Wellington Quarry Museum WW1

The Carrière Wellington is a museum in Arras, northern France. It is named after a former underground quarry which was part of a network of tunnels used by forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the First World War.

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Type: Museum
Description: museum in France
Also known as: “Carriere Wellington” and “Carrière Wellington”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arras station and Hôtel de ville.

Arras station

Railway station

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Arras station is a railway station serving the town Arras, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. This station, which opened in 1846, is located on the Paris–Lille railway and Arras-Dunkirk railway and accessible from LGV Nord. Arras station is situated 770 metres north of Wellington Quarry Museum WW1.

Hôtel de ville

Town hall

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0.

The Hôtel de Ville is a historic building in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, northern France, standing at the northwest end of the Place Des Heros in the centre of the town, and its bell-tower representing the main landmark in the town. Hôtel de ville is situated 1¼ km north of Wellington Quarry Museum WW1.

Belfry of Arras

Scenic viewpoint

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Belfry of Arras is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1¼ km north of Wellington Quarry Museum WW1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monchy-le-Preux.

Monchy-le-Preux

Village

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Monchy-le-Preux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France ten kilometres southeast of Arras. Monchy-le-Preux is situated 8 km east of Wellington Quarry Museum WW1.

Wellington Quarry Museum WW1

Categories: military museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Arras, Arrondissement of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.27983° or 50° 16′ 47″ north

Longitude

2.78364° or 2° 47′ 1″ east

Roof shape

flat

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Office de Tourisme d’Arras

Open location code

9F247QHM+WF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 240632378

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q2940288

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Portuguese—“Wellington Quarry Museum WW1” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Carrière Wellington”
French: “carrière Wellington”
French: “Carrière Wellington”
French: “Carrières Wellington”
Japanese: “カリエール・ウェリントン博物館”
Portuguese: “Carrière Wellington”

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Highlights include Salle Thompson and Centre Social Arras Sud (Alfred Torchy).

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