Other Great War museums

World war 1 museums in the Ypres area 

 

Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917

Using vivid dioramas, soil finds and a unique reconstruction of an underground shelter 6m in depth from 1917, the museum tells the story of the Battle of Passendale also known as the third battle of Ypres.

The In Flanders Fields Museum offers combination tickets for school groups with this museum.

Kasteelpark - Zonnebeke

T.0032(0)51 770 441 - F.0032(0)51 780 750

info@passchendaele.be - http://www.passchendaele.be/

 

Talbot House

Poperinge was situated about 10 miles behind the front lines of the Ypres Salient, right in the middle of the British sector. During the first world war there were about 250,000 British soldiers in and around Poperinge although it had only had 20,000 inhabitants in peace time.

In the heart of this bustling town, the Army Chaplain's Philip Clayton and Neville Talbot opened an 'Everey Man's Club' on 11 December 1915. It was an alternative place of wholesome recreation where all soldiers, regardless of their rank, were welcome. The inspired way in which Tubby ran his 'home from home', turned Talbot House or 'Toc H' into the best-known soldiers' club of the British Army. 

Combination tickets for schoolgroups with the In Flanders Fields Museum available.

Gasthuisstraat 43 - Poperinge

T.0032(0)57 333 228 - F.0032(0)57 332 183

info@talbothouse.be - http://www.talbothouse.be/

 

IJzertoren

You will taste and experience the atmosphere of the Great War and the Second World War. You will feel the fear of the front soldiers and the average citizen. You will smell chloric gas, mustard gas, the smell of death and putrefaction. You will see and walk through the authentic trenches, with craters as in a moon landscape. You hear and are in the midst of bombings and destroyed cities.

Ijzerdijk 49 - Diksmuide

T.0032(0)51 500 286 - F.0032(0)51 502 258

info@ijzertoren.org - http://www.ijzertoren.org/ .

 

Ramparts War Museum

The museum exhibits lifelike decors with original material and archeological finds. You can walk on wooden duckboards in the reconstruction of trenches and tunnels. See, hear and experience the horror of the Great War.

Rijselsestraat 208 - Ypres
T 0032 (0)57 200 236
cafekleinrijsel@hotmail.com

Opening hours
Every day from 10.30 am till 8 pm
Closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays

Prices
Individuals € 3.00

 

Hooge Crater Museum

This museum is housed in a restored chapel located where one of the fiercest battles of Ypres was fought and right opposite the ‘Hooge Crater Cemetery'. The private museum is highly recommended because of its life-sizes reconstructions of war scenes, is extensive collection of weapons, equipment and photos. You can also enjoy an impressive ‘trench art' collection in the cafeteria.

Meenseweg 467 - 8902 Zillebeke
T 0032 (0)57 468 446
info@hoogecrater.com
http://www.hoogecrater.com/

Opening Hours
Every day from 10 am till 6 pm
Closed on Mondays
Closed in January

Prices
Individuals € 4.50/pp
Mixed groups (20p) € 3.00/pp
Students € 2.00/pp
Children € 2.00/pp

 

Hill 62 - Sanctuary Wood Museum

Private Museum with trench remains. Interesting collection of old war photos on glass plates.

Practical information
Canadalaan 26 - 8902 Zillebeke
T 0032 (0)57 466 373

Opening hours
Open every day

Prices
Individuals € 8.00/pp
Mixed groups € 6.00/pp
Schools € 4.00/pp

 

Menin Road Museum

A museum with life-like displays of original items and reconstructions of trenches and dug-outs.

Café - Feestzaal Canada
Meenseweg 470 - 8902 Zillebeke
T 0032 (0)57 201 136
info@feestzaalcanada.be
http://www.feestzaalcanada.be/

Opening hours
Every day from 10 am till 10 pm
Closed on Tuesdays

Prices
Individuals € 3.50/pp