Velsen

Worth seeing in and around Velsen

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   BUKO Stadion

   Sportpark Schoonenberg k ˈsxoːnəbɛrx]), branded as BUKO Stadion for sponsorship reasons, is the home of Eredivisie club Telstar and Eredivisie Vrouwen club Telstar. It is located in Velsen-Zuid, Netherlands.

   1.8 km · football stadium in Velsen-Zuid, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Flevum

   Flevum was a castrum and port of the Romans in Frisia, built when emperor Augustus wanted to conquer the German populated territories between the Rhine river and the Elbe river.

   3.9 km · Roman fort in the Netherlands · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden

   The hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden.

   2.4 km · lighthouse in the Netherlands · Wikipedia
4. 04
   IJmuiden lower Lighthouse

   The Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden and activated the following year.

   2.9 km · lighthouse in IJmuiden, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
5. 05
   IJmuiden sea lock

   The IJmuiden sea lock serving Port of Amsterdam via the North Sea Canal is the largest lock in the world when considering dimensions. The lock, situated in IJmuiden in the municipality of Velsen, was opened on 26 January 2022 in the presence of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

   500 m · lock in the North Sea Canal in Velsen, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Landhuis Duin en Kruidberg

   Duin en Kruidberg is a stately home in Santpoort, near Haarlem, the Netherlands. Kruidberg started as a summer house for rich merchants from Amsterdam, then it became a hunting lodge of the prince of Orange, the future king-stadholder, William III.

   3.7 km · building in Velsen, Netherlands · Wikipedia
7. 07
   IJmuider Zee- en Havenmuseum

   The IJmuider Zee- en Havenmuseum is a museum located at the start of the Vissershaven in IJmuiden, the Netherlands, dedicated to promoting interest and conserving the fishing and shipping cultural heritage of IJmuiden and the North Sea Canal.

   1.6 km · museum in IJmuiden, the Netherlands · Wikipedia

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Getting to Velsen

Airports

Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 20 km · Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 58 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 124 km

Stations

Driehuis railway station, 3.1 km · Santpoort Noord railway station, 3.8 km · Beverwijk railway station, 3 km · IJmuiden Heliport, 1.5 km

• Rotterdam → Velsen

  61 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · €8–11
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• Eindhoven → Velsen

  127 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · €14–20
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• Groningen → Velsen

  154 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · €20–28
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