Amsterdam Beach highlights

I amsterdam's selection of highlights of things to do and places to stay, eat and drink in Amsterdam Beach, including restaurants, hotels, excursions and attractions.

Amsterdam Beach – tips and highlights

Be it to lounge or a blast of fitness fun, Amsterdam beaches are a popular day trip. In summertime, sun-seekers flock to the wider expanses of sand at Bloemendaal and Zandvoort aan Zee to bask on the beautiful golden beaches. These towns also bustle with hip cafés, restaurants and beach clubs overlooking the sea, while for the thrill-seekers, the Noord-Holland coast is a renowned spot for water and windsports. Below are some tips on where to go for food, sports and dancing!

Amsterdam beach clubs

Amsterdam beach clubs

From sleek restaurants to colourful hippy hangouts, Amsterdam's beaches are lined with colourful places to eat, drink and be merry by the sea.

Zilt aan zee

Fresh products, quality, hospitality and service: you'll find them all at IJmuiden beach club Zilt aan Zee. Food is locally source...

Zout

Zandvoort’s Zout is a restaurant, a beach club and an event location in one.

Sandy Hill

Amsterdam beach has a beach club and surfers’ meeting point in one: Zandvoort’s Sandy Hill has a long history of seaside hangin’ a...

Havana

Dine right by the sea in this beach pavilion at Amsterdam beach.

San Blas

From Panama to Amsterdam beach: named after a tropical archipelago, this beach pavilion is open all year long.

George No 5 – Mer du Nord

Amsterdam’s fanciest ‘New York-style French bistro’ goes sur la plage with this new outing in Zandvoort.

Ajuma

Located on Zandvoort’s famous beach, Ajuma is a hideaway available for events and cosy dinner occasions. The kitchen specialises i...

Safari Lodge

Surfing safari in Amsterdam beach: This friendly, colourful beach club with touches of hippy chic and industrial design organises ...

Zandvoort Beach Clubs

With over 30 lining the shore of the coastline, there’s certainly no shortage of beach clubs at the coastal town of Zandvoort. Sev...

Republiek Bloemendaal

It’s a slice of Bali in Amsterdam beach, as Republiek Bloemendaal is all wooden deck, daybeds and Buddha statues.

Fuel

This beach bar, restaurant and club in Bloemendaal offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and club nights for locals and daytrippers from...

Rapa Nui

If you find yourself on the Zandvoort beach, mosey into Rapa Nui and relish the seaside pleasantries with a delicious meal and a c...

De VerbroederIJ

De VerbroederIJ is a hotspot in Amsterdam Noord, blending a city beach and pavilion with fruit and veg gardens, a vibrant restaura...

Paviljoen Zeezicht

This attractive beach hotspot was constructed on stilts, ensuring a fantastic view of the beach, sea, dunes and piers. Open the wh...

Amsterdam beach clubs

Luminosity Beach Festival

Head over to the shores of Bloemendaal aan Zee for this annual beach festival. Three days of pure trance are on the cards as major...

25/06/2020 - 28/06/2020

Fuel

Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort

03/05/2020

Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort

New Year Swim

Start your New Year’s fitness regime with a dip in the sea at Zandvoort aan Zee on 1 January. This tradition is in its 60th year a...

01/01/2021

Nieuwjaarsduik

Pride at the Beach

Rain or shine, it's time to break out the thongs and beachwear as Pride Amsterdam heads to the beach at Zandvoort aan Zee - also k...

27/07/2020 - 29/07/2020

Pride at the Beach

Amsterdam Hotel Night

New York has the Hamptons and we have Zandvoort aan Zee. Let's do this again in 2021. Go on a beach holiday to this wonderful seas...

06/03/2021 - 07/03/2021

Amsterdamse Hotelnacht

Pinksterjaarmarkt

Enjoy a flea market on a castle estate: fun for the whole family.

01/06/2020

Landgoed Duin & Kruidberg

Pinksterjaarmarkt

Enjoy a flea market on a castle estate: fun for the whole family.

01/06/2020

Landgoed Duin & Kruidberg

Latin Village Festival

This is a swinging music festival with a mix of dance and authentic salsa.

15/08/2020 - 16/08/2020

LatinVillage

The Promised Land - Open Air

Dance festival not only serves up classics of house, techno and acid at a beautiful location, but also quality food.

06/06/2020

Peddelpoel Spaarnwoude

Dutch Valley

A big, annual music festival with the best from the Netherlands. The last edition featured Kensington, André Hazes, Jebroer, Broed...

09/08/2020

Recreatiegebied Spaarnwoude

Dance Valley

The world’s longest-running dance festivals celebrates 26 years in 2020. Dance Valley features every type of dance music you could...

08/08/2020

Recreatiegebied Spaarnwoude

Full Moon festival

The Full Moon Festival takes place outdoors in the picturesque surrounds of Spaarnwoude, just to the west of Amsterdam near Haarle...

13/06/2020

Full Moon festival

Open Days Fortress Island IJmuiden

The Fortress Island IJmuiden offers monthly tours. During these open days you can explore the island with or without a guide.

07/06/2020 - 01/11/2020

Forteiland IJmuiden

Bunker Day 2020

During Bunker Day, many bunkers that formed the 'Atlantic Wall' of WWII are open to the public.

06/06/2020

Bunker Museum IJmuiden

Santpoort Food Fest

This culinary festival combines the village traditions of ''sant-eating' with the trendiness of a food truck festival.

06/06/2020

Santhappen

Amsterdam Beach activities

Jutters Mu-ZEE-um

Beachcombing was once part of everyday life for the people of Zandvoort, as they sought out a means of earning additional income. ...

Forteiland IJmuiden

The Forteiland IJmuiden is an island fortress located near the town of IJmuiden, in the mouth of the North Sea Canal. It was const...

Defence Line of Amsterdam

The Defence Line of Amsterdam (Stelling van Amsterdam) is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam made up of forts l...

Country Estate Beeckestijn

The Beeckestijn gardens are an outdoor museum.

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Nationaal Park Zuid-Kennemerland

The National Park Zuid-Kennemerland is a remarkable expanse of dunes between Zandvoort and IJmuiden, covering approximately 38 hec...

Dutch Pedelec Tours

Dutch Pedelec Tours is a company that focuses on the rental of high quality electrical bikes, also known as ‘pedelecs’. Escape the...

Renzy, electric ride for fun!

Get in and enjoy the ride! Cruise in peace and silence along the traditional Dutch landscape. Tour with our GPS audio tour along ...

Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen

Located to the south of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen make up a nature reserve that also hel...

Amsterdam beach towns

Zandvoort

With its clean sandy beaches, trendy beach bars and family activities, Zandvoort has become one of the Netherlands’ most popular beach destinati...

Bloemendaal

With more of a party atmosphere than its neighbour Zandvoort, Bloemendaal is a great place to dip your toes in the North Sea or hit a dance floor...

IJmuiden

The clean, fresh gusts of wind coming in from the North Sea ensure that IJmuiden is a haven for water and wind sports fans.

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Amsterdam Beach

When the temperatures soar in Amsterdam, sun-seekers flock to the beaches at Bloemendaal and Zandvoort to bask on the sands and soak up the vibrant nightlife.
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