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Adlard Coles Shore Guide: The Netherlands

Everything you need to know when you step ashore

Author:	Paul Heiney
Published:	2026
Size:	216 × 140 mm

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Explore the Netherlands Ashore

Ashore guide for sailors exploring Dutch ports and villages, packed with Paul Heiney’s expert tips, maps, and local highlights from Vlissingen to Groningen.

From Vlissingen to the German border, including the IJsselmeer and Markermeer, Adlard Coles Shore Guide: The Netherlands is the essential travel companion for sailors exploring the Dutch waterways via the Standing Mast Route. It ensures visitors make the most of every minute ashore.

Even experienced sailors find themselves asking the same questions when arriving somewhere new: Where are the most peaceful harbours? Where can I find shops, fuel, facilities, and repair help? This guide provides the answers, helping you discover and enjoy all the Netherlands has to offer once you’ve stepped off the boat.

No other European country packs such a range of cruising destinations into such a compact area. In the morning you might be tied up in a lively modern city, and by evening find yourself in a traditional Dutch village of windmills and tulips. Paul Heiney points readers towards the best local experiences – from authentic stroopwafels and Gouda cheese to clog-making workshops and canal-side cafés.

Illustrated throughout with photographs and maps, this practical and beautifully designed guide gathers everything you need to explore the Netherlands ashore. Heiney’s local knowledge and engaging voice make it an enjoyable and indispensable companion.

Zeeland & North Brabant – Vlissingen to Willemstad
South Holland – Numansdorp to Leiden
North Holland – Haarlem to Den Helder
The IJsselmeer & Markermeer – Durgerdam to Lelystad
Friesland & Groningen – Grouw to Delfzijl
Further Reading and Useful Websites
Other Books in the Adlard Coles Shore Guide Series
Index and Photo Credits

About the Author

Paul Heiney is a well-known writer and broadcaster, recognised for presenting That’s Life and Countrywise. With seafaring in his blood – his Yorkshire family were beach fishermen and lifeboatmen – he has been a passionate sailor for over 25 years, completing many singlehanded voyages. He is the author of One Wild Song and Ocean Sailing.