Tips


We would like to show you what Terschelling has to offer. A small selection:



Cycling on Terschelling:

Renting a bike is a "must" on Terschelling. We refer you to bike rental Tijs Knop or bike rental Zeelen. Bike rental Zeelen is located at the harbor; you have good quality and the newest (electric) bikes but also good service all over the island. In addition to your bike, you will also receive a bike route map. Bike rental Knop is on the route to the hotel. Here too they have excellent quality and good service all over the island. Battery chargers Have you chosen an electric bike or are you taking your electric bike to the island? Charging is no problem! There are sufficient charging points in our bike parking lot (not covered, but safe). Due to fire safety, it is NOT permitted to charge your battery chargers in your room.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks

Terschelling has a wide variety of restaurants; within walking distance but also in the villages further away you will find dozens of restaurants that offer a varied menu. Our favorites are: Beach tents: "de Walvis" where you have a magnificent view of the mudflats and can watch the sun set in the sea and is a 5-minute walk from Hotel Buren

West aan Zee; a beautiful spot on the North Sea beach. Delicious Hapas dishes; Turkish bread with pistachio Dukkah is our favorite as well as the Thai coconut bitterballen. Kaap Hoorn; Beach pavilion Kaap Hoorn is located in a small valley between the Hoornse Bos and the Terschellinger dunes and can only be reached by bike, horse or on foot. A very nice place to chill.Restaurants:

Brasserie Brandaris, Restaurant-café Storm, Flaman, tapas restaurant El Mundo and the renovated Raadscafé to name a few. All can be found in or behind the village street of West and within a maximum of 5 minutes walking distance.

A little further in Midsland you can eat deliciously at "de Koffiepot", Gasterij de drie Grapen, Gastrobar Onder de Pannen and Mexican restaurant El Leon Rojo or in Hoorn at 'de Koegelwieck' or Zonneweelde. If you want to dine exclusively we recommend restaurant 'Op West' or 'Golfje', reservations well in advance are advisable here.


Shipping company Doeksen round trip



We can book the tickets for the crossing with Rederij Doeksen for you. When booking your overnight stays, you provide the desired departure times. The tickets for the crossing will be emailed to you, after which you print them out and show them at the Terminal on request. You no longer have to queue at the counters at the beginning of the terminal.

Departures and prices: www.rederij-doeksen.nl


Places of interest


There is plenty to do all year round;

Here are some excursions that you really shouldn't miss when you stay on Terschelling:

  • Wreck Museum, Formerum
  • Centre for Nature and Landscape, West
  • Museum het Behouden Huys, WestThe new exhibition about 'de Lutine' is certainly worth a visit!
  • Bunker Museum 'de Tigerstelling"A large group of volunteers has been working since 2012 to expose and furnish part of the bunkers on the position. On average, 30 to 35 people work on renovating the position in their spare time. As a guide or as a host/hostess in the visitors' centre. This visitors' centre was the canteen bunker ("Wirtschaftgebäude") of the Germans during the war and has now been transformed into a beautiful information centre by the volunteers.
  • You can book an excursion over the fortifications led by an experienced guide. This excursion lasts approximately 2 hours.
  • There are several providers of seal tours, but we like this one the most!--->https://educatiefterschelling.nl/
  • A covered wagon ride is definitely not to be missed, you can best book this via: www.huifkartochterschelling.nl (Noordsvaarderij Huifkartochten Terschelling) you get on in West.www.huifkarbedrijf-terpstra.nl You get on in Hoorn