Nearest Train
: SChagen
at 10
Kilometres
Nearest Beach
: beach
at 900
Metres
Nearest Barpub
: Callantsoog
at 1000
Metres
Nearest Restaurant
: Callantsoog
at 1000
Metres
Car: not necessary
Schagen is a former fishing village and one of the few resorts in the province of North Holland, which lie directly on the beach. The center exudes atmosphere with its shops, restaurants and cafes, gezelligen 'terraces. For the sports enthusiasts there are numerous possibilities: swimming, fishing, horseback riding, tennis, squash, cycling and hiking. In the immediate near the village is a large part of the dunes to the nature reserve "Zwanenwater". This consists of dunes, swamps, lakes and woods about 550 hectare nature reserve is home to the largest colony of spoonbills in Europe, along with herons, silver and Sturmmöven. The dune belt in the center, however, is narrow and you're instantly on the beach. The beach stretches for miles in both directions. On the outskirts of the beautiful Callantsoog Zijpener polder landscape begins with typical northern Dutch farmhouses, windmills, and the best fishing spots. The harbor town of Den Helder is approximately