Beach Paal 12

Beach entrance Paal 12 on the Jan Ayeslag lies between Den Hoorn and Den Burg, on the wide beach of the Grote Vlak.

Beach pavilion: Twaalf calls itself a second living room by the sea, for lunch, dinner, drinks and parties.
Swimming: this beach is also part of the Grote Vlak swimming location; since 2026 the Texel lifeguards supervise the designated swimming zones from late June to 1 September.
Nature: behind the dunes lie the Grote Vlak and De Bollekamer, with the Den Hoorn battery from 1938.

Address:

Jan Ayeslag, Den Burg, Texel

Beach entrance no.:

12

Beach type:

Family beach

Beach zone:

Den Hoorn

Beach pole:

12,000

Facilities:

Car park Paal 12 (Jan Ayeslag) at ±200 m
Beach pavilion

Nearest entrances:

Paal 9 (±2,0 km) and Paal 15 (±2,9 km)

Beach pavilion at Paal 12

At beach entrance Paal 12 you will find beach pavilion Twaalf, so food and drinks are never far away.

Twaalf: right at this beach entrance.
Paal 9: ±2,0 km further along, at beach entrance Paal 9.

Today at the sea

This is the current situation at the sea near beach entrance Paal 12, useful if you are heading to the beach today.

Weather: 8,9°C, overcast (maximum 9,6°C today); weather forecast.
Wind: 4 Bft from the northwest.
Sea water: about 9,6°C.
Tides: high tide at 08:38 and 21:03; low tide at 03:11 and 15:15; all tides.
Sun: sunrise 08:00, sunset 16:53.

Dogs on the beach

On the guarded beaches on Texel are only leased dogs allowed during the period March 1 till September 1. More information on: the Dogmap of Texel
Outside these abovementioned time periods are dogs (both free-running and leashed) allowed on the beaches of Texel.

Please read the information boards carefully, which are at each beach (entrance).

Horses on the beach

On Texel you may ride on the whole beach from 1 October to 1 May; from 1 May to 1 October only on the recreation and sports beaches, from sunrise to 10:00 and from 19:00 to sunset.