Lighthouse Westkapelle (high), Zeeland Province, The Netherlands
4.5 (81 reviews) Spent Ranking #1 in Westkapelle Points of Interest & Landmarks • Lighthouses
A moving experience..
There's some confusion in this review because the lighthouse is officially the very tall building right in the town not the red and white structure shown in two of the photos. In the grounds of the lighthouse are graves and monuments remembering the civilians who were killed in 1944 during the fighting to liberate Walcharan. On 1 Nov 2014 I attended the 70th anniversary memorial ceremony to remember those who died. When you visit here walk round the memorials reading the names and ages - it's very moving.
Address
Kerkeweg 1, 4361 JA Westkapelle The Netherlands
Website
http://www.westkapelle.com/uitstapjes-en-attracties/vuurtoren-t-hoge-licht
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 10:21
User Ratings
4.5 based on (81 reviews)
Reviews
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4Natalie J 5:00 PM Apr 29, 2017
Stairs might make you dizzy....
We thoroughly enjoyed visiting this lighthouse. We rented bikes in Westkapelle and it was easy to get to the lighthouse and we got to go up immediately. There are lots of stairs to climb in a somewhat small circular staircase and the top of the lighthouse provided excellent views of the town, area, and the coast. Highly recommend this if you happen to find yourself in this tiny little random town.
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4Michele V 5:00 PM Apr 25, 2019
Quite an impressive place.
Very nice and interesting story. I didn't go up to the last floor but I can imagine that the view must be nice and the light interesting to see. I recommend.
