• Two beaches in one: Noorderstrand by the pier is the busy, touristy stretch, while Zuiderstrand to the south has more room on sunny days
• Surf and windsurf lessons run from Hart Beach Surfschool on Strandweg, for older kids ready to get into the waves
• Weekly summer fireworks light up the seafront, with several more nights during a festival week

A wide, sandy North Sea beach in front of the Kurhaus and the 382-meter Scheveningen Pier, a two-deck pier with a bungee jump on top. Kids dig and paddle at the waterline, and older ones can try a lesson at the surf school on Strandweg. Beach clubs line the sand, with the boulevard's restaurants just behind.