Location: Comines-Warneton
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The 5 Best Budget-friendly Things to do in Comines-Warneton, Wallonia
Comines-Warneton (Dutch: Komen-Waasten, Picard: Comène-Warneuton, West Flemish: Koomn-Woastn) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Walloon province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, it had a total population of 17,562. Its total area is 61.09 km (23.59 sq mi) which gives a population density of 287 inhabitants per square kilometre (740/sq mi). The name "Comines" is believed to have a Celtic, or Gaulish, origin. Comines-Warneton is a municipality with language facilities for Dutch-speakers.
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1. Battlefield Experience
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5.0 based on 72 reviews
Since the Coronavirus crisis we have installed a new routine: All cars are cleaned and sanitized after every tour. Drivers/guides are wearing a face mask, a bord of the vehicles are sanitizing gel, face masks and gloves. Drivers / guides clean their hands every time we stop and all safety rules are respected. Guided battlefield tours with an experienced guide. We offer you a first class service: tours can be adapted to your needs, Hotel pick-up and drop-off, lunches included, bottled water, and a booklet recording the tour. Security is important, we know all the places where we will bring you and can adapt to all the situations. The drivers are experienced and our vehicles are controlled every 6 months. We have a transport and a guiding license.
2. The Ploegsteert Memorial
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4.5 based on 60 reviews
The PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL commemorates more than 11,000 servicemen of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in this sector during the First World War and have no known grave. The Ploegsteert Memorial stands in Berks Cemetery Extension, which is located 12.5 Kms south of Ieper town centre, on the N365 leading from Ieper to Mesen (Messines), Ploegsteert and on to Armentieres.
3. Christmas Truce Memorial
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4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By PatriciaG147 - Worcester, United Kingdom
A simple cross stands before the swathe of land where, at Chtistmas 1914, soldiers on opposing sides laid down their weapons for a brief few hours to sing carols together across the lines, play football in no man's land, and exchange gifts and greetings. It was an unworldly moment of peace and goodwill before the bloody hostilities resumed next day. As you stand looking across the landscape, it is deeply moving to picture what happened here that night. The memorial itself is small in size, but the event it commemorates was a gigantic act of hope.
4. Plugstreet 14-18 Experience
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4.5 based on 222 reviews
Interpretation Centre “Plugstreet 11-18 experience” is situated close to the British Memorial in Ploegsteert. Covered with a natural carpet of greenery its semi-underground structure is topped by an elegant glass pyramid. The architectural design perfectly fits into a surrounding wooded area. “Plugstreet 14-18 experience” presents a scenographic space of some 400 sq. m. whose technological equipment aims at increasing interaction. The scenography not only brings to light the 14-18 conflict on an international scale and in a didactic manner, but also tells the visitor about its effects in the area of Comines-Warneton, which was devastated by four years of bloody fighting and deprivations. Particular attention is drawn to numerous photographs from private collections recounting how difficult it often was for civilians and armed forces to live together : Comines was a German garrison eastward ; Ploegsteert was in British hands westward and Warneton was literally cut by the front line.
Reviewed By andrewmX2938KA - Stokesley, United Kingdom
An excellent museum which makes very good use of modern technology. On arrival I was escorted in and given a helpful overview of the displays available and shown how to get the best from my visit
