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Atlanticwall Museum Noordwijk | See how the German occupiers lived and worked. ‘Battery Noordwijk’ consists of a fire control bunker, gun bunkers, ammunition bunkers and residential bunkers connected by a corridor system. |
Museum Engelandvaarders | This museum tells the extraordinary story of the men who went to England in World War II to fight Nazi Germany from there. |
Rijksdorp Wassenaar | This bunker complex was the German command centre for the area from Noordwijk to Scheveningen. Book a guided tour on a Saturday (June to October). Starts at 11am. |
Traditiekamer MLD | Want to know a lot more about the Naval Air Service? Then head to Den Helder and visit the Tradition Room. The exhibition is located on military property and can be visited by appointment only. |
Deelen Airbase | This museum shows the history of the neighbouring Deelen airbase. Ample attention is paid to the air war in the years 1940 – 1945. |
Museum Crash 1940 -’45 | The Crash Air War and Resistance Museum 1940-’45 immerses you in the events of World War II. The museum in Aalsmeerderbrug near Schiphol Airport includes a large collection of plane wrecks. |
Museum airfield Bergen | The museum at the former Bergen airfield is very similar to ours. It is housed in an old (German) telephone bunker. The collection contains a lot of information about the airfield and some unique pieces. |
Nationaal Militair Museum | Set aside at least half a day to learn all about the entire history of the Dutch armed forces. An exhibition with numerous objects, vehicles and aircraft. |
| Other museums in the municipality of Katwijk |
Tower museum Valkenburg | In the church tower, discover Valkenburg’s thousands of years of history. Learn about the Roman army sites about the devastation in World War II. |
Katwijks Museum | Memories of the past are kept alive at the Katwijk Museum with paintings, costumes, ship models and a replica of a ship’s command bridge, among other things. |
Museum Oud-Rijnsburg | See the history of the more than 1,000-year-old village. The exhibition includes archaeological finds from the abbey that stood there for centuries. |
Het Spinozahuis | See the history of the more than 1,000-year-old village. The exhibition includes archaeological finds from the abbey that stood there for centuries. |
Steam train Katwijk Leiden | Discover, look, smell and enjoy the atmosphere of yesteryear. Along the platform, a nearly 100-year-old steam locomotive is waiting for you. Ride along and see the exhibition. Fun for young and old. |