Salt 'O Knokke guidebook

Jess & Christof
Jess & Christof
Salt 'O Knokke guidebook

Sightseeing

Great club that is accessible for a day or for whole months, you can do sports, relax, have a drink and enjoy the water activities on the lake, great for kids, families, youth and cool dudes !
37 locals recommend
Lakeside Paradise
41 Duinenwater
37 locals recommend
Great club that is accessible for a day or for whole months, you can do sports, relax, have a drink and enjoy the water activities on the lake, great for kids, families, youth and cool dudes !
Collins club is a bit more relaxed, less loud music and more family oriented.. opposite the Place Albert or better known as Place m'as tu vue ? in the Kustlaan... Our personal favourite to visit Charline & her husband and her 2 visla's at Collins ... a hot spot for locals
Collins Club Knokke Zoute
746 Zeedijk-Het Zoute
Collins club is a bit more relaxed, less loud music and more family oriented.. opposite the Place Albert or better known as Place m'as tu vue ? in the Kustlaan... Our personal favourite to visit Charline & her husband and her 2 visla's at Collins ... a hot spot for locals
Newly built skatepark at 5min walk from our apartment, free for use.
Skatepark Duinenwater
Newly built skatepark at 5min walk from our apartment, free for use.
The bird airport of Belgium ... home to many storks and other beautiful wildlife. Go to the visitor centre and book a guided tour in this beautiful nature reserve. See the tides wash in and the fauna and flora shift during the day and the seasons...
129 locals recommend
The Zwin
8 Graaf Leon Lippensdreef
129 locals recommend
The bird airport of Belgium ... home to many storks and other beautiful wildlife. Go to the visitor centre and book a guided tour in this beautiful nature reserve. See the tides wash in and the fauna and flora shift during the day and the seasons...
at 20mins from Knokke by train - www.Visitbruges.be/en : You do not need taxi's you can do everything on food, take good shoes as there are cobblestones ! Relax on the canals and enjoy the Bruges scenery on foot.
554 locals recommend
Bruges
554 locals recommend
at 20mins from Knokke by train - www.Visitbruges.be/en : You do not need taxi's you can do everything on food, take good shoes as there are cobblestones ! Relax on the canals and enjoy the Bruges scenery on foot.
Find all info on KNOKKE in their local Tourism office on the KUSTLAAN on the back of the Pink fountain...
Tourism Office Knokke
660 Zeedijk-Knokke
Find all info on KNOKKE in their local Tourism office on the KUSTLAAN on the back of the Pink fountain...
Find the '60 or '70 or '80 hits on the outdoor vintage rollerskating park ! https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/events/toerisme/rosies-roll-disco
Rosie's Roll-inn
1 Lippenslaan
Find the '60 or '70 or '80 hits on the outdoor vintage rollerskating park ! https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/events/toerisme/rosies-roll-disco
Find the top oldtimers, exclusive auctions of Porsche, Ferrari or Bugatti or Maserati or other super cars, look at the best vintage and recent sportscars in the world : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/events/toerisme/zoute-grand-prix-4
Zoute Grand Prix
77 Sluisstraat
Find the top oldtimers, exclusive auctions of Porsche, Ferrari or Bugatti or Maserati or other super cars, look at the best vintage and recent sportscars in the world : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/events/toerisme/zoute-grand-prix-4
Take the horses on the beach .. .enjoy an evening stroll by horse on the Zwin Beach : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/horse-riding
Ponderosa Pvba
47 Kalfstraat
Take the horses on the beach .. .enjoy an evening stroll by horse on the Zwin Beach : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/horse-riding
Take the horses on the beach and enjoy ! Lanckriet Stables make reservations upfront ! https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/horse-riding. or https://www.lanckrietstables.be
Lanckriet Stables
85 Hazegrasstraat
Take the horses on the beach and enjoy ! Lanckriet Stables make reservations upfront ! https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/horse-riding. or https://www.lanckrietstables.be
THE place for baskets and wicker handbags and grass basket storage ... all sorts and all sizes : https://www.madamepanier.be
Madame Panier
2 Lippenslaan
THE place for baskets and wicker handbags and grass basket storage ... all sorts and all sizes : https://www.madamepanier.be

Food scene

Best Thai restaurant in Knokke by far ! But you have to make a reservation , do not forget !
11 locals recommend
Boo Raan
17 Edward Verheyestraat
11 locals recommend
Best Thai restaurant in Knokke by far ! But you have to make a reservation , do not forget !
Rewarded in 2020 as the BEST Pralines in Belgium ... a must visit for the chocolate lovers
Chocolatier M
38 Sylvain Dupuisstraat
Rewarded in 2020 as the BEST Pralines in Belgium ... a must visit for the chocolate lovers
Best place for dinner & Dance in the same location ... buffet service and then they move the tables and the party starts ! https://www.knokkeout.com/knokke-out-zoute
16 locals recommend
Knokke Out Zoute
113 Bronlaan
16 locals recommend
Best place for dinner & Dance in the same location ... buffet service and then they move the tables and the party starts ! https://www.knokkeout.com/knokke-out-zoute

Neighborhoods

Find the jetset of Knokke in HET ZOUTE, where Ferrari's and Porche's can be spotted daily. Where the rich & famous are strolling along ...
16 locals recommend
Zoute
16 locals recommend
Find the jetset of Knokke in HET ZOUTE, where Ferrari's and Porche's can be spotted daily. Where the rich & famous are strolling along ...

