"Vertrouwen" The 111 year old Dutch Barge.

"Vertrouwen", moored on the Blaton/Ath canal, close to the beautiful Chateau Beloiel, only 15 minutes to the famous zoo, Pairi Daiza. The fabulous Pays des Collines is 30 minutes and the historic city of Mons 30 minutes. This beautiful old Barge is comfortable and spacious, featuring a saloon/dining, large kitchen, seating/dining on deck, and comfortable bedrooms. Usual facilities with shower and washing machine. Not suited disabled. No freezer. Dog allergy potential. A work in progress. My name is Andrew and I look forward to welcoming you to my 111 year old Dutch barge. I rebuilt "Vertrouwen" around 12 years ago and have been refurbishing ever since. The ship has been my art studio and my artworks of various kinds are on display. It's a quirky space, clean and tidy and of quite generous proportions internally. There's everything you need to enjoy your stay with comfortable bedrooms, studio/workspace available...a large kitchen which has everything needed for the creation of all your meals. You will find that the "Vertrouwen is a ship that is ready to navigate the canals of Europe so please bare in mind that the equipment and controls necessary for this are present. Please also be aware that a ship of this kind is entirely different in many ways to a house and care and attention must be paid for your safety. This is especially so for children. Guests are welcome to use the upper deck and wheelhouse, all the below deck rooms, but not the engine room at the rear of the ship nor the foc'sle at the front of the ship. Please note that the mooring is around 100 m from the parking area. There is a luggage trolley provided. I will try to be available for your arrival and I will try to be available by telephone at all times. If there is an urgent matter requiring assistance to do with the functioning of the ship's services I will provide the number of a local contact who may be able to assist. There will be a book on board listing all the services on board ship, how they work..!! This book will also contain all the different local sites you may find interesting to visit and other information in several languages. Parking is available for two vehicles just off the road "Grande Dreve". Other parking is possible close by. The ship is moored around 100m from the parking area. There is a luggage trolley available at the ship. I regret the ship is not suited to wheelchair uses or those who may be more than moderately disabled. Care must be taken on board ship, as the decks are not level, are narrow in places and especially ***care must be taken if you imbibe alcohol.*** Safety equipment is available, life vests, ropes, first aid, fire extinguishers, alarms etc. Recreational drugs are not permitted. No loud parties permitted. It is not permitted to swim in the Belgian canals. Please do not attempt to launch the 4m boat from the deck under any circumstances. No naked flame torches, candles or flame devices (other than the cooker) permitted below deck. The barbeque and the firepit should only be used on dry land. (No firewood or charcoal is provided.)