Westkapelle

Zeeland, Netherlands

Why visit Westkapelle?

Westkapelle is a coastal village on the western tip of Walcheren, known for its powerful North Sea dikes and its historic lighthouse. The 1953 flood famously broke through here, and today the reinforced dikes are a monument to Zeeland's water management.

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What are the things to do?

  • Westkapelle Lighthouse — a 19th-century lighthouse on the dike
  • Polderhuis Museum — covering the 1953 flood and local history
  • Dike walk — walk the sea wall for dramatic North Sea views

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Guide content as of June 2026. Portions adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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