The 2015 Bruges Classic Car Festival

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1 The 2015 Bruges Classic Car Festival Enjoy a Wonderful 4 Day, 3 Night Break to the Bruges Classic Car Festival Join Scenic & Continental Car Tours and Eddy LePez on this extremely popular weekend break to Belgium for Classic Car Enthusiasts. During this great 4 day break, hosted by our Belgian colleague, Eddy LePez, you'll enjoy a welcome group dinner on Friday night at the Velotel Hotel, an organised tour on Saturday to Ypres, the scene of some of the most important battles of WW1 and home to the In Flanders Fields Museum. Then on Sunday you'll be joined by other Belgian Car enthusiasts on an organised morning run followed by a classic car display in Bruges during the afternoon. On Monday you'll have the opportunity to explore the WW1 Battlefields and the town of Ypres before returning to Calais for your homeward ferry. 4 DAY / 3 NIGHT TOUR 289* 28th to 31st August Velotel Hotel, Bruges Mixed Marque Tour All Cars Welcome Return P&O Ferry Crossing from Dover to Calais** 3 Night Hotel Accommodation at the Excellent Velotel (Ex Apollo Art Hotel) Bruges Welcome Group dinner on the 1st Night hosted by Eddy LePez Buffet Breakfast Each Morning Optional Organised Run on Saturday Organised Run on Sunday morning followed by an afternoon Classic Car display in Bruges Road Book featuring Drives & Attractions Commemorative Rally Plate Complimentary Parking at the hotel *Prices are based on 2 persons occupying a car and twin/double room single room supplement 150 for the duration **Alternative Crossings Available

2 Tour Itinerary Friday UK to Brussels Following your journey to Calais (or other departure point where applicable), you'll board a morning P&O ferry crossing to Calais in France. After disembarkation your journey takes you through Northern France and across to border to the Belgian town of Bruges, your base for the next 3 nights. A welcome group dinner hosted by Eddy LePez is arranged in the evening. Saturday Ypres WW1 Tour 08h00 Breakfast 09h30 Departing the hotel after breakfast, today you can join our tour to Ypres and the WW1 Battlefields, the scene of some of the most important battles in the first World War and home to the in Flanders Fields Museum. The completely new exhibition with poignant video projections, unique sound bytes and state-of-the-art multimedia applications immerse you in the front line. 16h30 Depart Ypres and return to Bruges. Sunday Regional Tour & Car Display 08h00 Breakfast 10h30 All cars depart the hotel and follow the route directions from the start of the event in Roeselare. 10h30 Assemble in the parking area at the start where Eddy Lepez will issue the route books and rally plates. Members of local classic car clubs will also be joining the event with their classic cars. 11h00 First car departs on the route supplied, following a scenic route through the towns and quaint villages in the Belgian countryside. You will then head into Brugge, following your instructions to t Zand Square where you can park and leave your car on display whilst you explore Bruges on foot and take a refreshment break. 18h00 Car display ends - evening spent at your leisure. Monday Belgium to UK Breakfast & Check-out followed by the day at leisure. Why not take a canal boat ride or horse drawn carriage on the cobbled streets of Brugge before returning to Calais. Please allow 60 minutes for check in - refer to your ticket for departure time.

3 Accommodation The Velotel Hotel, Bruges We've re-booked the Velotel (Ex-Apollo Art hotel) due to the overwhelming demand!! This 4 star hotel is located just on the outskirts of Bruges city centre, 2 km away from The Market square and Belfry. It features spacious accommodation with free WiFi, an on-site fitness centre and free private parking. The parquet floored rooms at the hotel feature a TV, a work desk, a safety deposit and private bathrooms with a bath tub/shower combination. The bar and restaurant Ter Poele has a terrace in summer time, it serves classic Flemish and French cuisine meals. Guests can enjoy an extensive buffet breakfast daily which includes scrambled eggs, bacon, a large variety of breads. The hotel is surrounded by its green park, where guests can stroll around and relax with a newspaper. Alternative Ferry Crossings P&O Ferries Dover/Calais Over 5 Days 15 Per Car Return Eurotunnel Up to 5 Days 40 Per Car Over 5 Days 50 Per Car Return Stena Line Harwich/Hook of Holland 90 Per Car Return Inside 2 Berth Cabin 49 each way Outside 2 Berth Cabin 63 each way North Sea Hull/Rotterdam/Zeebrugge 49 Per Car Return Inside 2 Berth Cabin 89 each way Outside 2 Berth Cabin 89 each way DFDS Seaways Newcastle/Ijmuiden 50 Per Car Return Inside 2 Berth Cabin 112 each way Outside 2 Berth Cabin 126 each way Brittany Ferries Portsmouth/St Malo/Caen/Cherbourg On Request

4 Places to Visit Ypres When the First World War was declared in August 1914 the town was known by it's French name of Ypres. Now the town is formally known by the Flemish name of Ieper and Flemish is the local spoken language. Being close to the French border, nevertheless, like many places in this locality the town is known by both names and visitors will find it signposted in both Flemish and French. During the entire war period, from 1914 up to 1918, Ypres was the scene of some of the most important battles in the first World War, later referred to as the Great War. In Flanders Fields Museum The In Flanders Fields Museum presents the story of the First World War in the West Flanders front region. It is located in the renovated Cloth Halls of Ypres, an important symbol of wartime hardship and later recovery. The completely new permanent exhibition tells the story of the invasion of Belgium and the first months of the mobilisation, the four years trench war in the Westhoek - from the beach of Nieuwpoort to the Leie in Armentières -the end of the war and the permanent remembrance ever since. Sanctuary Wood Museum (Hill 62) After the First World War a farmer returned to reclaim his land in and around what was left of the wood he had left in A section of the original wood and the trenches in it were cleared of debris and casualties but generally the farmer left a section of a British trench system as he found it. This site is now one of the few places on the Ypres Salient battlefields where an original trench layout can be seen in some semblance of what it might have looked like.

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