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Experience the tulip splendor at Land van Fluwel. The tulip splendor at Land van Fluwel is at its best in the spring! From the 11-meter-high lookout tower you have a beautiful view of the flower bulb fields in the area.

Book a tour of the Navy's training institute in Den Helder

Wildrijk nature reserve Sint Maartenszee is a very special forest. Good for a walk of less than an hour, especially in the spring. The bottom is covered as far as you can see with a blue carpet of wild hyacinths.

This village, which isn't found by the navigation system, is a true holiday village. It has very few inhabitants, but consists of several holiday parks and campsites. A 10-minute walk through the beautiful dunes leads to the wonderfully wide beach. Sint Maartenszee is located in the largest contiguous flower bulb region in the world.

The Pettemerbos is located north of Petten, just behind the dunes. In this beautiful area you can walk between maples, oaks, heathlands and holly bushes on winding forest paths and shell paths.

Petten has a wide sandy beach from the Hondsbossche Sea Wall.

Clean beach with good facilities. Lifeguards are present throughout, family-friendly. Naturism: Between markers 15 and 17. Surfing is permitted from the boat beach. Kite flying is only permitted on the boat beach. Dogs are allowed on a leash from May to September between 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM.

Clean beach with excellent facilities. Supervision by rescue team, family seaside resort/beach.

Beach Julianadorp aan Zee is a beach with a four star status, and has been in the top 10 of nicest beaches of the Netherlands for years. On this beach you can also find the nicest beach houses of the Netherlands. They are for rent at Landal Greenparks, who also own a bungalow park in the area (Landal Ooghduyne). At the beach there is a brand new guarded beach post with First Aid and toilets. There are good accommodations for disabled persons, with a parking spot for themselves, a seating spot and a modified toilet.

Beach entrance Huisduinen lies almost under de most beautiful and oldest lighthouse of the Netherlands, called ''de Lange Jaap'' and is named after the old village Huisduinen, which lies directly next to it. This beach is a nice and quiet family beach, with its own paviljon ''Factor 30''. You can find the toilets and beach shower here. In de surrounding area there is a beautiful old fort - ''Fort Kijkduin'', which you can visit. It has a magnificent sea fish tank, and a overview of the history of this fort. You can walk and cycle in a big dune area ''de Grafelijkheidsduinen''.

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.

The 'Stelling of Den Helder' is one of the oldest stll presence military defensive lines in the Netherlands. The 'stelling' is build in commisioned by Napoleon as a protection of navy base Willemsoord. The city of Den Helder got his shape because of the 'Stelling' which is still seeable in the landscape. The 'Stelling of Den Helder' is very important for the authenticity and identity of Den Helder.