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vicdicdoc

Can't post an acount of the trip as we haven't gone yet !

On the spur of the moment & to fight off the feeling of 'cabin fever' we have decided to go to Brugge for a few days, after checking around for ferries I settled on Norfolk Line from Dover to Dunkirk early hours of Friday 7th April & return late evening Wednesday 12th = £74 return . . .
[hope no one does a search & finds cheaper Wink

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I made booking at camping-memling on the outskirts of Bruge . . . I'm feeling brighter all of a sudden !
Its going to be a busy few weeks . . first the [revised] Bubblecar rally this weekend - then Bruge - then the Motorhome show !
Roll on summer so we can book more away trips.
Any advice what is a MUST to see in Bruge - or what to miss ???

Rapide561

Hi

Take a horse drawn tour of the city centre. Haggle over the prices.

They really are excellent. Then top up on choc chocs etc

Rapide561

SidT

There is an Aire by the big bus station in Brugge, its a very short walk into the centre from there, Its a beautiful city with some lovely architecture.
Cheers Sid

sailor

We went to Brugge last October, stayed in a site on the outskirts (sadly the site was about to close permanently).

we used busses to get into the centre - quick, cheap and reasonably frequent - and in our case with a particularly friendly driver.

I would recommend a boat trip on the canals - not venice standard but interesting and attractive.

Have a good trip!

JeffO

sallytrafic · Campsite DB Admin

You must fit in one brewery trip. It would be rude not to.

Agree with canals but was too amused at the poop shutes to go on the horse drawn tour - you will see what I mean. Had a meal in the main square at an outdoor restaurant listened to the lunch time chorus.........Brits moaning at the prices and watched the world go by.

Regards Frank

brisey

Hi Vicdicdoc

A trip along the canals by boat is worthwhile as is a city tour. You do not have to use the horse drawn carriages, trips around the city can now be made in purpose built mini-vans. It really is nice to sit in the Markt Square and to listen to the bells chiming while the world passes by. But beware you have to pay for the privellige, the restaurants on the square are pricey. A walk along one of the side streets will bring you to a host of restaurants with much more acceptable prices. Other than that all I can say is walk around, take your time and enjoy.

mover

We are hearing that the Aire at brugge is closing and that a smaller one is being opened it is your sworn duty to get all the gen on this first hand and let us all know here.
If you are lucky to be in Brugge on market day you must buy some hot food off the grill stand the food is delicious and very cheap .Roast potatoes ,Ribbs ,Chicken ,Roast Pork,Sausages The list goes on ,oh dear I'm drooling over my key board .

vicdicdoc

Thanks folks - we'll do our best (a) to take in all the sights (b) look at the Aire & find out details (c) take a boat trip (d) take a picture of the horse 'poop-shute' Shocked

Oh - last but not least - stuff ourselves full of Chocolate.

stanbow

just returned from a trip to belgium, used the aire at brugge (by the coach park) it would seem the rumor it is closing is wrong as they have put in more water points.

brisey

Hi all

We stayed on the Aire at Brugge a couple of weekends ago and found the situation to be the same as Stanbow has advised. The aire was still open and more water points had been put in. Before we travelled to Belgium I e-mailed the tourism office asking about the usage of the aire, we received the following reply after we had returned home.

dear sir
the special carpark for campers is still there, but you can only stay
there during the day. For the night one has to go to a campingsite. This
has always been so but lots of people dared stay the night on the
carpark. Nowadays they get fines for doing this...

kind regards

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