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. Musée Wellington
A former inn where the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Duke of Wellington spent
the night before the battle, Practical Information
the museum has narrow 16 km (10 miles) S of Brussels.
rooms packed with Road Map C2. n Chaussée de
weapons and uniforms. Bruxelles 218; (02) 3520910.
∑ visitwaterloo.be
There are many other
curios, including plans Waterloo Battlefield Visitors’
and models of the battle. Centre: 1815 Rte du Lion, Braire-
Lalleud. Tel (02) 3851912. Open
Apr–Oct: 9:30am–5pm daily; Nov–
Mar: 10am–5pm daily. & 7 0
- = ∑ waterloo1815.be
Musée Wellington: Chaussée de
Bruxelles 166. Tel (02) 3572860.
Open daily. ∑ museewellington.
be & = Napoleon’s Last
Headquarters: Vieux-Genappe.
Tel (02) 3842424. Open daily. &
AVE REINE ASTRID
CHAUSSÉE DE TERVUREN artist Louis Dumoulin
. Panorama de la
Bataille Created by
and erected in 1912,
this vast circular
painting of the battle,
110 m (360 ft) long,
stretches around
the inside of a
DRÈVE RICHELLE
circular gallery.

CHAUSSÉE BARA

KEY
1 Musée Wellington.
CHAUSSÉE DE BRUXELLES
2 Musée de Cire or the Waxwork
Museum provides an insight into the
elaborate uniforms of the time.
Key
Motorway
Major road
CHAUSSÉE DE
Minor road
MONT ST JEAN
Railway
CHAUSSÉE DE
CHARLEROI
ROUTE DU LION
Waterloo Battlefield
Visitor Centre
. Butte du Lion
Battlefield The bronze figure
of Waterloo Vieux of a lion sits on top
Genappe of a large artificial
mound, raised in
1826 as a battle
memo rial. A climb
up 226 steps rewards
0 kilometres 1
visitors with views
0 miles 1 over the battlefield.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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