Anyone have any suggestions of what to do in Bruges?

[DerRosenkavelier]

Hello - we're going to Bruges with 2 DCs (9 and 11). Does anyone have any brilliant suggestions? We're thinking walking, maybe a river cruise?
Many thanks

Canal tour is pretty good / ubiquitous.
There's loads of chocolatiers they can try.
Loads of Abbey beers you can try.
Moule and frits all round

It sounds lovely!

Drink beer. Eat Moules Frit. Enjoy!

Torture Museum
Diamond Museum
Beer Museum just off the main square has a fab interactive tour which has a kids option
Canal cruise
Tour via horse and carriage
Brewery tours

Don't go to the chocolate museum. It's absolutely crap. My ds (13) enjoyed the torture museum. I liked the Dali museum, the Groeningemuseum, and walking around the windmills at sunrise.
River tour is a must. Walk all around the city and go for hot chocolate at the old chocolate house.

Beer, moulds frites, waffles, carbonnades and chocolate! ! !

Buy chocolate

Get the train to Gent and away from the coach tours

Eat loads of chocolate, drink loads of beer and go ice skating in the square 💖

You must try waffles, Chez Albert is good.

Children might like the Volkskundemuseum, old shops, schoolroom etc.

Have a wonderful time!

People watch with a beer after doing a walking tour that included chocolate.

definitely go to The Old Chocolate House for a hot chocolate (and a waffle) the kids will love it. You get a big mug of hot milk and select your type of hot chocolate from a very large menu, the chocolate comes out as little chocolate chips in a chocolate cup. You drop the whole thing in your milk and whisk it. Absolutely delicious hot chocolate and a nice fun experience.

Some precious posters said don't go to the chocolate museum.... I disagree. There's free chocolate dispensers by the exhibits.... What's not to love

Don't bother with the museum in the main square though. Absolutely random and not what I was expecting at all (think it's called the historium)

Previous not precious sorry haha

Beer, chips and mayonnaise, chocolate - really healthy weekend! 😂

Watch the In Bruges film before you go. Maybe not with the kids though😁

We went last month... the boat trip was great but think they stop in November?

We went quite a few years ago pre DC. One thing I wouldn't recommend a museum, I think it's the Groeningemuseum. It is full of pictures of medieval torture of saints.

Would recommend chocolate, waffles, moules frites and the canal trip

Drink beer, eat chocolate and dame blanche.

Ha! I was just going to say the same thing @ChiantiAndTruffles
Don't do what they did

I am goi h next week and I am just looking forward to wandering around the streets. Lots of chocolate shops; looking forward to hot chocolate 🍫 and waffles.

@GinandGingerBeer** Tis like a fucking fairytale 

Oh and the other thing not to do in Bruges is get the over night ferry Saturday night, get shit faced, dance In a weird 'to the left to the left' fashion in cheesy ferry disco while the ferry lurches across the north sea, arrive in Brussels 8am Sunday morning to find it shut until 11am, freeze your knackers off while spending €30 on coffee, sail back that night, (see above but the dancing is to the right to the right) and find out your sister thought we'd been to France

I'm sure your experience will be far more cultured than mine was.

When I was there I went to this really awesome tiny restaurant that only offer two dishes a night reccomended by a local. I can’t remember the name but the food was great, prices very low and atmosphere was great.

If you like noodles I can highly recommend the Marco Polo Noodle Bar. Small, but v good food.

Ha I'm going there on a coach tour soon for a day/night will look at some of this to make the most of it

Great restaurant called Ribs n Beer. Does what it says, kid friendly. Book, especially at a weekend. Walking outside the city walla is nice. Beer museum is ok.