Attraction · Den Helder · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Texel is an attraction in Den Helder, North Holland. This place has a story in the app. 5 of the 14 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 230 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.
Story · Texel
You're standing by the lightship Texel, in the museum harbour at Willemsoord in Den Helder. Look at that ship with its tall light mast. It was built right here, at the naval yard of Willemsoord, in 1951. About forty-five metres long and weighing around five hundred tonnes.
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).
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
14 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 5 of the 14 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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The 2 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.
Yes: a water point at 40 m and a public toilet at 230 m.
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