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Waterloo and the Folon Foundation

In the morning:

  • 9h20*: Arrival at the Waterloo Tourist Office located right in front of the Wellington Museum in the city centre.
  • 9h30: 60’ visit of the Wellington Museum, on your own or with a guide (what we recommend). On June 17 and 18, the Duke of Wellington set up his H.Q. in this inn and drafted his victory dispatch there.
  • 11h: Arrival to the site of the Memorial 1815 (5 km to the South, in Braine-L’Alleud).  Visit (with an audio-guide) of the Memorial 1815 : buried at the foot of the Lion’s Mound, a dive into the heart of the battle in a multi-sensory experience, full of special effects, the only one of its kind in Europe. 
  • 12h30: Visit on your own of the Panorama: an immense canvas (110 m in circumference) of the battle, painted in 1912.
  • 13h: Lunch (see the page « Restaurants for groups »).

In the afternoon:

  • 14h30: Visit on your own of the Lion’s mound: from the top of the 226 steps, admire the breathtaking view over the battlefield.
  • 15h30*: visit of the Folon Foundation in La Hulpe, on your own or with a guide (what we recommend).
    In the middle of the beautiful Solvay Park, the farm of the Castle of La Hulpe presents more than forty years of creativity, in a lively and original setting, designed by the artist himself.  About 300 exhibited works: watercolours, serigraphs, etchings, posters, misappropriated objects, stained glass, sculptures…
  • 17h : end of the day.

*Possibility to have a breakfast in the Wellington Museum and a meal in the restaurant "Taverne de l’Homme Bleu" (next to the Foundation), according to availabilities.

Rates per person for the battlefiled*Adult: 19€Senior: 18€Student: 14€ / Scolar groups (6-17): 7,50€
Rates per person for the foundation*(group's tariff 10 to 20 people: 7€/person)Adult: 12€Senior: 8€Student: 5€
Rates per group for guides at the battlefield
(25 people max. per group)
1 hour: 70€2 hours: 90€3 hours: 110€
    

*Excluding guide, lunch and transportation