Kilometers of wide North Sea beach, straight from the metro with bare feet in the sand.
The beach at Hoek van Holland is wide, clean and surprisingly easy to reach, as the metro from Rotterdam stops right next to the sand. You can swim, build sandcastles or watch large ocean-going vessels turn into the Nieuwe Waterweg. Around Zeeplein you will find beach bars for a coffee or a snack of fish after a good blow in the fresh air.
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Contact & Info
The beach is freely accessible all year round. The official beach season (with lifeguards and full facilities) runs from 1 May to 1 October.
Nearby
Zeetoren
Food and drinks in the tower by the beach, with a rooftop bar above the dunes.
Fort aan den Hoek van Holland (Fort 1881)
Descend into an armoured fort from 1881 that guarded the port of Rotterdam.
Strandpaviljoen Zomertijd
Drinks and food with your toes in the sand at beach pavilion Vlugtenburg.
Het Staelduinse Bos
An ancient dune forest full of bunkers, mushrooms, and quiet walking trails.
Het Keringhuis, Publiekscentrum Water
Come face to face with the Maeslantkering, the mighty gatekeeper of Rotterdam.