Blankenberge Attractions
Blankenberge, with its 3km/2mile stretch of beach on Belgium's North Sea coast, first began to attract holiday makers as long ago as 1860. Despite having been somewhat eclipsed of late by Knokke-Heist, it remains one of the country's best known seaside resorts, popular especially with families and offering a wide range of sporting and leisure activities. Today the tourists who throng the town in summer are the primary source of income, the small fishing fleet contributing only modestly to the economy.
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Zeedijk
The Zeedijk is a 2 km walkway along the seafront complete with restaurants, hotels, and interesting shops.
Kerkstraat
Kerkstraat, Blankenberge's main thoroughfare, runs past the station, lined with shops and restaurants. Steps at its northern end lead up to the Zeedijk. No. 31 Kerkstraat, the former town hall built in 1680, is used for art exhibitions.
Sea Life Center
Opened at Easter in 1995, the Blankenberge Sea Life Center employs the latest in aquarium technology that provides excellent marine life displays for the viewer.
As a centerpiece, visitors have the opportunity to venture down a 8m tunnel that sits on the sea bed. From here they can view a wide variety of marine life.
As a centerpiece, visitors have the opportunity to venture down a 8m tunnel that sits on the sea bed. From here they can view a wide variety of marine life.
Hours
July 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 | 21:00 |
September 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Restaurant or food service
Wenduine, Belgium
(Near Blankenberge)
Wenduine, 4km/2.5miles east of Blankenberge, is a small seaside resort, considerably more sedate in atmosphere than its larger neighbor.
