Beaches
The widest beach of Belgium, near the French border. One of the crowded beaches of the Belgium coast during the high season. It offers you the possibility for a nice walk or even a sail tour on the beach. De Panne is made up of sand beaches and beautiful dunes. It also forms perfect beach for families.
During the high season it is a beautiful beach where many surfers enjoy the wind. The widest North Sea beach with white sand and a beautiful hinterland. During low tide the beach is almost 500m wide and several kilometres long. The Panne is the summit of the Belgium coast, where North Sea, dunes and polders are combined. The very wide beach attracts many beach sailors, surfers and kite surfers.
A sunbath or a walk along the beach, playing fun or water sports. The very well maintained, white beaches of De Panne will offer you peace and quietness. The beaches, with showers to rinse of the salt seawater, will be cleaned everyday. Besides the rescue brigade will guard the beaches and warns when there is a dangerous current or wind; a pleasant and safe feeling.
On the beaches and in the surf you can practice a variety of spectacular recreation forms. Other surf disciplines are mobile short boards, and the calmer long boards, body boards, bodysurf with a small board in the hand, kneeboards on your knees and the skim boards on the thin water film that stays behind after every wave. On the wide beaches of the North seacoast you can drive a sail wagon or do some beach surfing.
Facilities
De Panne is proud of its widest beach without wave breakers. This makes it the biggest and safest ‘playground’ of Europe. The beach facilitates its guests with showers, toilets, beach tents, surf equipment rental, beach chairs and wind screens. Furthermore there is plenty of parking space.
Optimum facilities will tribute to the comfort and with that the holiday pleasure of the guests. It starts with accessible beach crossings and parking places, the availability of public showers and restrooms, beach cabins, and dustbins. Then there are the lifeguards and the rescue brigade whom watch over the well being of the guests, with a First aid post nearby. The possibility to rent beach-chairs, windshields and parasols is an extra comfort for our 'spoiled' bathing guests.
At the end the many beach pavilions will take care of the needs for serving drinks and snacks or lunch and diner.
Are dogs allowed on the beach?
Yes, but only under certain conditions. In some municipalities the beach is not accessible in certain areas or periods. Sometimes conditions apply. But generally there are exceptions for guide dogs.
The local regulations in De Panne:
On the beach of De Panne are all dogs prohibited between the Bortierplein and the Canadezenplein during the period from Easter until 30th september. Outside this zone and period are only leashed dogs allowed.
Beach tips
- At low tide there is a strong current towards the sea, than stay close to shore. In case you get pulled in by the current do not try to swim straight against it, but swim slanting to the shore with the current. Also be aware of floating devices like air-beds, boats or other swimming devices.
- Do not get to close to the poles, piers or other obstacles.
- Watch your children carefully, do not let them alone near the water. Are there recognition signs on the beach, tell it to your children.
- Help to keep the beaches clean.
