Valery's restaurant guide
Where Valery sends guests to eat in Noordwijk
Host Valery Chong shares her favourite Noordwijk restaurants for local steak, beach sunsets, seafood, rainy evenings and takeaway.


Walk out of the guesthouse and you can have your feet in the sand in about ten minutes.
Noordwijk's centre is about fifteen minutes away on foot. Visit in spring and the flower fields begin only a few minutes from our door.
Noordwijk has held Blue Flag status for many years.
The award recognises clean water, a well-kept beach and good facilities, so you can swim and settle in with confidence.
The broad sandy beach gives you room to walk, find a quiet spot or watch the North Sea roll in.
Beach clubs line the coast, and wide paths run through the dunes for walking and cycling.
Come for a long beach walk, the spring flowers or an hour by the water. Noordwijk makes all three easy.
The coast is only the beginning.
Walk or cycle through the dunes towards Katwijk, or head north towards Zandvoort. Keep an eye out for deer and foxes along the quieter paths.
Noordwijk has plenty of places for a drink after dinner.
Choose a cosy bar, listen to live music or find somewhere to dance. We can point you towards a place that suits your mood.
You can eat by the sea in every season.
Settle into a beach café or choose one of the restaurants in town. Tell us what you like and we will share the places we return to ourselves.
Noordwijk's centre is a pleasant place for a wander.
You will find independent boutiques, shoe shops, homeware and clothing stores, with many open on Sundays. Ask us if you are looking for a local favourite or a particular gift.
Ask us for our Noordwijk favourites
Local guides from Eric & Valery
First-hand ideas for the coast, cycling, wellness and quiet time together.
Valery's restaurant guide
Host Valery Chong shares her favourite Noordwijk restaurants for local steak, beach sunsets, seafood, rainy evenings and takeaway.
Stories from Noordwijk aan Zee
The story of Noordwijk's summer houses, German seaside guests and long coastal holidays, told from our own 1933 house near the beach.
Sauna guide from Eric & Valery
Your first Finnish sauna, step by step: how heat and löyly feel, sensible wellbeing benefits, safety tips and what we provide in your private sauna.
Cycling guide from Eric & Valery
Local cycling guide from Romantic Wellness B&B: rent nearby, store your bicycles in the courtyard and ride the dunes, flower fields, Kaag lakes or Leiden.
Boating guide from Eric & Valery
Rent an electric open boat in Leiden and explore historic canals or the windmills and polders of the Kaag Lakes, with local tips from Romantic Wellness B&B.
A spring guide from Eric & Valery
Plan the flower-bulb season from Noordwijk: field etiquette, bloom times, Keukenhof, Bloemencorso history and practical tips from Eric and Valery.
Our story
A spontaneous stay in Paris inspired Valery and Eric to turn their Noordwijk summer house into a private guesthouse with its own sauna.
Local guide from Eric & Valery
A relaxed two-day Noordwijk itinerary from local hosts, with beach walks, dunes, a private sauna and time for breakfast together.
Local walking guide
Walk from your guesthouse to Noordwijk beach in about ten minutes, then choose a short seafront stroll or a longer dune route.