Musée de la Brasserie de Warneton

About the museum

Hector Van Windekens, a postal tax collector in Warneton, began making beer after marrying Hortense, from a family of brewers. According to the tourism website, the beer “ La Poste ” was born in 1853, and three generations of Van Windekens brewers succeeded one another until production stopped in 1976.

The heir then transferred the site to the Société d’Histoire de Comines-Warneton on condition that it become a museum. The Musée de la Brasserie opened its doors in 2009, on the banks of the Lys, near the RAVeL towpath and a boating halt.

The guided tour immerses visitors in the atmosphere of a village brewery: the original copper and equipment show all the stages of beer-making over three floors, from mashing to fermentation, from the fourquet (the tool used to stir the mash) to mechanical methods. An adjoining café serves drinks, and a micro-brewery produces beer again on a small scale on site.

Highlights

• Original copper brewing equipment over three floors
• All stages of beer-making, from mashing to fermentation
• Former family brewery “ La Poste ” (until 1976)
• Location on the banks of the Lys, near the RAVeL and the boating halt
• Café and micro-brewery on site

Permanent exhibition

• Visite guidée de la brasserie « La Poste » – A route over three floors around the original copper and equipment, showing every stage of beer-making.

Founded

2009

Operated by

Société d'Histoire de Comines-Warneton

Admission & discounts

Adult rate of €5 for the guided tour, according to the tourism website.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to the Access-i audit, people with reduced mobility can visit alone (lift, routes without steps, at least one reserved parking space within 50 m), but the narrow corridors and limited manoeuvring space are not suitable for wheelchairs throughout the museum. Because of the large vats and the layout, the safety of blind or visually impaired visitors, or of people with comprehension difficulties, cannot be guaranteed; assistance dogs are admitted.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on the banks of the Lys, near the towpath (RAVeL) and a boating halt for river leisure craft.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Adjoining café called “ Malle Poste ”, serving drinks including beer brewed on site.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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