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Contact
info@vrijstaat-o.be
0497 / 54 51 67
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Opening times
Saturday 25 June to Sunday 11 September
- Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 2 to 6 pm
- Saturday, Sunday and holidays (11 July, 21 July, 15 August): 11 am to 6 pm
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Prices
- €8 ( standard)
- €6 (under-26, O.-pas, ING cardholders, Knack Club members, Club Le Vif members, Club Plus Magazine members, groups)
- free for children under 12
Special packages:
- NMBS daytrip (train + tram + ticket) on sale in all NMBS stations
- De Lijn Pluskaart, €8 (coastal tram + ticket), on sale in all Lijnwinkels on the coast
- Freestate is included in City Pass Oostende, on sale at Toerisme Oostende
- combined tickets with Brusselmans exhibition (Mu.Zee): €14
- combined tickets with Fort Napoleon: €10
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Ticket sales
Individual tickets can be bought on the spot at 2 locations on the circuit: the meeting-point (the warehouse at 12 Hendrik Baelskaai) and Fort Napoleon.
Individual tickets + combined tickets with Brusselmans exhibition (Mu.Zee) or Fort Napoleon can be bought at Toerisme Oostende and Fort Napoleon.
Combined tickets with Brusselmans exhibition (Mu.Zee) can be bought at Mu.Zee, 11 Romestraat (Ostend).
B-daytrip can be bought at any NMBS station, and the De Lijn Pluskaart at any Lijnwinkel on the coast.
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How to get there
- free bicycle and pedestrian ferry from centre of Ostend (Vistrap)
- public transport: from Ostend NMBS station, coastal tram towards Knokke, get off at 'Weg naar Vismijn' or 'Duin en Zee'
- by car: head towards Bredene/Knokke from President Kennedyplein (end of A10 motorway); turn left at the 5th set of traffic lights. There is enough free parking on the site.
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Location
The Freestate circuit is on the East side of the harbour in Ostend. The central office (information, tickets) is in a warehouse (12, Hendrik Baelskaai, corner of Fortstraat). The site extends as far as Fort Napoleon, the site of the former Military Hospital, an exhibition boat (at Vuurtorendok) and a mortar bunker. See the plan here. Meeting point at the central office (warehouse at 12, Hendrik Baelskaai) with pop-up bar and terrace on the quayside. And picnic places!
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Map
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Guided Tours
Guided tours for groups are available, but only by reservation, at info@vrijstaat-o.be or on 0497/545 167. Minimum of 15, maximum 25 people per tour. Admission at group rate (€6 per person), guide €60 (Dutch, French, English).
Exclusive evening visits or guided tours with a variety of catering packages, by request only. More information at info@vrijstaat-o.be or on 0497/545 167.
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Press
Pieter Koten:
pieter@vrijstaat-o.be or 0474 / 33 11 20
Hendrik Tratsaert: hendrik@vrijstaat-o.be or 0473 / 85 67 63
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