Bruges was never a place high on my list of 'places to visit'. I had never seen the film In Bruges and had no interest in seeing it. I don't drink beer and quite frankly, Belgium sounded a bit sterile. I had heard a few people rave about how beautiful Bruges was but I like being kept busy with things to do and look at and it sounded to me like beauty was all it had in its favour. Not for me, I thought to myself. My boyfriend, however, had other ideas. He loves Medieval history and the idea of visiting a Medieval city really appealed to him. He also loves beer, especially Belgian beer and I'm sure that had something to do with his interest in visiting! He convinced me ...  Read the complete review

In September me and my girlfriend spent our one year anniversary together in one place I've always wanted to visit after seeing In Bruges (I guess everyone does after seeing it), we decided to go to Belgium since we had never been before (in my case I had never been abroad before), it was fairly cheapish, students can't afford alot you know, and it looked stunning and beautiful with numerous cities all within an easy train journey of each other. We decided to stay in Brugge, it was probably my decision what with wanting to stay out of the way of the hustle and bustle of the capital and wanting to stay for a few days in a relaxed and beautiful atmostphere. We ...  Read the complete review

Since I am just back from my 4th visit to Bruges, you would think I had loads to say about the place, but I probably don't. Don't tend to do long and informative reviews on here, but here goes. So why so many times to Bruges? Am not really sure. I guess it all started about 6 years ago when a Ferry crossing opened up in the town of Rosyth. This is about 12 miles away from where we live. I had heard of the Hull to Zeebrugge crossing, well this was the Rosyth to Zeebrugge. A handy way for us up in Scotland to experience a Ferry Crossing over the North Sea. The original Boat was called the Superfast, which lasted about 3 years. A lovely large Ferry Boat however ...  Read the complete review

Bruges ~Where is it?~ Bruges is in the province of West Flanders in Belgium, Europe. It is fondly known as 'The Venice of the North' due to the large number of canals. The best way to get there from the UK is by ferry, but don't go directly, it costs significantly more, a ferry to Calais will set up back about 30 pounds each way, a ferry from Hull to Zebrugge will cost you at least 100 pounds each way, but a ferry from Dover to Dunkirk (closer to Bruges than Calais) will cost 19 pounds each way at the lowest price. Dunkirk to Bruges will take about 52 minutes by car, saving about half an hour from Calais. Just don't get lost like I did, we ...  Read the complete review

Bruges is a beautiful city in Brussels and is well worth a visit. The city is only an hour or so from Dunkirk ferry and is a great stop off if driving in Europe. The city itself if is a beautiful medieval city. It is surrounded by a canal with grand gateways at some of the entrances. It is very quaint with cobbled streets and breathtaking architecture. If you visit the city don't drive if you can help it! It is not really designed for cars, the one way system is mind boggling and it's impossible to park. A good tip is to park on the ring road for free or in the train station and walk/cycle in to town. You can walk across in to town in 10minutes. There are millions of ...  Read the complete review