Centres of interest and commemorative monuments at Waterloo

The Wellington Museum

Four kilometres away from the Lion Mound, the Wellington Museum, located at the heart of the town of Waterloo, is home to a large collection of memorabilia dating from the time of the battle. This former inn was in 1815 by the English officers to house the Duke of Wellington’s general quarters.

The Duke lodged there on the nights of 17th and 18th June 1815 and drafted his victory communiqué in his quarters. Now a museum, the atmosphere of the Battle of Waterloo is recreated here, thanks to an audio-guided tour which gives a commentary of the various objects (souvenirs, arms, engravings).

Chaussée de Bruxelles, 147
B1410 Waterloo Belgique
Tel.: +32.2.354.78.06
Website : www.museewellington.com

The "Le Caillou" Farm

The “Le Caillou” Farm, the Emperor Napoleon’s last set of general quarters, is located five kilometres to the south of the Mound, at Vieux-Genappe. Napoleon spent the night of 17th June 1815 and drew up his battle plans there.

The museum consists in 4 rooms which house arms, paintings and engravings, along with the Emperor’s camp-bed, his death-mask, the table on which he spread out his playing-cards, the skeleton of a French Hussard… 

Chaussée de Bruxelles, 66
1472 Vieux Genappe
Tel.: +32.2.384.24.24

The commemorative monuments

135 commemorative monuments are dotted around the Waterloo countryside. They have been erected in memory of each of the nations present on the Battlefield at Waterloo. Others have been built by families in memory of the brave combatants of Waterloo, such as the two funeral monuments in memory of Alexander Gordon, Wellington’s aide-de-camp.
They may all be explored with “The Step-by-Step Guide to the Battlefield of Waterloo”, on sale at the tourists’ office .