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About Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood Ypres has a fine ww1 artefact museum and restored trenches, with map and directions. Scene of much activity in the fighting of Flanders and the Salient during WW1. Well preserved Trenches, Museum and Cemetery. Hill 62, Sanctuary Wood, a popular WW1 Battlefield Tour stop, is about three miles east of Ypres off the.

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Sanctuary Wood Museum (Hill 62) After the First World War a farmer returned to reclaim his land in and around what was left of the wood he had left in 1914. A section of the original wood and the trenches in it were cleared of debris and casualties but generally the farmer left a section of a British trench system as he found it.

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Scenes from a visit to the Hill 62, Sanctuary Wood and Trenches 2 miles to the east of the town of Ypres in Belgium. The preserved trenches were part of the.

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The Hill 62 museum has been operating for many decades, and underwent a renovation a few years ago. It contains a large number of relics and artefacts from the Great War, including weapons, personal effects and photographs. Worth special mention are the stereoviews.

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Called "Hill 62" on military maps (a reference to its elevation), it was known as Sanctuary Wood by the tens of thousands who lived and died there. The name was given in the early days of the.

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Oceania South America Add a Place Sanctuary Wood & Hill 62 Memorial - Ypres, Belgium June 22, 2020 Sanctuary Wood Museum is a popular destination in the Salient for dark tourist battlefield visitors. Located 2 miles from Ypres, it is arguably one of the best-preserved trenches from WW1. We have a farmer named Schier to thank for this.

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The Canadian Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Memorial is a war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in defending the southern stretches of the Ypres Salient between April and August 1916 including actions in battle at the St Eloi Craters, Hill 62, Mount Sorrel and Sanctuary Wood.

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A must visit in the Ypres Salient. A commemoraiton site since more than a century showing the relics of original Canadian support and communication trenches in the rearguard of the Hill 62 higher ground. The bottom, lining and tunnels are original. It is obvious that through the decades the sides of the trenches had to be reinforced.

Entrance to a preserved tunnel at the Sanctuary Wood Museum (Hill 62), Ieper (Ypres), Belgium

On British military maps, it was noted as Hill 62, for its elevation in feet above sea level. For the tens of thousands who lived and died here it was known as Sanctuary Wood. To go there now.

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British: Tunnel, Hill 62 Museum, Sanctuary Wood. This is a popular museum that is on many battlefield tourists to do lists. The trenches we see today, are the remainder of the trench complex that comprised Border Lane, Fort Street and Hill Street. They have been cleaned up and maintained from time to time however, they are in their original.

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While visiting the Flanders Field Museum located in the Cloth Hall in Ypres (Ieper) Belgium, we were told about the WWI Sanctuary Wood Trenches and Hill 62 about a 30 minute drive from the city. There we found an incredible museum full of WWI artifacts and miles of trenches from WWI that have been excavated by the owner of the property.

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Family Fun COVID Proof Take a walk through WWI trenches and learn all about the war to end all wars at the Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62 We've all seen the movies and read the history books, but what were WWI trenches actually like? It's hard to know until you see it in person. At Hill 62, you get to explore an original WWI trench layout.

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Sanctuary Wood (Hill 62) Museum Belgium, Europe West Flanders This gnome-fronted, surreally ordinary house displays a chaotic hotchpotch of WWI helmets, shoes, guns and harrowing photos, some in antiquated wooden stereoscopic viewers.

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Hill 62 Museum. Published 8th January 2018 at 850 × 565 in Sanctuary Wood.