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FCHOShip
New Buckenham, UK45 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
There is not masses to see here but it is well worth a visit. The proximity of the opposing front lines at this point is striking. The short walk to “the caterpillar” just the other side of the railway line is a must. We visited on a beautiful clear April morning and you could hear woodpeckers in the trees around - so peaceful and in such contrast to the horrors that had been witnessed here. I had not heard of what had happened at this bill, it’s an amazing story and I am really glad I visited.
Written April 6, 2023
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Andrew F
Liverpool, UK24 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
There is so much going on here. Knowing about the history of the place, it's amazing to think that such a relatively small area hosted some of the most fierce battle of WWI. Have a good look around. Look down a lot, as there are markers everywhere for where the front was who was in control of it. Blast bunkers are everywhere, and various shelters. It's amazing and well worth the visit.
By the way, we decided to visit the WWI battlefields while staying in Brussels using a hire car rather than an organised tour. It is so much better, and cheaper in some cases. There was myself and my two teenage sons. Would have cost between £200-300 with a tour company, but we paid £70 for a car for the day, £35 in petrol, and about £0 in parking! Places we visited were mainly free (cemeteries, memorials etc). And driving around Belgium is easy! I even picked the car up during rush hour in the middle of Brussels and still got it back in one piece! Highly recommended.
By the way, we decided to visit the WWI battlefields while staying in Brussels using a hire car rather than an organised tour. It is so much better, and cheaper in some cases. There was myself and my two teenage sons. Would have cost between £200-300 with a tour company, but we paid £70 for a car for the day, £35 in petrol, and about £0 in parking! Places we visited were mainly free (cemeteries, memorials etc). And driving around Belgium is easy! I even picked the car up during rush hour in the middle of Brussels and still got it back in one piece! Highly recommended.
Written November 22, 2023
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CheeseburgerParadise
Sydney807 contributions
Nov 2013 • Family
Despite having done some research before visiting the salient and despite having a generally good guidebook with us, I was still unsure how to reach the adjacent Caterpillar Crater after visiting the Hill 60 site. So this might help other directionally confused individuals :-) :
If facing the Hill 60 entrance gate, walk to the right, past the small car park, past the memorial to the two French resistance fighters, across the railway bridge and then turn immediately left along a path that runs parallel to the railroad and across from the Hill 60 site.You'll see to a small metal turnstile which you need to go through on your way to the crater. It's a 2min walk which can get muddy.
By the way, directly opposite the path that leads to the crater and across the road there is an interesting British Intelligence panoramic photo of the Hill 60 area during WWI.
Also, the newish-looking Hill 60 cafe which is across the road from the site looked popular with locals, served a reasonably-priced and pretty good cup of coffee (they don't do coffee to go though) and had clean bathrooms.
Hope this helps someone......
If facing the Hill 60 entrance gate, walk to the right, past the small car park, past the memorial to the two French resistance fighters, across the railway bridge and then turn immediately left along a path that runs parallel to the railroad and across from the Hill 60 site.You'll see to a small metal turnstile which you need to go through on your way to the crater. It's a 2min walk which can get muddy.
By the way, directly opposite the path that leads to the crater and across the road there is an interesting British Intelligence panoramic photo of the Hill 60 area during WWI.
Also, the newish-looking Hill 60 cafe which is across the road from the site looked popular with locals, served a reasonably-priced and pretty good cup of coffee (they don't do coffee to go though) and had clean bathrooms.
Hope this helps someone......
Written November 20, 2013
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Badger50A
UHants UK131 contributions
Nov 2012 • Friends
Reading the reviews it seems that some are either not aware that there is a difference between these two numbered 'Hills' or maybe tripadvser just lump them together! Hill 62 - Sanctuary Wood, with it's museum and 'trenches' is privately owned, whereas Hill 60 is owned and maintained by the CWGC and therefore as a War Grave there is no admission charge. There is little information at the site itself but with the aid of the Internet (or a good guide) it is not difficult to obtain details of the events that happened here. It is worth noting that five VC's were earned here, four on the same night. One by George Ruppell, a slight, modest man that I knew as a teenager. This 'Hill', which in fact is just a pile of dirt produced from building the railway in the 19th Century, was not only fought over in WW1 but also was the site of fierce fighting in the early days of WW2. It was due to the German Army being delayed here that many soldiers made it to Dunkirk and got away to continue the war against Hitler's Germany. During WW2 the bodies of two Resistance fighters were dumped by the side of the railway line after being murdered by the Gestapo. All this on a hill originally known locally as 'Lover's Knoll'!
One person has complained of noisy children playing on the Hill. I agree that at formal CWGC sites such as Tyne Cott this must be the case, however as I watch my Son and Son-in-Law exhibit the almost universal soldier's love of children, I don't think that the Lads - of whatever nationality - 'Sleeping Down Below' would object to the sound of children freely at play, it was in part what they fought and died for - if you will never get to hear your own children laughing, perhaps hearing someone else's is the next best thing.
One person has complained of noisy children playing on the Hill. I agree that at formal CWGC sites such as Tyne Cott this must be the case, however as I watch my Son and Son-in-Law exhibit the almost universal soldier's love of children, I don't think that the Lads - of whatever nationality - 'Sleeping Down Below' would object to the sound of children freely at play, it was in part what they fought and died for - if you will never get to hear your own children laughing, perhaps hearing someone else's is the next best thing.
