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Scheveningen
District in South Holland, Netherlands

Scheveningen

Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands, as well as a subdistrict of that city.

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Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long, sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is popular for water sports such as windsurfing and kiteboarding. The harbour is used for both fishing and tourism.

Get in

Getting to Scheveningen

From Amsterdam and Schiphol, follow the A4 heading for Leiden, and change onto the A44 at Knooppunt Burgerveen, which follows shortly after exit 4 (Nieuw-Vennep). The A44 will become the N44 not long after, and once you reach the edge of The Hague, take a right turn onto the N14. This road will then become the S200.

  1. 01
    Tramstop for lines 1 and 9

    Both lines connect to the center of The Hague.

  2. 02
    Busstop for lines 21

    Line 22 connects to the center of The Hague, as well as to the harbor area of Scheveningen.

  3. 03
    Tramstop for line 11

    This is the terminal stop of tram line 11, which connects to the railway station Hollands Spoor, one of the main stations of The Hague.

  4. 04
    Busstop for lines 22 and 28

    This is a convenient busstop for visiting the harbor area of Scheveningen.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Kurhaus

    This former bathhouse and concert venue dates from 1886 and is the only remaining luxury resort hotel dating from the 19th century.

  2. 02
    Pier

    Opposite the Kurhaus lies the Pier, which was rebuilt in the 1960s after the 19th-century original was destroyed in World War II.

  3. 03
    Lighthouse

    4 Lourdes kerk (Lourdes Chapel), Berkenbosch Blokstraat 9a.

  4. 04
    Madurodam

    Miniature park.

  5. 05
    Museum Beelden aan Zee

    Harteveltstraat 1 (a few hundred meters due south along the coast from the Kurhaus).

  6. 06
    Muzee Scheveningen

    Neptunusstraat 92,.

Do

Things to do

Join the crowd on the sunny days Take a dive in the North Sea Windsurfing Come to nearby beaches Have a drink in one of the many beach clubs Take one of

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Catch by Simonis

    The upscale restaurant of the Simonis family.

  2. 02
    Dap &

    Two-storey glass restaurant overlooking the harbor.

  3. 03
    Lemongrass

    Dr.

  4. 04
    Oma Toos

    Pancakes, Poffertjes and more typical Dutch dishes.

  5. 05
    Simonis aan de Haven

    Vissersafslagweg 20,.

How locals move

Getting around Scheveningen the local way

  • Get aroundby HTM Bike, Donkey Republic (The Hague) and OV-fiets (requires a personalised OV-chipkaart).

From Wikivoyage: The Hague, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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