Welcome to Hooked on Cycling Holidays and our cycling holidays in Belgium. Our Biking vacation takes you through the Flanders region of Belgium through very historic towns and wonderful countryside.This particular cycling tour is ideal for the first time cycle tourist and also for those who have been on a cycling holiday before. Our Belgium cycling holiday covers a region usually known as Flanders and visits such historic towns as Bruges , Ostende and Leper. On this biking tour you will not only cycle on quiet country lanes but cycle ways and canal paths. You can easily reach the tour from the ferry ports Calais or Zeebrugge. On this cycling holiday you will experience wonderful countryside, sand dunes, canals and the coast . The great rich architecture of churches, monasteries, windmills and castles. The famous medieval towns of Leper, Poperinge, Diksmunde and Bruges. Of course not forgetting the great beer drinking atmosphere in the pubs and lastly for those with a sweet tooth a local chocolate factory ( closed July)

Available on Saturdays from 27th March to 23rd October, Sunday 8th August
Level 2 self guided tour

Day 1 Starting Saturday only
Arrive Roeselare for first night. You can reach Roeselare by train from the ferry ports Calais and Zeebrugge or by train from the airports at Brussels. We have a welcome meeting at 6pm where we discuss the tour and handover the cycles.

Day 2 Roeselare to Kemmel 30 miles (48km)
Today you set off cycling in an easterly direction. Today is a flat route where you will pass the famous Tyne Cot Cemetery, the world’s largest British war cemetery. Shortly you will arrive in Ypres a wonderful medieval town with imposing market halls and the impressive Merlin Gate. After a visit you continue on your cycle tour to Kemmel for your over night stay.

Day 3 Kemmel to Diksmuide 28 miles ( 45km)
Another easy day along flat country lanes and canal paths. You will cycle through the towers of the medieval town of Poperinge. Why not sample the beer tasting in the St Sixtus abbey, of course not so much as you still have to cycle onto you destination Diksmuide. Diksmuide has an imposing landmark of Yzertoren.

Day 4 Diksmuide to Bruges 28 miles ( 45 km)
Another flat days cycling throughout farm land towards Bruges which is often known as the Venice of the North to many locals. Very historic and with many canals and many places to visit.

Day 5 Bruges
A free day in Bruges to go shopping , take a ride of the canals or even go sight seeing by horse and cart. Even climb the Belfort or even take a train ride ( 15 minutes ) to Ostend a majestic Port town. There is much to see and do on your day of rest.

Day 6 Bruges to Knokke and return 36 miles ( 59km)
A circular route along the picturesque canals towards the painters village of Damme. After we take the coastal route passing knokke which is a very plush coastal city, along the sand dunned landscape to the nature reserve of Het Zwin. Then its back along the canals to Bruges.

Day  7 Bruges to Roeselare 31 miles ( 50km)
Cycling today along country lanes back to your start point. On the way enjoy a visit to a chocolate making factory.

Day 8
Tour complete after breakfast

Tariff 2010

Child prices available - please ask

Fly Low cost with Ryanair to Charleroi airport

How to get there
By Car to Roeselare where car parking is available
By Train to Roeselare via Brussels ( approx. 1 hour by train from Brussels )
By Plane with Ryanair to Charleroi and then train to Roeselare ( 1.5 hrs )
By Plane to Brussels then a 1 hour train ride
By Ferry to Zeebrugge then 45 minute train ride to Roeselare
By Ferry to Dunkerque then around 30 miles to tour start
By Ferry to Ostend the around 30 miles to tour start
By Ferry to Calais and then around 50 miles to tour start

To View our Walking holidays in Europe

HOME