# Day trip to Waterloo from Brussels: Memorial 1815, the Lion's Mound and Hougoumont

The Memorial 1815 and the Panorama, the 226 steps of the Lion's Mound, lunch at Le Bivouac and the Hougoumont farm, back in Brussels for dinner and mussels.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/belgium/waterloo/itineraries/waterloo-memorial-and-lions-mound · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:30 · Salida: 30 min by car (along the R0; without a car, train to Braine-l'Alleud and the W bus)
- 10:00 · The Memorial 1815 and the Battle Panorama (entry to the estate from €25.50 · free under 10)
  - 3 min on foot
- 12:00 · The Lion's Mound (Butte du Lion) (226 steps, included in the ticket)
  - 3 min on foot
- 13:00 · Café-Restaurant Le Bivouac (open every day · children's menu) · Café-Restaurant Le Bivouac, €€
  - 10 min by bus
- 14:30 · Hougoumont farm (1815 electric shuttle in season; otherwise, 20 minutes on foot)
- 16:00 · Vuelta: 30 min by car (back to Brussels)
  - 10 min on foot
- 19:30 · Chez Léon, en Brussels (mussels on the rue des Bouchers · open every day) · Chez Léon, €€

The battlefield of Waterloo is about twenty minutes south of Brussels, and a long half day is enough to understand what happened on 18 June 1815. This plan starts at the Memorial, climbs the Lion's Mound, has lunch on the estate, sees the Hougoumont farm and returns to Brussels in time for mussels on the rue des Bouchers.

## The day, hour by hour

9:30 · Departure. By car along the R0, with free parking. Without a car, train to Braine-l'Alleud or Waterloo and the W bus.

10:00 · Memorial 1815 and Panorama. The 4D film and the 110-metre circular painting. Entry to the estate costs from €25.50 and under-10s do not pay.

12:00 · Lion's Mound. 226 steps and the whole field in view.

13:00 · Lunch at Le Bivouac. A brasserie with a terrace opposite the mound, open every day.

14:30 · Hougoumont farm. On the electric shuttle, in season: museum, light and sound show and the wall that withstood the siege.

16:00 · Back to Brussels. Free afternoon in the centre.

19:30 · Mussels at Chez Léon. On the rue des Bouchers, since 1893.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
About 20 minutes along the R0, free parking at the Memorial.

### Without a car
Train to Braine-l'Alleud or Waterloo and the W bus; the W bus also leaves from Brussels.

## Consejos

### On weekdays in winter
Hougoumont only shows the exteriors from November to March.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the trip to Waterloo cost?
Between €70 and €100 per person with tickets, lunch and dinner.

### Can you go without a car?
Yes, by train and W bus.