Nieuwpoort
Base - Belgium
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Base
manager welcomes you to Nieuwpoort.
Nieuwpoort is a fishing harbour and pleasurecraft
port. It has an overwhelming seafood market, with
morning catches from the North Sea and a wealth of
fresh fish and seafood restaurants. The old town
has a market in the square on Thursday afternoons.
There are several parks with tennis courts, a sports
hall, swimming pool and mini golf.
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BASE
OPENING HOURS
Monday - Saturday
09:00 - 12:00 13:00 - 17:00
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LATE
ARRIVALS
If you are going to be arriving at the base late, you will need to inform
the base directly or the general sales office where you booked. When
you arrive at the base there will be a note on the reception door informing
you where your boat is. The boat will be left open with the lights on
for you to stay on board that night. The base staff will do the full
briefing the following morning.
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PRE-ORDER YOUR GROCERIES
Order one (or more) of our 2 grocery packs, which will be ready on board for you when you arrive: “Sundowner Pack” - all the essentials for your first evening on board
“Starter Pack” - all you need for your first night & morning.
These packs are only available prebooked, from the time of your booking up to a few weeks before departure. For the full details of the pack |
PRE-ARRANGE YOUR TAXI TRANSFER
Le Boat will be happy to arrange transfers from your arrival point to the base. Please INFORM the base at least 14 days prior to departure. The base receptionist will contact you directly to confirm details of your transfer. |
HOW TO GET THERE - Le Boat Nieuwpoort Brugse Vaart 48 B - 8620 Nieuwpoort
Telephone: 0032 (0) 582 366 23 Fax: 0032 (0) 582 397 99
By Road
GPS Co-ordinates E2° 46.271` N51° 8.304`
From England or France
Follow signs to Calais/Dunkerque – E40 direction Belgium/Brugge. Follow exit NR355 Nieuwpoort /Diksmuide direction Nieuwpoort N39. At first traffic lights, turn right, direction Nieuwpoort stad. At second traffic lights, drive straight on. At third traffic lights, turn right, direction Oostende. Follow the sign Binnenhaven up to traffic lights. Turn right, direction Lombardsijde/Westende N318 and turn right again after only 50m direction Oudenburg N358 (keeping monument of King Albert I at your right). About 200 meters further, cross the bridge and turn left, direction Oudenburg N358. Follow this road about 1 km and you will see the base at your left.
From Zeebrugge to base
Leave Zeebrugge direction Brugge (N31) up to the junction A10-E40/A17. Take A10-E40 direction Oostende. Veurne up to the junction A18/A10. Take A18 direction of Veurne. Leave A18 at exit 5 (Gistel/Oostende Airport) and drive direction Oostende on the N33. After about 2 km take direction Nieuwpoort. You are on the N358 along the Canal Plassendale-Nieuwpoort. After about 10 km, you drive over the bridge above the Sint-Joris lock, and after 100 m, turn right to the base.
From Brussels
Following the E40 through Gent – Brugge. After Brugge at Jabbeke following the E40 direction – Veurne/Nieuwpoort. At the exit NR355 direction of Nieuwpoort/Diksmuide direction Nieuwpoort N39 – see above.
Airports
Oostende - 16km Brussel-Zaventem - 125km Lille (France) - 130km
By Taxi
Oostende
Taxi Bond NV - 0032 (0) 597 028 88
Nieuwpoort
Taxi Charlie - 0032 (0) 475 586 229
Taxi Merlijn - 0032 (0) 475 680 311
Taxi Pierre - 0033 (0) 582 356 54
By Rail
Oostende - 16km from the base Veurne - 10km from the base Eurostar Waterloo International - Eurostar Waterloo International Brussels Midi: 2 hrs 40 mins. Brussels Midi has rail connections to the rest of Belgium.
By Bus
Diksmuide - 10km from the base |
HOTELS
Martinique - 0032 (0) 582 404 08
Clarenhof - 0032 (0) 582 248 00
Cosmopolite - 0032 (0) 582 333 66 |
SUPERMARKETS
1.56km from the base there is a UNIC, a supermarket for all provisions
(also fresh bread, meat and vegetables etc) |
PARKING
Open Parking Free of Charge |
SHOPS
The town center of Nieuwpoort is approx 2km from the base and has several
shops, restaurants and cafes etc. Details for the essential shops can
be obtained by calling the base prior to arrival. |
POST
OFFICE
2km from the base, Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 12:00
14:00 – 17:00, Saturday 09:00 – 12:00 |
VETS
Colson en Bogaert
Albert-I-laan 107, 8620 Nieuwpoort, 0032 (0) 582 40 230, 2km from the base |
FISHING
Fishing is allowed. A Fishing Permit is required (not for under 16's) and
can be purchased from the local post office. |
CREDIT
CARDS
Nieuwpoort
accept the following credit cards for payment of Security/Fuel
Deposit, Damage Waiver and Optional Extras: Visa, Mastercard
Please Note: In Belgium you
can pay with credit cards in restaurants, hotels,
shops and some of the big supermarket chains,
but not in smaller supermarkets and grocery
stores. |
MOBILE
PHONES
In Belgium most of the locks and bridges are manned. Some of the bridge
keepers operate several bridges and may not be on their bridge at the time
of your arrival. To get around Brugge, you have to get in touch by phone
with the people who operate the whole system of bridges and locks around
Brugge from a central control.
If
you do not have your own mobile phone or have a phone,
which does not workabroad, you can rent one at the
base.
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BANK
There are several banks in the centre of Nieuwpoort, 2km from the base
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 12:00 14:00 – 17:00 |
