Villas in Oostkapelle

About Oostkapelle

Oostkapelle is a village on the northwest coast of Walcheren, in the municipality of Veere. It has a small built-up centre ringed by old farmsteads. It became a seaside resort after the Second World War, and a large holiday area to the north is now about twice the size of the old village. The homes here cluster tightly. The beach is wide, with groynes and colourful beach huts, and lies a short ride from the village rather than at the door. Behind it, walking routes cross the open dunes of Oranjezon, and towards Domburg the dunes give way to conifer woods, old oaks and hawthorn. Outside summer, most beach pavilions shut and buses thin out.

Is Oostkapelle right for you?

Best for

Cycling families wanting dunes, woods and a wide beach

Not for you if

You want a lively evening scene or a beach you can walk to in five minutes.

Near Oostkapelle

• Domburg

  A neighbouring resort, reached by walking routes through the dunes and woods between the two villages, or on bus 52.

• Westhove castle

  Destroyed by bombing in 1944 and rebuilt in 1948, it has the Terramaris museum in its orangery, and its woods are mostly part of De Manteling.

• Vrouwenpolder

  Home to Fort Den Haak, now a subtropical garden with palms, banana plants, olive and citrus trees, open from April to October.

• Middelburg

  The hub for the area's buses and the end of the rail journey, with buses running on from here to Oostkapelle.

Getting to Oostkapelle

By road, the final stretch runs past Middelburg on the N57 and N277. Trains go as far as Middelburg, with a bus on from there, but buses are fewer in the evenings, on Saturdays and on Sundays, and one route runs only in the summer holidays. A car or bikes are the practical choice.

When to go to Oostkapelle

Summer is when the beach pavilions and the tourist market in the village are busy, and Zeeland gets more summer sunshine than any other Dutch province. In July and August the church tower can be climbed on Tuesdays and Fridays. Outside the season most pavilions close and buses run less often, so check opening times before a spring or autumn visit.

Oostkapelle villa holidays: questions answered

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