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Saint George's Memorial Church (Ypres, Belgium)

Oct. 25, 20253359 Views The Westhoek, Ypres, West Flanders 2 min read

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General information about Saint George's Memorial Church

Saint George's Memorial Church is a particularly "intimate" and beautiful Anglican church located in the center of the historic town of Ypres. It commemorates the more than 500,000 Englishmen killed during World War I. Designed by the well-known English architect of many war memorials Reginald Blomfield. The church is full of items that were donated by both private individuals, associations, and so on. A must-see for all visitors to Ypres.

Visiting tips Saint George's Memorial Church

General tips:
1) if you are looking for other nearby attractions, consult our Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen.
2) You can consult our overview lists: by category ( e.g. timeline, size, ...) or by region
3) You can also always consult tourist services: see our overview of tourist services

Tip 1: City of Ypres is best known for 2 reasons: its medieval and other historical past (think of the Cloth Halls, Belfry, Yper Museum, Vauban fortifications ...) and memory tourism (In Flanders Fields Museum, the Menin Gate, the Last Post...). In scientific circles, Ypres is also known for its Project- and Observatory AstroLAB IRIS (located in the Provincial Domain De Palingbeek, the enthusiastic group of volunteers receive as many as 10,000 visitors a year). This is one of six public observatories recognized by the Flemish Government. In technical and industrial circles, Ypres is world famous for its loom manufacturer Picanol. This company recently built a new headquarters in Ypres and can also be visited.

Tip 2: If you are interested in the so-called "memory tourism", you can also visit nearby Zonnebeke: Tyne Cot, Passchendaele Museum, and so on. Look here for our list of attractions for Zonnebeke.

Geographical information

Address: Elverdingestraat 1A, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
Geographical coordinates:
- Google Maps: Latitude = 50.8522501 - Longitude = 2.88266
- Open Street Maps: Latitude = 50.852179 - Longitude = 2.883001
- Altitude h = 18 m
Indication of Saint George's Memorial Church on:
Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen - Google Maps - OpenStreetMap.
Route to Saint George's Memorial Church: Route via Google Maps

Meteo

Current Weather Daily Weather Hourly Weather Weather Map

Ypres, BE

11:08, 01/14/2026

7°C

Low: 7° High: 8°

Feels like 7°C°|. cloudy

Sunrise 8:45 a.m.

Sunset 17:09

Humidity 97 %

Pressure 1014 mb

Wind 3 Km/h ESE

Wind Gust 4 Km/h

UV Index 0

Precipitation 0.64 mm

Clouds 89%

Rain Chance 0%

Visibility 10 km

Day	Condition	Temperature	Precipitation	Rain Chance	Wind	Humidity	Pressure
Today 22:00	light rain	7° \| 8°°C	0.64 mm	64%	22 Km/h	97 %	1014 mb
Tomorrow 22:00	moderate rain	8° \| 10°°C	1 mm	100%	40 Km/h	92 %	1009 mb
Fri Jan 26 10:00 p.m.	light rain	7° \| 9°°C	1 mm	100%	43 Km/h	91 %	1014 mb
Sat Jan 26 10:00 p.m.	light rain	7° \| 8°°C	1 mm	100%	22 Km/h	96 %	1016 mb
Sun Jan 26 10:00 p.m.	cloudy	5° \| 8°°C	0 mm	0%	17 Km/h	92 %	1017 mb

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Hour	Condition	Temperature	Precipitation	Rain Chance	Wind	Humidity	Pressure
Today 13:00	partly cloudy	6° \| 7°°C	0 mm	0%	5 Km/h	89 %	1014 mb
Today 16:00	cloudy	7° \| 8°°C	0 mm	0%	14 Km/h	90 %	1013 mb
Today 19:00	light rain	9° \| 9°°C	0.2 mm	20%	16 Km/h	97 %	1012 mb
Today 22:00	light rain	9° \| 9°°C	0.64 mm	64%	22 Km/h	93 %	1010 mb
Tomorrow 01:00	partly cloudy	8° \| 8°°C	0.16 mm	16%	24 Km/h	91 %	1009 mb
Tomorrow 04:00	light rain	9° \| 9°°C	0.95 mm	95%	20 Km/h	92 %	1008 mb
Tomorrow 07:00	cloudy	8° \| 8°°C	0.36 mm	36%	17 Km/h	90 %	1008 mb
Tomorrow 10:00	cloudy	8° \| 8°°C	0 mm	0%	19 Km/h	89 %	1008 mb

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Starry sky over Saint George's Memorial Church


  
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Internet information from and about Saint George's Memorial Church

Internet media of this church:
Website - Facebook
Wikipedia page about this church(NE, EN, FR)
Office of Tourism "Tourism Ypres" / "Visit Ypres":
Website - Facebook - Instagram
Tourism Westhoek (Westtoer)
Website - Facebook - Instagram

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