The 10 best free attractions in Ostend

Neat and tidy park. Nice to visit when in the area. On the little island you will often find a small exhibition. Check the city calendar as they sometimes do concerts there as well. All in all very pleasant to walk through and not too busy. Area is clean as well.

Nice Parc for a walk if you’re in Oostende

We always look for large parks, and this one is for us pretty small. Even though its nice to be below some trees and on the grass and away from the highly poppulated shopping disteict and beach.

Nice parc to walk around and enjoy the weather. A few romantic spot with bridges, a kiosk, statues. Benches all around. Nicely equipped, sports spots, places for kids, and apparently a mini golf. Main entrance with a floral clock. Well maintained. Close to the beach and to the Indigo Zeeparking. Lack of bins maybe.

Beautiful public park in Ostend. It extends on an open large area with a beautiful lake and panoramic views in each part. Green over the year.

The Eggevoorde Estate had dominated the Maelbeek valley in Brussels since the Middle Ages, but portions had been sold off in the following centuries. In 1851, a portion was sold off in exchange for shares in the Zoological and Horticultural Society, and the area became what is today Leopold Park. The park was intended to be a home for scientific and leisure activities. Horticultural gardens and a zoo were created along with a community hall, a reading room, and a café-restaurant. However, the zoo was poorly managed and the management company went bankrupt in 1876. The horticultural gardens on the other hand were quite successfully managed by Jean Jules Linden, and they became a commercial and scientific success story until 1898, when they were sold. The City of Brussels bought the old zoological gardens and converted them into a public recreational park containing a variety of diversions, including the current Museum of Natural Sciences. The 1927 Solvay Conference in Brussels was the fifth world physics conference. In 1884, Ernest Solvay and Paul Héger, professors at the Université Libre de Bruxelles began a project to create an expanded university campus in the park. Several of the university's new institutes were created in the park, and stand to this day, including the original site of the Solvay Institute of Sociology, as well as its sister institution, the Solvay Institute of Physiology, which was completed in 1894. It was in that building that the famous Fifth Solvay Conference on Physics and on Chemistry took place in October 1927. During the following years, a campus for the Solvay School of Commerce was established but construction of additional buildings was soon curtailed for fear of encroachment on the park and its fragile wildlife. In 1930, the Lycée Émile Jacqmain secondary school moved into the former Institute of Physiology. These buildings have remained to this day but only one still belongs to Solvay (and houses the Solvay Conference).

This is a small but very pretty park. Used by old and young. A great place for a picnic. There is a great sandwich shop 100 metres away. Markies. He makes excellent sandwiches.

Lovely parkland that includes a cafe, lake, playgrounds & walking routes.

A wonderful environment in the woods for walks inbetween beautiful waterscapes and nature! Try not to lose your way :) There's also a nice restaurant/cafe to have delicious meals while resting. Their shrimp was a treat!

A very nice park with little lakes and playgrounds. Most of the ways are sealed so you can even go there after rain but you should avoid the unsealed ones then. They're muddy and slippery. There are a lot of benches to sit on and enjoy the views. The park also has some sculptures but not with english inscriptions. Unfortunately there are no toilets nearby.

A big park with lots of manmade forest around the corner and a big lake to relax and chilling

Rustig wandelen en even weg uit de drukte met een mooie bistro 🍹 restaurant 🍽 speeltuin🎡 mini golf ⛳ het Koninginnen hof 10-19 uur.

Relaxing, well-kept park for strolling and featuring a playgarden, boats and mini-golf. This park is about 45 hectares (111 acres) and is situated only about 2 to 3 kilometers outside the city center. There is free car parking but in peak season it can be full. Especially in spring and summertime this park attracts a lot of visitors without feeling like a distraction to the quiet green atmosphere. Besides strolling you can have a drink and a meal at "Koninginnehof" which is the main catering hub. Next to "Koninginnehof", you'll find a play garden for kids, you can rent a boat or play mini-golf. If you're looking for more peace and quiet, visit the mirror lake or choose one of the many walking paths around the different man-made lakes. The name derives from the wife of King Leopold II: Maria.

Simple and very nature based. Best place for summer. The food was also fantastic.

My kids absolutely loved the park! There’s plenty of space for everyone, and the equipment is in perfect condition. I also really enjoyed relaxing on their beautiful terrace. The highlight: the outstanding customer service – super attentive, caring, and genuinely friendly to all visitors. 100% recommended!

The receptionist is assisting as very well with our concerns. Kids were enjoying a lot with different varieties of stations to play.❤️

This is one of the best indoor parks we’ve visited! My kids and I had such a great time. The entire place is very clean and well-maintained, and the activities are perfect for children of all ages. It’s also excellent value for money—you really get a lot for the price. Highly recommend

After we had a lot of fun here last year and were very satisfied, we can no longer recommend Jumpsquare after the change of operator (previously Hangtime). We were wondering why it was so empty in the hall. Parents now have to pay the full entrance fee even if they just want to watch the children. The staff were visibly embarrassed to have to send us out of the hall, even though I was only standing in the locker area (entrance area). In addition, the music is too loud, the rubbish bin's are full to the brim and the toilets are dirty (at 12 noon). 1 star for the friendliness of the staff, but that's no reason for us to come back. Meanwhile a sad place.

