BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°53’15” N 2°59’53” E
July 2, 2022 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The cemetery was named after a barn at the centre of a German strong point called "Tyne Cot". It was captured in October 1917 in the advance. It contains 11956 graves compromising of 8961 Brits, 997Read more
BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°53’12” N 3°0’0” E
July 4, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Tyne Cot is the largest Commonweath war grave cemetery in the world. There are 950 in France and Belgium. It is on the site of the Battle of Broodseinde, which involved Australian and allied troops inRead more
BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°53’14” N 2°59’57” E
July 15, 2022 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This was an event we were all looking forward to. The funeral of an Unknown Australian Soldier who was discovered 5 years ago when the local council were digging an irrigation ditch. His uniform tellsRead more
BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°53’15” N 3°0’3” E
September 2, 2017 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I came to Tyne Cot Cemetery in 1991 but couldn't recall much about it other than it was really big! It has had the addition of a visitors centre since then and as you approach a sombre voice isRead more
BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°52’22” N 2°59’15” E
September 2, 2017 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
What better way than to spend lunch with a view like this! Across from the lake is the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917. Craig played a little guitar, which became rather hilarious when a guyRead more
BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°53’14” N 2°59’58” E
July 3, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
This was an incredibly large cemetery located just outside of Passchendale. This was stunning. There's a small museum here and the main cross in the centre is built on an old German bunker that youRead more
BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°52’18” N 2°59’18” E
July 3, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
The Passchendaele Museum tells the story of the Battles of Ypres and Passchendaele. It is well done.
BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°53’15” N 3°0’1” E
December 22, 2023 in Belgium ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
A very large cemetery devoted to Allied forces, with a focus on New Zealand's regiments.
BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°52’22” N 2°59’16” E
September 3, 2017 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
In Belgium we went to a farm where when someone got back from a holiday there farm had a trench it was just amazing what it all looked like we got to go inside the Trenches were the soldiers fought.
BelgiumFlandersZonnebeke50°52’15” N 2°59’19” E
July 3, 2018 in Belgium ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We weren't very impressed with this stop. It's not at the location and was a bit to modern for our taste.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Zonnebeke, Зонебеке, Ζονεμπέκε, زونوبوک, Sonnebeca, 8980, Зоннебеке, Zunnebeke, 佐内贝克
