Talbot House

A wonderful and unique guesthouse! It's not often you can sleep a night at a museum! Thankfully none of the WW1 relics woke up like in the movie. This is a special English oasis in the Flanders fields, well worth a visit.

We found Talbot house very clean and the greeting warm. We were put in the accommodation block at the bottom of the garden which was comfortable, warm and spotlessly clean. The continental breakfast was very well presented, good selection and plentiful. We had hoped to have stayed in the main building for the historical experience but going into the garden took away the reason why we had booked here. When booking I had not picked up on that we should have given 48 hours notice if an 'English breakfast' was required as the ingredients had to be sourced, bearing in mind there is a SPAR market 80 meters along the road. The guests ate their breakfast in the dining room as the 'Guardians' ate separately in the front parlour. We had been recommended to stay at TH by one of their Association members at a meeting of our local WFA who told of us of a guided tour of the building which was not offered. Having just gone through the TH website my wife could not find any mention of 48 hours notice for a cooked breakfast, just an extra charge of 10 Euros. This took away the whole ethos of the 'Every man's Club.

Staff fantastic. This is a living history destination for anyone with an interest in WW!.

A lovely, historic place to stay! This historic place is impressive to say the least. paintings, photographs and signage on the walls were both beautiful and entertaining. The location is perfect for visiting Poperinge and surrounding area.The back garden is inviting and relaxing. The breakfast was delicious in a lovely setting. I highly recommend Talbot House!

Rich in human history and a lovely oasis of calm and pots of tea now just as then

It is hard to put in to words. If you wish to feel at peace and, in some small part, to try and take yourself back over a century to a time and a set of circumstances that thankfully none of us can really comprehend, ie the lot of the soldiers of the Great War, then this is the place to do it. Talbot House is run by volunteers. They are all kind and helpful. The others that you will meet will have come from far and wide and will help you to appreciate how wonderful this sanctuary is. It falls to us all to support it and to keep it going.