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Relive History in Waterloo

In the morning:

  • 9h20*: Arrival at the Waterloo Tourist Office located right in front of the Wellington Museum in the city centre.

Maison du Tourisme de Waterloo

Musée Wellington

Mémorial 1815

  • 9h30: 60’ visit of the Wellington Museum, on your own or with a guide (what we recommend). On June 17 and 18, the Duke of Wellington set up his H.Q. in this inn and drafted his victory statement there.
  • 11h: Visit (with an audio-guide) of Napoleon’s Last Headquarters in Vieux-Genappe (9 km from Waterloo centre).  
    Napoleon and his army spent the night of 17th June there.
  • 12h30: Arrival on the Memorial 1815 site (4 km to the North, in Braine-L’Alleud).

Lunch (see the page "Restaurants for groups").

In the afternoon:

  • 14h: Visit (with an audio-guide) of the Memorial 1815 : buried at the foot of the Lion’s Mound, a dive into the heart of the battle in a multi-sensory experience, full of special effects, the only one of its kind in Europe.
  • 15h30: Visit on your own of the Panorama: an immense canvas (110 m in circumference) of the battle, painted in 1912.
  • 16h: Visit on your own of the Lion’s mound: from the top of the 226 steps, admire the breathtaking view over the battlefield.
  • 16h30: end of the day or visit (with an audio-guide) of the Hougoumont Farm (only on wednesday ans the weekend) approximately 1,3 km away from the Lion’s mound (free shuttles every 30 minutes) : the last genuine testimony of the battle is now open to the public with a new scenography.  About 1h (shuttles included).

*Possibility to have a breakfast in the Wellington Museum according to availabilities.

Rates per person*Adult: 23€Senior: 22€Student: 14€
Rates per group for guides
(25 people max. per group)
1 hour: 70€2 hours: 90€3 hours: 110€
  

*Excluding guide, lunch and transportation