Atlantikwall Raversyde, Flanders, Belgium

4.5 (1.334 reviews) Tuesday: 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Flanders Military Museums • History Museums

Don’t miss this museum

A WALK TROUGH BOTH WORLD WARS The over 60 bunkers, observation posts and artillery positions and the open or subterranean corridors consitute one of the best preserved parts of the infamous German Atlantikwall. This defence line was built during the Second World War (Battery Saltzwedel-neu). At Atlantikwall Raversyde you can find the only preserved German coastal battery dating from the First World War, the Aachen Battery. This unique bunker complex dating from the First World War is located in a hilly dune area overlooking the sea and was awarded a European Heritage Award in 2022. The photo exhibition ‘Atlantic Wall’ by Stephan Vanfleteren belongs to the permanent collection on the site. You can admire his beautiful photographic images. Be sure to also pick up the 75-meter-long coastal panorama, with razor-sharp photos from 1945.
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Address

Nieuwpoortsesteenweg 636, Ostend 8400 Belgium

Mobile

+32 59 70 22 85

Website

http://www.raversyde.be/

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday :
Tuesday : 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM

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Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 1:15

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5Martin 5:00 PM Apr 30, 2022
Don’t miss this museum
An outstanding site to visit, with restored bunkers and weapons/artillery in very good condition. The site’s website doesn’t do it justice as it consists of First and Second World War restorations and an audio guide that explains its history through time. There was some action here in WW1 with shelling from the Royal Navy and returned fire from the Germans but not damage remains. Would highly recommend a visit here and allow 3 hours if you want to take it all in!
5Bubbles73uk 5:00 PM Mar 19, 2020
Memories of WWI and WWII
From Ostend you can walk to the Atlantic Wall along the promenade (which takes about 90 minutes), or there's also a coastal tram, which stops just outside. The Atlantic Wall is an open-air military museum. It was previously a fortification used by the Germans in both WWI and WWII. I'm not particularly interested in military history but found walking through the 2km of trenches to be absolutely fascinating. I also liked the gun emplacements and views out to sea.