on the way to the beach
to the west you have a clear view of Terschelling's eastcoast
The lighthouse was manned till 2003, then automation took over
there are 236 stairs to the top.
yes, the lighthouse is open to the public. Sorry, no elevator
Beachclub The Sunset
the cutter OL2, de Volharding from Oostdongeradeel is fishing close to the beach
the view to the north
The west coast of Amelān is one long and broad beach behind hilly dunes covered with waving
marram grass.
Several
well maintained paths criss-cross the dunes and invite you to explore the area, either on foot or by bike.
From within a copse of
hardy conifers rises the
Bornrif lighthouse from 1880, a solid steel structure standing 55 meters tall.
The lighthouse is
open to the public and features a room with a guard and his instruments, depicting the time before 2003 when the post was
still manned.
Once you have scaled the 236 stairs to the top you are rewarded with wide panoramas of the North Sea, the
dunes, the beach and the nearby village of
Hollum, with 1400 locals Amelān's largest village.
Weather permitted, you can see 4 km to
the west the Oosterend nature park on nearby
Terschelling, a sister Wadden Island.
To the south is the faint skyline of the
Frisian mainland, 12 km away.
The
Hollumer Beach is an ideal place to let the wind clear your head, or you can hit
a ball at the nearby golf course.
the lighthouse rises from a small copse, called the Hollumer Bosch
bikes are ideal to explore the Hollumer Dunes
the quickest way down is barred. Most people do not mind....
Hollum shows up to the south, on the horizon the Frisian mainland
it is a bit windy but that blanket looks way overdone