Written April 10, 2013
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A.MACCA
UK447 contributions
Dec 2014 • Couples
Amazing place, still has various intact WWI pillboxes, bomb craters, trenches in its original state.
You can imagine the carnage, the destruction from 100years ago in this place and the major loss of life on boths sides. As all places in Ypres, time to reflect, honour, remember and thank god you were not born in this era. Otherwise you may have fought, died and be buried here in an unknown grave.
Remembrance is a must for the brave men who fought and died here.
You can imagine the carnage, the destruction from 100years ago in this place and the major loss of life on boths sides. As all places in Ypres, time to reflect, honour, remember and thank god you were not born in this era. Otherwise you may have fought, died and be buried here in an unknown grave.
Remembrance is a must for the brave men who fought and died here.
Written March 1, 2015
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Brian W
Gosport, UK233 contributions
Nov 2015 • Friends
A visit here to see the craters of two massive mines and the memorial to the men who dug the tunnels was very moving. Lots of bits of bunkers remain, including one very rare one in good condition.
Written November 14, 2015
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Vic A
2 contributions
Mar 2023
After weeks of preparing in school, we finally went to Ypres, one of the most important battlefields of the Great War. We got bombarded with information about this place and it was nice to finally go there.On the day of the excursion, it rained cats and dogs. This was a bit annoying of course, but it did make you realise what the soldiers more than hundred years ago went through. They didn’t have the great rain resistant coats we have today either.
Our first stop of the day was Hill 60, a hill on which many soldiers died and exploded due to English landmines . On top, we could see the city lying in the distance. The hill was very different to the other hill we saw that day, it looked like they fought there yesterday and apart from some old bunkers, there was not much to see there.
It may have been a bit boring, but I will remember it for the rest of my life. The atmosphere of war was still there even after all those years, the war became tangible. You could see the places where the trenches had been, and the craters the landmines left. I was staggered how close enemies lived together in the dugouts and how much destruction men could produce. If you want to understand the Great War, look on the Internet, if you want to feel it, go to Hill 60.
Our first stop of the day was Hill 60, a hill on which many soldiers died and exploded due to English landmines . On top, we could see the city lying in the distance. The hill was very different to the other hill we saw that day, it looked like they fought there yesterday and apart from some old bunkers, there was not much to see there.
It may have been a bit boring, but I will remember it for the rest of my life. The atmosphere of war was still there even after all those years, the war became tangible. You could see the places where the trenches had been, and the craters the landmines left. I was staggered how close enemies lived together in the dugouts and how much destruction men could produce. If you want to understand the Great War, look on the Internet, if you want to feel it, go to Hill 60.
Written March 24, 2023
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AJJP1
Appleby-in-Westmorland, UK1,645 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
War doesn’t come much more brutal.
Never thought the trenches would be so close.
No quarter given.
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Never thought the trenches would be so close.
No quarter given.
See it
Written May 7, 2019
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AussiesBallarat
Ballarat, Australia777 contributions
Nov 2018 • Couples
Hill 60 is an area of ground which remains relatively undisturbed since the end of WW1. It is located around five kms south-east of Ypres. The hill was made from the spoil removed during the construction of the railway line nearby. During WW1 there was fierce fighting here, and the hill changed hands between the Germans and the Allies several times. Both sides also dug tunnels and planted mines underneath the hill. Because of this, the remains of many soldiers from both the Allied and German forces still lie here. The location of the opposing trenches is marked as you proceed along the boardwalk and on the pavement of the adjacent road. There is a small car parking area, which is just in front of a memorial to the 14th Light Division. To the left of the car park there are railings around a square area of grass, and there are information boards here to the left and the right. In the centre of the grass is a memorial to the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company. The plaque on the memorial is marked by bullet holes. These date from WW2, when this area was fought over again.
Written January 22, 2019
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SarahJade90
Sheffield, UK31 contributions
Oct 2018 • Friends
Interesting place to visit to see how the terrain and landscape changed due to WW1. Pill box good place to illustrate the changing positions of the front lines but also the nature of the war of attrition i.e. Concrete suggests longevity. Good place to take students.
Written October 27, 2018
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Somos dos adultos y dos adolescentes que visitamos Bruselas del 5 al 9 de septiembre. Para ir un día a Ypres recomendais alquilar un coche o ir en tren y después buscar bus para ir a hill60? Qué opción resultaria mejor de precio? Cuánto tiempo en Ypres se necesita para visitar lo fundamental) Hill 60 está abierto todos los días?
Gracias
Written August 24, 2018
Ein Auto ist sicher gut. Hill 60 ist etwas abgelegen. Für Ypres braucht man mindestens einen Tag um das Wichtigste zu sehen. Es lohnt sich wirklich sehr.
Hill 60 ist immer zugänglich und kostet keinen Eintritt. Patkplätze sind vorhanden.
Written August 26, 2018
hill 60 is open all the time it is free to enter & the car coach parking area is now fully open( after a new bridge has been installed)you dont book in ,just turn up, i was there 2 weeks ago & it was welly boots required,
Written February 22, 2015
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