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    Stay in Ghent

    Posted by Ruth Webb 27 September 2007

    Don't go there! Stay in Ghent and take a short rail trip to Bruges for the day. Ghent also has canals and some wonderful art, including the great altarpiece in the cathedral and a good modern art museum.

    It has lots of restaurants, plenty of beer and far fewer tourists. Unlike Bruges, it's a real place.

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    Take the bus

    Posted by Stephen Hannigan 27 September 2007

    The railway station in Bruges is 2km from the city centre. If your bags are heavy or walking is a problem, save money on taxi fares by taking any bus from outside the station with the heading 'Centrum'.

    The fare is 1.5 Euros and the driver will almost certainly speak English so ask to be alerted to get off at the ‘Markt’. You will alight at the most beautiful square in the city and hotels, bars and restaurants are plentiful. Most usefully you will be only a few yards from the Tourist Information Bureau.

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    Bruges by boat

    Posted by Lisa Godfrey 27 September 2007

    I think the best way to see the historical city of Bruges is on an open-top canal boat. Daily between March and mid November 10am to 6pm. Take a jumper or jacket as it can get chilly even on a sunny day!

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    When to walk

    Posted by Jane Fraser 26 September 2007

    Travel early in the season, when it is crowd-free and not too hot to walk miles in this most beautiful and relaxing of cities. When you can't walk anymore, take a horse drawn buggy ride, or boat trip along the canals.

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    Train change

    Posted by Nadia Frerichs 22 August 2007

    Make sure you have plenty of change for the train ticket machines they don't take notes and don't seem to like credit cards either.

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    Platform changes

    Posted by Adam Jackson 20 August 2007

    Be careful when you change trains for Bruges in Brussels. After station made a last minute platform change, we ended up on a train headed for Germany!

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    Booze cycle cruise

    Posted by Simon Fielder 20 August 2007

    Bruges is a very cycle friendly city. Why not hire bikes and conduct a lazy tour of the city with a few Belgian beers on route.

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    Cheap Eurostar tickets

    Posted by Thelma Winyard 20 August 2007

    Eurostar to Belgium is great because the ticket cost covers any trip within Belgium once you’re there.

    So we got about to places like Ghent and Knokke at no extra cost. In Bruges we stayed in Hotel Montanus in Niuewe Gentweg, right in the centre of the town.

    It was a delightful hotel that had lovely bright chalet-style rooms overlooking an inner courtyard garden.

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    Cycling in Bruges

    Posted by Simon Darrington 20 August 2007

    You can hire a bike cheaply from the station at Bruges, so you can see a lot more of the city very easily.

    My top tip though, would be don't carry your shopping on the handle-bars, get your carrier bag tangled up in your front wheel and spread the contents of your bag all over the road!

    Cyclists do get priority over other road users, but not that much!

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    Train tickets

    Posted by Terry Natt 20 August 2007

    Tickets to Bruges (or anywhere else in Belgium) can be bought cheaply at UK train stations. As long as you are prepared to take local trains and the ferry.

    My wife and I bought train tickets that went from Lond to Dover, crossed to Zeebrugge and the by local train to Bruges. Yes, slightly longer, but we enjoyed this old-fashioned travel.

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    Cycle Bruges

    Posted by Nicola Evans 20 August 2007

    Take your bicycle! Bruges is lovely and flat to cycle round and the railway station has a massive bike rack!

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