Category: Attracties

The ice cream parlor of Aris Laan is of course known for its delicious ice cream snacks.

Visit the Helders Museum and experience the history of Den Helder from Wadden Island to port city. Let yourself be taken on a journey of prosperity and adversity with stories of great developments, events and struggles that have shaped Den Helder into the city it is today. Experience it yourself and learn more about this eventful city and its inhabitants!

Den Oever is also located on the Afsluitdijk and is therefore the only village that is located on fresh and salt water. The port is located near the Afsluitdijk on the Wadden Sea side. Den Oever is a real fishing port. A section of the harbor has been set up as a tourist harbour. You can take a Wadden cruise here or go for a day of sport fishing.

Boat trips at the Wadden Sea with Jan Rotgans.

The Wadden Experience Point in Den Oever is a viewpoint over the Wadden Sea. You can look out over the 't Schor nature reserve, the dam with the largest spoonbill colony in Europe (Vogelsandt), the former island of Wieringen, the harbor of Den Oever and the Afsluitdijk.

At the car museum you go back in time. This was the time when not everyone was in possession of a car and people were extra proud of this property. This museum is all about the history of these cars. You can rest assured, the entrance is completely free.

Enormous playground with pedal boats, pedal go-karts, toddler playground, trampolines and more. Toiletbuilding and picnicspaces available. New three large indoorplaygrounds (2000 m²) with ballpools, monorail with helicopters etc.

For years, the Administration Building or 'Old Casino' in Huisduinen was a controversial reminder of the war history of the city of Den Helder. But now that this period is further behind us, new impulses are coming to keep the memory of this meaningful period in our history alive. In the elongated exhibition space the visitor can get acquainted with the chronological course of the Second World War, the geography and form of the Atlantic Wall and stories and events from the war history.

The farm of Jant Lont is an original Wieringer farm dating from 1854, is showing live and working on Wieringen. Special is the tilewall with bible exposures. The farm has been renovated in 2004-2005 and refurbished. It has a lot of information.

The Holle Bolle Boom in Tuitjenhorn offers plenty of fun in the water, playing and eating for children from 0 to 11 years old and their (grand)parents.

Follow in the footsteps of Napoleon Did you know that sharks live in the North Sea? Would you dare to feed them? This is possible in the North Sea aquarium of Fort Kijkduin! A visit to the aquarium is an exciting and educational adventure where you learn everything about the underwater life in the Wadden and North Sea. Spectacular is the 15-metre-long walk-through tunnel. The historical museum of the fort is also very interesting. Walk through underground tunnels and discover 200 years of military history about Den Helder and the Napoleonic fortress itself. The new family exhibition explores the lives and work of the soldiers stationed in the fort in 1939 during the mobilization of the Dutch army.

Museum Slag aan de Somme displays a collection of old uniforms, helmets, grenades, weapons and ammunition. Models depicting the events on the Somme during the First World War. The museum is housed in a three-storey tower.