Belgium holiday boating and canal barge holiday routes

Suggested Cruises from our cruiser base in Belgium
(see France Ardennes for Penichette barge holidays in Belgium)

Cruising the delights of the Flemish Waterways

Situated just inland from Belgium’s delightful coastline and only an hour’s drive from Calais, Nieuwpoort is in an oasis in the Polder landscape, an area of beautiful countryside that has inspired the works of countless artists over the centuries.

Whether cruising for one or two weeks, the network of canals and rivers that surrounds Nieuwpoort gives you an unrivalled choice of cruising routes that will all carry you gently through the historic towns of Belgium and past sweeping landscapes and rich, natural areas of outstanding beauty.

Stay awhile in beautiful Bruges, with its museums, fine art collections and meandering canals and humpbacked bridges. Wander the cobbled streets of gabled houses and browse the windows of its superb shopping centre. Stylish Ghent, once the capital of Flanders, is a wonderful place to visit with its many churches and medieval castles and many internationally renown restaurants. Venture further inland to Ypres to visit the museums and memorials to the First World War.

Wherever you choose to cruise, you will enjoy this warm-hearted, generous country that keeps alive its poetic charm of graceful living amid beautiful countryside and old towns.

Please note: In April and October all locks and bridges are closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

One week return trip from Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort - Bruges - Nieuwport - Diksmuide - Ypres - Veurne and back to Nieuwpoort
158km 40 bridges 14 locks

Nieuwpoort - Bruges - Gent - Deinze - Bruges and back to Nieuwport
200km 37 bridges 5 locks

11 day return trip from Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort - Diksmuide -Ypres - Veurne - Nieuwport - Bruges - Gent - Bruges and back to Nieuwpoort
350km 57 bridges 27 locks

Two weeks circular round trip from Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort - Bruges - Gent - Armentieres - Dunkerque - Veurne - Diksmuide and back to Nieuwpoort
360km 38 bridges 27 locks

Belgium boating holidays guide