Ensor Trip to Belgium!

Antwerp is only a little over 2 hours on the Eurostar from London, so why not join us and enjoy a weekend away!

We are currently gazing interest in a 3 day stay in Antwerp, Belgium, this Autumn. Please sign up if you believe you might want to join this trip.

You will be able to join the following itinerary:

For the full weekend, we suggest you take the 9 o'clock train from London St Pancras on Friday to arrive in Antwerp Central c. 13.30.

Mariska will greet you at Antwerp's beautiful Art Nouveau station with a short talk and help you get to your hotel (suggestions following shortly).

After settling in Mariska will meet everyone at the unique Plantin–Moretus Museum and for a short walk around the centre of the city. In the evening Mariska has booked a typical mussels and frites restaurant for those who want to join.

On Saturday we will visit the KMSKA museum for the Ensor exhibition, and for those who have the energy we will have a coffee at the museum and explore their permanent collection a bit more. Others are free to explore Anwerp on their own. We will meet up again at 15.00 for quick pick me up with some Belgium beer, after which we will explore some in situe artworks at Anwerp's wonderful churches. You are free to enjoy dinner on your own or join us for meal together.

On Sunday morning we travel by train to Ostend (leaving your luggage at the station) where we will visit the Ensor House and their exhibition: Satire, Parody, Pastiche. We will have lunch, explore Ostend a little and head back to Antwerp, from where you can board your train back to London!

You can book attendance to this trip per day, which is  50 GBP per person for the Friday and 75 GBP for the Saturday and Sunday. Charges include the guiding services of Mariska, entrance tickets to galleries and the train ticket between Antwerp and Ostend on Sunday should you choose to join that day.

Please Note:

This Long Weekend Break includes events organized by Art Historical London, an itinerary and the services of lecturer and native Dutch speaker Mariska Beekenkamp-Wladimiroff. 

This is not a package holiday and does not include travel between London and Antwerp, accommodation or food.

However, we will make suggestions regarding travel, overnight stays and or restaurants, and an effort will be made to organize restaurants each day for those who would like to eat together. Any of the parties involved do not pay any commissions to Art Historical London or our guides.

You are responsible for any separate contracts with individual providers you make regarding this trip. Art Historical London and their lecturers cannot and do not take responsibility for the services by any third party used by you during this trip.

We strongly advise you to take out your own insurance or check with the individual suppliers regarding cancellation policies and Covid.

This itinerary is subject to change should local conditions or unexpected restrictions occur. As the tour is arranged many months in advance visits may be subject to amendment.

We need a min of 5 to make this trip happen.

The total number of participants is strictly limited to 15.