Plugstreet 14-18 experience

  • recognised tourist attraction
  • Wallonia Quality Destination
  • Car park
  • Coach park
    3 parking spots
  • Maestro
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This WWI interpretation centre is a semi-buried structure located at the heart of Ploegsteert wood.

It features a 400 m² exhibition space and cutting-edge technology, inviting visitors on an interactive voyage into the life of civilians and soldiers in a war-torn region, together with an overview and close-up insight into British and German positions in Comines-Warneton.

In collaboration with the Australian Government, three themes relating to Australian soldiers in Ploegsteert and Warneton are explored: the Battle of Messines, the catacombs, and the winter of 1917-1918.

The centre features five interactive stations, including a film on the causes of the 14-18 conflict, an animated map of the fighting, a station dedicated to ANZAC soldiers, touch screens on six themes, and a virtual tour of First World War sites.
  • A19 motorway then E403/Ieper/Menen/Gullegem/Brugge • Follow signs to Menen West/Komen-Waasten (Comines-Warneton) • Follow directions to Ploegsteert • Follow directions to Messines/Messen .
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