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Noordpier
Tourist attraction
Large sandy beach served by restaurants & pavilions, popular for water sports & surfing.
4.40 (1.3K reviews)
(~8.2 km from centre)
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Bezoekerscentrum De Hoep
Hiking area
π Great for children but also interesting for adults - break from the beach.
4.40 (877 reviews)
(~6.15 km from centre)
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Bunker Museum IJmuiden
Museum
ππ Next to the museum there is bunker route, which is free for everyone to walk. And there are like 5 bunkers where yiu actually get to go inside which is fantastic! You get to explore them by yourself. Most of them are still in good condition and are easy to walk around in! (Make sure to look around f...
4.50 (376 reviews)
(~9.09 km from centre)
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Museum House Hilde
Museum
ππ Very close to Castricum train station, so from there just few steps and you will be there! The building is really great, love it! The ceiling is designed to an old ship. The collection they have of Noord Holland history is very nice. Every time I be there I said I will visit it. Now itβs happened, s...
4.40 (700 reviews)
(~3.93 km from centre)
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Zwaansmeer
Park
ππ Great park for walking your dog. Lovely scenery, nice walking paths.
4.40 (602 reviews)
(~4.55 km from centre)
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Air War Museum Fort Veldhuis
War museum
ππ Interesting museum about the air war of the Second World War 1940-1945. The Tilbury room with a film about the pilot and crew is highly recommended, giving you a better understanding of why these aircraft should be salvaged. Middle aisle looks neat with different items and stories about it. There is...
4.60 (205 reviews)
(~2.75 km from centre)
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Hortus Bulborum
Garden
ππ Best place to see historic tulips.
4.50 (249 reviews)
(~6.18 km from centre)
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IJmuider Zee- en Havenmuseum
Maritime museum
ππ I went with two 5 year olds and they enjoyed themselves while doing a search quest in the museum. There were lots of stuff they were allowed to investigate and touch. They were even encouraged to do that from the get go. We felt very welcome.
4.40 (288 reviews)
(~7.72 km from centre)
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Dorregeest
Park
ππ Lovely spot for a nice walk, a fresh swim and relaxing leisure time ππ₯π€©
4.30 (522 reviews)
(~4.28 km from centre)
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Zoo Animal Farm
Zoo
π Very small to be called a zoo but excellent as a hobby farm. The crocodile, ostriches and porcupines are a standout. Worth a visit as its free (β¬5 donation suggested) and has a playground next to it, with plenty of parking.
4.30 (459 reviews)
(~1.58 km from centre)
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North Holland Dune Reserve
Nature preserve
ππ Water source of life. The water flows underground from the IJsselmeer to here and pops into the dune landscape. .
and thus enables life for countless living beings. Holy!
4.70 (102 reviews)
(~5.03 km from centre)
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Spaarnwoude
Park
ππ Nice and spacious landscape park to go for various activities, including walking, running, cycling and canoeing. There is also a nice, short but technical, mountainbike trail (I always bring my own bike, so I don't know about rental). Last but not least, there is an indoor ski-slope (Snowplanet) sit...
4.40 (183 reviews)
(~8.88 km from centre)
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Fort aan den Ham
Monument
ππ Fun and educational at the same time.
Vincent gave us a varied tour. Too bad we were a bit late, but we will definitely go again!
4.50 (129 reviews)
(~4.38 km from centre)
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Abbey Egmond
Place of worship
π Onderweg naar zee de stilte gehoord, in de boomgaard een appel geproefd, de kapel gezien met de grafstenen van de eerste Floris in het groen, de verhalen van vroeger, en de geur van de kaarsenwerkplaats, het klokgelui. Hoeveel voetstappen liggen er al op de paden hier?
4.50 (117 reviews)
(~9.5 km from centre)
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Pieter Vermeulen Museum
Museum
π A small sweet museum full with stuffed animals and skeletons. There are much for kids to learn and play little games. 2 hours is sufficient for entire place, it is small, but good.
4.40 (124 reviews)
(~7.07 km from centre)
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Grote Kerk, Beverwijk
Church
π Een markant gezichtspunt van Beverwijk, is al van verre te zien. Het betreft een zogenaamde hallenkerk naverwoesting door de spanjaarden werd de kerk opnieuw verbouwt in 1592. De toren echter dateerd uit 1475.
Het plein eromheen heeft veel nieuwbouw.
4.40 (119 reviews)
(~2.9 km from centre)