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Zandvoort
Municipality in North Holland, Netherlands

Zandvoort

Zandvoort is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands.

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It is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park and the Amsterdam water supply dunes. It hosts the country's most prominent motor racing circuit, Circuit Zandvoort—the host of the Dutch Grand Prix from 1950 through 1985 and from 2021 to 2026.

Get in

Getting to Zandvoort

On hot summer days, traffic jams in the directions of all major Dutch beach destinations are common - and Zandvoort is no exception. On such days, consider using the train instead of a car. On other days, driving in is easy enough. The N201 is the main road in, connecting Zandvoort to the nearby city of Haarlem and, slightly further, Amsterdam.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Circuit Park Zandvoort

    This hosts Formula One / Grand Prix and other races, including Testing Days where you can register to drive your own vehicle on the circuit.

  2. 02
    Juttersmu-Zee-um

    A museum displaying what beachcombers find on the beaches of Zandvoort.

Do

Things to do

Crowds flock here to find a spot on the sand and enjoy the sun and the sea. Sunbathing, swimming, beach walks and of course casual drinks in one of the many beach side bars is the core of all activity here.

Eat

Where to eat

Zizo Sushi Lounge, Burgemeester van Fenemaplein 2. The sushi and sashimi in this restaurant get raving reviews, and they serve a nice range of cocktails too. Staff is friendly and the atmosphere is modern but cosy. €25. Strandpaviljoen Havana aan Zee, Boulevard Paulus Loot 1c (Last beach pavilion on the Paulus Loot boulevard, south beach). A pleasant beach pavilion with a classic menu and a good chef in the kitchen.

  1. 01
    Café Restaurant Mollie & Co.

    Haltestraat 75, info@mollieenco.nl.

  2. 02
    Oud Zandvoortsch vischrest De Meerpaal

    Haltestraat 61, info@restaurantdemeerpaal.nl.

  3. 03
    Greek Cuisine Filoxenia

    Haltestraat 49, kostas@filoxenia.info.

  4. 04
    Eb & Vloed

    Badhuisplein 2-4, info@restaurantebenvloed.nl.

How locals move

Getting around Zandvoort the local way

  • Get inDFDS operate an overnight ferry from Newcastle, UK to IJmuiden, which is only about 30 minutes from Haarlem by local bus.
  • Get inFrom the ferry terminal, it is a walk to Planetenweg (bus stop Zwaanstraat).

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

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.