After a reasonably early departure from Ypres we drove the 50 mins to Ghent, a former city-state in the Middle Ages, now a university town packed with interesting medieval architecture.

We left the motorhome at the city’s only overnight parking spot (looked very secure!) and caught a bus into the city centre. Our tour started, of course, with a good lunch overlooking the river – Ghent now has a reputation for quality veggie food, the two dishes we tried certainly seemed to support that.

We then followed a self-guided walking tour which took in many of the impressive buildings around the city.