Excursions
Below is an overview of important sights and nice excursions in the area around Westende (Koning Ridderdijk).
Directly at Westende
⛱️ Westende Beach – Beautiful wide beach perfect for walking, sunbathing and swimming.
🚶♂️ Zeedijk Westende‑Bad – The cozy sea dike with terraces and sea views.
🐚 Sint‑Laureinsduinen – Dune area ideal for walks and experiencing nature.
🏖️ Sint Laureinsstrand – Beach location near Westende and accessible for dogs (perfect for quieter beach moments).
Culture & art
🏡 Villa Les Zéphyrs – Historic coastal house from 1922 that evokes the atmosphere of a bygone seaside culture, often included in walking routes. IsaBellevue
📍 The Navigator Monument - Simon Dybbroe Moller – Artwork on the coastal promenade.
🎨 Statue Metamorphose & 🧒 Smurfette - Monique Mol – Statues and artworks scattered along the coastal promenade.
📍 Het Silt - Casino, hotel and restaurant.
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Nature & view
🌳 The Warandeduinen – Extensive dune area for peaceful walks and nature.
🗼 Warandetoren – Viewing tower in the dunes with panoramic views over the dune landscape and the sea.
🌾 The Schuddebeurze nature reserve – Quiet nature reserve with dune and polder landscape.
Activities & fun
⛳ Minigolf Westende 🏌 – Nice mini-golf course near the sea wall.
Excursions a little further away (~10-30 min)
🏰 Westfront Nieuwpoort — West Front Newport – Interactive experience about WWI and the flooding of the IJzervlakte. (Ideal for a full day trip.)
🏖️ Plopsaland De Panne & Plopsaqua – Large amusement and water park, fun for families (approx. 30-40 min).
🎨 Mu.ZEE (Oostende) – Art museum with Belgian and international modern art (approx. ~30 min).
🔱 Atlantikwall Raversyde (Oostende) – Historic Atlantic Wall bunkers and exhibitions (approx. ~30 min).
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If you wish, you can find additional tourist information about Middelkerke & Nieuwpoort below via:
Bicycles and go-karts can be rented via: Babelou (Koning Ridderdijk 44 in Westende).
Did you know this?
Also visit:
our holiday home 'House number 11' located in the heart of the Flemish Ardennes (Oosterzele)
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Also visit:
The holiday home , Casa Limão, sleeps two and is located in the beautiful Algarve (Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, Portugal). We are currently working on a site.
for more info: info.casalimao@gmail.com