# Things to see in Eanjum (Netherlands): 48 places and when to go

> Eanjum is a town in Netherlands, and this site lists 48 places in and around it, mainly History (17), Architecture (16), Hiking (11). The best known are Lauwersmeer National Park, North Tower and De Gans, Ezumazijl. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: October to March. In June there are 16 h 43 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 16. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/eanjum/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Netherlands · 53.3741, 6.1281
- **Places:** 48 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/historia/) (17) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/arquitectura/) (16) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/senderismo/) (11) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/espiritual/) (9) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/museos/) (5) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/fauna/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** October to March.
- **Nearest airport:** AMS Amsterdam, 150 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Eanjum

The places in and around Eanjum, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Lauwersmeer National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/lauwersmeer/): National park in the Netherlands · 5.8 km
- [North Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/noordertoren/): Lighthouse in the Netherlands · 13 km
- [De Gans, Ezumazijl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-gans/): Windmill in Anjum, Netherlands · 2.8 km
- [De Mearmin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-marmeermin/): Windmill in Dantumadiel, Netherlands · 12 km
- [De Mûnts, Buitenpost](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-munts/): Windmill in Buitenpost, Netherlands · 14 km
- [De Hantumermolen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hantumermolen/): Windmill in Hantum, Netherlands · 11 km
- [De Eendracht, Anjum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/molenmuseum-de-eendracht/): Mill and museum in Anjum, the Netherlands · 1 m
- [Protestant church of Hantumhuzen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/sint-annakerk/): Church building in Dongeradeel, Netherlands · 8.6 km
- [Zeldenrust, Dokkum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/zeldenrust/): Windmill in Dokkum, Netherlands · 10 km
- [Zuidertoren](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/zuidertoren/): Lighthouse in the Netherlands · 12 km
- [De Beintemapoldermolen, Westergeest](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/beintemapoldermolen/): Windmill in Westergeest, Netherlands · 7.1 km
- [De Hond, Paesens](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-hond/): Windmill in Paesens, Netherlands · 3.8 km
- [De Westermolen, Kollumerpomp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-westermolen/): Windmill in Kollumerpomp, Netherlands · 8.8 km
- [Dunes of Schiermonnikoog](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/duinen-schiermonnikoog/): Dune in the Netherlands · 13 km
- [Fogelsanghstate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/fogelsanghstate/): Park in the Netherlands · 12 km
- [Got Tjark](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/got-tjark/): Church in Schiermonnikoog · 12 km
- [Grote of Sint-Martinuskerk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/grote-of-sint-martinuskerk/): History · Temples · 10 km
- [Karma Deleg Chö Phel Ling](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/karma-deleg-cho-phel-ling/): Buddhist monastery in Hantum, Netherlands · 11 km
- [Museum Dokkum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/museum-dokkum/): Museum in Dokkum, the Netherlands · 10 km
- [De Ropta, Metslawier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/ropta/): Windmill in Metslawier, Netherlands · 3.9 km
- [Munnekezijlstermolen, Munnekezijl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/rust-roest/): Windmill in Munnekezijl, Netherlands · 12 km
- [Sint-Egbertuskapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/sint-egbertkapel/): Roman-Catholic chapel in Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, the Netherlands · 13 km
- [Tochmaland, Kollum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/tochmaland/): Windmill in Kollum, Netherlands · 9.4 km
- [Anagber](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/anagber/): Villa in Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands · 13 km

And the other 24, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [Bonifatiuskapel Dokkum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/bonifatiuskapel/)
- **Museums and art**: [Bunkermuseum Schlei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/bunkermuseum-schlei/), [Schelpenmuseum Paal 14](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/schelpenmuseum-paal-14/)
- **History**: [Badweg 43, Schiermonnikoog](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/enno/), [Hervormde kerk Westergeast](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/herfoarme-tsjerke/), [Keersluis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/nieuwe-friese-brug/), [Opduin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/opduin/), [Tsjerke op 'e Terp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/sint-gangulfuskerk/), [Verenigde christelijke kerk, Dokkum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/verenigde-christelijke-kerk/), [Wassermann](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/wassermann/)
- **Architecture**: [Kaap Kobbeduinen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/kaap-kobbeduinen/)
- **Beaches**: [Westerstrand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/westerstrand/)
- **With kids**: [Dier- en speelweide 'Witte Winde'](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/dier-en-speelweide-witte-winde/)
- **Hiking**: [Elfstedenpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/elfstedenpad-13-dokkum-jaachpaad-wouterswoude/), [Friese Woudenpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/friese-woudenpad-01/), [Friese Woudenpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/friese-woudenpad-02/), [Friese Woudenpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/friese-woudenpad-10-variant-holwerd-dokkum/), [Halerûte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/halerute/), [Nederlands Kustpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/nederlands-kustpad-deel-3-sectie-08/), [Nederlands Kustpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/nederlands-kustpad-deel-3-sectie-09/), [Streekpad Noardlike Fryske Wâlden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/noardlike-fryske-waldenpad-etappe-4-damwald-kollum/), [Streekpad Noardlike Fryske Wâlden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/noardlike-fryske-waldenpad-etappe-5-kollum-de-kooten/), [WaddenWandelen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/waddenwandelen-schiermonnikoog-01/), [WaddenWandelen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/waddenwandelen-schiermonnikoog-02/)

## When to go to Eanjum

The best time to visit Eanjum is **April to September**; also possible: October to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 7 h 48 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 32 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 30 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 43 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 38 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 43 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 16 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 34 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 24 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 15 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 17 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 16 |

In June there are 16 h 43 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 16. In June, 48 of the 48 places are at their best.

When to go to Netherlands in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Eanjum

The nearest main airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS, Amsterdam), 150 km as the crow flies. How to get around Netherlands (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.3741%2C6.1281)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.3741%2C6.1281)

## Other towns nearby

- [Leeuwarden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/leeuwarden/): 126 places · 27 km
- [Marum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/marum/): 41 places · 27 km
- [Hollum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hollum/): 11 places · 34 km
- [Groningen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/groninga/): 94 places · 35 km
- [Uithuizen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/uithuizen/): 15 places · 37 km
- [Heerenveen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/heerenveen/): 61 places · 48 km

And all of Netherlands, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Eanjum?

The best known: [Lauwersmeer National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/lauwersmeer/), [North Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/noordertoren/), [De Gans, Ezumazijl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-gans/), [De Mearmin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-marmeermin/), [De Mûnts, Buitenpost](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-munts/). In all, 48 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Eanjum?

April to September; also possible: October to March. In June there are 16 h 43 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 16.

### How do you get to Eanjum?

The nearest main airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 150 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.3741%2C6.1281) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Eanjum as the destination and these 48 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).