South Holland · Netherlands
Katwijk travel guide
Katwijk is a city in South Holland, Netherlands, home to about 67,000 people.
- Best months
- June and July
- Nearest airport
- AMS27 km · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
About
About Katwijk
Katwijk aan Zee and Katwijk aan den Rijn were once two separate towns, with Aan Zee being a fisherman's town and Aan den Rijn being more agricultural. Over time both towns grew together along with Valkenburg. The municipal office is held on the border of the two Katwijks, with the town hall itself on the Aan de Rijn-side, and the mayor's house being on the Aan Zee-side. This has been done so to not favor any of the two Katwijks during the merging of the two former municipalities.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Katwijk
See
- Katwijks Museum
- Het Spinozahuis
Do
- Theatherhangaar
- Stoomtrein Katwijk-Leiden
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Where to stay
Which part of Katwijk to stay in
Nearly all of the hotels in and around Katwijk are on the beachfront. If this is not what you're looking for, there are a few further in town.
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When to go
The best time to visit Katwijk
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Katwijk are June and July. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 92 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Katwijk: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 27 km) and Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 106 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
All motorized traffic towards Katwijk uses the N206. Once on this road, follow signs leading you to Katwijk aan Zee. From here, follow the signs towards "Boulevard". From Amsterdam, take the A4 heading for Schiphol and Leiden. Directly after exit 4 (Nieuw-Vennep), switch onto the A44. Here you take exit 8 (Leiden) followed by a right turn onto the N206. From here, use the directions listed above. From The Hague, use the N44 heading for Wassenaar.
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AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport
EIN · Eindhoven Airport
Questions
Katwijk: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Katwijk?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Katwijk are June and July. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; October is the wettest, with about 92 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Katwijk?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM, 27 km) and Eindhoven Airport (EIN, 106 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Katwijk?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Katwijk
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.