• Location Outside of Talbot House
  • Available for schools, groups and individuals
  • Availability On request
  • Reservation info@talbothouse.be
  • Price see description below

Explore the outdoors with a guide

Explore the outdoors with our experienced storytellers or venture out on your own and discover the Talbot House stories of the past in today's landscape. Explore the hop city and the Westhoek in a unique way and discover what happened behind the front.

  • Contact us for more information regarding availability.
  • Transport is ideally provided by the group itself.

 

Walking tour: Poperinge, town behind the lines

Go with one of our regular storytellers through the city that became the nerve center of the British war machine during the First World War and discover everything about life and survival in Poperinge during the Great War.

You will visit a military cemetery, the famous 'death cells', Talbot House and numerous other hidden gems. Discover the stories behind Ginger, Tubby Clayton, the dangerous wind, shot at dawn, school colonies and much more.

  • Type: guided walking tour
  • Duration: 2 hours (can be adjusted if desired)
  • Cost: €80

Coach or cycling tour: Life behind the front

Explore the center of Poperinge, or Petit Paris as it was called at the time, with an enthusiastic guide. Discover the sites of the former camps, the medical facilities and the monument to the Chinese workers and visit the Death Row, a silent reminder of the condemned soldiers.

  • Type: guided coach or bike tour
  • Duration: 2 hours (can be adjusted if desired)
  • Cost: €80

Coach or cycling tour: Every Story Matters - A Journey to Talbot House

Follow in the footsteps of Tubby and his pilgrims on this moving tour. Explore the places they served, the stories they carried and the sacrifices they made. Along the way, we will will visit key historical sites, pay tribute at their final resting places and uncover the enduring legacy they left behind. 

  • Tour designed in cooperation with Kim's Battlefield Tours. For bookings please contact Talbot House or Kim directly.
  • Type: guided tour by bike, coach or car
  • Duration: full day tour including lunch & afternoon tea and scones (other options available for groups through Talbot House on request)
  • Cost: € 160 per person

 

Coach or cycling tour: Medical evacuation and surgical treatments

A guided visit to a series of medical aid stations and field hospitals near Poperinge gives you a unique insight into medical events during the Great War. Discover Transport Farm, the White Mill, Lijssenthoek and the Death Cells through the stories of our founder, Padre Tubby Clayton, and the Talbotousians.

  • Type: guided tour
  • Duration: 4 hours (can be adjusted if desired)
  • Cost: €140

 

Explore the outdoors at your own pace

Go out on foot or by bike and explore the history of the First World War at your own pace. 

Walking tour: Out and about with Tubby in Poperinge

As the first 'free' city, Poperinge was the center of the French and then the British war machine. Poperinge instantly became a metropolis with more than a quarter of a million inhabitants from all parts of the world. Discover the stories from the pubs, listen to the anecdotes of the Poperinge children and visit the place where convicted soldiers spent their last night. Using QR codes, Tubby tells you many additional stories about his adventures in this first stop after hell.

You can download or pick up this city walk for free at Talbot House or at the Tourist Office.

Cycling tour: POP route

A fascinating cycling tour of 41 km around Poperinge, or POP as the British called it. Along the tracks of the First World War, behind the front, you will discover the first stop after hell, the city where soldiers rid themselves of mud and blood, healed their wounds or died from them. Relive the story of Poperinge, which was overrun by foreign troops for four years.

The route map costs 3 euros and is available at Talbot House and the Poperinge Tourist Office.

Car or bike tour: Meet me where the poppies blow

Follow in the footsteps of Tubby and his pilgrims and listen to podcasts on the way. For more information, please click here. 

Free app with numerous walking, cycling and car routes

Download the free mobile application Poperinge 14-18 and discover more walking, cycling and car routes in the region.