Visitors with disabilities
The Procession of the Holy Blood is an event for everyone. We place great importance on inclusion and accessibility, and offer various support and assistance options to help you experience this historic event to the fullest.
Facilities
Do you need assistance? We provide five zones with facilities specifically for visitors with disabilities and their companion(s): Hauwerstraat, Steenstraat, Noordzandstraat, Markt, and Dijver.
The zones are equipped with a number of facilities, such as accessible toilets. There are standing places everywhere, sometimes there are also seats by reservation. In addition, two locations are available for visitors with disabilities who require assistance (reservation required).
For safety reasons, wheelchair users (with the option of transferring to a seat) can only reserve seats in the Markt zone (stand Y and care zone W), the Dijver zone, and the Hauwerstraat zone. There are no seats in the Noordzandstraat zone. People with disabilities can also request assistance in other zones, apart from those where we offer specific facilities.
If you reserve a seat in one of the two care zones, our staff will contact you personally to discuss your assistance needs. You can request assistance for the following:
- picking up at the nearest bus stop;
- picking up from a nearby ‘drop zone’;
- assistance to the toilet.
Facilities
- Public toilets Interparking 't Zand (opposite Concertgebouw)
- Seating V for persons with disabilities (by reservation). Additional toilet facilities are available here, provided that an accompanying person is present.
- Assistance available for persons with disabilities (by reservation)
Accessibility
- Bicycle parking under BMCC
- Bus stop 't Zand
- Parking 't Zand or station car park in combination with free bus to 't Zand
- If necessary, you can drop off persons with disabilities at the corner of Maagdenstraat and Hauwerstraat, and then drive away via Hendrik Consciencelaan.
Facilities
- Public toilets Interparking 't Zand (opposite the Concert Hall) and entrance to Interparking Albertpark
- Seating A (by reservation)
- First aid post
- Assistance available for persons with disabilities (by reservation)
Accessibility
- Bicycle parking under 't Zand
- Bus stop 't Zand
- Parking 't Zand or station car park in combination with free bus to 't Zand
Facilities
- Public toilets Interparking 't Zand (opposite Concertgebouw)
- Parking spaces only (freely available)
- Assistance available for persons with disabilities (by reservation)
Accessibility
- Bicycle parking under 't Zand
- Bus stop 't Zand
- Parking 't Zand or station car park in combination with free bus to 't Zand
Facilities
- Mobile toilets on Markt, toilet block at Biekorf and on Burg in Brugse Vrije (the latter location is not wheelchair accessible)
- Stands Y and X (by reservation)
- Seats W for persons with disabilities (by reservation). Additional toilet facilities are available here, provided that an accompanying person is present.
- First aid post
- Assistance available for persons with disabilities (by reservation)
Accessibility
- Burg bicycle parking
- Stadsschouwburg bus stop
- If necessary, you can drop off persons with disabilities here: drive in via Langestraat – Hoogstraat and drop off either at Burg or at the corner of Philipstockstraat and Markt. Then drive out via Vlamingstraat.
Facilities
- Public toilets Gruuthuse
- Benches B, E and D (reservation required)
- Grandstand Z (reservation required)
- Assistance available for persons with disabilities (reservation required)
Accessibility
- Bicycle parking Katelijnestraat
- Bus stop 't Zand (600 m walking distance)
Accessible to everyone
Are you interested in following the procession with audio description or in Flemish Sign Language? No problem! We offer digital solutions for visitors who are blind or visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing. You can follow the procession with audio description or sign language through our digital programme guide or Heritage app, which you can download from erfgoed.app. Simply follow the instructions, turn on your Bluetooth, and enjoy the procession!
Tickets
For the two assistance zones, you’ll need a ticket. You can obtain these tickets upon presentation of your EDC (European Disability Card), blue parking badge for persons with disabilities, or national public transport reduction card (‘blue card’).
Organisations dedicated to the interests of disabled persons can receive up to 20 tickets at a reduced rate through the City of Bruges’ Local Social Policy.
- Grandstands: € 15,00
- Grandstands groups (> 20 persons), seniors (65+), visitors with a disability and children under 16 years: € 13,00
- Benches: € 5,50
- Benches groups (> 20 persons), seniors (65+), visitors with a disability and children under 16 years: € 4,00
Do you have any questions?
Feel free to contact us.
We are happy to help you experience this special event.
