Flanders Fields Remembrance Day Trip from Bruges with Last Post Ceremony
by Brussels City Tours - Keolis Travel
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✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€156Overview
This full-day tour from Bruges lasts about ten and a half hours and visits eight important World War I sites in Flanders Fields. The day begins with a stop at a German war cemetery. Next, the group visits a section of World War I trenches, followed by a visit to the Monument of the Brooding Soldier. After a short lunch break, not included in the price, the tour continues to the site of the first gas attacks of World War I. Then the group travels to Passchendaele, known for one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The guide explains the events that led to the war and how it developed throughout the day. The tour includes a visit to Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world, where British, Australian, and Canadian soldiers are buried. The route passes Hill 60, a battlefield memorial park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke. There is a stop at Essex Farm Cemetery for about fifteen minutes; this was the dressing station where Dr. John McCrae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields." The day ends with the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate, a daily thirty-minute remembrance for Commonwealth soldiers missing in action. The ceremony continues despite restoration work at the gate scheduled until mid-2025. The tour includes a professional multilingual guide and air-conditioned transportation. Lunch, gratuities, and hotel pickup or drop-off are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Passchendaele battlefield
After lunch, the guide takes visitors to Passchendaele, the site of the first gas attacks in World War I and one of the war's bloodiest battles.
30 min
Tyne Cot Cemetery
This stop is at Tyne Cot, the largest Commonwealth military cemetery worldwide, where thousands of soldiers from Britain, Australia, and Canada are buried.
Hill 60
Visitors pass Hill 60, a World War I battlefield memorial and park located in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke.
Essex Farm Cemetery
The tour includes a 15-minute visit to Essex Farm Cemetery, the location of the dressing station where Dr. John McCrae composed the poem "In Flanders Fields."
15 min
Last Post ceremony
The day ends with the 30-minute Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate, a daily tribute to Commonwealth soldiers and officers missing after battle, held despite ongoing restoration until mid-2025.
30 min
Meeting point
Bargesquare (or Bargeplein in Dutch) is a bus parking spot. You can wait underneath the large red canopy/roof next to the public bathroom.
End point
Bargesquare (or Bargeplein in Dutch) is a bus parking spot. You can wait underneath the large red canopy/roof next to the public bathroom.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
Flanders Fields Remembrance Day Trip from Bruges with Last Post Ceremony
by Brussels City Tours - Keolis Travel
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€156Overview
This full-day tour from Bruges lasts about ten and a half hours and visits eight important World War I sites in Flanders Fields. The day begins with a stop at a German war cemetery. Next, the group visits a section of World War I trenches, followed by a visit to the Monument of the Brooding Soldier. After a short lunch break, not included in the price, the tour continues to the site of the first gas attacks of World War I. Then the group travels to Passchendaele, known for one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The guide explains the events that led to the war and how it developed throughout the day. The tour includes a visit to Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the world, where British, Australian, and Canadian soldiers are buried. The route passes Hill 60, a battlefield memorial park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke. There is a stop at Essex Farm Cemetery for about fifteen minutes; this was the dressing station where Dr. John McCrae wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields." The day ends with the Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate, a daily thirty-minute remembrance for Commonwealth soldiers missing in action. The ceremony continues despite restoration work at the gate scheduled until mid-2025. The tour includes a professional multilingual guide and air-conditioned transportation. Lunch, gratuities, and hotel pickup or drop-off are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Passchendaele battlefield
After lunch, the guide takes visitors to Passchendaele, the site of the first gas attacks in World War I and one of the war's bloodiest battles.
30 min
Tyne Cot Cemetery
This stop is at Tyne Cot, the largest Commonwealth military cemetery worldwide, where thousands of soldiers from Britain, Australia, and Canada are buried.
Hill 60
Visitors pass Hill 60, a World War I battlefield memorial and park located in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke.
Essex Farm Cemetery
The tour includes a 15-minute visit to Essex Farm Cemetery, the location of the dressing station where Dr. John McCrae composed the poem "In Flanders Fields."
15 min
Last Post ceremony
The day ends with the 30-minute Last Post Ceremony at Menin Gate, a daily tribute to Commonwealth soldiers and officers missing after battle, held despite ongoing restoration until mid-2025.
30 min
Meeting point
Bargesquare (or Bargeplein in Dutch) is a bus parking spot. You can wait underneath the large red canopy/roof next to the public bathroom.
End point
Bargesquare (or Bargeplein in Dutch) is a bus parking spot. You can wait underneath the large red canopy/roof next to the public bathroom.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.