Cloth Hall (Ypres, Belgium)

December 8, 20255479 Views The Westhoek, Ypres, West Flanders 8 min read

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General information about Cloth Hall

The Cloth Hall and Belfry of Ypres are impressive. Ypres was well known in the Middle Ages for its cloth industry. The quality of the cloth was particularly highly regarded. The Belfry, together with other Flemish and Northern French belfries, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is normally open to visitors (viathe In Flanders Fields museum).

Currently, renovation work is still in progress on one side. Nevertheless, the result anno 2025 is already very nice. Recommended.

In the Ypres Cloth Hall, you will find, among other things:
– the In Flanders Fields Museum (IFF, 190,000 visitors in 2019)
– the Ypres Museum
– the Belfry (which can be climbed again since April 2022, via the In Flanders Fields Museum).

Ypres Cloth Hall and Belfry – photos from May 14, 2024

Visitor tips Cloth Hall

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: Be sure to climb the Belfry. Please note that you will need a special additional ticket for this. You can purchase this at the entrance to the In Flanders Fields Museum (also worth a visit, of course).

Tip 2: You can always show your respect for the soldiers who died in World War I by attending the daily Last Post ceremony under the Menin Gate in Ypres.

Internet information from and about Lakenhallen

Information on Wikipedia about the Cloth Hall in Ypres: NL – FR – EN

Tourism Office “Toerisme Ieper” /“Visit Ieper”:
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Tourism Westhoek (Westtoer)
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Our photos about Cloth Hall

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Spherical 360° photos

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360° photo of the Ypres Cloth Halls (Market side, at night):

360° photo of the Ypres Cloth Halls (St. Martin's Square side, at night):

360° photo of the Ypres Cloth Halls (side Sint-Maartensplein, morning twilight):

Photos of the renovation in 2022/2023:

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Other photos featuring the Cloth Hall in Ypres

On the Grote Markt in Ypres, in the shadow of the Cloth Hall and Belfry, there is always something going on.
Here is a picture of the historic rally "7th Beijing to Paris" (July 7, 2019).

A deserted Ypres Grote Markt during the great corona lockdown (22 March 2020).

The Ypres Cloth Halls including its Belfry and the "In Flanders Field Museum."

The Ypres cloth hall with its belfry at dusk.

There is always some kind of event taking place on and around the Ypres market.
Here fireworks on the occasion of the opening of a Christmas market.

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