De Helleketel – The Grote Markt of Poperinge loop from Steenvoorde
De Helleketel – The Grote Markt of Poperinge loop from Steenvoorde
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De Helleketel – The Grote Markt of Poperinge loop from Steenvoorde
01:42
29.0km
160m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 30, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 13.5 km for 60 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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4.27 km
Chapel Groene Straete
Highlight • Other
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4.65 km
Au Nouveau Saint Eloi
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Folk games, beer café, eatery, covered wagon rides.
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7.48 km
De Helleketel
Highlight • Pub
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12.9 km
Hop Museum
Highlight • Monument
Admire the Belgian Beer Collection with over 2,500 collected beers, digitized in the 'beer table'. For children, there are various age-appropriate treasure hunts.
Open:
February 18 - November 30: Tuesday to Sunday & public holidays from 10:00 to 17:30.
Every first Sunday of the month, the museum brings the brewery to life. On that day, you can visit the museum for free and enjoy fascinating tours and activities.
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13.4 km
Ginger by Eliane Gosseye
Highlight • Monument
Ginger was a household name among the British.
Because A la Poupée was an unpronounceable name for the British, the café, under the name "Ginger's," grew into one of the most famous taverns behind "The Ypres Salient." The young diva's appeal can be read in various diary entries of British soldiers. Ginger became a household name among British WWI soldiers.
For many, she embodied a memory of everyday human life, which they carried with them like a spark in their hearts during the hell of the trenches. A signed photo of Ginger was one of the most sought-after souvenirs among soldiers.
After the war, Eliane Cossey, known as "Ginger," remained a household name among the British. When the mayor of Poperinge was invited to London in 1928 to thank him for his hospitality, this provoked protests from British veterans. If anyone embodied hospitality, it was Ginger, and so it happened: Eliane was received at Buckingham Palace on December 8, 1928, and showered with flowers at the Albert Hall. Eliane later married a self-employed man from Bruges, with whom she moved to Ireland and later to London. She died during a bombing raid in 1942, at the age of 40.
Her daughters were also present.
Ginger's two daughters—both elderly women—were present at the statue's unveiling on the Grote Markt this afternoon. The statue was created by Poperinge artist Nele Boudry, who has her studio in the south of France. The life-size bronze statue depicts a graceful Ginger with a tray in one hand and leaning on a chair with the other. Visitors/tourists can sit on the chair and take a photo of themselves with Ginger.
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13.5 km
Poperinge Main Square
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13.6 km
Statue of Master Ghybe
Highlight • Monument
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meester_Ghybe
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17.5 km
Nine Elms British Cemetery
Highlight • Historical Site
A small wood of elms lay in the vicinity of this cemetery. Throughout the war, this location was in no man's land.
The cemetery was established and used by the 3rd Australian and 44th Casualty Clearing Stations when they were transferred from Brandhoek and Lijssenthoek, respectively, to Poperinge in September 1917. Almost all the graves in plots I through IX originate from this Casualty Clearing Station, when it operated in this area during the Battle of Ypres, until December 1917. The other plots, X through XV, date from the period of the German Spring Offensive—early March 1918 to October 12. This cemetery also contains the graves of 37 German soldiers from World War I and 22 WWII graves dating from the Allied retreat to Dunkirk in 1940.
We Will Remember Them
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29.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
18.6 km
6.44 km
3.72 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
24.4 km
3.26 km
1.17 km
< 100 m
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