Done Brugge and Ypes, where next in Belgium (1 Viewer)

[Fancy Pants]

Got 3 nights to spare before catching Le Shuttle back to Blighty, can anyone recommend somewhere interesting to visit in Belgium.

 

[DavidG58]

We are going up to the bulb fields in Holland, now I know you asked for Belgium, but its not that far

We have been told of an aire in Gouda

http://www.campercontact.com/en/net...ouda/229/motorhome-parking-klein-amerika.aspx

the bulb fields are near there

http://www.holland.com/us/tourism/regions/flower-fields.htm

sorry if this is further than you want to go, but it is what I would do, been once, going again next month

 

[Bill_OR]

Ghent is worth a visit. You can stay at Blaarmersen (http://www.visitgent.be/en/camping-blaarmeersen?context=tourist) and get the bus into town - stops right outside the site.

 

[Brisey]

We quite enjoyed a visit to Ghent a few years back, some prefer it to Brugge.
Brisey.

 

[Fancy Pants]

Thanks, did Ghent on the train from Brugge so that's ticked.

Is it the right time of year for the bulb fields?

Any more suggestions welcomed

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[DavidG58]

Thanks, did Ghent on the train from Brugge so that's ticked.

Is it the right time of year for the bulb fields?

Any more suggestions welcomed

Checked the web site, they say end of March to mid May but they do say mid April is best

 

[Brisey]

The train will also take you to Brussels where there are a few places of interest, the Grand Place and the Manikin du Pis for starters. If the weather is good enough for a day on the beach Middlekerke is the place to go.

 

[grumps147]

Very much the right time for the bulb fields, and not that far to travel as others have said. Type this into Google to see if your itinerary fits any parades - holland flower parades 2015. Usethe itinerary on this CC page to give an idea of what to do http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/overseas-holidays/european-tours/dutch-bulb-fields-and-more

 

[Bill_OR]

OK so Ghent is out. How about Westende (the western end of Middlekirke). There's an aire there and a good car park by the beach (no overnighting allowed these days I think). There's a good tram service up the coast to Ostende too. The main campsite is called Kompass and that's where you pay for the 'aire' as well - see Broken Link Removed

 

[Portland]

Aidenkirk Load up with booze and fags

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[chaser]

Aidenkirk Load up with booze and fags

That's what I'd do keep out of Holland, except Amsterdam its rubbish

 

[DBK]

I heard not one but two jokes about Belgium this week.

1. The national motto of Belgium is: "Unity makes Strength". This in a country comprised of two groups who won't speak to each other.
2. Belgium is a such an attractive country they decided to hold WW1 there.

But I have been to Belgium and stayed there, having driven through it dozens of times and it does indeed have places worth visiting. It isn't all chocolate and detectives.

 

[hilldweller]

Got 3 nights to spare before catching Le Shuttle back to Blighty, can anyone recommend somewhere interesting to visit in Belgium.

Go and fire bomb the European Parliament, return home a hero.

 

[Fancy Pants]

Sounds like a plan hill dweller but I value my freedom and I'm no martyr !

 

[DavidG58]

So where did you get to?

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