Visiting Flanders

We are happy to offer you simply a ferry crossing or a tailor made package of Ferry and Hotel at very attractive prices for your visit to Flanders in the Hotels and centers below Diksmuide, Ieper (Ypres) and Poperinge.

There is plenty to see in all these Towns and the country side around.
Ieper undoubtedly the epicenter of fighting in the Flanders salient and  World War I – Poperinge the soldiers refuge from the awful trenches and theatre of War but also the home of many of the death at dawn shootings – Diksmuide the northern side of the battlefields with it’s excellent museum tower.

There are excellent maps available for the independent traveler to explore the area but if you are looking to be guided to good sites to visit are www.ypres-fbt.com and www.salienttours.com

If you are looking for information on a Solider buried in the Salient a good place to start your search is to visit www.cwgc.org  

There are many museums in the area and some sites for you to visit are www.inflandersfields.be this museum is in the famous Cloth Hall at Ieper : www.ijzertoren.org Diksmuide links you to the Towns famous memorial tower : www.talbothouse.be at Poperinge the house that can tell so much : www.passchendaele.be let’s hope that no future generations live through the horror of Passchendale.

St. Georges Memorial Church, Ieper is a must for the Flanders visitor full of military history flags of long gone disbanded regiments,  there is small memorial in front of the font to the Welsh poet Hedd Wynn a pacifist taken to war by conscription. You must also visit the Menin Gate (Ieper) were at 8.00p.m. each night the Buglers of Ieper Fire Brigade sound the last post in respect and memory of the fallen. We are including on this page the history of Private Hiram Davies DCM who survived to Great War (World War I) an interesting story  please click on the names for further information.

We are happy to offer you tailor made packages (Ferry & Hotel) at very attractive prices for your visit to Flanders in the Hotels below :

Diksmuide    The Polderbloem in the centre of Diksmuide an excellent centre to tour the salient and view the First World War I history in the Town.

Ieper (Ypres)        The Gasthof ‘t Zweerd  situated on main Square, walking distance of the Menin Gate, St. Georges Chapel, St. Martin’s Cathedral and Flanders  Field Museum

Poperinge     The Hotel Belfort on the central square in the heart of Poperinge close to call World War I historical sites

Contact us by telephone on 01 656 725000 or e-mail at info@fairfieldmotorsport.com for a quotation, we accept most credit and debit cards and have experience of the locations offered.