The Ypres Salient
Hill 60 Museum
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The Ypres Salient
Hill 60 Museum
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The Memorial on Hill 60 has the remains of several concrete bunkers and craters from the 1915/16 and 1917 battles. It is preserved almost as it was found at the end of the war. LocationLeaving Ypres via its southern exit (Lille Gate) follow the Ieper-Mesen road for a few hundred metres. Just before the railway crossing turn left onto a minor road to Hollebeke. Approximately 2.5 kilometres along this road turn left to Zwarteleen. The Hill 60 museum is about 300 metres on the left, in the café opposite the Hill 60 Memorial. Opening HoursDaily 10.00 - 19.00 hours AdmissionAdmission charge. Hill 60 (Queen Victoria Rifles) Museum, Zwarteleenstraat 40, Zillebeke-Ieper, Belgium Telephone +32 (0)57-20 62 76 Copyright Joanna Legg & Graham Parker © 2002 All rights reserved |
A
privately owned museum containing a collection of military equipment,
photographs and badges.