Things to see in Ypres?

[Jo662]

We are going to Ypres with some friends next month mainly to see the Meinin Gate ceremony.We will be there early on the Sunday morning until Monday afternoon.So what else do yourecommend to see close to the town,war related as well as other sites?

 

[ymfb]

One of the large cemeteries such as Tyne Cot, but also the small ones are interesting. The absolute must is the Flanders in the fields museum inside the cloth hall.

 

[ymfb]

I have seen the Menin Gate ceremony probably four or five times, it varies depending on the weather/time of year. I saw it mid December one year in the bitterly cold, there was still 50 or so hardy types. If it's school holidays or a weekend get there early to grab a decent spot.

 

[Deleted member 29692]

There's a bar on the corner of the crossroads in front of the Menin gate. That's a good place to wait for the ceremony if it's chilly outside

 

[chaser]

They do tours from the square.

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[mpdcymru]

The museum in the cloth hall on the main square has got to be worth a visit - fantastic place. Also a few chocolatiers around and just off the main square.

 

[Larrynwin]

A foody shop on the corner near the cloth hall yummy waffles and ice cream . If you have cycles and weather ok excellent cycle paths all around the lake and for miles out to different cemeteries .

 

[TerryL]

There's a guy who has a small tourist info shop just off the main square (the road down from Menin Gate if I remember correctly) who organises local tours of the battlefields. Used him once on a coach trip to the area and he was excellent, but he does his own too.

As for places to see there is a small German cemetery on the outskirts. It is worth visiting, just to see the differences (sorry, been a few years and can't quite remember where).

 

[ymfb]

If you need chocolates and who doesn't, go to this place, not in Ypres though.

https://pralineur.be/

 

[macscrooge]

There's a German cemetery at Langemarck - well worth visiting.

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