Picnic area and viewpoint "Het Nest" (Messines, Belgium)

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General information about The Nest

In early 2023, a beautiful work of art was placed just next to the Messines Irish Peace Park. It is also a play area and picnic area.

Visitor Tips The Nest

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: while you are in Messines, be sure to climb the tower of the Saint-Nicolas Church. This was made accessible in the framework of the Horizon 2025 project of the Province of West Flanders.

Tip #2: If you like such art braids, go check out "Les Ancêtres"(Dranouter) and/or "La Courbe des émotions" (Wijtschate).

Geographical information

Address: Nieuw Zeelandersstraat, Messines, West Flanders, Belgium
Geographical coordinates:
- Google Maps: Latitude = 50.7595049 - Longitude = 2.8926521
- Open Street Maps: Latitude = 50.759466 - Longitude = 2.892655
- Altitude h = 42 m
Indication of Het Nest on:
Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen - Google Maps - OpenStreetMap.
Route to Het Nest: Route via Google Maps

Meteo

Current Weather Daily Weather Hourly Weather Weather Map

Messines, BE

03:46, 01/24/2026

4°C

Low: 3° High: 5°

Feels like 3°C°| partly cloudy

Sunrise 08:35

Sunset 17:25

Humidity 94 %

Pressure 997 mb

Wind 5 Km/h E

Wind Gust 8 Km/h

UV Index 0

Precipitation 0 mm

Clouds 81%

Rain Chance 0%

Visibility 10 km

Weather from OpenWeatherMap

Day	Condition	Temperature	Precipitation	Rain Chance	Wind	Humidity	Pressure
Today 22:00	slightly cloudy	3° | 5°°C	0 mm	0%	29 Km/h	88 %	998 mb
Tomorrow 22:00	light rain	5° | 8°°C	0.85 mm	85%	28 Km/h	92 %	997 mb
Mon Jan 26 10:00 p.m.	light rain	6° | 8°°C	0.82 mm	82%	13 Km/h	89 %	1000 mb
Tue Jan 26 10:00 p.m.	moderate rain	5° | 6°°C	1 mm	100%	35 Km/h	93 %	996 mb
Wed Jan 26 10:00 p.m.	light rain	5° | 7°°C	1 mm	100%	41 Km/h	94 %	983 mb

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Today 04:00	partly cloudy	5° | 5°°C	0 mm	0%	26 Km/h	87 %	995 mb
Today 07:00	slightly cloudy	5° | 5°°C	0 mm	0%	22 Km/h	88 %	995 mb
Today 10:00	slightly cloudy	5° | 5°°C	0 mm	0%	26 Km/h	83 %	996 mb
Today 13:00	slightly cloudy	8° | 8°°C	0 mm	0%	27 Km/h	75 %	998 mb
Today 16:00	cloudy	8° | 8°°C	0 mm	0%	29 Km/h	74 %	997 mb
Today 19:00	partly cloudy	6° | 6°°C	0 mm	0%	29 Km/h	78 %	998 mb
Today 22:00	very light cloud cover	6° | 6°°C	0 mm	0%	29 Km/h	87 %	998 mb
Tomorrow 01:00	slightly cloudy	5° | 5°°C	0 mm	0%	26 Km/h	88 %	997 mb

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Starry sky above The Nest

Internet information from and about The Nest

Background article by Thijs Pattyn in Het Nieuwsblad of Feb. 18, 2023.

Office of Tourism Messines:
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Office of Tourism Heuvelland:
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Tourism Westhoek (Westtoer)
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Our photos about The Nest

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Situation sketch: on the left: 't Nest, in the middle the St. Nicholas Church and on the right the Peace Tower:

Photos taken at sunrise on Feb. 26, 2023:

Photos taken at sunset Feb. 26, 2023:

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