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I'm going to stay for 3/4 nights at ???, and then go to Holland ... so I looking for any recommdations for a 2/3 night stop off in Belgium ... this site looks ok http://www.fortbedmar.be/EN/index.htm

Anyone toured the area? Any advice?

I have a 6 berth tourer, and a wife and 3 kids 8/6/2 ...

Cheers

Thanks for these replies ....

My starting point will be Château du Gandspette (Calais) where I intend to stay for 3/4 nights ...... and I am then heading for Duinrell (Den Haag) .... and I was wanting a stoppover for a 2/3 nights on the way .....

Cheers

We were in Bredene last year and stayed here

It is a small site with a childrens play area. great showers and not much else but a very well kept and quiet site close enough to the beach, resturants, shops etc but far enough away to be peacefull.

Bredene itself is lively and touristy with souvenir shops, bars etc but the coastline is pretty and the beaches are sandy.

There is a tram running along the beach but there is safe beach access under the road through tunnels.

The tram is not expensive and is a cheap and fast way of exploring the coastal towns. A free guide is available either from the tram stations but the camp site owner gave us one.

The guides alsp show places to visit, attractions etc.One place that is a must is Brugges. Gorgeous city and less than an hours drive from the site.

If you want to go a little further towards Holland, and dont mind not being near a beach then this is a good site. The  area offers nothing but the site itself is great. The pitches are not marked so you get whatever space you need. The shower blocks are great, the childrens play area is excellant and there is a snack bar, pub, supermarket and the best thing of all.......... the water area. If you click on Waterparadijs, you will see a fantastic (and large) outdoor, manmade swimming pool with 2 large slides. Perfect for swimming and  inflatable boats/toys. One of the slides is wide enough to go down on an inflatable dingy! Our son loved it !

Prices for the site are excellant and they dont take bookings. They always have space as the site is huge. Staff are friendly and one night when the people in the next tent decided to play loud music, have the tv loud AND shout , we called the owner and he was there in less than 5 minutes asking them , politely, to lower the noise level as it was past midnight and they were not the only people on the site.. sorted !

Wherever you decide to stay, i am sure you will have a great time.

Angie

PS. If you need translation, just holler and I will try, If i cant then I am married to a man that can lol

We satyed at Gandspette for as a stop over to/from the SOF last year. My impressions of Gandspette that it would be well worth a longer stay the next year. Speaking to someone who had stayed for 7 nights, the area seemed to offer plenty to do. So are we saying that Belgium is not worth a visit then :(

I was rather hoping that someone who had toured the Northern coastal area, could offer a recommended 2/3 night stoppover -

Belgium is definately worth a visit !

The first link i put in is in Bredene and a nice site as long as you dont want an all singing all dancing site.

The owner works all day everyday cleaning, mowing etc. Never seen such a tidy campsite !

The beach and livelyness are about a 10 min stroll  and the tram station is less.

Angie

Hi Angie,

Thanks for these recommendations, the site at Bredene looks to be in a fantastic location, and is just what I was after - an interesting 2/3 night stop over.

Cheers - Paul

Hey Paul,

Camping Rietveld is a good site. Not expensive either !

As I said before, apart from the immaculate shower block (with motion operated showers !) and a kids play area, it is purely a place to camp but totally immaculate. The owner does speak several languages (including English) so there will be  no problems in communication.

The beach is gorgeous but be aware that there is a nudist beach area. Not a problem for us adults but I have to say that our 14 year old son didnt know where to look lol.

There are 2 mini golf courses, bike hire, supermarkets, bars etc all close by and even closer is a supermarket with fresh bread every morning .

Glad to be of help :)

Angie