EASY TO GET TO

10 minutes' walk from the Grote Markt in Bruges.

Adornes Domain is situated in a low-traffic neighbourhood. There is a cycle rack on the forecourt in front of the chapel. An extra cycle rack will soon be installed in the garden. 

Paid car parking is obligatory throughout the city centre, from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. You can easily park your car in one of the underground car parks, which is usually less expensive.

The most inexpensive and largest car park is next to the railway station: you pay € 3.50 a day, bus transfer with De Lijn to and from the city centre for 4 passengers included. The bus connects the railway station and the centre every five minutes.

The Park and Ride areas are situated right outside of the city centre. Here you can park your car for free and for longer duration. The city centre is a stone’s throw away on foot or by bus.

From the station to the Adornes estate
6 minutes’ walk from the Coupure bus-stop (lines 6 & 16) via Predikherenstraat and Molenmeers.
6 minutes’ walk from the Gouden Handstraat bus-stop (lines 4 & 14) via Carmerstraat and Jeruzalemstraat.

From the Adornes estate to the station
Note: on lines 6 & 16, a small part of the return journey takes a different route. You can ask for directions to the correct bus-stop at the Adornes estate reception desk.
Plan your journey with the De Lijn Route-planner. 

Coaches
No coaches are allowed into the city centre. Coaches can park at the Kruispoort (if you continue on the R30 ring-road from Kruispoort towards the station, you will see a De Lijn bus-stop, where there are first about 15 spaces for cars, followed by an area where coaches can park). From there it is 10 minutes’ walk to the Adornes estate.

Another possibility is the coach park (Katelijne parking) at Bargeplein on the Canal Island. There are two ways of reaching the Adornes Domain from there. Either you take bus 12 to the station and then change to bus 4 or 14 (getting off at the ‘Gouden Handstraat’ stop), or 6 or 16 (getting off at the ‘Coupure’ stop), or else you can take bus 12 to ‘Brugge Markt’, from where it is 15 minutes’ walk to the Adornes estate. Click here for more information.

30 minutes’ walk from Bruges train station. Buses 6, 16 & 4, 14 take you from the train station to the Coupure or Gouden Handstraat bus-stops.
Prepare your journey with the NMBS Travel Planner.

IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Lace Centre: 2 minutes' walk
St Anne's Church: 2 minutes' walk
Folklore Museum: 3 minutes' walk
English Covent: 4 minutes' walk
Mills: 5 minutes' walk
Gezelle Museum: 6 minutes' walk
St Sebastian Archery Club (website only in NL): 8 minutes' walk 

TICKETS

8.00 euro: adults
6.00 euro: groups of 15 and more*, over-65s
4.00 euro: visitors from 7 to 25 years old, people with a disability
2.00 euro: per student on school visits

Family ticket: free access for/as of the third child
Free entry: children under 6, guides, Press, residents of Bruges

*The almshouses on the Adornes estate can only hold a limited number of people. For visits to run smoothly, we ask groups of 20 or more to inform us of their arrival in advance.  

ACCESSIBILITY

The exhibition areas in the almshouses are on the ground floor, so no stairs have to be climbed. Sufficient spaces has been provided for easy movement between the various displays. Everything has also been set at a comfortably readable height.

Please note that the mediaeval architecture does not make a visit to the exhibition easy for wheelchair users. For example, the old cobblestones on the courtyard make it hard to move around and the doors of the almshouses are very narrow. The widest has a breadth of 74 cm. So in order to enter the building, wide wheelchairs will first have to be folded up. It is therefore best for wheelchair users to bring someone with them.

The Jerusalem Chapel too has a very narrow entrance. People with a wheelchair wider than 63 cm should contact us in advance of a visit. The chapel also has a large door which a member of staff can open. The ground floor, comprising the nave and the crypt, is easily accessible. However, the sanctuary can only be reached up a stairway of 14 narrow steps.

CONTACT

Adornes vzw

Peperstraat 3 
8000 Bruges . Belgium 
T +32 (0)50 33 88 83
info@adornes.org

Groups and schools:

For a tailor-made visit contact:
Louise Janssens de Bisthoven 
ljb@adornes.org

Events:

Kristina Altink
kma@adornes.org

THE SCOTTISH LOUNGE

A visit to the Adornes estate takes an average of an hour and a half. Anyone who is hungry or thirsty during or after their visit can go to the Scottish Lounge. If you don’t see any staff, that’s because it is what we call an ‘honesty lounge’, where visitors put the money for their drink or snack in a box provided for the purpose.

SHOP

Don’t forget to visit our shop when you have seen the estate. The products on sale there are related to the world of Anselm Adornes. As a diplomat he travelled throughout Europe. So you can expect plenty of Flemish, Burgundian and Scottish specialities as well as an authentic Adornes wine, produced by a descendant of the Adornes family in the Asti area, in the southern part of the Northern Italian region of Piedmont.

MASS

9 o’clock every Saturday morning in the Jerusalem Chapel. The Jerusalem Chapel can also be used for christenings in a limited family circle, on payment of a contribution to the expenses. To book, contact us at info@adornes.org.