Staying nearby
Staying near Bellewaerde
Bellewaerde lies between Ypres (Ieper) and Zonnebeke, in the Westhoek. You can choose a hotel in the historic town of Ieper, the peace and quiet of the countryside near Zonnebeke, or the larger city of Kortrijk.
Ieper
Ieper is closest to the park and has the widest choice. Here you can discover a thousand years of stories at the Yper Museum and the history of the First World War at the In Flanders Fields Museum. Every evening there's the Last Post ceremony under the Menin Gate. The green ramparts are lovely for a walk.
From Ieper, bus line 80 runs to the park entrance. Read more on the page By train and bus to Bellewaerde.
Zonnebeke and the Westhoek
Zonnebeke is 3.5 kilometres from Bellewaerde. Here you'll find the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, the Oude Kaasmakerij, the church tower with its viewpoint, the child-friendly Kasteeldomein and Polygon Wood.
The Westhoek, between the North Sea and France, is a region of historic small towns such as Poperinge, Veurne and Diksmuide, and of quiet cycle routes past villages and the flat landscape.