"Time to spare ..." Topic

My wife is off on a trip with her mother next summer, so I have a chance to have a holiday entirely of my choosing.

I have fixed start and end dates at the end of August but between them I have 9 days to fill, a car and a decent budget.

Top of the list at the moment is a grand tour of the British Armies best and worst moments of the last 2000 years – Maiden Castle, Hastings, Crecy, Agincourt, Steenkirk, Ramillies, Quatre Bras, Waterloo, Mons, Ypres, Arras, Dunkirk, Normandy and Arnhem

Ive been to Maiden castle, Hastings and Normandy but what are the facilities like for a sol traveller at the others ?

Is thera museum of any sort ?

Pete

Hello,

I know there is almsot one museum in Agincourt, Waterloo, Yper, Arras and Dunkirk. About Dunkirk, you would have to visit the land between Calais and Boulogne/mer : a lot of museums and interesting stuff.
Agincourt and Crecy are not very far away from Boulogne/mer.
There is a lovely reenactment day in Agincourt but I think it's in July. There is a nice explanation of the battle on the Crecy battlefield. You could make Agincourt and Crecy in the same day and after, go to Arras, to visit the town and the galleries, next day.
After Arras, go to Yper, Armentieres and Messine : you could spend almost two days here.
After Yper, go to Fontenoy, near Tournai and then to Ramillies. After that, you can go to Waterloo and 1815 campaign battlefields.
You can even go after that to Bastogne and Arnhem but it's quiet far away from Bruxelles.
Normandy is also far away from Lille (which is in the center of all your battlefields) but perhaps you can go there at the beginning of your trip, between Boulogne/mer and Crecy (??).

Don't hesitate to ask me further information : I'm leaving in belgium border, at Comines, just near Yper and Messine.
Hope it will help you a little…

"Tinme to spare" Lucky Pete!Wish I could ever say that of my own hobby pursuits…

Speaking for Quatre Bras and Waterloo, I'd say they're a must given your theme. Allow at least one full day to do both. Start at the Wellington Museum in Waterloo town,
museewellington.com
possibly booking a room there as well to save the trip out of Brussels – unless of course you want to stay at "Le 1815" in the shadow of the Lion Mound…
link

Quatre Bras is a busy crossroads, but well worth the visit, esp. with the monument to British units engaged that was set up a few years ago. The facilities on the Waterloo site are being refurbished in view of the bicentennial, so no promises as to how they'll be next summer.
waterloo1815.be/en/waterloo
However, the field itself is protected, and walking it is a great experience.

Contact me closer to the date if you stick with your plan, I'd be happy to give you an update on the locations and maybe meet up there.
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