Nederland - Velsen-Noord, Strand Noordpier

Strand Noordpier (Noordpier beach) is located directly north of the Noordzeekanaal (North Sea Canal) and south of Wijk aan Zee. The beach is one of the widest in the Netherlands. The Noordpier - built to prevent the harbour from silting up and to offer ships a safe passage to the North Sea Canal - causes a special wind and waves, making the beach a popular spot for wave, wind and kite surfing.

Officially, the pier and the beach are located in Velsen-Noord, but can only be reached via Wijk aan Zee. That is why many people call it the pier of Wijk aan Zee.

The beach may be beautiful and wide, but what struck me during a visit on a freezing winter's day was the horizon pollution caused by the Tata Steel factory and some wind turbines. This makes it for me also one of the ugliest beaches in the Netherlands.

Günter Klaus, Heide, xenophora, Gary Schotel and 59 other people have particularly liked this photo

55 comments - The latest ones

Nouchetdu38 ^club

Great coast shot!!!!!!
Groeten*****

3 years ago.

John Cass

Beautiful coastal scene, great pov and perspective.

3 years ago.

Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

A lovely littoral scene, Jaap. The rocks and gulls provide the ideal foreground interest. All the best, Joe

3 years ago.

Walter 7.8.1956 ^club

Sehr schöne Bilder Jaap!
Es zeigt einmal mehr wie nahe Umweltverschmutzung und Schönheit eng beieinander liegen können.

3 years ago.

Schussentäler ^club

Walter sagt es treffend

3 years ago.

Percy Schramm ^club

Fantastic coastal scene. I like the perspective !

3 years ago.

Madeleine Defawes ^club

Superbe image !
Bonne journée. Amitiés

3 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

i lke the colors in the pip

good morning:)

3 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

A nice coastline shot, Jaap !

3 years ago.

HappySnapper

I think on a nice warm and sunny day you could forget about your surroundings here Jaap.
Excellent industrial landscape.

3 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to HappySnapper

I wonder if the residents of a nearby village think the same way ...

3 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

superb wide view !!!

3 years ago.

Stefani Wehner ^club

Great shoreline!

3 years ago.

Jean-louis Thiaudier… ^club

Jolie perspective!

3 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

A great shot and I like the fact that you have posted those PiPs too Jaap. Yes, we too, just across the water, have the same problems with pollution from our much needed industry, a pity for as you show, this is a most beautiful stretch of sand.

Keep safe. Herb

3 years ago.

J.Garcia ^club

Large, indeed!
Beautiful images but the text shows the unpleasant side of this place!
Thanks, Jaap!

3 years ago.

╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

Lovely capture, have a good day !!!

3 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

An interesting series Jaap. When I visit the Somerset coast at Minehead, my view across the water is Tata Steel in Wales.

3 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Think the beach is really lovely..............wide, long and pretty much deserted. Easy to see why the surfers etc like it. The rocks make great foreground interest, especially with the coating of snow.

I like the close up images of the wind turbines and steel plant in the PiPs............definitely not beautiful, but there's nothing to be done about them.

Excellent work Jaap.

3 years ago.

Jeanne chevillard ^club

De toute beauté !!!

3 years ago.

Weard Bültena

Moin,
ich war vor ca. vier Jahren dort. Kein schöner Ort. Da gibt es so viele schönere Strände .
Klasse fotografiert.
Weard

3 years ago.

cammino ^club

Tatsächlich nicht besonders attraktiv für Urlauber!

3 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club

A nicely taken reality image Jaap of course it spoils the view but apart from some very isolated tribes it is part of the life style we all lead, at least in the Netherlands the pollution is strictly controlled unlike some countries. I look out at two small turbines I would like to know how long it is before they have generated as much power as was needed to build and install them

3 years ago.

Hélène Lombard

C'est vrai, un paysage grandiose mais gâché par les éoliennes ....... Belle prise de vue<;

3 years ago.

RHH ^club

Seems like wherever one goes there are wind turbines and what a blot they are on the landscape.

3 years ago.

RHH ^club

Thanks for your visit.

3 years ago.

Marije Aguillo ^club

Excelentes tomas. Largo invierno este.

3 years ago.

Danielle

C'est bien vu et une jolie plage quand même !

3 years ago.

Sylvie Coeffic

Magnifique plage ..... mais dommage cette grosse usine . Elle aurait été mieux quelques Km plus à l'intérieur des terres . :-)

3 years ago.

Christel Ehretsmann ^club

lovely foreground contrasting with the threatening background

3 years ago.

Rafael ^club

Buen contraste !
Debe de hacer viento, verdad?

3 years ago.

Doug Shepherd ^club

It is certainly a vast and beautiful expanse of sand Jaap. It reminds me of similar beaches such as Pendine and Pembrey on the south coast of Wales, minus the the industrial complex. I Think the foreground of the rocks and birds help to keep the eyes focused on the beauty of the beach in this fine composition.

3 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Doug Shepherd ^club

As a matter af fact these rocks are concrete buolders that protect the pier of the North Sea Canal from high waves.

3 years ago.

Doug Shepherd ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Not unlike the ones that protect the harbour walls and coastal road in Scarborough.

3 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club

I always find it impressive to see snow on the beach.

3 years ago.

Simone Maurel

toujours curieux ce paysage avec la neige

3 years ago.

Hansruedi Voegele ^club

Wunder bar ins Bild gesetzt !

3 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

landwind merk ik op

3 years ago.

Marco F. Delminho ^club

I think I saw the steel mill from Ijmuiden (beach or marina) a few years ago - however, I don't remember those turbines. And they can be loud! I once went on a hike which led me through a wind park, and as I approached it I thought of low flying planes, having lived near a military airport for decades. It was those turbines, and I had a headache still at least half an hour after passing that place...

3 years ago.

Esther ^club

A very industrial beach.

3 years ago.

Misou 49 ^club

Superbe paysage !

3 years ago.

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* ^club

**********************

3 years ago.

Gabi Lombardo ^club

beatiful depth of field with those rocks in the foreground!

3 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Jaap
A very nice picture,but hard to believe the snow is still there!

Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

3 years ago.

Jean Paul Capdeville ^club

Endroit etonnant que personnellement je ne trouve pas laid. C'est curieux car on a presque l'impression que la photo a été prise du côté des Emirats ce que contredit la neige du 1er plan. La photo est trés intéréssante. Amicalement. Jean Paul

3 years ago.

Gary Schotel ^club

Good shot, yes I have seen nicer beach scenery, you are right.

3 years ago.

"seise"

Absolument magnifique

3 years ago.

Eric Desjours ^club

It is true that the industrial environment spoils the remarkable perspective offered by this beach.
Your composition is nonetheless evocative and captivating.

3 years ago.

J. Gafarot ^club

Wonderful mixture of progress and Nature.
Excellent picture.
Thank you for the note Jaap.

3 years ago.

photosofghosts ^club

A large view over the beautiful seascape.
All the best
Fabio

3 years ago.

Denis Croissant ^club

Fantastic! I used to work in Velsen-Zuid in my younger days!!

3 years ago.

Leo W ^club

Ein etwas anderer Windmühlenpark.

3 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

The Tata factory seems more disturbing than the wind turbines but the juxtaposition with the beach is striking!

3 years ago.

menonfire ^club

Imposanter Küstenstreifen

3 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

.....das stimmt lieber Jaap,das ist ein sehr breiter Strand,aber durch deine Perspektive wirkt das echt gewaltig,auch gefällt mir sehr gut das Wolkenspiel,schöne Aufnahme hast wieder gezeigt:))

.........wünsche noch ein schönes Wochenende,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))

3 years ago.

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