Bruges Beer Festival
12th - 16th september
£965 PER PERSON. SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT £225
*asterisk indicates what is included in the price
Day One
Collection at 7am from Kew Gardens Underground and Overground station
Crossing via *Eurotunnel to visit the new brewery tour at *Brouwerij St Bernardus. After the tour of this family brewery, there’s time to have lunch in the rooftop bar before we move on to our base. We’ll stay at *Hotel Ter Rein, Brugge.
Day two
Following a walking tour and a visit to Brouwerij Bourgogne de Flandres will spend a day out in West Flanders, visiting Brouwerij D’Oude Maalderij for lunch and to sample Jef’s outstanding beers before moving on to the modern * Brouwerij BOM. Following the brewery tour we will head back to our base in Bruges.
Day three
Preparing with a hearty breakfast we start the day with a visit to *Brouwerij de Leite, moving on to the beer festival which opens at 12 noon. There is also an option of a Bruges walking tour in the late afternoon.
Day Four
After breakfast we head off to the Westhoek for lunch and then drive to Esen in for a visit to the *De Dolle Brouwers and a tour of their brewery. Immediately after we return to Bruges for day two of the beer festival before it finishes at 8pm.
Day five
Our final day will include a visit to the *Brouwerij Verzet in Anzegem followed by some lunch on our way back to the *Eurotunnel and our homeward journey to London.
First stop, Brouwerij St Bernardus
D’Oude Maalderij
BBF Brouwerij De Leite
De Dolle Brouwers
Brouwerij Verzet
“We did a 5 day tour of the Ardennes region in Belgium with Paul in October 2022, based in Bouillon. Covid had delayed the trip from 2021 for obvious reasons, but Paul kept in touch and was really helpful in us planning our trip. He was even able to include a favourite brewery of ours in the tour which made it all the more special.
From the first pick up to getting back to London, it was a great trip, with Paul’s knowledge and contacts in Belgium, making for an amazing experience. We would never have found the places he knew, but we now have some new favourites we will definitely go back to. Brewery tours in places big and small, meeting the brewers and understanding what they are trying to do with their beers, was a real privilege. The Brassigaume festival on the Saturday was a highlight.
Throughout the tour, Paul was a great host, and great company. Beer can be a serious business, but all of us in the group had some great laughs along the way. I can’t thank Paul enough for making the trip as much fun as it was, while also learning a huge amount about the beers of Belgium.”