Railway Dugouts Burial Ground
#73 among destinations in Belgium
Facts and practical information
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground 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. ()
VlaanderenBelgium
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Menin Gate, Ypres Cloth Hall, St Martin's Cathedral, In Flanders Fields Museum.
Memorial, Monuments and statues, Historical placeMenin Gate, Ypres
33 min walk • The Menin Gate stands as a poignant memorial in the historic city of Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown. This grandiose archway, inaugurated on July 24...
1.3 miNW Reconstructed cloth market from 1304Ypres Cloth Hall, Ypres
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Church, Gothic architectureSt Martin's Cathedral, Ypres
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Displays on WWI and regular eventsIn Flanders Fields Museum, Ypres
34 min walk • Nestled in the historic city of Ypres, Belgium, the In Flanders Fields Museum offers a poignant journey through the history of World War I. Situated in the iconic Cloth Hall, which was almost entirely destroyed during the war and later meticulously reconstructed, the...
Memorial, Historical place, BattlefieldHill 60, Ypres
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ChurchSaint George's Memorial Church, Ypres
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CemeteryPerth Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
26 min walk • Perth Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres in Belgium on the Western Front.
CemeteryHedge Row Trench Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
31 min walk • Hedge Row Trench Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near The Bluff south of Ypres in Belgium on the Western Front.
CemeteryChester Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
24 min walk • Chester Farm 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.
Vlaanderen