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192  WESTERN NE THERLANDS

i Heemskerk inhabited in Roman times;
archaeological finds are exhibited
Road Map B3. * 36,200. @
Tel 020-7026000. ( Fri. in the Ruïne van Brederode, a
∑ vvvijmuidenaanzee.nl 13th-century fortress. You will also
feel you are going back in time in
An obelisk honouring Dutch the Romanesque Engelmundus­
artist Maarten van Heemskerck kerk. Buitenplaats Beeckestijn is
stands in the cemetery of the one of the many houses built on
17th-century Hervormde the coast in the 17th and 18th
Kerk (Reformed church). Slot centuries by rich Amsterdammers.
Assumburg (Assumburg castle), Its gardens, as well as the period
dating from the 15th century, was rooms on the ground floor, are
built on the site of a 13th-century open to the public.
fortified house. Slot Marquette is
just as old but acquired its T Ruïne van Brederode
present form only two centuries Velserenderlaan 2, Santpoort. Tel 023-
ago. Fort Veldhuis is part of the 5378763. Open Mar–Oct: Wed, Fri–Sun
Egmond lighthouse, a welcoming beacon Stelling van Amsterdam, a 135- & ∑ heerlijkheidbrederode.nl
for ships at sea km (84-mile) defensive line that + Buitenplaats Beeckestijn
encircles Amsterdam. It is now a Rijksweg 136. Tel 0255-522877. House:
u Egmond small war museum, dedicated to Open Thu–Sun. & Garden: Open
the sac-rifices made by pilots daily. ∑ buitenplaatsbeeckestein.nl
Road Map B3. * 11,600. @ n
Voorstraat 141, Egmond aan Zee (072- during World War II.
5061473). ( Thu. ∑ vvvegmond.nl
E Fort Veldhuis p Zandvoort
Egmond is divided into three Genieweg 1. Tel 0251-230670. Road Map B3. * 15,500. £ @
parts: Egmond aan de Hoef, Open May–Oct: Sun. & 7 n Bakkerstraat 2b (023-5717947).
Egmond-Binnen and the ( Wed. ∑ vvvzandvoort.nl
seaside resort of Egmond aan
Zee. The counts of Egmond once o Velsen/IJmuiden Once a fishing village, Zandvoort
lived in Egmond aan de Hoef. Road Map B3. * 67,600. £ @ g is now a modern seaside resort
Only the foundations remain of n Marktplein 33 (020-7026000). where in the summer half the
the kasteel (castle), which is ( Thu. population of Amsterdam relaxes
open to visitors. on the beach or saunters down
Egmond abbey, in Egmond- Holland’s largest fishing port the busy main street. The village
Binnen, is the oldest abbey in is IJmuiden – as visitors can guess centre still has old fishermen’s
Holland and Zeeland. This 10th- from the penetrating smell of fish houses. Zandvoort is famous
century structure was destroyed, and the wonderful restaurants in for its motor racing circuit,
however, by Sonoy, chief of the the port. The Noorder sluis (north where Formula 1 races were
Beggars of the Sea (see p245). It lock), which forms part of the once held. It has since been
was not until 1934 that a new North Sea canal lock system, is restored and is now attempting
abbey was built; Benedictine one of the biggest locks in the to achieve its former status.
monks still live here today. The world. While coming across you To escape the crowds, ramble
small Abdijmuseum (abbey will pass by the Hoogovens (blast- through the Amsterdamse
museum) and candle factory furnaces), where you can take Waterleidingduinen.
can be visited (tel. 072-5062786, a round trip on a steam train.
www.abdijvanegmond.nl). The area around Velsen was Circuit Park Zandvoort
Burg. van Alphenstraat 108. Tel 023-
5740740. Open daily. & during
meets. ∑ cpz.nl
a Stoomgemaal
De Cruquius
Road Map B3. Cruquiusdijk 27. @
Tel 023-5285704. Open Mar–Oct:
daily; Nov–Feb: Wed, Sat & Sun. &
7 ∑ museumdecruquius.nl
The Stoomgemaal (steam-
driven pumping station) at
De Cruquius is one of the
three steam-driven pumping
Slot Assumburg in Heemskerk, a youth hostel since 1933 stations used to drain the
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p397 and pp409–10

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