Days out
Recreation and sightseeing
Breweries, cheese farms, boat trips, theme parks and the finest cycling and walking routes of the Westhoek: everything is within easy reach from here.
Langemark
Steenakkermolen
Windmill, and cycling node 58, the nearest to the B&B
Chocolate workshops
Zonnebeke
Church tower viewpoint
Free tickets at the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917
Cheese-making workshop, cheese and beer tasting, mini golf
A charming vineyard within walking distance near Zonnebeke, well worth a visit for a relaxed outing in the area.
Ypres
How people lived here in centuries past
Merghelynckmuseum
The fortunes of the Merghelynck family
Wipers Times and Grottenbier beers
City game, new since 2024. Ask us for the unique code and get 5% off
Poperinge
Explore the Westhoek in a retro Volkswagen van with driver-guide
Sports and leisure pool
Volksspelencafé Het Mysterie
Café with traditional folk games
Watou
Tour, tasting, restaurant and rooftop terrace with wide views
Annual summer arts festival
Diksmuide
Kayak, canoe, raft, boat trips and go-carts
Silent electric boating on the Yser
Yzerstar
Boat trip between Diksmuide and Nieuwpoort
Lo-Reninge
Boat hire without a licence at the Fintele
Bezoekerscentrum Jules Destrooper ↗
The story of the biscuit maker
Heuvelland
Chairlift on the Rodeberg
Vleteren
Wild animal sanctuary; online booking required
Sint-Sixtusabdij & café In de Vrede ↗
Taste a genuine Trappist beer
Comines
Indoor ski slope and adventure park
Cycling
Nearest cycling node: 58, at the Steenakkermolen.
What we offer cyclists
One or more nights, a locked bike shed with pump and charging points, cleaning and a workshop with tools on request, drying rack or washing line, washing machine and dryer (€ 6 per cycle), evening meals, and a fully equipped kitchen if you prefer to cook.
Bike rental
Bike and scooter rental
Bike rental
Fietsnetwerk Westhoek
The node network, with the Vredesroute, Gifgasroute, The Legacy and Vintage Heuvelland as themed routes
Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields
The spring classic, mapped for you to ride
Frontroute 14-18 and Vlaanderenroute
Walking
New since 2024: the Ieperboog Oost walking network. We sit between nodes 36 (Sebastopol) and 42 (Den Nachtegael vineyard). Named the most beautiful walking route of the Benelux in 2025, and Zonnebeke was voted walking municipality of the year 2026.
The municipality's walking routes
Castle estate, Den Doel and Polygon Wood, and Haneveld: 17 hectares of parkland on the old clay pits of the brickworks
Diksmuide
De Blankaart nature reserve (water, waterfowl, open plains and lookout towers) and the IJzerboomgaard with a natural play area for children
De Palingbeek, the Verdronken Weiden combined with the ramparts route, and the Gasthuisbossen