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Pro
Broad white beaches, beautiful nature, many activities, good drinking and eating
Con
Too crowded in the summer season, expensive
In a nutshell
More than only rich people!
Cruiseone2003 Says: The beach at Knokke goes for many miles , the sand is well groomed and clean and relatively easy to walk on.
ealgisi Says: Summer or fall, winter or spring....It's always nice to take a walk on the sand and watch at the ocean...
Helga67 Says: The Butterfly Garden is a green house not far from the nature reserve the Zwin with hundreds of colourful exotic butterflies. It's not very big, between 30 min to an hour will do to see it all.There is a path leading among tropical plants where butterflies are fluttering...
Helga67 Says: This nature reserve is quite unique at the Belgian Coast. In the early seventies the part of Heist closest to Zeebrugge had a very narrow foreshore, but now it shows a broad shoreplain, consisting of more than 50 ha of beach, dunes, mud flats and salt marshes. This is an...
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Het Vlinderhof: Het Vlinderhof
myriam_c Says: Het Vlinderhof is the tearoom/restaurant next to De Vlindertuin (Butterfly Garden) in Knokke-Heist.It's a nice place, with a lovely outside terrace. Guests are welcome for lunch or dinner but also for a beer or afternoon coffee.Exceptional location: surrounded by the lovely...
Siska: The best waffles at the coast
Helga67 Says: Francisca Fincent, or better known as "Moeder (mother) Siska" was a miller's wife who was well known in the neighbourhood for her famous waffles. She had 12 children and they all learned how to make the famous waffles. Some of them started their own business. There are still...
Tracks and Travelers Bar and Hemingways: Nightime in Knokke
Cruiseone2003 Says: We found Tracks and Travelers while looking for an internet cafe' located across from the train station in Knokke and a bit to the left as you exit. We met the owner Patrick who made us feel at home during our visit. Tracks and Traveler's is the equivalent of a Belgian...
Helga67 Says: Isn't it romantic to sit on the beach and watch the sun go down? At the Belgian Coast, it's not always possible to see this spectacle, very often there are clouds over the sea at night. So enjoy it when you have the opportunity.
Getting to Knokke was easy, EUROSTAR
Cruiseone2003 Says: We decided to take the Eurostar train from London's St. Pancras station to Brussels vs Flying because quite frankly, I have found flying to be a big chore within Europe. For such a short flight time it's not worth the hassle. If you can find a deal on the Eurostar website...
Helga67 Says: Coming from the direction of Antwerp: take the N49 via Zelzate and Maldegem.Coming from the direction of Brussels: take the E40 via Ghent. Take exit 11 "Aalter" N44 via Maldegem and via N49 towards Knokke-Heist.
Helga67 Says: At least one day in the week is market day. It is open from 8 am to 1pm.Heist: on Tuesday at "Maes en Boereboomplein" (square close to train station and town hall)Knokke: on Wednesday and Saturday at Gemeenteplein (vegetables, fruit, flowers) and A. Verweeplein (cloths).
Cruiseone2003 Says: When going out food shopping we discovered that many grocery stores are closed on Tue or Wednesdays. Even our favorite Bar Tracks and Travelers was closed on a Wed Night. There were still some shops open however. The open markets located near the train station had plenty of...
Helga67 Says: At the Belgian Coast you can rent a deck chair for half a day or a full day. It's nice and easy if you're only staying at the beach for one day. If you're staying at the coast for a longer period, you can rent a beach cabin. It's comfortable for all your beach stuff (deck...
Helga67 Says: From time to time there are jelly fish around. You don't find them a lot during the summer months, but mostly during spring or autumn. This blue one is about 20 cm, you'd better don't step on it barefooted.
Helga67 Says: Breakwaters can be fun to stand on when the water is low, but beware they can be very slippery and when going for a swim stay away from the breakwaters because there can be some dangerous current around the breakwaters.
Watch out for the cheep menus! We went to restaurant 'Jordys' near the beach. The food was good but the bill was not correct! There was a price list hanging at the bar, we picked a few beers but the prices we had to pay was higher than the one on the price list. Their excuse: "that price list is only for waiters" WTF? They also charged us €1.50 for a little bit of mayonnaise! 1.50!!!
Boss and waiters were friendly till we paid, no more smile, no more 'thanky you' or 'see you again'after that. Sad!
We paid the full price ... they lost 2 customers. Or maybe more.
Unique Suggestions: Watch out for cheep menus!
Written Feb 29, 2008
Helga67 Says: Dogs and horses are not allowed on the beach between June 15 and September 15. The only exception is at beach ‘Lekkerbek’, all the way up to the north near the nature reserve ‘Zwin’ and the Dutch border.
Helga67 Says: Next to the Dutch border in the north of Knokke lies a unique nature reserve. It's the most important mud flat and salting area in Belgium.It's a paradise for bird lovers. You will find many birds here looking for a breeding place or a place to stay during winter.As a result...
ealgisi Says: The most common European emergency number 112 (following Directive 2002/22/EC: Universal Service Directive) and also standard on GSM mobile phones. 112 is used in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,...
Helga67 Says: Along the Belgian Coast, you'll find a lot of dunes. A lot of people like to sunbathe in the dunes because there's more privacy and less wind. In Knokke-Heist, there is still an area of dunes between Heist and Duinbergen with a walking path.
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Knokke, for the "rich and famous"
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I came to Knokke-Heist only for half a day. I came in the afternoon, had a meeting in the evening and left the next morning. Still, after this short visit I noticed how pleasant the city is. I...
In August 2002 while we were on holiday in Antwerp we took the opportunity to visit Heist to see Helga (helga67) and her husband Walter, along with fellow VTer Filipdebont. The day we went was the...
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