In November 2011, Some Friends and I made a pilgrimage to Waterloo.
Some of the views, taken from the Lion Mound 
Here is La Haye Sainte
Hougoumont in the distance over the trees
The ground between La Haye Saint and Hougoumont. Looking South towards the French Lines
The dispositions of the armies
La Haye Sainte on the left of shot and La Belle Alliance in the distance
From within the "rotunda", part of a 360 display.
Hougoumont model
some of the display
The Road to
The crossroads close to where Wellington's HQ would have been Left is South towards La Haye Sainte, Right is North towards Brussells and straight leads to Hougoumont. 
About turn. Towards the sunken road and Wavre.
The famous sandpit ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ( they were doing some building)
Looking south (La Haye Sainte)
Looking North Towards La haye Sainte
The ridge would have been as tall as the sugar beet crop on the left 
The approach road to the South Gate 
Hougoumont- formal Garden
Remains of the garden wall
The Chateau Hougoumont from the outskirts of the garden
Looking East from Hougoumont, towards the ridge
The South wall
There are lots of memorials all over the battle field
The Famous South Gate
Yours truly (on right) and Harry
The walls which made it a fortress
Looking from the South gate into the yard On the ridge 
From the ridge
Napoleon's HQ, La Belle Alliance, looking from the British ridge
and up close
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