Quick Details
Adults and young
(+ 6% booking fee, see FAQ)
€ 75.00
Head for the scents of the sun and the traditions of the South!
A rail cruise on the rails of Mediterranean gourmet delights… in the heart of the Bocq valley!
Freshness, aromas, flavours and pleasures for all the senses: a breath of fresh air from the South will be blowing over your plate!
Come and enjoy a buffet that smells of summer, the sea and holidays on board our 1960s-style restaurant train (air-conditioned carriages).
Timetable:
Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 August – New date – Sunday 6 September: registration from 12.30 pm – Train departs at 1.00 pm.
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Welcome at Spontin station: from 12.30 pm.
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Le Bocq Gourmand – Saveurs du Sud takes place on one of Belgium’s most picturesque railway lines, in the heart of the Bocq Valley, and lasts approximately 2.5 hours. Several stops are planned during the journey.
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Throughout the journey, a high-quality cold buffet featuring the aromas and flavours of the South will be served.
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The train is air-conditioned, so you won’t be too hot or too cold!
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Please note: depending on the work in progress on the Chemin de Fer du Bocq line, the itinerary may be modified without changing the total duration of the journey or the service.
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The train departs from and arrives at Spontin station (Chaussée de Dinant, 3, 5530, Spontin), where you will find a large free car park.
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Your journey will take place in the train usually composed as shown below (changes to the train composition are always possible): Locomotive 5183 – Generator van – MITROPA restaurant car – HALBERTSTADT bar car – Locomotive 5205
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Our trains are not equipped with toilets. However, toilets are available at Spontin station.
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Accessibility for people with reduced mobility (PRM): our trains date from the 1930s to the 1960s, a period when transport access for PRM was not as developed as it is today. However, we have installed mobile access ramps on most of our trains. Contact us for more information: [email protected]
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The Chemin de Fer du Bocq is an organisation of the non-profit association ‘Patrimoine Ferroviaire et Tourisme – Toerisme Spoorweg en Patrimonium (PFT-TSP)’.
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Your booking: within the limits of our general and specific terms and conditions, you can modify and cancel your booking. Contact us for more information: [email protected]
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A guided tour through the Bocq Valley aboard our air-conditioned restaurant train;
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Service provided by our qualified staff;
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1 complimentary aperitif (Cava or another drink by the glass)
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The ‘Soleil du Sud’ cold buffet, featuring (for example): a selection of meat, fish and shellfish, a variety of salads, starchy foods and fresh fruit;
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Other drinks are charged at the usual rates.
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This event is by advance booking only.
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Due to the layout of our dining car (tables seating 2 or 4 people), bookings are generally made for groups of 2 or multiples of 2:
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If all tables for 2 are fully booked, two separate bookings may be combined at the same table for 4.
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If several bookings involve an odd number of guests, people from different bookings may be seated together at the same table.
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The number of guests is between 28 and 42. If the minimum number of 28 guests is not reached, we reserve the right to cancel the excursion and issue a full refund for any bookings already made.
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