Ploegsteert Wood

#298 among destinations in Belgium

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Ploegsteert Wood was a sector of the Western Front in Flanders in World War I, part of the Ypres Salient. It is located around the Belgian village of Ploegsteert, Wallonia. ()

Coordinates: 50°44'14"N, 2°53'26"E

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WallonieBelgium

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Ploegsteert Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Prowse Point Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Mud Corner Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.

~1960 ftW
Memorial
Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Comines-Warneton
10 min walk • The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial in Belgium for missing soldiers of World War I.
0.6 miNE
Cemetery
Prowse Point Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
15 min walk • Prowse Point Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front in Belgium.
0.4 miE
Cemetery
Ploegsteert Wood Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
11 min walk • Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient within Ploegsteert Wood on the Western Front in Belgium.
0.5 miNE
Cemetery
Mud Corner Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
13 min walk • Mud Corner Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres, on the Western Front.
0.5 miE
Cemetery
Rifle House Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
12 min walk • Rifle House Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres on the Western Front.
~1820 ftW
Cemetery
Hyde Park Corner Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
9 min walk • Hyde Park Corner Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in Belgium for the dead of the First World War, located in the village of Ploegsteert in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.
~1970 ftW
Cemetery
Berks Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery Extension
10 min walk • Berks Cemetery Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in Belgium for the dead of the First World War, located in the village of Ploegsteert in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.