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Flanders Fields Remembrance Tour from Brussels

13 Hours Round trip from Brussels Moderate pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Full-day First World War remembrance tour from Brussels
02 Visit Essex Farm Cemetery, where John McCrae wrote 'In Flanders Fields'
03 See Passendale and Tyne Cot Cemetery, the world’s largest Commonwealth cemetery
04 Explore the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres
05 Enjoy free time in the city of Ypres
06 Attend the moving Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate
07 Travel with a professional multilingual guide
08 Museum entrance included

Trace the history of the First World War on a moving full-day journey from Brussels into the heart of Flanders Fields. With an expert guide leading the way, visit key remembrance sites including Essex Farm Cemetery, Passendale, Tyne Cot Cemetery and the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres.

Along the route, gain deeper insight into the events of the war and the stories behind the memorials, cemeteries and battlefields. The day concludes with the powerful Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate, a daily tribute to the Commonwealth soldiers and officers who went missing after battle.

The day concludes with the powerful Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate, a daily tribute to the Commonwealth soldiers and officers who went missing after battle.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 13 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Brussels, Bruges, Ypres

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Meeting point

Pick up in Bruges

Short stop to pick up passengers

Essex Farm Cemetery

Used as a dressing station cemetery from April 1915 to August 1917.

There are 1,200 servicemen of the First World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 103 of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate 19 casualties known or believed to be buried among them.

It was in Essex Farm Cemetery that Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae of the Canadian Army Medical Corps wrote the poem ' In Flanders Fields' in May 1915.

Passendale

Tyne Cot Cemetery

The world’s largest Commonwealth cemetery.

In Flanders Fields Museum

Located in the rebuilt Cloth Hall of Ypres, the museum presents the story of the First World War in the West Flanders front region

Yprès

Free time in the city

Last Post Ceremony - Meningate

The highlight of the day will be the Last Post Ceremony, a daily tribute to all commonwealth soldiers and officers that were missing after battle.

Drop-off point

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Brussels 3 cities · 13 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Museum entrance
Air-conditioned vehicle
Professional multilingual guide

What's Not Included

Hotel pick up & drop-off
Gratuities
Lunch

Know before you go

STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
Not wheelchair accessible
Not suitable for pets
Infants must not sit on laps
Infant seats unavailable
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please be at the meeting point 15 min before departure: 18 Boulevard de Berlaimont, 1000 Brussels (look for your guide and a white Keolis bus)
Opening hours are:
08:00 - 16:00 Monday to Friday
08:00 - 15:00 Saturday to Sunday

Logistics