beach
De Panne Beach
Belgium's widest sandy beach, famous for land-yachting and bordering the wild Westhoek dunes near the French border.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
Oostduinkerke is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Veurne, 30km from Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Oostduinkerke is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 8,534, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Oostduinkerke sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Oostduinkerke to your route.
Oostduinkerke (Dutch: [oːzˈdœyŋkɛrkə]; West Flemish: Ôostduunkerke; French: Ostdunkerque [ɔstdœ̃kɛʁk]) is a place on the southern west coast of Belgium, located in the province of West Flanders. Once a municipality of its own, Oostduinkerke now is a sub-municipality in the municipality of Koksijde.
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Oostduinkerke translates as 'East Dunkirk'. The town originally shared its name with the city of Dunkirk in current-day France; therefore, in the 13th century, Oost- was added to its name to avoid confusion with its namesake further to the west.
Oostduinkerke lies amidst a dune area (approximately 2.4 km2; 1 sq. mi.), which is now a protected nature reserve. Oostduinkerke's sandy beach stretches from 250 to 700 metres (270 to 800 yards) at ebb-tide and extends over 30 km (20 miles), via De Panne to the beach of Dunkirk (France), which explains why Oostduinkerke is popular with sand yachters and parakarters.
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Oostduinkerke is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.1157 latitude, 2.6822 longitude.
Oostduinkerke has a population of approximately 8,534 people, making it a town in Belgium.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Belgium's widest sandy beach, famous for land-yachting and bordering the wild Westhoek dunes near the French border.
7 km · about 15 min drive
cafe
The abbey café opposite Saint-Sixtus monastery in Westvleteren: effectively the only place on earth to reliably drink Westvleteren 12, long rated the world's best beer, at the source with a slab of abbey cheese.
25 km · about 30 min drive
coastal drive
The N34 'Royal Road' hugs nearly the whole Belgian coast, sharing its corridor with the world's longest tram line and passing Belle Epoque De Haan, dunes and beach resorts.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Set in Ypres' rebuilt Cloth Hall, this museum tells the harrowing story of the WWI Western Front trenches.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A vast memorial arch bearing 54,000 names of the missing, where the Last Post sounds every evening at eight.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
The medieval heart of Bruges, where the climbable Belfry tower looms over a square of stepped-gable guild houses.
39 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Bruges tavern serving continuously since 1515: likely Belgium's oldest café, with a Flemish Renaissance interior, a stove-warmed main room and a boules garden out back; Van Dyck is said to have paid in paintings.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Lively old quarter of Flemish brick gables and grand squares, the cultural capital of the French north.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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