Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren, Belfry, Town Hall, De Vredesmolen, Tolhuis.
Restaurants in Belgian Westhoek
1. Ypres Cloth Hall
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By TeamWard - Nottingham, United Kingdom
The Cloth hall takes over the centre of Ypres and its magnificent, the architecture is superb, so much detail, the museum inside and the belfry are both worth visiting, take a few minutes to observe the outside.
2. The Abbey of Saint Sixtus of Westvleteren
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 209 reviews
Reviewed By FyFazan - Oslo, Norway
You are not allowed entrance into the area without setting up an appointment first. Anyway, defintely worth to visit the place that makes "the best beer in the world", and enjoy the Westvleteren beers at the nearby restaurant "In de Vrede". A must visit when in Belgium.
3. Belfry
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 144 reviews
Reviewed By stewartc640 - Chatham, United Kingdom
We visited the Cloth Hall Belfry as part of a visit to the ‘In Flanders Fields’ museum and indeed entrance to the belfry is directly from this museum. The belfry is reached via a set of spiral staircases in a tower which brings the visit to a large room with a metal spiral staircase winding up to the belfry itself. Note that a visit here may not be either for those with mobility issues or a fear of heights and indeed two of our party decided not to complete the trip to the top. On reaching the belfry the visit can see all of the bells hanging on a large metal frame with both the larger bells for ringing rounds and striking the hours and their smaller counterparts which sound the chimes on the quarter and half hours. Bearing in mind that the bells chime the quarter hours, visitors should be aware of the time when they enter the belfry. We were present when the clock struck the hour and it is very loud mitigated by fingers in the ears There a are some headphone sets in the belfry itself and these seemed to be playing recordings of other bell towers chiming when I tried them. However, presumably these could be used as ear defenders when the bells chime. From here, the visitor takes to the roof of the Cloth Hall tower and gets some impressive elevated views of both Ypres and the surrounding area. Strategically positioned plaques point out places of interest that may be seen from the top of the tower, such as Tyne Cot cemetery and the direction of the village at Passchendaele. It is possible to get some fine photographs from this vantage point particularly if you have the opportunity for ‘panoramic’ shots.t The return trip back to the museum is made via a separate set of spiral staircases, the whole tour route is on a ‘one way’ system. I was very pleased to have taken the opportunity to climb to the top of the tower and would thoroughly recommend it to other visitors to Ypres if you can.
