the canal-bank dressing station where John McCrae wrote "In Flanders Fields" in May 1915; the poppy of remembrance was born here. Small, quiet, profound
Commemorative dates — 11 Nov , 25 Apr , Passchendaele/Third Ypres anniversary — plus Jul-Aug summer guided-day wrapper
The resurrected Cloth Hall & Grote MarktEssential
the vast medieval Lakenhalle, shelled to nothing and rebuilt over decades to its 13th-century form, is itself a monument to endurance
Commemorative dates — 11 Nov , 25 Apr , Passchendaele/Third Ypres anniversary — plus Jul-Aug summer operator 10-15%
Poperinge & Talbot HouseEssential
behind the lines, Poperinge was the soldiers' town — and Talbot House the "Every Man's Club" that gave them rest
Commemorative dates — 11 Nov , 25 Apr , Passchendaele/Third Ypres anniversary — plus Jul-Aug summer bundle
Age-appropriate remembrance day for older childrenComfort
the museums, a walk at Tyne Cot, the reconstructed trenches at Zonnebeke and the Last Post make the history tangible and meaningful
standing — best Apr-Oct operator/DMC 10-20%
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