Available LanguagesLanguage En Poperinge - National Hops MuseumEverybody knows that Belgium is famous for beer, but there would be no beer in Belgium if it wasn't for hops. Hops are plants used in beer making that are a stabilizing agent and also to give it flavor. The Hop Museum celebrates this plant by showing the history of it, which was once harvested in abundance in the area. The Hop Museum is located in the city‘s former weighhouse, where the hops used to be weighed, inspected and stored. Today visitors can check out the extensive collection of authentic equipment used for the hop harvest and take in the audio-visual information and quiz modules, thus experiencing the history and lifecycle of hops first hand. This museum gives the visitor a better appreciation for the nation's favorite drink and the essential role of hops. And just added to the museum is the Belgian Beer Wall where one can see the hundreds of different national brews. GO TO LINK
Typology: Walk Travel time: 3 h Route Difficulty: Easy Places to visit Alternative activities Hotel and Restaurantes Places to visitAlternative activities Hotel and Restaurantes Alternative Activities Vleteren - De Struise Brouwers Alveringem Hotels & Restaurants Diksmuide - Brewery ‘De Dolle Brouwers’ Kortrijk - Former house of brewer Tack Roeselare - The grain silo ‘Hanekop’ Bruges - Brugs Beertje Izegem - The Carpentier brewery Poperinge - National Hops Museum Ypres - Brewery De Kazematten Bellegem - Brewery Facon Ingelmunster - Former brewery Van Honsebrouck Vleteren - Westvleteren Kortrijk - Tack Tower Roeselare - The port Bruges - The former brewery "De Gapaard" Poperinge - Talbot House Bellegem - Brewery Omer Vander Ghinste Alveringem - Brewery and Brewmuseum ‘De Snoek’ Harelbeke - BreweryDe Brabander Bruges - The old brewery 't Hamerken Koekelare - The former brewery and malting Christiaen Poperinge - The kilns Izegem - Museum ‘Eperon d’Or’ Watou - Brewery Saint Bernardus Alveringem - Ex-brewery Feys Harelbeke - Railway Station Kortrijk - ‘t Mouterijtje Bruges - The wine shop Feys-Van Acker Kortrijk - Brewery Tack Bruges - Bourgogne des Flandres Izegem - Steam engine Watou - Brewery Van Eecke Vleteren - Brouwerij Deca Kortrijk - Ex-brewery Vuylsteke Roeselare - Brewery Rodenbach Bruges - Brewery De Halve Maan Izegem - The Beer Castle Poperinge - Brewery Zwynlandt Ingelmunster - Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Place to visit Alveringem Harelbeke Koekelare Izegem Watou Kortrijk - The beer tour The Bruges Beer Museum Bruges Vleteren Roeselare Anzegem Ingelmunster Poperinge Diksmuide Ypres Anzegem - Brewery Verhaeghe EXPLORE THE STAGES OF THE ITINERARY Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7 day 1 day 2 day 3 day 4 day 5 day 6 day 7 Every dayDay 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7 Apply