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Fort · Beverwijk · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Fort bij Velsen in Beverwijk

Fort bij Velsen is a fort in Beverwijk, North Holland. This place has a story in the app. Within 820 m you'll find a public toilet.

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Story · Fort bij Velsen

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You're standing at the Fort near Velsen, on the corner of the North Sea Canal and Side Canal A. What you see here is just a fragment of what once stood. Look at the concrete building with the steel dome on top. That's the forward building, and it's all that's left.

Read 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).

Photos

7 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Fort bij Velsen

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bench, water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.

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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 820 m.

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