On beautiful beach days, school holidays or sunny weekends, it can be very busy in Westende.
Badenlaan parking garage: we then recommend parking in the parking garage on Badenlaan. This modern parking garage offers more than 400 parking spaces and ensures that you can enjoy your day at the beach without stress.
On busy days the best option in Westende is the multi-storey car park on Badenlaan (±443 spaces), right by the beach.
Other car parks:Zeedijk, Herfstlaan and Pluvierstraat in Westende-Bad.
Paid parking: paid parking applies in the seaside zones of the municipality of Middelkerke; rates and zones at parkeren.be/middelkerke.
Tip:Marktplein in Middelkerke (±223 spaces) is also a good alternative combined with the coast tram.
Where can you park for free in Westende?
In Westende you park for free in the blue zone: with a parking disc you may stay a maximum of 4 hours; the rest of the seaside zone is paid.
Off season: the IJzerlaan edge car park is only paid at weekends, in Flemish school holidays and on public holidays (9:00 to 19:00), and free otherwise.
Multi-storey car park: the car park on Badenlaan (±443 spaces) is paid but closest to the beach.
Where and how can you park with a disabled parking card in Westende?
Westende is part of the municipality of Middelkerke: with a disabled parking card you park for free in the blue zone there, while in the paid zones you pay the normal rate.
Blue zone: free and unlimited; display your parking card instead of a parking disc.
Paid zones: there is no exemption, so you pay the normal rate, but the maximum stay does not apply to you.
Shop&Go: the 30-minute limit on these spaces also applies to card holders.
Outside the zones: with your card on display you park for free and without a time limit.
Reserved spaces: they are spread across the municipality and shown on the Navigeer en Parkeer map. More details on middelkerke.be (both in Dutch).
Where can you submit a complaint or question about parking in Westende?
Questions and complaints about parking in Westende are best sent to Optimal Parking Control (parkeren.be), which manages paid parking for the municipality of Middelkerke.
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