Plugstreet 14-18 experience — Attraction in Comines-Warneton

Small but very interesting museum in Ploegsteert explaining WW1 in a very accessible way, with a clear focus on the Battle of Mesen. Museum composed of several artefacts, maquettes and interactive panels which demonstrate the history, evolution, and experience of alost five years of Great War and its effect on civilians as well as soldiers from all parties. Local guide is possible, due to a small fee and bringing an extra dimension on the "Plugstreet Experience". The museum is a souterrain, next to a large Commonwealth Memorial and on the edge of what once was known as Ploegsteert Wood on the road from Ploegsteert to Mesen. It refers to a part of warfare in the Great War, known as...

For me it was a huge disappointment. I was expecting the museum to be much larger. Turns out, that after you enter, you have the video room, and a few items displayed. Not what I was expecting. Initially the entry fee didn’t sound expensive for a family of four. But the amount of content in the museum does not justify €24 price for a family of four. Lot of information is provided in text format. Video in four languages and a bunch of pictures displayed that literally has nothing to do with world war 1. Again, for us it was a huge disappointment. Is it worth a visit? If I had the chance to go back in time, I’d not visit the museum simply for the amount of...

Whilst the building itself looks small and empty the displays and videos are exceptional. Very informative videos lead you to some large touch screens allowing you to view photographs and accounts around the battle of messines ridge and beyond. The photographs bring to light the awful conditions faced by the soldiers, something that is hard to visualise when only reading some text. We spent two hours here but could have spent a lot more. Staff were extremely helpful showing us other sites of...