Bruges

Bruges

2022

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

2023

Your cruise includes

• Return standard-class reserved

Eurostar seats from London St.

Pancras, plus all hotel transfers • Return rail connections available on selected dates from over 50 regional stations • Three nights in three- to four-star superior accommodation inclusive of all local taxes • A welcome drinks reception and dinner to meet your fellow travellers • The services of our experienced and insightful tour manager throughout

(B) Daily Breakfast, (D) 1 Dinner For departure dates, prices and flights, please call or visit our website.

YOUR EXPERIENCES • Guided walking tour of Bruges • Visit Ypres and Tyne Cot Cemetery • Learn how the world’s finest chocolates are made

Medieval buildings, romantic squares, pretty canals, world-class art; Bruges is a lavish feast for the eyes. Old-world charm and Europe’s most perfectly preserved medieval city ensure that enchanting Bruges makes a superb short-break, one where delicious cuisine, the finest chocolate and artisanal beers are never far away.

Your itinerary

DAY 1 – Arrival in Bruges

Take the late morning/early afternoon Eurostar service from London St Pancras International to Lille. On arrival, we transfer by coach to your hotel for three nights in Bruges’ old town. This evening we enjoy a drinks reception in the hotel at the hotel to get to know your fellow travellers followed by a welcome dinner at a nearby restaurant. (D)

DAY 2 – Walking tour of Bruges

We enjoy a guided walk to discover the highlights of this alluring city, starting in its medieval heart, the Markt, which has served as the main market square since the 10th century. The remainder of the day is free for you to explore. The Groeninge museum and Sint-Jans hospitaal are home to sublime works of art and you can find museums dedicated to Belgium’s holy trinity of beer, chocolate and frites. (B) + Included Experience – Guided walking tour of Bruges

DAY 3 – Ypres, Passchendaele & Tyne Cot Cemetery

This morning we can arrange an optional boat tour of the canals so you can see the city from a waterside perspective (subject to seasonal operation). Late morning, for those interested, a coach leaves Bruges to visit Ypres and nearby Great War battlefields. Alternatively, you can simply choose to remain in Bruges to spend your time as you please. The battlefield tour centres on Ypres, you can also visit the Passchendaele Memorial Museum. The day concludes with a visit to the world’s largest Commonwealth cemetery at Tyne Cot, its sea of 11,961 graves reflecting the First World War’s staggering loss of life. We return to Bruges late afternoon. (B) + Included Experience – Visit Ypres, Passchendaele and Tyne Cot Cemetery

DAY 4 – Return by Eurostar

We visit one of the few establishments in Bruges where Belgian chocolates are still made by hand for a demonstration. Later, a coach returns you to nearby Lille for an afternoon Eurostar service back to London St Pancras International. (B) + Included Experience – Visit to a Chocolatier

Our hand-picked hotels

As this is a single-centre tour, we stay at the same hand-picked hotel in Bruges for three nights, with breakfast.

Academie, Bruges HHHH

Academie

Bruges

Ypres

BELGIUM

To London (Eurostar)

FRANCE

Lille

KEY

Eurostar Transfer