Zandvoort Travel Forum

Hallo from Texas!

We'll be in Nederlands 3rd week of June; based in Amsterdam, & want to see a few highlights in Haarlem, then out to the beach for the day.

-How big is Zandvoort in population & area? What day(s) would be the best to go & why?

-I've seen a link to the train schedules (THANK YOU!), but can someone tell me when to expect the last train's departure from Zandvoort to Amsterdam, latter June?

-How do we get to the nude beach? Can we reach by foot easily, is it paid entrance with nearby vendors of food/drinks?

Thanks for all the helpful info here, dear VT-ers!

liz

You have 3 questions:

1)
33,82 km2
16.851 inhabitants (1 jan 2003)
8.209 houses (1 jan 2002)
9 km beach, of which 3 km nude beach
74,5 ha public green, of which 40 ha public dune terrain
46,5 km2 dune (National Park Zuid-Kennemerland and Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen)
4.435 jobs, of which 2.496 in tourism (2002)
www.zandvoort.nl

2) I've taken Zandvoort-Amsterdam Central. And I've taken 21st of June, as an example.
The last train is 56 minutes after midnight (that is actually 22nd of June). It's a 29 minute ride with a stopover in Haarlem.
You can check out any other time schedule by going to the English version of the national railway:
http://www.ns.nl/domestic/index.cgi

3) Nude beach
South side of Zandvoort direction Langevelderslag (pole 68-71). 7 pavilions also rent out chairs and sunscreens. Reachable by train and bus.
I guess the best way is to go ask at the train station in Zandvoort, which bus to take.
There's a nice overview of the bikini and nude beach (panoramaview) on
http://www.zandvoort.com/nl/beach/bcha-nl.html

Have fun!

Anke-Thea,

THANK YOU so much for the detailed info! I can't imagine being able to find it anywhere else so concisely put.

I really appreciate your help!
liz

You're welcome!

Can you recomend a good hotel near this beach?
Thanks