Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62
The Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62, 3 km east of Ypres, Belgium is a private museum located in the neighborhood of the Canadian Hill 62 Memorial and the Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.Photo: Harm.frielink, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
9:00 AM—6:00 PM
December 30th—January 30th: closed - Email: hill62@skynet.be
- Type: Museum
- Description: military museum in West Flanders, Belgium
- Also known as: “Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood Museum” and “Sanctuary Wood Hill 62”
- Address: Canadalaan 26, Zillebeke, Ieper, 8902
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hill 62 Memorial and Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.
Hill 62 Memorial
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Canadian Hill 62 Memorial is a war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in defending the southern stretches of the Ypres Salient between April and August 1916 including actions in battle at the St Eloi Craters, Hill 62, Mount Sorrel and Sanctuary Wood. Hill 62 Memorial is situated 250 metres south of Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62.
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Redvers, Public domain.
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery for the dead of the First World War, 5 km east of Ypres, Belgium, near Hooge in the municipality of Zillebeke. Sanctuary Wood Cemetery is situated 210 metres northwest of Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62.
Maple Copse Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maple Copse Cemetery is situated 540 metres west of Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Hollebeke.
Zillebeke
Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zillebeke is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres.
Hollebeke
Village
Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres. Hollebeke is situated 3½ km south of Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62.
Zandvoorde
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zandvoorde is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part of the municipality of Zonnebeke. Zandvoorde is a rural village, in the rolling landscape of the southern part of the province. Zandvoorde is situated 3½ km southeast of Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62.
Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62
- Categories: military museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.83673° or 50° 50′ 12″ northLongitude
2.94602° or 2° 56′ 46″ eastOpen location code
9F24RWPW+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 143178308OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1871680
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Vlaams—“Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hill 62”
- Dutch: “Sanctuary Wood Hill 62”
- French: “Sanctuary Wood Hill 62”
- German: “Sanctuary Wood Hill 62”
- Portuguese: “Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62”
- Vlaams: “Hill 62”
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Highlights include Mijnkrater and Hooge Crater Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
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