Museums and heritage
Cultural enjoyment in Schagen and surroundings
The city of Schagen has a rich history, with the central point being; the market. Near the market you will find special buildings and cloches such as the Vreeburg museum, where the important story about the history of the city is told.
The battle against the water can be found in the West Frisian landscape. For a long time, this area was influences heavily by the sea. When the population increased more and more in the late Middle Ages, people started to structurally protect themselves against the water. Dykes were connected until the final West Frisian Omringdijk was created.
Even the reclaiming of the land can still be seen. When the Zijpepolder was drained and reclaimed, the first hamlets such as Schagerbrug, Sint Maartensbrug and Burgerbrug were created. From 1600 the area was drained by twenty mills. Every mill was responsible for a small area. Some of those mills can still be found in this polder. Often, they are worth a visit (by appointment)!
Farm Tante Jaantje
The farm is a dune dome, a derivative of the West Frisian dome type and is in authentic condition in terms of layout and architectural style. The farm is now a museum, with the main theme of life and work in the old Callantsoog.
Go to Tante Jaantje Farm
Information Center Coast, Sand against Sea
The interactive exhibition Sand against the Sea shows you, hears and experiences how the coast between Petten and Camperduin has been reinforced with sand, a lot of sand: about 35 million cubic meters! Learn and experience everything about the new coast.
Go to the information center
Juttersmuseum Callantsoog
At the cozy Juttersmuseum Callantsoog you can admire permanent and changing exhibitions of treasures found from the sea, the baby mermaid of Callantsoog and works of art by beachcomber, artist and sea poet Challa.
Got to the Juttersmuseum
Museum Eenigenburg
In Museum Eenigenburg, a life-size compass points to striking things in the landscape. To the mounds, the West Frisian Omringdijk, the remains of the castle 't Huys in Nuwendore, the day laborers' house and the parceled out landscape where there were once islands.
Go to Museum Eenigenburg
Vreeburg farm and carriage museum
Museum Vreeburg is a 17th-century city farmhouse completely restored in the old style. The farm is now a beautiful regional museum, which gives a picture of life and living around 1900. Authentic carriages are displayed in the Carriage Museum.
Go to Vreeburg Farm and Carriage Museum
Car museum
The museum contains various makes of cars from Europe and America, where the traditional Dutch Dafjes have been given their own place. Of course, the first mass-produced car, the Model T Ford, is not missing.
Go to the car museum
Battle of Somme
Collection of old uniforms, helmets, grenades, weapons and ammunition. Models depicting the events on the Somme during the First World War. The museum is housed in a three-storey tower.
Go to the Battle of Somme
Zijper Museum
The Zijper Museum is the starting point to discover and bring to life the history of “De Zijpe”. Here, the visitor is introduced to a range of interesting facts about this old polder in a modern way.
Go to the Zijper Museum
Regional Museum 1940-1945
The collection originated from a private hobby of Mr. N.J. Grooff. View uniforms, medals, photos, newspapers and many other very interesting and unique items from the Second World War.
Go to Regional Museum 1940-1945
Korenmolen De Hoop
This tower mill may have been built in the 17th century in Wormerveer as an oil mill. In 1913 it was bought to convert it into a flour mill in 't Zand. In 2013, the mill was put back into operation as a grinding wind flour mill.
Go to Korenmolen De Hoop
Waarlandsmolen & Molenhuijs
The oldest surviving polder mill in our country is located in the village of Waarland. An octagonal interior barber, built in 1530. After a radical restoration, the interior has been brought back to the years around 1945.
Go to Waarlandsmolen & Molenhuijs
Historical Museum Harenkarspel
Museum with a beautiful collection of old agricultural tools. In addition, a complete washing area, a box bed, clothing, a blacksmith shop, school supplies, kitchen utensils, carpenter's tools, a fully equipped living room and much more.
Go to Historisch Museum Harenkarspel
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