If you’re looking for a unique nature reserve near the city of The Hague in The Netherlands, you don’t have to go far. Meijendel Nature Reserve offers a beautiful combination of dunes, forests and beach right around the corner.

A wide area of dunes is needed to protect the Dutch shores against the sea. Because these dunes are needed to preserve the land, they are kept in nice condition and are a beautiful landscape to wander around.

Nature can have its way here creating fairytale-like places with trees, grass, water and all kinds of animals.

Once you’ve completed the walk through the forests and the dunes, the reward is a broad beach with the open sea right in front of you. If this story does not convince you, just have a look at the photos.