Guidebook
Walking/Cycling
Enter the dune area 1,5 km from the holiday home behind Station Castricum (Geversweg) or the Papenberg (walking only). The dune area of Castricum, Heemskerk and Egmond is a stunning place for a walk or a ride on the bike.
Tuut Tuut Verhuur
1 GasstraatBike rental in Castricum
A ten minute walk away from our house
A nice place to start your walk in the dune area of Castricum . There is a watchtower on the top of the hill. Just take the stairs to the top.
Papenberg Castricum
3 OnderlangsA nice place to start your walk in the dune area of Castricum . There is a watchtower on the top of the hill. Just take the stairs to the top.
Coffee, cake and icecream
This bakery is on a list of "23 bakeries around the world you need to eat at before you die". We recommend the Roomtompouce, Chocodeluxe and Chocobrownie, but actually all the cakes and chocolates here are delicious.
Patisserie Tea Room The Roset
17 Burgemeester MooijstraatThis bakery is on a list of "23 bakeries around the world you need to eat at before you die". We recommend the Roomtompouce, Chocodeluxe and Chocobrownie, but actually all the cakes and chocolates here are delicious.
Buna Koffiebar
35E DorpsstraatBest coffee in the neighborhood. Very friendly owner.
The best icecream in town. We prefer 'perzik passie yoghurt' (peach, passion fruit, yoghurt).
Marx O'Larry's Castricum
27 Burgemeester MooijstraatThe best icecream in town. We prefer 'perzik passie yoghurt' (peach, passion fruit, yoghurt).
A lovely place in the dune area for a coffee or tea with cake or a wine or beer with bitterballen in the afternoon.
14 lokale anbefaler
Hof van Kijk Uit
4 Oude SchulpwegA lovely place in the dune area for a coffee or tea with cake or a wine or beer with bitterballen in the afternoon.
Castricum beach (food and drinks)
Castricum beach has different restaurants for food and drinks.
Club Zand has it all! A fantastic interior, smooth and cheerful service, good food and a beautiful beach at the doorstep!
31 lokale anbefaler
Strandpaviljoen Club Zand
70 ZeewegClub Zand has it all! A fantastic interior, smooth and cheerful service, good food and a beautiful beach at the doorstep!
Sea beach pavilion
50 ZeewegThe best food on the beach.
Dinner
Our favorite restaurant in town for a quick bite. Great pasta and pizza's.
10 lokale anbefaler
La Trattoria
40 DorpsstraatOur favorite restaurant in town for a quick bite. Great pasta and pizza's.
Nieuw Westert
18 Oude SchulpwegOne of our favorites; good food in the dune area of Egmond.
Steakhouse Bij de Buurvrouw
1 MientIf you are looking for a nice steak or a good lunch.
Lovely place for dinner or lunch after a nice walk in the dunes.
44 lokale anbefaler
Restaurant Het Ruiterhuys
83 HeerewegLovely place for dinner or lunch after a nice walk in the dunes.
Huize Koningsbosch
84 HeerewegNice place for a fancy dinner.
Restaurant Apicius
16 Van der MijlewegGreat place for fine dining with a Michelin star.
Travel
27 minutes to Amsterdam Central Station
(return ticket costs 12 euro, parking in Amsterdam center is 7,50 per hour)
11 minutes to Alkmaar city
31 minutes to Haarlem city
Station Castricum
4 Stationsweg27 minutes to Amsterdam Central Station
(return ticket costs 12 euro, parking in Amsterdam center is 7,50 per hour)
11 minutes to Alkmaar city
31 minutes to Haarlem city
City/town information
Alkmaar is a nice city for shopping and to visit the cheese market. The Waagplein is a vibrant square full of terraces and busy at the weekends. The Stedelijk museum Alkmaar presents the cultural heritage of the city mosly in paintings. Theater 'de Vest' offers a varied programming.
Alkmaar can easily be reached by train or car.
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Alkmaar
Alkmaar is a nice city for shopping and to visit the cheese market. The Waagplein is a vibrant square full of terraces and busy at the weekends. The Stedelijk museum Alkmaar presents the cultural heritage of the city mosly in paintings. Theater 'de Vest' offers a varied programming.
Alkmaar can easily be reached by train or car.
Bergen is a small town of arts, with a few nice shops and a lively center. The dune area of Bergen is recommended for a walk.
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Bergen
Bergen is a small town of arts, with a few nice shops and a lively center. The dune area of Bergen is recommended for a walk.
Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, is known for its artistic heritage, extensive canal network and narrow gabled houses, a legacy of the Golden Age. In the Museum Quarter are the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum with works by Rembrandt and Vermeer, and the Stedelijk Museum with modern art.
Amsterdam can easily be reached by train. It takes 27 minutes from Castricum station.
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, is known for its artistic heritage, extensive canal network and narrow gabled houses, a legacy of the Golden Age. In the Museum Quarter are the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum with works by Rembrandt and Vermeer, and the Stedelijk Museum with modern art.
Amsterdam can easily be reached by train. It takes 27 minutes from Castricum station.
Groceries
Bakkerij Brakenhoff
34 Burgemeester MooijstraatThe best baker in town.
DEEN Supermarkets
29 EbbehoutSupermarket at 200m. Open 7 days a week.
Geesterduin
GeesterduinEverything you need under one roof.