La Coupole, Wizernes

4.5

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An underground bunker near St. Omer, Pas-de-Calais, La Coupole was once home to Nazi Germany's V2 rocket program, and now hosts a museum dedicated to the history of the program, including its links to the space race. Make La Coupole part of your personalized Wizernes itinerary using our Wizernes trip planner.

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By paulsO4333HN

Having already visited the museum,this time we took in the planetarium,the seance we took in was aimed at younger children although other themes are available.The one hour seance is split into two...

Having already visited the museum,this time we took in the planetarium,the seance we took in was aimed at younger children although other themes are available.The one hour seance is split into two... more »
By 931mattg

First off directions were a bit sketchy so definitely use sat nav! There are several things to do including the 3d cinema experience (we chose the d-day one (don’t bother it was very poor) but others.... more

First off directions were a bit sketchy so definitely use sat nav! There are several things to do including the 3d cinema experience (we chose the d-day one (don’t bother it was very poor) but others.... more »
By H8473KZandrewb

Very atmospheric site and a great museum all about the Second World war and rocket technology. The museum is situated under the huge concrete dome of the original site, and it is very well done and...

Very atmospheric site and a great museum all about the Second World war and rocket technology. The museum is situated under the huge concrete dome of the original site, and it is very well done and... more »

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By James Crankshaw

This is amazing place to visit. The WW2 buildings are both amazing (size, scale, speed of construction) and horrifying in equals measures. The museums are good and certainly tell the history well. So why not 5 stars? Well the planetarium is good and the 3D affects amazing. However the movie we saw was advertised as being in English as well as French. They give you headphone for the English which is fine. What is not fine is that only 15 minutes of the 45 minutes is in English and the rest is in French. If they had told me that upfront I would have saved my money (and I did ask). In summary the WW2 building and muse is amazing. The planetarium is also amazing….as long as you can speak French.

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By Chris Meadows

Excellent historical museum. Shows the development of the German WW2 rocket programme in a massive concrete bunker. Fascinating place would visit again. The audio visual tour was fantastic and good value for money

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By Kevin Colclough

Great find. Nestled in the French countryside this little gem. Be warned some of the videos and pictures are more graphic than perhaps we are used to in the UK. Very informative and at time very thought provoking.

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By Ade Rowswell

Very interesting place with great content. The only downside is that the automated audio guide that is triggered by proximity to a subject often makes the visit confusing, as the triggers are often too close together and you must stand still to listen (if you wander, it will start another recording).

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By George Drăgulin

Good place to visit, I initially gone for the planetarium, but i was told it's too loud for baby's, so i ended up visiting the museum. Turned out pretty good .

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