I would highly recommend this place! First of all it offers a great opportunity for the kids to get rid of some energy, and it‘s also a place where parents can sit and enjoy food and a large variety of alcoholfree beverages and beers at reasonable prices. But the thing that really warmed my heart today ist the lovely team. Thank you very much for your extraordinary kindness

We visited jump oostende today with a family of 4 (including 2 young children). Everyone had a great time and the young man working there helped us with everything we needed(as we were foreign and it was our first visit to the park). Really good experience, would recommend

Even for those who do not go for the trampolines, the place is worth visiting for the cafeteria. There’s a huge free playground where you can keep your kids busy (it’s mostly a family place) and have drinks in their nice saloon. They also have a very big beautiful terrace. Prices are average and the Ginger Lemonade is delicious.

I didn't like that there is nothing to eat (except peanuts, chips (paprika or salt), gaufre or ice cream). I didn't like that, although on their site is specified only for skiing, we couldn't go nothing else, cause there was no more room in the schedule. (they have the options like snowboarding and similar stuff - it's on a machine - no actual snow). The rest was ok. We were pretty happy.

Kids like it so daddy too :-)

Too cold

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(Translated by Google) We are absolutely thrilled. We came from Germany to go on holiday to the beach but sometimes we need a change. Our children didn't want to leave because they had so much fun. Even though a different language was spoken there, our son was able to quickly make friends with other children. Value for money is incredible. We need something like this in Germany too, where parents can come in for free. We can recommend this indoor playground to everyone and will definitely come back while we are still there. Unfortunately, there are two points of criticism that we noticed on our second visit. Firstly, the same amount of dirt was there the next day as the day before. A round with the vacuum cleaner would have been urgently needed and secondly, the door to the toilet is permanently open. A bit impractical for very small children because they can go in at any time. (Original) Wir sind absolut begeistert. Kommen aus Deutschland um Urlaub am Strand zu machen aber Abwechslung muss auch mal sein. Unsere Kinder wollten gar nicht mehr gehen weil sie so viel Spaß hatten. Auch wenn dort eine andere Sprache gesprochen wird konnte unser Sohn schnell Anschluss zu anderen Kindern finden. Preis-Leistung ist unglaublich. So etwas brauchen wir in Deutschland auch, dass Eltern kostenlos rein kommen. Wir können diesen Indoor Spielplatz jedem empfehlen und werden auf jeden Fall nochmal vorbei kommen solange wir noch da sind. Leider gibt es zwei Kritik Punkte die uns beim zweiten Besuch aufgefallen sind. Zum einen war am Folgetag der gleiche Dreck wie am Tag zuvor immer noch da. Da wäre eine Runde mit dem Staubsauger dringend nötig gewesen und zum anderen steht die Tür zur Toilette dauerhaft auf. Für die ganz Kleinen etwas unpraktisch weil sie da jederzeit rein gehen können.

Lovely beach, calm and not crowded. If you go in the morning, there is less people and you can enjoy listening to the sound of the waves.

Great location probably looking through beer goggles but the sun was shining so it was lovely. A few restaurants were closed probably for good but everywhere was busy which tells you everything. Toilets were expensive 70c for a leak!!! All very clean. Overall we were impressed.

Lovely and quiet beach compare to Ostend, there are many places where kids can go to water and play. Nearby shops are also there for foods.

If you have money and very good dress up you are welcome here. If you from the other part of the world you may experience an aliens looks from others locals!! They will measure you from top to bottom (never mind locals) 😊😇!! It’s a nice place for visit because of it’s cleaner environment and beauty.

The best beach in the Belgium coast, calm, nice environment. Clean. Fantastic ice cream shops. The town has small buildings, and many old ones well preserved in comparison with the gigantic towers of towns nearby.

Sandy beach. Sea and water always gives me a good vibe. Go prepared with sitting arrangements and proper clothing to enjoy the environment. Not too crowded even during summer vacation.

We really enjoying this every time we are here!

(Translated by Google) Nice "city park" with a beautiful and large playground, well-maintained walking paths and a beautiful pond. There are several "access paths" to this domain. A stone's throw from the beach and center. (Original) Leuk "stadspark" met een mooie en grote speeltuin, verzorgde wandelpaden en een mooie vijver. Er zijn verschillende "invalspaadjes" naar dit domein. Op een boogscheut van het strand en centrum.

(Translated by Google) Food was great, service was friendly. Cozy. (Original) Eten dik OK, bediening vriendelijk. Gezellig.

(Translated by Google) Catastrophic sign, an endless walk to find yourself facing construction (not signposted) and discovering that there is no longer any playground. It's a maze, I considered sleeping there if I couldn't find the exit. Avoid (Original) Indication catastrophique, une marche interminable pour se retrouver face à des travaux (pas indiqué) et découvrir qu’il n’y a plus aucun terrain de jeux. C’est un labyrinthe j’ai envisagé de dormir sur place à défaut de trouver la sortie. A fuir

(Translated by Google) Nice there! (Original) Schön da!

Very small Japanese garden but very peaceful and beautiful, would recommend to visit it early in the day if you wanna avoid people

A beautiful small Japanese garden to sit down and enjoy the quiet and the landscape.

It is cool when you come just after opening 10 a.m. very relaxed.

A very beautiful traditional Japanese garden in the one of the oldest coast city of Belgium. Almost at he coast easy to access it. It is a garden in the city where you can sit and enjoy the small waterfall and sit in silence, and find some peace.

It’s very nice, but people going there with their kids spoil everything

I loved the place, this was definitely one of my favourite places to be when I went to Belgium

Very calm and nice Japanese garden. Liked it very much with my family to stay around 30 Min and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.