TOP Castricum
TOPs, short for Tourist Transfer Points, offer a convenient start to your exploration of the rural area. Each TOP provides parking facilities, after which you can explore the area by bike, on foot or even by boat.
On the information kiosks at each TOP you will find various routes that lead you to the most beautiful spots, peaceful surroundings and beautiful nature of Laag Holland. During your tour, you will pass surprising resting points and cosy catering establishments, and the TOPs show you the way to find them. You can recognise the TOPs by their green information columns.
Castricum offers a 'lovely' life between salt and sweet, with a rural location close to big cities. Enjoy the sea, beach, dunes and forest on the west side and the peat meadow landscape with the Alkmaardermeer on the east side. The rich history of the area, with its Oer-IJ background, comes to life in the Huis van Hilde, where archaeological finds and cultural heritage can be admired.