't Wapen van Terschelling

Frisian Islands


Slap-bang on the main boutique- and cafe-clad street in Midsland, 6km east of the ferry, this long-standing inn is above a welcoming brown cafe with renowned beer selection and mesmerising vintage memorabilia (street signs, musical instruments, figurines, cooking utensils etc). Its 24 rooms are well maintained and carpeted, some with shared bathroom and others with balcony. Rates include breakfast.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Frisian Islands attractions

1. Bunker Museum

2.69 MILES

Hidden in woods east of West-Terschelling is an extraordinary subterranean network of 85 bunkers used as a military radar station during WWII…

2. Terschelling Museum 't Behouden Huys

3.61 MILES

Good for a rainy day, this small museum covers traditional Terschelling life and maritime history. It's named after the cabin on the Novaya Zemlya…

3. De Boschplaat

7.37 MILES

An extensive natural reserve at the eastern end of the island, De Boschplaat was a separate island until 1880, when the channel between the two silted up…

4. Museum Tromp's Huys

11.05 MILES

Journey back in time to island life in the early 20th century at this tiny house-museum, inside the oldest building on Vlieland, dating to 1575. The…

5. Lighthouse

14.59 MILES

Ameland's iconic red-and-white banded lighthouse stands 55m tall on the island's west end. The only lighthouse in the island chain that is open to the…

6. De Tobbedanser

15.24 MILES

Across from the ferry port, this bronze statue encircled by a wooden bench is a lovely spot to sit and contemplate the pretty waterside views. Sculpted by…

7. Museum Hannemahuis Harlingen

15.39 MILES

Housed in the 18th-century mansion of a prominent Harlingen family, this museum deals primarily with the town's maritime heritage, in particular its role…

8. Eise Eisinga Planetarium

17.14 MILES

The Eise Eisinga Planetarium is named after its builder, an 18th-century wool comber with a serious sideline in cosmic mathematics and astrology. Between…