Belgium

Get a breath of fresh air on the beach with a long walk along the dunes, blissfully sunbathing in a lounger with a sea breeze, builing sandcastles with the kids, eating pancakes on the seawall, kite surfing on the waves, or take lessons sailing, surfing, kiting, ... , looking at a Christmas tree burning on the beach and fireworks at New Year's Eve, everything is possible on the Belgian coast.

Relax on the beach with a long walk along the dunes, blissfully sunbathing in a lounge chair with a sea breeze, aperitifs in a cozy beach bar, building sandcastles with the children, eating pancakes on the seawall, kitesurfing on the waves, watching a Christmas tree burning on the beach before New year or fireworks at New Year's Eve, everything is possible on the Belgian coast.

HEIST (KNOKKE-HEIST)

Heist, a sub-municipality of Knokke-Heist, is located between Zeebrugge and Duinbergen. Heist is located on the North Sea but has much more to offer besides beach and sea, namely it borders the nature reserve Baai van Heist to the west and to the south of that there are the nature reserves Sashul and Vuurtorenweiden. To the south of Heist is the West Flemish polder land with the Kleiputten van Heist, a remnant of the brick industry and now a beautiful nature reserve. The Isabellavaart also runs here. But on the east side, also on the side of the holiday apartment, is popularly known as ‘het bosje van Heist’, a park of no less than 19 ha. The Willemspark with southern dune forest and the northern dunes also has a pond with natural banks, the construction of a play landscape and the rabbit and mole path. In addition to sunbathing, building beach castles, swimming in the sea, walking on the beach or in one of the various nature reserves and cycling in the polder land, there is much more.

Heist has a very pleasant centre with various bistros and restaurants, cosy beach bars, bakers, supermarkets, butchers and shops.

By bike you are less than 10 minutes away in the centre of Knokke where you will find several pleasant shopping streets with a pleasant breakfast or lunch place on every corner. If you like a longer bike ride, you can cycle to the beautiful nature reserve the Zwin or a bit further to the beautiful Cadzand, a whole bike ride through nature along the most beautiful nature reserves but also with the possibility to stop along the way for a delicious lunch in e.g. Zilt & Zout, highly recommended.
In short, everything for a wonderful holiday by the sea can be found in Heist.

Wenduine

Wenduine is located between De Haan and Blankenberge. The city has a lot to offer: an indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, golf, cycling in nature, fishing, horseback riding, kite surfing, sailing & surfing school, skatepark, petanque and last but not least: beach and sea! The area around Wenduine has about 160 hectares of dune forests, followed by the longest beach on the Flemish coast: 12 kilometers long and 80 meters wide. The second highest dune of the Belgian coast is located in Wenduine and offers a beautiful view over the dunes and the sea. On this high dune you will find a small, white pavilion with a red roof: the Spioenkop.

Ostend

A real city by the sea and full of generous history, home to famous artists such as Spilliaert and Ensor. The lighthouse district or also called the fishermen's district, has a completely new district. Ideal to rest and to avoid the city bustle, from here you can walk to the beach and enjoy peace, sun, sea and of course the beach. From the fisherman's quay you can take the free ferry to the Center where you can find many restaurants, beach bars, museums, galleries and especially large shopping streets. Everything is here at walking distance. Fort Napoleon can also be visited here in the back garden.

Active or relaxed

Activities in the area

Relax

Nothing better than to get a breath of fresh air at the seaside and relax completely. Rent a lounger with a windbreak and enjoy the sunbeams on your face or take a beautiful walk along the sea or along the dunes.

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Sporty touring

Cycling along the dunes and the sea or rather inland along the meadows and fields; choose the cycling route that suits you best and enjoy the beautiful nature.

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Nature at the top

Unspoiled dunes, infinite sea, but also parks and nature reserves with birds, ducks and other coastal fauna and flora.

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Explore tourism

Go back in history, discover how it used to be or who has an artistic side can enrich his / her mind with art, museums and galleries. Rent a go cart and drive around, step past the tourist office and ask for what you would like to see or discover.

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Wenduine: Leopold II-laan, 8420 De Haan
Oostende: Monacoplein 2-9, 8400 Oostende

Culinary dining

Come and taste those delicious North Sea fish, enriched with freshly caught cockles and hand-peeled shrimps. Taste what our North Sea has to offer.