Bredene is an township of 17000 inhabitants. It is a new neighbourhood and very quiet here. We live next to Ostend, an city of 70000 inhabitants. We live 800 meters from the beach/sea where there are opportunities for walking, surfing and riding horses. Ostend is an trendy city with lots of pubs/restaurants, cultural activities, airport, trainstation and port. With the train it is 12 min to Bruges and 1.30 hour to Brussels and Antwerp. Paris, Amsterdam and London are a 3 hours trainride.