Day trips from Bruges

10 hidden towns and nature spots within 150 km of Bruges, picked by Europe Revealed. Sorted from nearest to furthest.

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6 km01 · Hidden townDamme

A tiny medieval town on a canal lined with poplars, near Bruges.

Cycle or walk along the canal from Bruges, about 7 km. In summer a small boat also runs.

45 km02 · Hidden townYpres (Ieper)

A rebuilt medieval town at the heart of the First World War battlefields.

Trains run from Kortrijk and Ghent. The centre is walkable.

50 km03 · Hidden townOudenaarde

A Flemish town with a lacy Gothic town hall, in the heart of cycling country.

Trains run from Ghent in about 30 minutes.

50 km04 · Hidden town · NetherlandsVeere

A tiny Zeeland harbour town with a huge unfinished church.

Buses run from Middelburg, about 15 minutes. Easiest by bike.

95 km05 · Hidden townLier

A canal town with a beguinage and an astronomical clock tower.

Trains run from Antwerp in about 15 minutes.

120 km06 · Hidden town · NetherlandsDordrecht

The oldest city in Holland, with harbours and leaning merchant houses.

Trains from Rotterdam take about 15 minutes. Waterbuses also run from Rotterdam.

125 km07 · Nature spot · NetherlandsKinderdijk

Nineteen historic windmills along the canals of a polder.

Waterbuses run from Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge in about 30 minutes. Buses run from Rotterdam and Dordrecht.

125 km08 · Nature spot · NetherlandsBiesbosch National Park

A maze of creeks and willow forests, home to beavers.

Buses run from Dordrecht. Easiest by car or bike.

135 km09 · Hidden town · NetherlandsGouda

A Gothic town hall on a big market square, famous for its cheese.

Trains from Rotterdam and The Hague take about 20 minutes.

140 km10 · Nature spot · NetherlandsLoonse en Drunense Duinen

A small desert of drifting sand in the middle of the Netherlands.

Easiest by car or bike from 's-Hertogenbosch or Tilburg.

Questions

Day trips from Bruges: good to know

What are the best day trips from Bruges?

Our favourite hidden places near Bruges are Damme (6 km), Ypres (45 km), Oudenaarde (50 km) and Veere (50 km). All 10 are on this page, sorted by distance.

How far are these places from Bruges?

All of them are within about 150 km of Bruges in a straight line, close enough for a day trip by car, and many by train or bus too. Check each place for how to get there.

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