The Most Beautiful Beach of Texel? 

The beach at Pole 17 is the most famous beach of Texel. There is lots of water sports and events all year round.
At Pole 33, you will find the northernmost beach of the island. Here, you can look across to Vlieland, see the pier with the boat to Vlieland and take in the idyllic beach houses. The beach is different from anywhere else on Texel, as it lies between the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. The big beach at Pole 31, with the lighthouse in the background, is popular for flying a kite, blokarting, kitebuggy and so forth. Swimming is prohibited due to the strong currents. On Texel, you will find two nudist beaches: One near Den Hoorn (between beach poles 10.13 and 8.00) and one near De Cocksdorp (between beach poles 26.4 and 27.45).   

Taking Your Dog to the Beaches of Texel

Your dog is allowed to run free on many of the beaches of Texel. On beach areas with a lifeguard and on the nudist beaches at Den Hoorn and De Cocksdorp, dogs must be on a lead. To the south of pole 8 and between beach poles 12 and 21, dogs must be kept on leads from 1 March to 1 September. VVV Texel has developed a practical flyer “Discovering Texel with your dog”

The Most Beautiful Beach = a Clean Beach

What makes a beach beautiful in your eyes depends, of course, on what you are looking for at the beach: peace and quiet or activity. But there is one thing that most people agree on when it comes to awarding a most-beautiful-beach predicate: it must be clean. On Texel, we do a lot to ensure our beaches stay clean. Bathers are stimulated to clean up their rubbish. Texel supports the project MyBeach from Stichting De Noordzee. There are five MyBeach zones along the Texel beaches, which are recognisable by information boards, beach flags, rubbish bins and MyBeach rubbish bags. Beach goers also clean up anything that gets washed up by sea. This is how we, together, ensure the most beautiful beaches on Texel. 

Tides on Texel 

The most beautiful beaches on Texel are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide. It is always a good idea, therefore, before you spread out your towel, to check whether the tide is low or high. And when it will turn. That way, you won’t go home with a wet towel. 

Swimming Safely 

Many of the beaches of Texel have life guards during the summer. The life guards are fully trained and ensure that you can swim safely in the marked areas. Pay close attention to the flags! What do the colours of the flags mean? 

- Red flag: forbidden to go into the sea

- Yellow flag: dangerous to swim

- White flag: a child has been lost or found

The life-guard posts are opened starting from the first week of July until the first week of September, between 9 am and 6 pm.