beach
De Panne Beach
Belgium's widest sandy beach, famous for land-yachting and bordering the wild Westhoek dunes near the French border.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Koksijde
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Koksijde
Koksijde is worth a stop: 5 minutes from De Panne, 33km from Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Koksijde is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is De Panne, about 4 km away.
Koksijde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɔksɛidə] ; French: Coxyde [kɔksid]; West Flemish: Koksyde) is a town and a municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast, in the southwest of the Flemish province of West Flanders.
The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the villages of Oostduinkerke,Read more
Saint-Idesbald and Wulpen.
On 1 January 2018, Koksijde municipality had a total population of 21,957 on a total area of 43.96 km2 (16.97 sq mi), which gives a population density of 499 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,290 inhabitants/mi2).
Since 1995 Marc Vanden Bussche has been mayor of Koksijde.
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What is there to see near Koksijde?
Within an hour or so of Koksijde: De Panne Beach (4 km), In de Vrede (25 km), Koninklijke Baan Coast Road (33 km), In Flanders Fields Museum (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Koksijde?
The nearest famous roads are Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Brouwersdam.
Where is Koksijde?
Koksijde is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from De Panne.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,957
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.1164, 2.6377
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Worth the detour from Koksijde
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
In de Vrede
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
Koninklijke Baan Coast Road
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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
museum
In Flanders Fields Museum
Set in Ypres' rebuilt Cloth Hall, this museum tells the harrowing story of the WWI Western Front trenches.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Menin Gate
A vast memorial arch bearing 54,000 names of the missing, where the Last Post sounds every evening at eight.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Bruges Markt
The medieval heart of Bruges, where the climbable Belfry tower looms over a square of stepped-gable guild houses.
42 km · about 50 min drive
film location
Belfry of Bruges (In Bruges)
The 83m medieval belfry that Ray climbs and falls from in the climax of In Bruges.
42 km · about 50 min drive
cafe
Café Vlissinghe
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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Koksijde
- 33 kmKoninklijke Baan Coast RoadThe 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.
- 68 kmCap Blanc-NezDazzling white chalk cliffs on the Opal Coast with views across the Channel to England on clear days.
- 79 kmCap Gris-NezThe closest point in France to England, a windswept headland of cliffs, lighthouse and migrating birds.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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