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Seaside areas in Belgium and the Netherlands

Old Dec 3rd, 2008, 02:50 PM
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Seaside areas in Belgium and the Netherlands

My husband and I are in the process of putting together our itinerary for Belgium and the Netherlands - traveling in August - and are interested in some seaside areas in Belgium and the Netherlands.

We will be visiting Brussels, Bruges, Amsterdam, and a couple towns near Amsterdam yet to be determined. We've got a few days in the middle of the trip (between Brussels and Amsterdam) to decide what to do with.

Our original plan was to head east to Bamberg for a few days to drink some rauchbier and wander around - but now we are considering sticking to Belgium and the Netherlands so as to remove a couple long days of travel mid-trip.

Any recommendations for neat seaside area where we might spend a couple days - or visit as a day trip? Interesting places to explore, cute towns, good photo ops, perhaps some relaxed cycling or good walking areas, cafes where we can chill out, maybe a museum or a working farm to tour - that sort of thing. We aren't really interested in swimming or sunning on the beach, but some beachcombing is good. Breweries are always good

Thanks for any recommendations you have.
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Old Dec 3rd, 2008, 03:08 PM
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Hi November moon-

YOu can check out this thread I started earlier this year, where I asked about visiting the Belgian Coast.
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...2&tid=35119325
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Try staying in Haarlem and bicycling to Zandvoort. There is too much to do and see for a few days.
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For something a bit different consider one of the Wadden Islands for a couple of days. Texel is the easiest one to get to, but Vlieland and Terschelling are nicer in my opinion. Vlieland is car free - only the residents are allowed cars, so you would have to use bikes, buses or taxis there, but it is lovely.

Or stay in Alkmaar and rent a bike to get around, and visit the coastal villages like Egmond ann Zee from there.
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This is a page with some information about the Belgian coast near Bruges:
http://www.pandhotel.com/kuste.htm
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There is a beach very close to Delft. It only takes a few minutes by tram to get to Scheveningen. There are cafes and lots of shopping. Not anything special, but it is so close that we decided to check it out
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Old Dec 9th, 2008, 08:33 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I will look into those options. The Wadden Islands look really neat - and and island without cars would be great. We like to be car-free on vacation when we can anyway
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