'''Poperinge''' is a town in West Flanders.

Get in

By train: From Lille Flandres station changing at Kortrijk. Direct from Brussels main stations.

By car: From the ports of Calais or Dunkerque, take the A16 East, turning off at junction 28 (A25 towards Lille). Get off at Junction 13 and follow the signs for Poperinge / Ypres (Ieper).

Get around

De Lijn buses are a good way of seeing the countryside around Poperinge. The Belbus is a service which needs to be booked at least 2 hours before travelling. See the De Lijn website (In Dutch).

See

  • '''Hop Museum'''
  • '''Talbot House''' (TOC H)
  • '''War Graves''' (Too numerous to list)
  • Do

  • Have a drink in the Palace, a hotel bar with more than 100 Belgian Beers.
  • Have a drink in one of the cafes on the Markt.
  • Take the Belbus North to In de Vrede, where they sell Westvleteren (allegedly the best beer in the world!)
  • Buy

  • Chocolates from '''Stephanotis'''.
  • Eat

  • '''Quadrille'''
  • '''Poussecafe'''
  • '''Paix'''
  • '''Hommelzak'''
  • '''Poupee'''
  • Drink

  • '''Nieuwen Haene'''
  • '''Oud Vlaenderen'''
  • '''Paix'''
  • '''Pallieterke'''
  • '''Vismarkt'''
  • '''Vette Os'''
  • Sleep

  • '''Hotel Palace'''
  • '''Hotel Belfort'''
  • '''Hotel Amfora'''
  • '''Hotel Recour'''
  • Contact

    Get out