All castle to visit in North Holland

Step into history at the majestic castles in North Holland. These 6 architectural wonders offer a glimpse into the past with their grand structures and historical significance.

Are you interested in exploring historic castles? These are the must-see castles in North Holland:

  1. Muiderslot1

    Muiderslot

     Muiden
    The Muiderslot from 1285 is a medieval moated castle. It is a square castle with five towers, battlements, embrasures and a drawbridge. One of the inhabitants of the castle was the Dutch writer and poet Pieter Cornelis Hooft, who lived there in the seventeeth century. The visitor is taken back in ti
  2. Kasteel Radboud2

    Kasteel Radboud

     Medemblik
    Kasteel Radboud is a castle that dates back to 1288. It is the only remaining West Frisian ‘dwangburcht’ of Floris the Fifth. The collection consists of objects that illustrate the history of the building. The permanent exhibition shows life in the Middle Ages and the history of Medemblik. For child
  3. Ruïne van Brederode3

    Ruïne van Brederode

     Santpoort
    The Ruïne van Brederode is the family castle of the Lords of Brederode who played an important role in the country's history. It was one of the first square castles, built by Willem van Brederode at the request of the Count of Holland, Floris V. The Ruïne van Brederode is the first National Monument
  4. Buitenplaats Beeckestijn4

    Buitenplaats Beeckestijn

     Velsen-Zuid
    Enter the most beautiful 'country house of Amsterdam'. Beeckestijn is one of the few large 18th-century estates in Kennemerland that has been preserved in its entirety. Rich Amsterdammers spent their summers at this imposing estate with its showy façade in the Louis XIV style, which features the pa
  5. Kasteel-Museum Sypesteyn5

    Kasteel-Museum Sypesteyn

     Loosdrecht
    Kasteel-Museum Sypesteyn is housed in a castle surrounded by gardens and canals. Jonkheer Catharinus Henricus Cornelis Ascanius of Sypesteyn had the castle built at the beginning of the 20th century and decorated it with portraits and other artefacts from the family. He later added a collection of c
  6. Museum of Egmond6

    Museum of Egmond

     Egmond aan Zee
    Museum van Egmond is the cultural history museum of Egmond. Life of people around 1900 near the sea. Beautiful paintings.