Discover Noordwijk: Beach, Dunes and History

Sea, Beach and a Long Bathing Tradition

Noordwijk combines the vastness of the coast with distinctive traces of history and art. Noordwijk aan Zee has a 13-kilometre-long beach and has been an attractive seaside resort for tourists since 1866. This opens up various possibilities for your stay: you can make the coastal character the focus, or combine days by the sea with walks, historical insights and cultural discoveries. The 13 kilometres of beach can serve as a focus in their own right when planning your days.

Thalasso and Sea Views on the Beach

At beach access point 10 in Noordwijk aan Zee, a platform has been set up as a Thalasso rest area. From the Thalasso platform, you have a view of the sea, the beach and the line of breaking waves. You can take a seat on one of the benches and experience its effect. In addition to its vastness, the beach therefore also offers a place for a deliberately quieter break overlooking the dynamic coast.

Walking Among Dunes and the Atlantic Wall

The Atlantic Wall walking route begins at the Atlantic Wall Museum Noordwijk and runs through the dunes north of Noordwijk, along the remains of the Atlantic Wall defensive line from the Second World War. The Atlantic Wall walking route is accessible even outside the museum’s opening hours. Along the route, the bunkers serve as a bat sanctuary and are therefore protected. This means the walk combines exercise in the dunes with visible traces of the past and a concrete insight into the protection of these structures.

Insights into History Beneath the Ground

The Atlantic Wall Museum Noordwijk is located in the former S414 fire-control station, a three-storey bunker. At the Atlantic Wall Museum Noordwijk, you can visit a gun bunker and two personnel bunkers via a tunnel system more than 400 metres long.

Art and Other Traces in Noordwijk

The Max Liebermann Route leads to 24 works of art at the places in Noordwijk where Max Liebermann actually painted them. Another connection can be found in the Vuurtoren Noordwijk: construction of the Vuurtoren Noordwijk began in 1922. Together with the Atlantic Wall and the works of art along the Max Liebermann Route, this makes Noordwijk a place where coastal landscapes, places of remembrance and artistic perspectives meet within a closely connected thematic setting.

Choose Accommodation Based on Your Holiday Ideas

When choosing your holiday apartment or holiday home in Noordwijk, you can base your decision on the experiences that matter most to you. A holiday apartment or holiday home in Noordwijk can be the starting point for a stay whose focus you set among the beach, Thalasso rest area, walks through the dunes, bunker history and art. For a stay with a stronger focus on the coast, the 13-kilometre-long beach of Noordwijk aan Zee and the view from the Thalasso platform take centre stage instead.

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