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
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Veurne
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Veurne
Veurne works well as a base: 10 minutes from Adinkerke, 34km from Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Veurne is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Adinkerke, about 5 km away.
Veurne (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvøːrnə] ; West Flemish: Veurn; French: Furnes, pronounced [fyʁn]) is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of Avekapelle, Booitshoeke, Bulskamp, De Moeren (Belgium), Eggewaartskapelle,Read more
Houtem, Steenkerke (West Flanders), Vinkem, Wulveringem, and Zoutenaaie.
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What is there to see near Veurne?
Within an hour or so of Veurne: De Panne Beach (7 km), In de Vrede (20 km), In Flanders Fields Museum (29 km), Menin Gate (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Veurne?
The nearest famous roads are Koninklijke Baan Coast Road and Brouwersdam.
Where is Veurne?
Veurne is in Flanders, Belgium, about 5 km from Adinkerke.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,983
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 51.0732, 2.6680
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Worth the detour from Veurne
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.
20 km · about 25 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
29 km · about 35 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.
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
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.
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
Driving roads near Veurne
- 34 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.
- 69 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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