Bar
Café Boven
Dorpsstraat 83, Oost-Vlieland
Bruin café boven Trattoria Oliva in de Dorpsstraat, met speciaalbier en muziek.
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Autumn on the island
VlielandGives you space
Walks through woods and dunes, birds on the mudflats and Stappen door November. We are happy to welcome you to our island in the quieter season too.
Choose your way in
What are you in the mood for?
Seal spotting
To the Vliehors
With children
Cycling and walking
Onto the mudflats
Food and drink
When it rains
On the water
Coming to Vlieland with a group or company
A shared stay, activities and meals in one programme? Bureau Vlieland helps organise your group trip or company outing.
Things to do
What there is to do — and where there is still room
Seal trips, the mudflats with a guide, a ride on the Vliehors Expres. You see the next available time and how many places are left.
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Food & drink
Eat where the islanders eat
Restaurants in the Dorpsstraat, a café by the harbour, a beach pavilion and our bakery around the corner. Each place publishes its own opening hours and booking options.
Restaurant
Trattoria Oliva
Dorpsstraat 83, Oost-Vlieland
Italiaans restaurant in de Dorpsstraat, met pizza en pasta; boven de zaak zit Café Boven.
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Takeaway
Bakkerij Westers
Dorpsstraat 98, Oost-Vlieland
Dorpsbakker aan de Dorpsstraat met vers brood, gebak en belegde broodjes om mee te nemen.
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Bar
Bar Dancing De Stoep
Dorpsstraat 81, Oost-Vlieland
Uitgaansgelegenheid aan de Dorpsstraat, voor een avond uit.
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CalmRhythmSpaceWarmthAttention
The island gives you the first three. The people give you the last two.
Where to stay
Staying among the islanders
A hotel in the village, a house in the dunes or a tent at Stortemelk. Here you stay among the people who live on the island.
Apartment
Appartement Vooronder
Sikkelduin 11, 8899 CG Oost-Vlieland
Appartement voor twee personen aan het Sikkelduin, met een ruime badkamer en een volledig ingerichte keuken. Huisdieren zijn in overleg welkom.
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Holiday home
Vakantiehuis Noordkaap
Dorpsstraat 50 (achter), 8899 AJ Oost-Vlieland
Vakantiehuis voor vier personen in het dorp, op loopafstand van bos en strand. Beneden een woonkamer van 40 m² met open keuken en een terras van 20 m², boven twee slaapkamers: één met een tweepersoonsbed met losse matrassen en één met twee eenpersoonsbedden. Huisdieren zijn hier niet toegestaan.
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Hotel
Badhotel Bruin
Dorpsstraat 88, Oost-Vlieland
Hotel aan de Dorpsstraat in Oost-Vlieland, met Café Bruintje en Restaurant Bravoure in hetzelfde pand.
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Boutiquehotel Het Eiland
Dorpsstraat 114, Oost-Vlieland
Kleinschalig hotel aan de Dorpsstraat in Oost-Vlieland.
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Stories from the islanders
Culture · 4 min read
The language that disappeared with one woman
Until 1993, there was still one person who spoke Vlielands. When she died at the age of 107, the language was gone.
Culture · 4 min read
Hip hip hooray for a patch of ground
Every year on King's Day the Netherlands sings the Wilhelmus, and afterwards Vlieland sings its own anthem. It was written by a schoolteacher from Franeker.
History · 6 min read
Why bombs fall on the Vliehors
The western third of Vlieland is a Natura 2000 area, a UNESCO World Heritage site and the only part of the Netherlands where NATO pilots are permitted to practice with live ammunition. That contradiction is no accident.
About Vlieland
One village, historic houses and a lost second village
From the vanished western tip to the Atlantic Wall, from seafaring to warden Kroon. Read along and you will see why our village is the way it is.
Read the storyArrival
Step off the ferry straight into the village
By ferry
Rederij Doeksen sails from Harlingen all year round. The regular ferry takes 90 minutes, the fast ferry 45. In strong winds a crossing may be cancelled.
By bike
Visitors' cars stay in Harlingen. On the island you can hire bikes, and the Qbuzz bus runs.
Luggage sorted
On arrival, Bagagevervoer Vlieland takes your suitcases to your accommodation for a fee. The return trip is arranged at least 24 hours in advance.