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Places near Ieper by type
All 290 places by distance →One day from Ieper
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:30 pm
30 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Ieper
- Bellewaerde Parkpark · 45 min
- Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)hill · 1.5 hrs
- Bayernwald Trenchesmuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Dikkebusvijverlake · 45 min
- Sint-Vedastuskerkchurch · 30 min
- Back in Ieper
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Ieper?
In Flanders Fields (museum, about 1 km), Museum Godhuis Belle (museum, about 1 km), Sint-Niklaaskerk (heritage site, about 1 km), Sint-Jacobskerk (church, about 1 km), Menin Gate (gateway, about 1 km), Sint-Pieterskerk (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Ieper?
196 places on Spotwander: 76 churches, 50 forts & heritage, 28 museums, 5 hill stations & viewpoints, 13 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest church to Ieper?
Sint-Jacobskerk, about 1 km by road; Sint-Pieterskerk (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Ieper?
Sint-Niklaaskerk, about 1 km by road; Menin Gate (0 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Ieper?
Start in Ieper, visit Bellewaerde Park, then Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI), then Bayernwald Trenches, then Dikkebusvijver, then Sint-Vedastuskerk, and drive back — about 30 km by road in all.























