Groups of adults
To complete your visit to the memorial, our teams offer guided battlefield tours supported by the 1815 guides.
We can also offer demonstrations on demand of firing cannons or loading a gun in 12 steps and 18 movements.
For all reservations or more information about the visiting options intended for school groups, please contact us.
Tel: +32 (0)2 389 17 62
E-mail : reservations@waterloo1815.be
Do you have any questions about visits for groups of adults or school groups?
School groups:
The Waterloo Memorial 1815 puts every effort into welcoming schools and groups of young people. We aim to help teachers and accompanying adults prepare their visit.
As well as open visits, we offer guided tours supported by the 1815 guides or demonstrations of firing cannons and guns etc.
Our media teams will soon be offering educational activities with a variety of approaches that will henceforth permit a varied schools programme aimed at all stages of education.
By offering guided visits in period costume (allowing children to understand civilian or military life at the beginning of the 19th century) and interdisciplinary workshops, our teams are working actively to develop activities for schools. We will soon be making educational packs available to accompanying adults and teachers.
For all reservations or more information about the visiting options intended for school groups, please contact us.
Tel : +32 (0)2 385 19 12
E-mail :
School group visits
Plan your school group visit at the Mémorial of the Waterloo Battle 1815
An offer of school group visits for all ages
The Waterloo 1815 Memorial welcomes school and extracurricular groups with great care. Indeed, we wish to accompany the teachers in the preparation of their visit.
In addition to the self-guided tour, we also offer a catalogue of more than 12 workshops.
These workshops include activities for children of all ages from 3 to 18 years old.
Schools Discovering the Battle of Waterloo 1815
First of all, we offer you immersive visits, supervised by our educational team, or practical demonstrations of cannon shooting, rifle…
Our pedagogical teams also propose activities adapted to the age group or the pedagogical expectations of the teachers. In fact, they have been developed around a wide variety of approaches and therefore allow for a varied school programme aimed at all teaching cycles.
This is how our teams have developed a wide range of school activities, from guided tours in period costume (allowing children to understand civilian or military life at the beginning of the 19th century) to interdisciplinary workshops.
A complete pedagogical file is available for accompanying adults and teachers on request school@waterloo1815.be.
We also provide them with a leaflet presenting our school offer. Our formulas are adapted for all school outings in class or in small groups, and for day activities such as end-of-year outings.
A sheltered picnic (or snack) area is available.
For all reservations or for more information on the visit formulas for school groups, please contact us.
Tel : +32 (0)2 389 17 62
Email: school@waterloo1815.be
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
FIGURINE WORKSHOP
Pupils find out about the soldiers’ equipment by painting a figurine from head to toe.
Number of students : 10-30 • Duration: 1 hour Cost € 70 + € 3 per pupil + admission ticket
FIRE!
The pupils will step into the shoes of artillerymen, learning how to load a cannon and participating in a frantic competition to be the best artillery team.
Number of students : 20-30 • Duration: 1 hour Cost € 70 + admission ticket
INFANTRY SCHOOL
Team spirit is what you need for a strong infantry. Marching in a line, square formations, dispersion tactics: platoons of pupils will learn the military manoeuvres of the Napoleonic wars.
Number of students : 20-60 • Duration: 1 hour Cost € 70 + admission ticket
WATERLOO STRATEGY
It’s not always easy to understand strategy! The pupils will recreate the battle, discovering the manoeuvres, charges and confrontations that determined the final outcome.
Number of students : 20-30 • Duration: 1 hour Cost € 150 + admission ticket
THE MYSTERY OF HOUGOUMONT FARM
This investigation full of surprises will take the pupils on the trail of veteran soldiers to solve the mystery of Hougoumont Farm.
Number of students : 10-30 • Duration: 2 hours Cost € 500 + admission ticket
WATERLOO IMMERSION
Ten young conscripts put on their uniforms to train as soldiers. Attention! The first thing to learn is discipline in the ranks. Along with their comrades, they will learn about the hardships of life as an ordinary soldier.
Number of students : 10-25 • Duration: 2 hours Cost € 150 + admission ticket
IMMERSIVE TOURS
IMMERSIVE TOUR OF THE MUSEUM
Accompanied by a guide in uniform, the pupils explore the museum and discover the big story and little anecdotes about the battle.
Number of students : 10-30 • Duration: 1½ hours Cost € 100 + admission ticket
THE WOMEN OF THE EMPIRE
War isn’t just for men! Go back in time with Marie Tête-de-Bois, the regiment’s wine seller, who will reveal her daily life and that of the soldiers.
Number of students : 10-30 • Duration: 1 hour Cost € 70 + admission ticket
CARRIAGE RIDE
Pupils are guided down the highways and byways of history in a horse-drawn carriage. A journey through time and space.
Number of students : 8-15 • Duration: 1 hour Cost € 70 + admission ticket
FARM LIFE IN 1815
Jean-Joseph, the gardener, takes the pupils to meet the farm animals and explore his vegetable garden. By helping him with his daily chores, very young children learn about the activities of days gone by.
Number of students : 10-30 • Duration: 1 hour Cost € 120 + admission ticket
FROM FARM TO FORTRESS
Turn a peaceful farm into an impregnable fortress. Tour the property with James, a soldier on His Majesty’s Service, who will tell you all the secrets.
Number of students : 10-30 • Duration: 1 hour Cost € 70 + admission ticket
