Noordwijk
Noordwijk is a town of 44,000 people (2021) in South Holland. Noordwijk is divided into two parts: Noordwijk aan Zee (the old fishing settlement, and now more touristy and with good shopping) on the dunes, and Noordwijk Binnen (the older, historic village) slightly further in land.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Coming from Amsterdam or Schiphol, take the A4 heading for Leiden, but turn onto the A44 after exit 4 (Nieuw-Vennep). Stay on the A44 for a while and then use exit 3 (Noordwijkerhout) to leave the A44 and join the N208. You will find yourself next to Sassenheim at this point. Keep going straight on the two roundabouts that you will come across. Confusingly, by going straight on the last one, you join the N443 instead of staying on the N208. Following the N443 brings you to Noordwijkerhout. For Noordwijk, turn onto the N206 going southwest, and leave the same road at the next exit, turning right will then bring you into Noordwijk.
By public transit
[edit]Noordwijk itself does not have a train station. The station is 1 Voorhout railway station SPR . From here, bus 385 (which originates at 2 Den Haag Centraal Station SPR IC ) runs to Noordwijk. Alternatively, you could go to 3 Leiden railway station SPR IC instead and take bus 21 to Noordwijk or bus 57 to Noordwijkerhout from there. Leiden has the advantage of being better connected to other railway stations throughout the country.
Get around
[edit]As with all small towns in Holland, a bike is by far the best way to get around.
See
[edit]
- 1 Museum Engelandvaarders, Bosweg 15, Noordwijk aan Zee, ☏ +31 713 619 773, info@museumengelandvaarders.nl. Tu-F 10:00 - 17:00, Sa Su 11:00 - 17:00. Museum about the Engelandvaarders, people fleeing the Netherlands during Nazi occupation (1940-1945) trying to cross the North Sea to reach England. €5.
- 2 Atlantikwall Museum, Bosweg, Noordwijk aan Zee (Groot Hoogwaak 20 ), ☏ +31 713 615 785, info@atlantikwall.nl. €5.
- 3 Space Expo, Kemperlaan 3, Noordwijk, ☏ +31 713 646 489. Various showcases of space flight technology, also serves as an ESA visitors' center.
- There are a handful of older churches and houses in Noordwijk Binnen, particularly clustered around the Voorstraat and the two large churches.
Do
[edit]- Go to the beach, one of the best in this part of Holland. Make sure you take time to head into one of the beach pavilions at the end of the day and grab a drink. These pavilions are every 500m and are disassembled in the winter.
- Explore the dunes by bike.
- Take a boat trip to the Kaag.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Noordwijk, especially Noordwijk aan Zee is focused very much towards tourists. Along the beach, you will find a pavilion roughly every 500 metres. Most of them get dismantled for the fall and winter.
- Binnen op Zee, Parallel Boulevard 4, ☏ +31 713615620. Think twice about getting a starter dish! Big meals for a good price.
- Vivaldi's, street by the beach. The best ice cream in town. So good that locals even come here after dinner at home. Buy an ice cream, sit on one of the benches outside and watch the good and great come past. Had a very large selection of flavours. €2-3 for an ice cream.
Drink
[edit]- Het Koffiehuis, De Grent 32. Nice small bar with lot's of different locals around! Be sure to try the Korenwolf draught beer.
Sleep
[edit]| This guide uses the following price ranges for a standard double room: | |
| Budget | <€70 |
| Mid-range | €70 - €125 |
| Splurge | >€125 |
Noordwijk has a large number of hotels, ten of which are listed here.
Budget
[edit]- 1 Flying Pig Beach Hostel, Parallel Boulevard 208, ☏ +31 713622533, beachhostel@flyingpig.nl. Check-in: 11:00, check-out: 11:00. from €12.50.
Mid-range
[edit]- 2 Hotel aan Zee, Parallel Boulevard 206, ☏ +31 713 612 919, info@hotelaanzee.nl. From €92.
- 3 SEA YOU Hotel, Duinweg 7, ☏ +31 713 612 139. €95.
- 4 Golden Tulip Noordwijk Beach, Koningin Wilhelmina Boulevard 8 (Parallel Boulevard 20 90 385 ), ☏ +31 713 616 796, info@goldentulipnoordwijkbeach.nl. From €99.
- 5 Prominent Inn Hotel, Koningin Wilhelmina Boulevard 4 (Parallel Boulevard 20 90 385 ), ☏ +31 713 612 253, info@prominentinn.nl. From €122.
- 6 De Baak Seaside, Koningin Astrid Boulevard 23, ☏ +31 713 690 100, receptie@debaakseaside.nl. €125.
- 7 Heeren van Noortwyck, Quarles van Uffordstraat 103, ☏ +31 713 612 723, info@hvnw.nl.
Splurge
[edit]- 8 Beach Hotel Noordwijk, Koningin Wilhelmina Boulevard 31 (Vuurtorenplein 20 90 385 ), ☏ +31 713 676 877, info@beachhotelnoordwijk.nl. From €129.
- 9 Vesper Hotel, Koningin Astrid Boulevard 46, ☏ +31 718 009 988, info@vesperhotel.com. €166.
- 10 Huis ter Duin, Koningin Astrid Boulevard 5, ☏ +31 713 619 220, info@huisterduin.com. €176.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]Noordwijk and Noordwijkerhout border several similar cities and towns, such as the seaside towns of Zandvoort and Katwijk. Other bordering places of interest are Lisse, famous for the Keukenhof tulip fields, and Oegstgeest. Larger cities nearby are The Hague and Leiden to the south and Haarlem to the north.
| Routes through Noordwijk |
| Zoetermeer ← Leiden ← Katwijk ← | S  N |
→ Vogelenzang → Haarlem |