Fred Olsen mini-cruise offer

This three night mini cruise is priced from £481 and leaves on 18th October from Southampton on the Boudicca – a ship with a strong British historical theme throughout, with each public room, lounge and restaurant designed to ensure the mood is in keeping with her sister ship Black Watch.

Travelling to Zeebrugge in Belgium, which is just eight kilometres from Bruges, a fascinating city for excursions ranging from shopping to heritage tours, notable because the city has much lovely medieval architecture, in fact, the historic centre of Bruges is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Worth visiting are the Church of Our Lady, whose brick spire — at 122m — is one of the world's highest brick buildings and the thirteenth century Belfry, housing a Carillon of 47 bells. The city’s full-time bell ringer puts on regular free concerts for visitors. Or you can just shop for the famous Bruges lace, beer and chocolate to take home!