Poperinge Travel Guide

 tompt Says:  This maytree is a gift of the german town of Wolnzach. This town is also a center where hop is grown and has a friendship with Poperinge since 1965. The maytree was put here in 1976 and can be found at the St Janskruisstraat. 

 tompt Says:  Try some beer made with the local hop at one of the pubs at the Grote Markt in the center of Poperinge. We had a drink (and a bite to eat) at La Paix. Prices were very reasonable.Try these beers to get the taste of Poperingse Hop:- Poperings Hommelbier- Watous Witbier -... 

 tompt Says:  In 1915 army chaplin Philip Clayton (Tubby) nd Neville Talbot open Every Man's Club, a house where all soldiers are welcome regardless their rank.It is a 'home from home' for over half a million soldiers, aplace where they can forget the horror of the Great War. The house... 

 tompt Says:  In the townhall of Poperinge you can visit (for free) the deathcells and the execution pole used by the british army to execute deserters and cowards. In the Great War (1914-1918), Poperinge was a small piece of free Belgium. The english soldiers took possesion of the town.... 

 tompt Says:  In an old warehouse called the Stadsschaal, the place where the hop was weighed before selling it, you will now find the National Hop museum. In the building you will see tools used to grow and harvest hop, text panels, photographs and a film illustrating the story of hop... 

 Kettleman Says:  On 11 December 1915 the house at number 43 Gasthuisstraat (at that time the street was called by its French name Rue de l'Hopital) opened its doors for the first time, welcoming British soldiers to a new club.The large house was owned by a wealthy brewer, Monsieur Coevoet... 

 Martinewezel Says:  Traumatised by the violence of the war, a number of British soldiers refused to return to the war afyter have spent their furlough in Poperinge.So they deserted. As a consequence, most of them received the death penalty by execution.2 death cells were restored and the... 

 Martinewezel Says:  Talbot house was a guest house where British soldiers could escape the war (see previous must see). It's still a British place, kept in the original 1915 style, with the same old furniture. We felt as we were stepping back into time. Nowadays it's still a guest house, but... 

 Martinewezel Says:  In 1915 the town became the heart of the British sector, when the army chaplains Philip Clayton and Neville Talbot opened their "Every Man's Club" :Talbot House". It was meant as an alternative place of recreation, where all British soldiers, regardless of their rank were... 

 Martinewezel Says:  See also Talbot HouseThis spacious mansion with historical interior can house 18 guests for the night. A number of pictures, objects and documents refer to the many stories in which the house is rich.Though you would feel stepping back into time, comfort has been adapted to... 

 Martinewezel Says:  There are two breweries in Poperinge: Brewery Van Eecke and Brewery Nevejan.The first one can be visited and they provide the famous "Hommelbier", "Watous Witbier "and abbey beers under the name "Kapittel".Only groups can visit the place on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon... 

 tompt Says:  Much in Poperinge reminds of the Great War. It was a period in which the small town grew into a busy city because of all the soldiers passing through to the front.The british soldiers tried to relax here and their shiny example was chapel Tubby (Philip Clayton). He was a...