Groote-Bamburg Farm, formerly belonging to the lay monks, lies to the east of Lombartzyde; _there is no carriage road, but a foot-path, starting opposite the church, leads there in 20 minutes_. Of the farm, nothing remains but a maze of trenches, wire entanglements and concrete shelters. _Opposite the church, the old Avenue de la Reine (photos, p. 52) leads to_ the Dunes, the importance of whose defences will become apparent _(photo below)_. [Illustration: +Lombartzyde. The Mamelon Vert.+] [Illustration: +Road to Westende Bains.+ +ARROW NO. 1:+ _Turning to the left, tourists leave the main road from Westende to Ostend (See sketch below.)_] [Illustration: +ARROW NO. 2:+ _Turn to the right, towards the ruins of a large hotel._] [Illustration: +ARROW NO. 3:+ _Take the road to the left, passing near this hotel._] _Keep along the road to Westende (1½ kms.), a small village situated on the road from Nieuport to Ostend; steam-trams run between the latter towns._ The village was entirely razed, and the site cut up with trenches. _Westende-Bains is 1 km. further along the coast._ The Germans installed themselves in both places, which accordingly became targets for the British monitors. _Beyond Westende-Village, take the rough road on the left (photo above). Before reaching the ruins of Westende-Bains (2 kms.) (photo above), turn to the right, then take the left-hand road leading to the sea dike (photo above), which follow on the right, in the direction of Ostend._ _Before setting out for Ostend, visit_ the ruins of =Westende-Bains=, intersected with trenches. [Illustration: _Road from Westende to Westende-Bains. The arrows correspond with those on the photos above._] [Illustration: +Westende-Bains. Machine-Gun Post and Electrified Barbed Wire.+] The cellars of the houses were consolidated, and turned into shelters and battery positions. All along the dike, and along the whole coast runs a line of barbed-wire, through which the Germans caused a high-tension electric current to pass _(photo above)_. _Follow the dike_, bordered on the right with trenches, numerous observation-posts and concrete machine-gun shelters. [Illustration: +Westende-Bains. The sea-front.+ _Among the ruins of the houses: 88 m/m guns in shelters._] [Illustration: +Middelkerke-Bains.+ _The Promenade along the dike. On the left, in the foreground: The Entrance to the Kursaal._ _Below: The Kursaal, used by the Germans as an observation-post._] +Middelkerke-Bains+ _(3 kms.)_, formerly a small seaside resort, is next reached. All the hotels and villas are in ruins, their fronts having been either ripped open by shells or blackened by fires. The Germans organised powerful defence-works there, in view of Allied air raids and the possible landing of troops. Observation and signalling posts, as well as shelters for machine-guns and searchlights are to be seen all along the dike.