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Loosduinen, The Hague — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Loosduinen is a district of The Hague back from the North Sea dunes near Kijkduin, with the Loosduinen Abbey church and the Loosduins Museum at its core.
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Where to stay in Loosduinen
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Choosing Loosduinen means staying on a residential edge of The Hague rather than beside its museums and ministries. The mood is calm and local. The Kijkduin beach and the North Sea dunes lie within easy reach for walkers, and low-key sights include the Loosduins Museum and the medieval Loosduinen Abbey church.
Hotel beds are thin this far from the centre, so many visitors base themselves nearer central The Hague and use Loosduinen as a quieter coastal-side option. It suits travellers who want dune walks and sea air ahead of a busy night out.
Things to do in and around The Hague
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Museums & Galleries
1- Loosduins Museum
Churches & Religious Sites
8- Pastoor van Arskerk Heritage
- Kerk van Eikenduinen Heritage
- Emmauskerk Heritage
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hemelvaartkerk Heritage
- Thomaskerk Heritage
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- Loosduinen Abbey church Heritage
- Adventkerk, Loosduinen Heritage
- Shalomkerk Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
2- Khojaly Massacre Memorial
- Yi Jun cenotaph
Landmarks & Notable Places
4- Oud Rosenburg Heritage
- Oude Haagweg 725 Heritage
- Duinvliet Heritage
- Tenrande Heritage
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About Loosduinen
What are the main landmarks in Loosduinen?
Loosduinen's oldest monument is the Loosduinen Abbey church, the surviving church of a medieval abbey, and the nearby Loosduins Museum records the area's story. Churches dominate the rest of the list. Parish buildings scattered across the district include the Sint-Pauluskerk, the Emmauskerk, the Bethlehemkerk and the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hemelvaartkerk.
Around the historic Kerk van Eikenduinen and its churchyard stand two unusual memorials, the Yi Jun cenotaph and the Khojaly Massacre Memorial. Older houses such as Oud Rosenburg, Duinvliet and Tenrande recall the district's country-estate past.
What is the history of Loosduinen?
Loosduinen began as an independent village on the southwestern edge of the Hague coast, later absorbed into The Hague as one of its districts. Its early focus was the abbey whose surviving church, the Loosduinen Abbey church, dates from the Middle Ages. Churches multiplied over the centuries.
The parish stock ranges from the Sint-Pauluskerk to the Emmauskerk and the Bethlehemkerk, while the old Kerk van Eikenduinen and its burial ground gathered memorials such as the Yi Jun cenotaph and the Khojaly Massacre Memorial. The Loosduins Museum keeps the record of the village and its growth into part of the city.
Where is Loosduinen?
Loosduinen occupies the southwestern corner of The Hague, set inland from the dune belt that fronts the North Sea. Oude Haagweg runs through it as the old road in toward the city centre, and the Kijkduin beachfront edges it on the west. The district borders Segbroek to the north and Escamp to the east.
The dunes rise to the west.
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Updated October 2026