Hooge Crater Museum, Flanders, Belgium
4.5 (777 reviews) Sunday: 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #7 in West Flanders Province Military Museums • Speciality Museums • History Museums
Excellent WW1 Museum and Restaurant
Full scale reconstructions of war scenes, an extended collection of weapons, war equipment and photos make this museum to a true must-see!The chapel, in which the museum is located, dates back from the early twenties. This chapel was built directly across the Hooge Crater cemetery in memory of the many fallen soldiers on the battle fields of ‘Hooge’ over a period of 4 years. Rare military clothing of the troops, that where fighting in the ‘Ypres Salient’ (Ieperboog) are exposed in glass displays. Also you can see some full scale scenes of the Great War battle fields, very authentically reproduced. The theme of the scenes is very divers: German bunkers, British trenches and full scale horses with cavalry troops on their backs.
Address
Meenseweg 467, Ieper (Ypres) 8902 Belgium
Mobile
Website
http://www.hoogecrater.com
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 6:04
User Ratings
4.5 based on (777 reviews)
Reviews
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5eloorg 5:00 PM Feb 19, 2020
Really Informative Museum
Hooge Crater Museum is an interesting and informative museum, which really helped me understand some of the features of the warfare in World War One. There were many visual elements to the museum, with plenty of artefacts and objects that helped explain the key features of the warfare. The museum was a lovely tribute to those who had died and served in the war. There is a café and also a small gift shop, where, amongst other things, bullets found in nearby battlefields can be bought for a very reasonable price. The museum is well kept and a must - go if you are in the area.
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4martinhH5865RD 5:00 PM Oct 8, 2022
Excellent museum and cafe complex
An excellent museum and cafe complex at one fo the focal points for this important area of the World War One Western Front. There is a large range of local finds within the museum and the fascinating range of social artifacts coupled with period music of the period gives the whole place an ambience of the period. The cafe/restaurant was very good with an excellent range of meats, cheeses and salads - superb breads were also served. There was also an excellent range of local beers and wines.
