Frequently asked questions about beach in Nieuwpoort

All information about horse riding on the beach or in the environment (including local riding schools) can be found on the riding page: https://nieuwpoort.org/en/horseback-riding.php

Is kitesurfing allowed everywhere for the beaches of Nieuwpoort or are there special beach areas?

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The Blue Flag is an international environmental award, granted annually to beaches and marinas that participate in the campaign and have proven to be clean and safe.

The goal of the Blue Flag programme is to continuously involve governments, entrepreneurs, and recreational users in the care for clean and safe water, beautiful nature, and a healthy environment. Holding a Blue Flag is a recognition of the efforts made by the beach municipality or marina operator in this area. For tourists, the Blue Flag is internationally the recognition and quality symbol for good beaches and marinas.

What are the criteria for the beaches?

• The bathing water is of excellent quality.
• The beach is kept clean.
• There are enough toilets and waste bins on the beach.
• Rescue materials and a first aid post are available on the beach.
• Information activities are organized to protect the natural environment of the sea, beach, and dunes.

More information: https://www.blauwevlag.nl/

Most shops, beach clubs, bars, terraces and restaurants remain open during the weekends in the low season. Many are also open throughout the week.

Each year the low season in Nieuwpoort begins after the autumn holidays till the beginning of the spring holidays. Several shops, beach clubs and restaurants use this period to rebuild, renew or for vacation. As a result, during this low season period, not all stores are opened every day.

Furthermore there is no general period when all the restaurants, bars and shops are closed. All entrepreneurs determine the temporary closure individually. Therefore is there are, also in the low season, enough shops and restaurants opened for you to enjoy.

Sport fishing is allowed all year round from the eastern pier of Newport.

There are free showers at various beaches in Nieuwpoort. Inter alia:
- https://nieuwpoort.org/en/beach/1104/leopoldplein.html
- https://nieuwpoort.org/en/beach/1102/sandeshooft.htmll
- https://nieuwpoort.org/en/beach/1101/badinstallatie.html

These beach showers are placed annually in early May and again removed from the beach at the end of September.

More information: https://nieuwpoort.org/pdf/2012_folder_belgie_zon_zee_zorgeloos.pdf

[Answer in Dutch]

Strandcabines en -stoelen (verhuring)
(Hendrikaplein-Leopoldplein)
https://kabienen.be/
Info: bvba Ternier H. & E. J. Cardijnlaan 42

tel 058 23 41 32
fax 058 23 29 49

Bredene is the first and only Belgian coastal town with a nude beach.

More information: https://bredene.org/en/beaches.php#nudist

Below is the location marked:

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Access to and use of the beaches of Nieuwpoort is (of course) free.

You can rent chairs, windbreakers and umbrellas at various beach pavilions in Nieuwpoort.

The traffic with horses is always prohibited:
- On the beach above the high water line;
- In the dunes, unless its purpose built riding trails.

And moreover, the riding is prohibited during the period from 1 June to 15 September, and between 08.00 and 19.00.

All information about horse riding on the beach or in the environment (including local riding schools) can be found on the riding page: https://nieuwpoort.org/en/horseback-riding.php