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Where to park
Where to leave the car
Free dune car parks at each numbered post; cycling from the villages is the local habit.
Thirty kilometres of Wadden-island sand, numbered post by post
Texel's western shore is one continuous beach from the Hors in the south to the Eierland lighthouse in the north, marked by numbered posts (paal) rather than names. Paal 17 at De Koog has the pavilions, the lifeguards and the seal centre behind the dunes; walk twenty minutes either side and you have the sand largely to yourself.
Where to park
Free dune car parks at each numbered post; cycling from the villages is the local habit.
When to arrive
May–September; the light on the dunes in the last hour is the reason people return.
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Timed entry into the Rijksmuseum with an art historian who takes the Gallery of Honour first — Rembrandt's Night Watch, Vermeer's Milkmaid and the Delftware rooms — before the coach groups arrive.
An open or glass-topped boat through the 17th-century canal ring, under the seven bridges of the Reguliersgracht and out past the harbour, with a live guide instead of a recording.
The occupation of Amsterdam told street by street through the Jordaan and the Jewish Quarter, ending at the Anne Frank House. Museum entry is booked separately and directly — the tour explains the city around it.
Return coach from Amsterdam to Keukenhof with entry included, plus a drive through the bulb fields around Lisse — thirty-two hectares of planted tulip, hyacinth and daffodil, open only eight weeks a year.
The classic day north of Amsterdam: working windmills sawing and grinding at Zaanse Schans, a clog and cheese demonstration, then the harbour villages of Volendam and Marken on the IJsselmeer.
Three cities in a day from Amsterdam: Rotterdam's Markthal and Cube Houses, Vermeer's Delft with a Delftware workshop, and The Hague's Binnenhof and Mauritshuis, with the Kinderdijk windmills en route.
North to the village with canals instead of streets: an electric whisper boat between the 180 footbridges and out into the Weerribben-Wieden reed beds, with free time for pancakes on a canal terrace.
A walking tasting through Amsterdam's old centre: aged Gouda and Beemster at a cheese shop, herring from a street cart, a warm stroopwafel off the iron and old jenever in a 17th-century tasting room.
The largest Van Gogh collection in the world in chronological order, from the Potato Eaters to the Auvers wheatfields, with the letters that explain each turn. Timed entry included.
The city as locals use it: a guided ride through the canal ring, along the Vondelpark and out onto the Amstel dyke, with a stop at a waterside café and the traffic rules explained before you start.
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How you get there
Ferry from Den Helder (20 min, hourly), then bus or bike; the crossing takes cars and bicycles.
What you'll find
Local tips
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Practical questions about this beach
Thirty kilometres of Wadden-island sand, numbered post by post. Texel's western shore is one continuous beach from the Hors in the south to the Eierland lighthouse in the north, marked by numbered posts (paal) rather than names. Paal 17 at De Koog has the pavilions, the lifeguards and the seal centre behind the dunes; walk twenty minutes either side and you have the sand largely to yourself. It's a sandy beach in Texel · North Holland, The Netherlands: 30 km (island total) long, broad white sand, with water described as north sea · 15–18 °c · clean, strong currents at the tips.
Free dune car parks at each numbered post; cycling from the villages is the local habit.
May–September; the light on the dunes in the last hour is the reason people return.
Ferry from Den Helder (20 min, hourly), then bus or bike; the crossing takes cars and bicycles.
On site: Beach pavilions at the main posts, Seasonal lifeguards, Ecomare seal centre and Bike hire in every village.
Book the ferry in advance in July and August if bringing a car Currents at the island tips are dangerous — swim between the flags
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Last reviewed · 30 July 2026
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