Kids Favourites

This is a restaurant with OUTDOOR play garden for kids at 300m from our apartment, enjoy a terrace or indoor dinner whilst your kids play on the massive outdoor playground ! Find more info here : https://www.dezesbochten.be
9 locals recommend
Restaurant Blanco
7 Keith Haringplein
9 locals recommend
This is a restaurant with OUTDOOR play garden for kids at 300m from our apartment, enjoy a terrace or indoor dinner whilst your kids play on the massive outdoor playground ! Find more info here : https://www.dezesbochten.be
BEST PLACE for pancakes & Waffles ... and let the kids roam free on the free playground outside and inside .. THE place to be with kids !
25 locals recommend
Marie Siska
177 Zoutelaan
25 locals recommend
BEST PLACE for pancakes & Waffles ... and let the kids roam free on the free playground outside and inside .. THE place to be with kids !

Watersports - busy bees !

The hotspot for surfing, wake boarding, sailing, rafting, beach-volley and other water sports, find more info on : https://www.surfersparadise.be/home/
23 locals recommend
Surfers Paradise
Appelzakstraat
23 locals recommend
The hotspot for surfing, wake boarding, sailing, rafting, beach-volley and other water sports, find more info on : https://www.surfersparadise.be/home/

City advice

Getting around

Train is 5mins from our door

The train can get you ANYWHERE in Belgium, in 10mins you are in Bruges, lovely historical world heritage Bruges... the whole city is within pedestrian reach, so hop on a train and pay a visit ! In 40 mins you are in lovely Ghent, where you have another city that has the sights of canals & boats passing by, the difference here is that the canals have terraces to sit & enjoy a beer or have dinner... also all reachable from the station for pedestrians
Customs and culture

Covid-19 guidelines in Knokke JULY 2020 - AUGUST 2020

Please be aware that a facial mask is obligatory in the WHOLE OF KNOKKE AREA, from arrival in every markets, shopping streets and on the beachfront walkway. You can take your mask off for an ice cream or drink, but it is advised to wear it with at all times, except if you sit down to have a drink!
Getting around

COAST TRAM - 5 Mins from our door

Yes next to the trainstation the coast tram stops, it starts in KNOKKE (end-station) and goes all the coastline down to THE PANNE! Yes you can take the coast tram to PLOPSA land, although it is a long ride ... Hop off in De HAAN to see how the natural dunes form a barrier between the sea and the city. Visit Ostend, go see the fish mines and fish museums... Explore and don't worry every 10mins there is a new tram in the high season!
Getting around

FREE secured PARKING at 300m from our apartment NIEUWSTRAAT

Find a free, secured parking in the NIEUWSTRAAT (after the sunflower fields) where you can park your car. During the summer there is a FREE Shopping Shuttle from Duinenwater (50m from our apartment) to Minigolf @ Zoute, end of Kustlaan in Knokke. More info to be found in our apartment !
Book before you go

Michelin Star restaurants in Knokke

We are lucky to have a lot of Michelin star restaurants in Knokke, unfortunately it is nearly never possible to book last minute, so please research your favourite restaurant and book upfront ! We have a booklet with all the restaurants in our apartment or you can find them here : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/eating-out/restaurants or here https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g230021-zfp10954-Knokke_Heist_West_Flanders_Province.html
Getting around

Arrive by helicopter - Extreme VIP

Did you know there is a Heliport @ Knokke - find info here : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/heliport
Getting around

Bicycle and scooter and golf-kart rentals

You can get around with all sorts of transport, very trendy is the holiday rental of electronic Golf Carts or bicycles : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/rental
Getting around

E-Cars and E-bikes can charge here in Knokke

Find the charging locations here : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/charging-points We have bicycle charging point at 50m from our door opposite the Boulangerie Henri
Customs and culture

Which beach to choose ? Kids - wheelchairs - safety etc ?

Find the protected beaches here : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/experience/sea-and-beach
Customs and culture

Doggies are welcome ! Horses too !

Knokke is well known for it's dog friendly atmosphere, there is a piece of beach that is ALWAYS allowing dogs & horses, find more info on where doggies are allowed here : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/animals-beach
Customs and culture

Crepe paper flowers "sold" by kids ... our seaside tradition

Kids have always "sold" home-made crepe paper flowers for seashells , find our local customs here as you or your kids might be asked to "buy" a flower : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/crepe-paper-flowers
Customs and culture

Kids safety guidance

Every year an average of 400 kids get lost on the coast side ... to help parents and make sure that this does not happen to you we have a tradition to give each child a "wristband" with the parent's cell phone - you can get a wristband here : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/child-safety-wristbands
Customs and culture

Covid-19 crowd barometer

Find out where the busy beaches are , get more insight into customs with Covid-19 guidelines within Knokke : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/beach-promenade-coronavirus-proof
Don't miss

Local markets - do not forget your mask !

Markets can be found here : https://www.myknokke-heist.be/en/markets