De Panne

Overview
Fun for kids
Arizona beach playground
Plopsa De Panne amusement park
Go-carts
Provincial domain Duinpanne
Ferris wheel
Playgrounds
Paepehof farm for kids
Where to eat
Where to stay
Practical stuff
Nearby
Map

Overview

Ride a go-cart, have some ice-cream and enjoy the jumping castles! With an amusement park, a small provincial domain, a farm for kids and more, you will not get bored in De Panne

De Panne is a typical Belgian seaside town with lots of cafés and restaurants along the coast

Fun for kids

Arizona beach playground

There is a fenced, private playground on the beach with jumping castles and trampolines
Zeedijk 87-53, 8660 De Panne
http://www.arizona-depanne.be/
https://goo.gl/maps/Bsi4fMjadJuESSxa7

Plopsa De Panne amusement park

There is also Plopsaland, the amusement park (with an indoor amusement park, Maya, and an indoor water park, Plopsaqua, for the rainy days). Here is a post with everything you need to know for Plopsaqua

Go-carts

You can find go-carts all along the Belgian seaside – and De Panne is no exception. You can rent them here
Arizona bicycle &go-cart rental
http://www.arizona-depanne.be/
Zeedijk 37, 8660 De Panne
https://goo.gl/maps/GogPkfmnFstNJBAY7

Provincial domain Duinpanne

A small, kids-friendly indoor expo on Sea Change (great as a short activity on a rainy day) and a starting point of some hikes. There is a café and a small playground with sand
Provinciaal bezoekerscentrum Duinpanne
Olmendreef 2, 8660 De Panne
https://g.page/Duinpanne?share

Ferris wheel

There is a Ferris wheel a bit further away. The monolithic sculptures of Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys look towards France, England and Belgium
Canadezenplein 2, 8660 De Panne
https://goo.gl/maps/s5Mjznps4tET6ByY6

Playgrounds

There is a small playground with sand and there is a café nearby too
Barkenlaan 63, 8660 De Panne
https://goo.gl/maps/YAB3e5HRmQVi1Vr8A

There is also a small playground right next to a big, outdoor free parking
Zonnebloemweg 21, 8660 De Panne
https://goo.gl/maps/AB2HeUJZ5Q5UMUT8A

Paepehof farm for kids

Paepehof is a farm for kids with a restaurant, trampolines and a playground
Hoeve Paepehof Kinderboerderij EEtkafee
Veldstraat, 8660 De Panne
https://g.page/hoevepaepehof-paepehof?share

Where to eat

Paepehof is a farm for kids with a restaurant, trampolines and a playground
Hoeve Paepehof Kinderboerderij EEtkafee
Veldstraat, 8660 De Panne
https://g.page/hoevepaepehof-paepehof?share

Moeder Lambik has an outdoor play area. There is a dog park nearby, at Artiestenpad 189, 8660 De Panne, where your dog can run without a leash
Moeder Lambik
De Pannelaan 185, 8660 De Panne
https://goo.gl/maps/5KZ37ihHK2HwK7yD9

The restaurant at Parkhotel has an outdoor playground
Parkhotel
Albert Dumontlaan 30, 8660 De Panne
https://goo.gl/maps/8jwS9dmCHbJER6ix6

Imperial restaurant has a kids corner with a mini kitchen
Restaurant Imperial De Panne
Leopold I Esplanade 9, 8660 De Panne
https://g.page/Imperialdepanne?share

Where to stay

Plopsa Hotel
You can stay in themed rooms at the on-site hotel of the Plopsa De Panne amusement park
Plopsa Hotel
https://www.plopsahotel.be/en
De Pannelaan 68, 8660 De Panne
https://g.page/PlopsaHotel?share

Parkhotel
Parkhotel has a restaurant with an outdoor playground
Parkhotel
Albert Dumontlaan 30, 8660 De Panne
https://goo.gl/maps/8jwS9dmCHbJER6ix6

Practical stuff

*Get your spades and buckets with you! There is endless sand 🙂
*There are different restrictions for dogs depending on the area of the beach. You can check here to see where your dog is allowed all year round on a leash and where they are prohibited during summer. There is a dog park at Artiestenpad 189, 8660 De Panne, where your dog can run without a leash

Nearby

Shrimp fishermen on horseback

Shrimp fishermen on horseback is a tradition for over 500 years that you can see only in Belgium nowadays! You can see them on selected dates in Oostduinkerke, about 10 minutes drive from De Panne

Oostduinkerke

Even if you cannot catch the Shrimp Fishermen, Oostduinkerke is a nice place to spend the day with the long sandy beach, a heated outdoor swimming pool, a playground and ice cream!

Dunkirk 

Dunkirk  features a small zoo, an aquarium, an adventure park and a dino park (coming soon)! See details below until the post is out…

Bio-Topia Fort-Mardyck – Dunkerque (small zoo)
Rue des Droits de l’Homme, 59430 Dunkerque, France
https://g.page/zoo-fort-mardyck?share

The Camélus – Farm adventures and discoveries
211 Rte d’Uxem, 59254 Ghyvelde, France
https://g.page/lecamelus?share

Fort Aventures Dunkerque (adventure park with climbing courses, playground)
Rue de Nancy, 59640 Dunkerque, France
https://g.page/fortaventuresdunkerque?share

Aquarium de Dunkerque
45 Av. du Casino, 59240 Dunkerque, France
https://g.page/fortaventuresdunkerque?share

Similar

De Haan

Our favorite part of the Belgian coast is De Haan with a playground on the beach and a nice park with playground, mini golf and brasserie, a huge slide and a speelbos in the dune forest (play area in the forest) and a circus themed outdoor playground with tons of things for kids of all ages – also good for rainy days due to the covered terrasses and the many covered activities

Domburg

If you are looking for something closer to nature, then the beaches in the Netherlands are a better option, for example Domburg with an endless, sandy beach with many beach pavillions and lots of activities for kids. Don’t forget to visit De Jonge Johannes, a kids friendly restaurant in Zeeland, with a playground, a kids farm, a huge air trampoline, mini cars and pancakes!

All places mentioned above are also gathered on the map: outdoor and indoor activities, kids friendly cafés/ restaurants and hotels under separate layers
*Tip: if you want to see a specific layer, you need to tap the upper left corner of the map and unselect the other layers
https://worldwildschooling.com/world-wild-schooling-map/

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