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Walking around Westkapelle

  • The Netherlands
  • Zeeland
  • Veere
  • 9.03 km (Approximately 02:15 u)
  • Hiking route 785716
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Walking around Westkapelle

  • The Netherlands
  • Zeeland
  • Veere
  • 9.03 km (Approximately 02:15 u)
  • Hiking route 785716

The route starts in the forest that lies along the Westkapelse Kreek. This creek was created after the Noordzeedijk was destroyed in a bombing during the Second World War. You walk along a car-free road that is often sheltered by shrubs through the vast polder towards the sea wall. While you walk along the North Sea, you can get a breath of fresh air and enjoy the sound of the waves crashing on the dike. You pass the Noorderhoofd, the low lighthouse of Westkapelle that dates from 1875. At Het Polderhuis Museum and more you can make a pit stop on the terrace and enjoy an interesting museum visit. On the dike you can admire a Sherman tank, a remnant of the Second World War. You have a beautiful view over Westkapelle and the sea.

Directions

# Description Distance
Parkeerplaats (Joossesweg, 4361XZ, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
64
 64 (Grindweg, 4361LA, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 0.61 km
65
 65 (Grindweg, 4361JJ, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 1.04 km
42
 42 (4374SB, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 2.05 km
66
 66 (4361JM, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 2.86 km
34
 34 (4361JD, Veere, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 4.11 km

Pause places

Het Polderhuis, musea & meer

Zuidstraat 154-156
4361 AK Veere
http://www.polderhuiswestkapelle.nl

The Polderhuis, museums & more is a super nice place to sit on a terrace and soak up cultural history. In the museum cafe and on the cozy terrace you can enjoy a coffee with something delicious at your leisure. On the terrace you have a view of the seawall and the Liberty Bridge that runs to the Sherman tank on the dike. In the museum, the history of Walcheren and Westkapelle comes to life in a beautiful way. The two lighthouses in Westkapelle are also part of the museum, you can visit them at regular intervals.

Sights

Lage vuurtoren van Westkapelle (Noorderhoofd)


4361SH Veere

The cast iron lighthouse het Lage licht or Noorderhoofd, together with the other tower of Westkapelle, the former church tower het Hoge licht, forms a light line to the Oostgat.

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