The North Sea coast, the Wadden. When you hear these names your first thoughts are of sun, sea and sand, and the relaxed feeling associated with them. Breathing in the fresh sea air, biking through the dunes. Savouring the peacefulness of the North-Holland beaches or discovering the unique nature of the Lauwersmeer. If you go to the Wadden, even while you're still on the ferry, you'll lose all sense of time. And as soon as you step foot on the island, you'll be overcome by the ‘island feeling’ - guaranteed. You'll never go home with empty pockets, because you'll always find some pretty shells, driftwood or some other item to take home as a lasting reminder of the island. Perhaps there's a bit of beachcomber in all of us?

North Holland

• Fort Kijkduin Den Helder
• Alkmaar Cheese Market
• Den Helder Naval Museum
• Netherlands Steam Engine Museum
• Museum Medemblik
• Round trip on the Wadden Sea

Texel

• De Ronde om Texel , World’s Biggest CAT Race (catamaran) 21 June 2003
• EcoMare Texel
• Texel Spoonbill Colony
• Maritiem- en Juttersmuseum (Maritime and Beachcombers Museum) in Oudeschild
• Nature conservation areas: De Muy and De Slufter
• Aeroplane round trip over Texel and the Wadden Sea

Ameland

• Nature Museum with sea aquarium
• ‘t Oerd Nature Reserve and Bammeler Dunes
• Paardenreddingsbootmuseum (Horse-drawn Rescue Boat) and launching of the 
  lifeboat, ‘Abraham Fock’

Schiermonnikoog

• Visitors Centre
• ‘De Oude Centrale’
• Rariteitenkabinet Gribus (collection of curiosities) Schiermonnikoog
• Wadlopen (walk across the mud flats)
• Eilander 'Balg-expres' (beach trip)

Groningen/Friesland

• AquarOm Delfzijl
• Groninger Museum
• Eenrum Candle Makers
• Seal Sanctuary Pieterburen