Bayernwald (Bayern Wood)

This unique German site is located between the villages of Wijtschate and Voormezele. The site consists of two mine galleries, a mine shaft, a trench system and five bunkers. It is accessed via a footpath which passes through the restored network of trenches. A series of information panels give details of the events which took place here and explain what life at the front was really like.

Extra info:
Attention: tickets are not available on the location of Bayernwald.

Opening hours

Open every day from 0900 until 1700
Scan your ticket before 1700 at the entrance gate.

Bayernwald is closed on these days in 2023:

Friday 18th August 2023
Friday 25th August 2023
Saturday 16th September 2023
Saturday 23rd September 2023
Saturday 28th October 2023
Saturday 4th November 2023
Saturday 11th November 2023
Saturday 2nd December 2023
Saturday 9th December 2023

Entrance prices 2023:

€ 5pp individual ticket
€ 2 pp youngsters < 25
€ 3 pp for teachers
€0 children until 7 year
Groups from 20 persons: € 3 pp.
A guided visit can be asked at toerisme@heuvelland.be

Duration of the visit average 45 minutes.
The site is accessible for wheelchairs. (for more information contact Tourism Heuvelland)
Dogs are not allowed at Bayernwald.

Entrance tickets: 

Entrance tickets available at Tourist Office Heuvelland, Heuvelland Visitors Centre (Sint-Laurentiusplein 1, 8956 Kemmel)
Opening hours:

  • until 15th November
    Monday until Saturday: 9:30 - 12:00 and from 13:00 - 17:00
    Sundays and Holidays: 10:00 - 16:00
  • from 15th November until 31 March
    closed on Mondays and holidays
    Tuesday until Saturday: 9:30 - 12:00 and from 13:00 - 16:00
    Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00

Extra links

  • Open

  • From 16 November 2022 tot 30 December 2023
  • Monday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Tuesday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Wednesday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Thursday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Friday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Saturday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Sunday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Uitzonderlijk gesloten

  • 1 January 2024
  • 25 December 2023
  • 2 January 2024
  • 26 December 2023
  • 28 october 2023
  • 4 November 2023
  • 11 November 2023
  • 2 December 2023
  • 9 December 2023

Prices

Standard € 5,00
Extra information €2,50 pp for teachers If teachers accompany a school group, they have free entrance.
Group: min. 20 Persons € 3,00 per person

Extra links

  • Open

  • From 16 November 2022 tot 30 December 2023
  • Monday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Tuesday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Wednesday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Thursday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Friday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Saturday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Sunday
  • 09:00 until 17:00
  • Uitzonderlijk gesloten

  • 1 January 2024
  • 25 December 2023
  • 2 January 2024
  • 26 December 2023
  • 28 october 2023
  • 4 November 2023
  • 11 November 2023
  • 2 December 2023
  • 9 December 2023