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Short Breaks










                 Our hand-on-heart, hassle-free
                       promise                           Bruges

               • No driving • No parking • No flying
                   • No lugging your luggage
                   • No overseas call centres                                             Mont des Récollets Garden, Cassel




           Lovely Lille and                                       Cheese, Gardens, Boats and Beers

           Beautiful Bruges                                       in the Artois and French Flanders
           Enjoy a short break to Lille and Bruges, experiencing   On this short break to the French regions of Artois and the
           everything both cities have to offer including their famous   French Flanders, we discover the best cheese, gardens, boats
           architecture.                                          and beers.

            4 Days  from  £399           Included joining points    4 Days  from  £469          Included joining points
           Here’s what you’ll               Recline, unwind and    Here’s what you’ll              Recline, unwind and
           get up to...                 watch the world go by as you    get up to...           watch the world go by as you
                                       drive through beautiful scenery.                       drive through beautiful scenery.
             Day 1  Local departure by                              Day 1  Local departure by
           coach or Home Connect             Included meals       coach or Home Connect            Included meals
           service before continuing to                           service, then to our hotel in
                                                  3xB                                                   3xB
           Belgium for a three-night stay.                        Saint-Omer for a three-night
                                        Look out for 'B' to find out when                      Look out for 'B' to find out when
           Day 2  Lille  We journey to     breakfast is included!  stay.                          breakfast is included!
           Lille today with free time                             Day 2  Mont des Récollets
           to explore. The Old Town,     Included excursions      Garden, 3 Monts Brewery       Included excursions
           with its many picturesque                              and Eecke Cheese Factory
           cobbled lanes, is home to        Lille  Bruges         We visit Mont des Récollets   Mont des Récollets Garden
           impressive French and Flemish                          Garden, set around a 17th-      3 Monts Brewery
           architecture including the         Your hotel          century Flemish farm, with
           famous Vieille Bourse. This                            some free time in Cassel to   Eecke Cheese Factory
           evening, why not visit Ypres   You will stay for three   grab lunch. We then head to       Saint-Omer
           on our optional excursion?      nights at the 4-star   the 3 Monts Brewery for a        Marais Audomarois
           Enjoy some time to see the    Hotel & Aparthotel Alizé   tour and tasting accompanied
           Market Square and dine in           Mouscron.          by an expert guide, before         Your hotel
           one of the many restaurants.                           discovering the secrets to
           At 8pm, we will experience   canals, cobbled streets and   crafting Flemish cheeses on a   You will stay for three
           the Last Post Ceremony,    shops selling famous Belgian   Eecke Cheese Factory tour. B       nights at the 3-star Ibis
           performed every evening at   chocolate. The historic centre   Day 3  Saint-Omer and    Saint-Omer Centre.
           Menin Gate, before returning   of Bruges is a UNESCO World   Marais Audomarois  Enjoy
           to our hotel. B            Heritage Site and a joy to visit.   free time in Saint-Omer,   Audomarois, a 3,700-hectare
                                        B                                                    UNESCO-listed biosphere
           Day 3  Bruges  We enjoy a full                         perhaps choosing a guided   reserve. B
           day in Bruges to explore its   Day 4  Return home. B   walking tour of the town.
              Optional excursion                                  We then head to the Marais   Day 4  Return home. B
           Caught your eye? Pre-book in   Want to pay in parts?      Optional excursion        Bag it with just a deposit!
             advance or book on tour!          See page 3         Caught your eye? Pre-book in        See page 3
             Ypres and The Last Post         Code W4BLB             advance or book on tour!        Code W4FSF
              Ceremony from £24pp
                                       FEB 27  2026     £399  FEB 27  2027     £409  Saint-Omer Guided Walking   MAY 15  2026     £469  MAY 14 2027     £499
              Ypres honours history    MAY 15  2026     £439  MAY 14 2027     £459  Tour from £30pp Step into   JUL 10  2026     £469  JUL 09  2027     £499
             with its nightly tribute to   SEP 04 2026     £439  SEP 03 2027     £459  Saint-Omer, a small town   SEP 18  2026     £469  SEP 17  2027     £499
              courage and sacrifice.      Single Supplement from £89  that's big on charm!       Single Supplement from £159




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