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Anyone stayed at the Blaameersen site?
Having done a weekend away in the van we've decided to take a short trip to Europe in October and fancied a change from France.
It looks good on the website but I can't find any reviews.
Did it a couple of years ago and from what i recollect it's a nice site. Bigg-ish but very handy for cycling to and around Ghent- cycle tracks and sports facilities all over the place.
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we were there in June (sorry didn't post a review!). Ours echos other comments there, one of the toilet blocks was being refurbished then, but is probably working now. Excellent for cylcing into town, or the buses go directly from outside the site.
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Here's the >> Cycle route << into town. Traffic free and most of it along the river/canal.
There are also a few other useful bits of information under the pushpins.
If you have a long van you may find the entrances into some of the areas a bit tight. They are very helpful at the office, so ask first and they will give a pitch with an easy approach.
The bar and restaurant is good, and not too expensive, and there's a take-away chippy round the back if you only want a snack in the van.
The centre of Gent is in a hell of a mess, but still owrth a visit. It will be wonderful when it's finished!! Take the bus into town or ride the bikes. Parking is impossible.
This was written a couple of years ago, but apart from the centre of Gent being torn up at the moment, it is still accurate.
Camping Blaarmeersen. Gent.
Camping Blaarmeersen is reckoned to be the best campsite in Belgium.
We stayed for two nights in the middle of July, and the following year for four nights in Mid September.
The site has three shower blocks which are a little “tired” but were clean and perfectly adequate.
The on-site restaurant is excellent, and good value for money. It has an extensive menu and plenty of seating both inside and on a large terrace, some of which is under a canopy.
There is also a chip shop which does take-aways with Frikandels and other Belgian goodies on the menu. It is easy to miss this though, as it is tucked away behind the restaurant.
Adjacent to the Check-In is a well stocked shop which has most of the basic items needed for campsite survival. There was no need to order bread when we were there, but this may be necessary at the height of the season.
The staff all speak good English, and were very pleasant during both of our visits. We did have a small problem with the EHU not working, but someone came and fixed it within 15 minutes of reporting it.
The pitches were very good, with small hedged areas containing clusters of around a dozen pitches. Access to some of the areas is difficult for large M/Homes and caravans, but there are plenty of others with easy access. It may be wise however, to mention it when you book in if you have a large unit.
The campsite is in a huge Sports and Leisure Park, and right next door is a large swimming and boating lake, complete with lovely sandy beach. It also has a Café/Restaurant at one end, with a lovely balcony overlooking the lake for an evening drink - or two! There are some lovely walks or bike rides in the park and especially around the lake, all on well maintained gravel or tarmac paths.
There are changing rooms and outdoor showers (possibly indoor heated ones as well?) near the beach area, and a huge fountain near a set of diving boards.
There is a bus stop about 200 metres from the site entrance for the service every 20 minutes into Gent. It's an easy bike ride on dedicated cycle paths virtually all the way, but a bit far to walk. The site office sells 10-ticket bus passes for 8 Euros (if the ancient memory serves me well?) which are good for the journey to the city centre.
The site was open from 1st March to 15th October, but it may vary from year to year.
See the Google map linked in the previous post.
The long, narrow Waterspoortbaan (rowing lake) on the image is about half a mile long, which gives an idea of scale.
The entrance to the site is near the city end (East) of the lake on the dual carriageway "Zuiderlaan" which runs along the Southern side of the lake.
Not shown on this map is the network of small roads inside the park. There are clear directions to the campsite, but these are lost among a welter of other signs, so it pays to stop and read the signboards carefully. If you simply slow down there is a real risk of missing a sign - which is no big problem as the roads are quiet and all link up with each other anyway.
If you are into sport of almost any kind this is the place for you. We thought it was the Belgian National Sports Centre, but it's only (only!!) the Gent facilities.
Gent is a lovely city, and is even better than Bruges in many ways (in our opinion). Whereas Bruges has a fascinating but quite small central area and not much of tourist interest other than that, Gent has its attractions spread over a wider area, and they are at least as diverse. The castle and harbour area are well worth a visit, and it has some fascinating and unexpected museums - such as the Design Museum, which houses examples of all sorts of classic (and not so classic?) designs mostly in furniture and household goods and chattels. The Textile Museum is also a lot more interesting than the title might suggest, and entry into any of them costs about €2.00.
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Take the bus into town or ride the bikes. Parking is impossible.
