Brouwersdam route - nature reserves and encounter with seals

From De Bever Verhuur you go towards the Westhoofd lighthouse in Ouddorp.

Westhoofd is a national monument and one of the two lighthouses in the Netherlands that is still manned. Height is 56 meters and with a light intensity of 5,200,000 candela, this lighthouse has the strongest light beam in the Netherlands.
The Brouwersdam, completed in 1971, is the seventh structure of the Delta Works.

You can get a breath of fresh air on the six-and-a-half kilometer long dam. Here you have beautiful views of the North Sea and the Grevelingenmeer.

Would you like to spot seals? They like to swim on the sea side of the discharge sluice in the Brouwersdam. Just to be safe, bring binoculars. It is wonderful to travel for miles along the dunes at Schouwen-Duiveland.
Further on you will pass Haamstede Castle, a national monument from the thirteenth century. In 1525, the castle was almost completely destroyed by fire, after which the castle was rebuilt in the sixteenth century.

You return via the inside of the Brouwersdam, with a view of the largest saltwater lake in Europe. At the end is the RTM museum. They have a beautiful collection of steam/diesel locomotives, carriages and freight wagons, which can still run. Walk around the depot and take a tour along the Grevelingenmeer! The route ends at De Bever Verhuur.