Windmill British Cemetery

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The Windmill British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located near to the commune of Monchy-le-Preux on the main Arras to Cambrai road in the département of Pas-de-Calais, France. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°15'46"N, 2°53'2"E

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Hauts-de-FranceFrance

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Windmill British Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras, Carrière Wellington, City Hall, Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery.

5.3 miW
Museum, Art museum
Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras, Arras
135 min walk • Nestled in the historic heart of Arras, France, the Musée des beaux-arts d'Arras is a cultural treasure trove for art enthusiasts and history buffs alike. Housed in the magnificent former Benedictine Saint-Vaast abbey, this fine arts museum offers a rich collection...
4.6 miW
Museum, Cave, Military museum
Carrière Wellington, Arras
118 min walk • The Carrière Wellington is a museum in Arras, northern France. It is named after a former underground quarry which was part of a network of tunnels used by forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the First World War.
5.1 miW
City hall
City Hall, Arras
131 min walk • The Hôtel de Ville is a historic building in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, northern France. It was built in the sixteenth century, and completed in 1517. It was restored in the nineteenth century, and re-dedicated on August 26, 1867 by Emperor Napoleon III.
3.1 miE
Cemetery
Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery
80 min walk • The Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I located between the communes of Vis-en-Artois and Haucourt in the département of Pas-de-Calais, France.
5.3 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Bullecourt 1917
135 min walk • Bullecourt 1917, Jean and Denise Letaille museum, is a French museum, located in Bullecourt. It is a military museum about the First World War, and the nearby Battle of Arras in particular.
5.2 miNW
Church, Historical place
Arras Cathedral, Arras
134 min walk • Arras Cathedral is the Roman Catholic church in the city of Arras, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishops of Arras. The original cathedral of Arras, constructed between 1030 and 1396, was one of the most beautiful Gothic structures in northern France, until it was destroyed in the French Revolution.
0.7 miNE
Memorial, Monuments and statues
Monchy-le-Preux Memorial
18 min walk • The Monchy-le-Preux Memorial is a Dominion of Newfoundland war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the Battle of Arras of World War I.
5.4 miE
Memorial
Dury Memorial
138 min walk • The Dury Memorial is a World War I Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in the Second Battle of Arras, particularly their breakthrough at the Drocourt–Quéant Line switch of the Hindenburg Line just south of the town of Dury, Pas-de-Calais, France.
4.6 miW
50°16'41"N • 2°46'56"E
Wellington Quarry Museum WW1, Arras
118 min walk • Museum
5.4 miNW
Area
Saint-Nicolas, Arras
137 min walk • Saint-Nicolas or Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
4.5 miNW
Area
Saint-Laurent-Blangy, Arras
115 min walk • Saint-Laurent-Blangy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.