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Zaanse Schans
A riverside open-air village of working green windmills, clog makers and cheese sheds just north of Amsterdam.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Schoorl
North Holland, Netherlands · Europe
About Schoorl
Schoorl is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Warmenhuizen, 39km from Marken.
Schoorl is in North Holland, Netherlands, with about 4,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Warmenhuizen, about 4 km away.
Schoorl is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Bergen, and lies about 8 km northwest of Alkmaar. Until 2001, Schoorl was also a municipality of its own.
Schoorl is a village in between the polder area of North Holland and the Schoorlse dunes. The village is about 8 kmRead more
(5mi) long and never wider than 2 km (1mi). The village is heavily protected by the highest and widest dunes of the Netherlands, which reach about 54 m (164 ft) above sealevel right behind the center of Schoorl, and are more than 5 km (3mi) wide.
Schoorl is a major local tourism location in the summer and counts over 25 campsites, the largest concentration of campsites in the Netherlands.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Schoorl?
Within an hour or so of Schoorl: Zaanse Schans (27 km), Circuit Zandvoort (36 km), Haarlem Grote Markt (36 km), Anne Frank House (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Schoorl?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Schoorl?
Schoorl is in North Holland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Warmenhuizen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,745
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Holland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.7017, 4.6972
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Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Schoorl
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Circuit Zandvoort
Dutch seaside circuit with banked corners, revived for modern F1
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Haarlem Grote Markt
A handsome historic square dominated by the towering St-Bavo church where Mozart once played the great organ.
36 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Anne Frank House
The preserved hiding place where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary during World War II, a powerful memorial to the Holocaust.
38 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Winkel 43
Corner café on Amsterdam's Noordermarkt whose towering cinnamon-heavy appeltaart with whipped cream is widely held to be the Netherlands' best apple pie: the queue on Saturday market morning is part of the ritual.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Dam Square
Historic heart of Amsterdam flanked by the Royal Palace, the Nieuwe Kerk, and the National Monument.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Royal Palace Amsterdam
Imposing 17th-century palace on Dam Square built during the Dutch Golden Age, still used for royal functions.
39 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
Marken
Former Zuiderzee island village on a causeway north of Amsterdam, its green-and-black wooden houses raised on stilts and mounds against floods; walk out to the Paard van Marken lighthouse on the dike.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Schoorl
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 49 kmHoutribdijkA 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
- 60 kmAfsluitdijkA 32km causeway sealing off the Zuiderzee, this dead-straight engineering marvel is one of Europe's great driving roads.
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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