Sint-Annastrand, Riverside beach and recreation area in Antwerp, Belgium

Sint-Annastrand is a recreation area along the Scheldt River's banks in Antwerp, featuring sandy areas and green spaces spread across the waterfront. The site includes walking paths, seating areas, and direct access to the water's edge, making it a multipurpose destination.

Sint-Annastrand was created by dredging works carried out by Ackermans & van Haaren in the Scheldt, which pumped sand onto the Borgerweertpolder between Sint-Anna, Zwijndrecht and Burcht. The fort Vlaams Hoofd around Sint-Anna disappeared in 1935. On 19 March 1923 the transfer of the Borgerweertpolder to the city of Antwerp was legally approved, after which Sint-Anneke-plage was officially called Antwerp's beach.

The beach owes its nickname Sint-Anneke-plage to the dredging spoil that Ackermans & van Haaren pumped onto the Borgerweertpolder, sand that Antwerp residents have used for sunbathing and swimming in the Scheldt since the 1920s. The seniors' radio station Minerva broadcasts from the Wandeldijk behind the beach.

The beach lies on the left bank of the Scheldt between the Sint-Annabos to the west and the Palingplaat by the Sint-Anneke mill to the east. An open-air pool stands near the mill, and De Waterbus stops at the Palingplaat jetty on its route between Hemiksem and Lillo. Behind the Wandeldijk, the Kastanjedreef runs southward from the river.

The sand of Sint-Annastrand was pumped up from the Scheldt during dredging works carried out by the Antwerp firm Ackermans & van Haaren, which built the beach on the Borgerweertpolder between Sint-Anna, Zwijndrecht and Burcht. The fort that once ringed Sint-Anna, Fort Vlaams Hoofd, was demolished in 1935.