Holiday apartment in Vrouwenpolder: beach, dunes and Delta history

A holiday apartment in Vrouwenpolder opens up a variety of ways to spend your holiday: at the beach, you can swim, enjoy sports and walk along the coast, while Oranjezon offers paths through dune landscapes and woodland. There is also the Delta Experience at Deltapark Neeltje Jans, the historic traces of Fort Den Haak and the Reformed Church of Vrouwenpolder. This allows you to choose between water, nature, the history of technology and culture, without limiting your stay to just one type of holiday.

Beach and water sports in Vrouwenpolder

Vrouwenpolder beach is wheelchair accessible and suitable for various ways of enjoying the coast: swimming, sports and walks are all possible, as is spending time by the water. You can book a kitesurfing lesson at the beach. A special situation occurs at the kitesurfing spot during high tide: the sandbanks then form an inland sea with shallow, low water that is suitable for beginner kitesurfing courses.

At Vrouwenpolder’s wide sports beach on the Veerse Dam, Vertigo Sports is located next to De DAM. When choosing your holiday apartment, you can therefore first consider whether beach walks, sports or a kitesurfing course should set the rhythm of your stay.

Oranjezon: hiking routes through the dunes

In Oranjezon, paths lead through protected dune valleys, woodland, dune scrub, shifting dunes and dune grasslands. The area has four hiking routes that pass the highlights of the landscape. This makes it possible to plan a day differently from a beach day: you can explore the changing landscapes on foot and choose between several routes instead of limiting yourself to a single stretch of coast.

Deltapark Neeltje Jans and the history of water

At Deltapark Neeltje Jans in Vrouwenpolder, the Delta Experience uses a 4D panorama to convey the destructive power of water in connection with the 1953 flood disaster. Boat trips on the Oosterschelde were also offered at the Deltapark. Deltapark Neeltje Jans can be reached via the N57 from the direction of Middelburg and from the direction of Rotterdam. For families, the Delta Experience can provide an engaging introduction to the history of water, while the connection with the Oosterschelde adds another maritime focus.

Church, fort and Delta Works

The Reformed Church of Vrouwenpolder acquired its present appearance through reconstruction between 1622 and 1624, after it had been destroyed during the siege of Middelburg from 1572 to 1574. Inside is a pulpit dating from 1624, with a baptismal screen and a lectern bench.

Fort Den Haak is located northeast of Vrouwenpolder on the Vrouwenpolderseweg. The fort was built in 1588 to protect the Veerse Gat; its fortifications are still partially visible in the landscape. The Veerse Gatdam also continues the history of water protection: it is 2.8 kilometres long, connects Walcheren with Noord-Beveland and is the third structure in the total of 13 Delta Works.

Which holiday apartment in Vrouwenpolder suits your holiday?

If you want to spend as much time as possible by the water, the focus will be on the beach, sports and kitesurfing. For hiking days, Oranjezon and its four routes shape the choice. Anyone wishing to combine experiences in nature with history can also include the Deltapark, Fort Den Haak, the Veerse Gatdam and the Reformed Church. A holiday apartment in Vrouwenpolder is therefore particularly interesting as a base for the combination of coast, activity, landscape and culture that you are looking for.

Compare other destinations

If you would like to compare other destinations alongside Vrouwenpolder, you can find Koudekerke, Zoutelande, Aagtekerke, Serooskerke, Westkapelle, Domburg, Meliskerke and Veere here.

For the overarching travel overview: Veere.