Strand Camperduin, North Holland Province, The Netherlands

5YlvieFros 5:00 PM Jul 24, 2021

amazing beach
the lagune is great for families with kids. The beach is beautiful and not too crowded. we will come back

4Eyekaytoo 5:00 PM Aug 19, 2017

Lovely long, sandy beach stretching out in both directions as far as the eye can see.
We came here one evening recently after a fairly horrible rainy day in August and having enjoyed dinner at the restaurant overlooking this beach. There was a brief, positive respite in the weather that early evening and many families with the children, dogs and bikes had ventured out to catch the end of the day and watch the sunset. We got as far as the bronze statue "De Strandvonder - Simon Gutker" by John Bier. From his magnificent vantage point we could see the beach below stretching out in both directions. Surely on a lovely hot day this must be a lovely beach paradise. There is cafe/restaurant on the beach as well as a lifeguard station. Behind the dunes there is a safe lagoon for the kids and water sport enthusiasts which was apparently constructed when the sea defences were strengthened. I read that the coast between Camperduin and Petten to the north, was for many years dominated by the Hondsbossche Sea Defence; a 5.5-kilometre paved dike that protected the land against the sea. This has since been extended with more beach. As you stare out to see as the sun slowly sinks in the sky it is fascinating to think that this place was named after The Battle of Camperdown (Zeeslag bij Kamperduin). This was a major naval action fought on 11 October 1797, between the British North Sea Fleet under Admiral Adam Duncan and a Dutch Navy fleet under Vice-Admiral Jan de Winter. The Brits won hands down...