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BELGIUM - OSTEND

An excellent choice for school groups of all ages, Belgium is packed with history, culture and charm. Historic medieval cities, busy harbours, clean sandy beaches and charming seaside resorts are just some of the many reasons for visiting this delightful, friendly country.
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About Ostend & Popular Attractions

  Mercator (OSTEND TOURIST OFFICE) : Equestrian Statue of Leopold II : Big Matilda, Leopold Park
About Ostend: Belgium's premier sea resort has much to offer. With miles of wide, sandy beaches and an attractive, sea-front promenade, Ostend is a very popular choice for school groups. Magnificently laid out parks and lively pedestrian shopping streets add to its attractions. Culture lovers will enjoy the prestigious Provincial Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Fine Arts. The impressively restored Fort Napoleon is the most important monument from Napoleonic times in Flanders. For hands-on activities, discover Earth Explorer, an adventurous journey through the four natural forces of earth, air, fire and water. Ostend is ideally located for excursions to most of the cities and attractions of major interest in Belgium.

Popular Attractions: LEOPOLD PARK AND ITS FAMOUS FLORAL CLOCK (Picture: bottom right) • MUSEUM OF MODERN ART • MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS • ROYAL GALLERIES • THREE-MASTER SAILING SHIP MERCATOR (Picture: top right) • AMANDINE INTERACTIVE FISHING MUSEUM • EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF LEOPOLD II (Picture: middle) • SEAMEN’S MEMORIAL • NORTH SEA AQUARIUM • FORT NAPOLEON • EARTH EXPLORER • DOMAIN RAVERSIJDE, COMPRISING THE ATLANTIC WALL MUSEUM, PRINCE CHARLES’ MEMORIAL AND WALRAVERSIJDE, WITH RECONSTRUCTED MEDIEVAL FISHERMENS’ HOMES
 

Accommodation

Hotel Albert II  
  Grand Hotel George V


Description: Stylish 2-star hotel.
Location: Ostend town centre, 150 m from the beach.
Capacity: 160
Rooms for pupils:
2 - 6 beds; All with bath or shower and WC, TV and telephone.
Facilities: Quizzes may be arranged in advance. Disco on request – supplement payable, pre-booking essential. Small fitness room.
 

CITIES AND MAJOR ATTRACTIONS

IN AND AROUND GHENT: ST BAVO’S CATHEDRAL • ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCH • THE BELFRY • THE GRASLEI AND GUILDHOUSES • ST MICHAEL’S BRIDGE • CASTLE OF THE COUNTS • MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART • MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS • MUSEUM FOR INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND TEXTILES DESIGN MUSEUM GHENT ILLUSEUM , THE WORLD OF OPTICAL ILLUSIONS

IN AND AROUND BRUGES: THE BELFRY • GOTHIC CITY HALL • BASILICA OF THE HOLY BLOOD • CHURCH OF OUR LADY • THE LACE CENTRE • MUSEUM OF FOLKLORE • GROENINGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART • GRUUTHUSE MUSEUM OF APPLIED ART • DIAMOND MUSEUM • BEGUINAGE •”CHOCO-STORY”, CHOCOLATE MUSEUM • BOUDEWIJNPARK & DOLFINARIUM, THEME PARK AT SAINT MICHIELS • SEAFRONT MARITIME THEME PARK AT ZEEBRUGGE
 

Travel Notes & Prices

  (BRUGES TOURISM)

Minimum Length of tour: 3 days / 2 nights
Half Board/Staff free 1:8
Channel Crossing: Dover / Folkestone - Calais by ferry or shuttle
Approximate journey  
time from Calais: 1 1/2hrs
   

 

Prices From:
£200 per pupil
(40-47 paying)
£215 per pupil
(32-39 paying)
£235 per pupil
(24-31 paying)
Additional nights
£70 per pupil
Packed lunches
available at extra charge
Visit the atmospheric Christmas Market at Ostend with its open air ice rink.
 

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