Town in North Holland, Netherlands
IJmuiden
IJmuiden is a port town in the Dutch province of North Holland.
It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam. To the south it abuts a large reserve of plant-covered dunes, the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. The town is on the south bank; the north bank is otherwise a steel plant and Velsen-Noord.
How locals move
Getting around IJmuiden the local way
- Get inIf coming from Amsterdam a fun way to get to Heemskerk might be by taking the Fast Flying Ferry from behind Centraal Station in Amsterdam to Pontplein in Velsen-Zuid.
- Get inIf coming from England you could take the ferry from Newcastle to IJmuiden.
- Get inIf coming from below the North Sea Canal you could also cycle and take the free ferry from Velsen-Zuid to Velsen-Noord which goes every 20 minutes (24/7).
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