Fort · Velsen · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Fort bij IJmuiden is a fort in Velsen, North Holland. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 610 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Fort bij IJmuiden
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You're standing at Fort IJmuiden, better known around here simply as Fort Island. Look around: water on every side. It wasn't always like that. The fort first stood on the north bank of the North Sea Canal. Only when the canal got a new branch in 1929 did it end up on an island.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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When you stand at Fort bij IJmuiden, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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