Comines-Warneton
Day trip
Group visits
You will be amazed!
You will be amazed!
Culture and architecture, crafts and industry, history and archaeology, environment and nature … are the many ingredients of our rich heritage. There is no shortage of culinary delights either: various menus, tailored packages, drinks packages, local produce and tastings of local specialities.
Reception
Coffee/croissant break at ‘Chez Baptiste’ cafeteria and meeting with your guide.
Morning
A must-see guided tour of Comines, the ‘city of ribbon’
- The Ribbon Museum: a real living workshop.
- 1,5 hour
• Follow the evolution of the unique ribbon weaving technique from the 13th century to the present day: a fascinating journey through time.
• Discover the expertise of the ribbon maker, the ‘Bleu Vinte’, his apprentices, the ‘Marmousets’, and the rhythm of the looms that are still working today.
Lunch
Depending on your preferences and budget, select lunch options and menu suggestions tailored to your group.
Afternoon
In Ploegsteert, place of remembrance.
- ‘Plugstreet 14-18 Experience’: the Interpretation Centre of the Great War.
- 1,5 hour
• Explore a scenographic space with a strong educational purpose.
• Learn about the suffering of Comines-Warneton’s civil population during the British and German occupation.
- A Walk Round Plugstreet tour:
- 1,5 hour
• Discover the many sites of remembrance from 1914-18 near the Interpretation Centre: the Ploegsteert Memorial, ‘Hill 63’ and its “Catacombs”, the UEFA monument to the ‘Christmas Truce’ and the site of the Christmas fraternisation of 1914, the mine craters…
• Enjoy the beautiful wooded surroundings and the vast panorama of the Douve Valley.
Other guided tours are available in Warneton, the town of the Mountches.
- Church of St. Peter and St. Paul:
- 1,5 hour
• Admire the bold architecture of this magnificent church, nicknamed the ‘Cathedral of the Lys’, which was completely rebuilt after the Great War.
Listed as a Walloon Heritage Site.
• Appreciate the beauty of its Art déco furniture, its magnificent 18th-century stalls and its crypt, whose polychrome tombs date back to the 14th century.
- The Société d’Histoire de Comines-Warneton et de la région (SHCWR) and its Genealogy center :
- 0,00 hour
• Discover the surprising collection of books, iconographic documents and artefacts tracing the history of Warneton, once a castellany, and of an entire region with an eventful past.
- Brewery Museum of Warneton:
- 1,25 hour
• Learn about the history of the La Poste brewery of the Van Windekens family.
• Discover the passing on of brewing know-how and the various stages of the beer making process.
• Admire the beauty of the old copper equipment and the character of the premises.
• Enjoy the flavour of a local beer offered as a final tasting.
Late afternoon
- Soete Windmill
- 0,5 hour
• Discover the unique history of this windmill, one of the seven largest in Europe.
• Admire the milling mechanism at work and enjoy a nice view over the surrounding countryside.
- Chez Baptiste cafeteria
- 0,5 hour
• Enjoy the local beer ‘Baptiste’ with a pastry.
Info:
31 €/person (30 persons minimum)
Included:
• coffee/croissant
• tickets and guided visits
• pastry, coffee or beer
• guide fee
