Netherlands · Provincie Zuid-Holland · The Hague
Loosduinen, The Hague — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Loosduinen is a district in the southwest of The Hague, set back from the North Sea dunes near the Kijkduin coast. It grew from a former village. The medieval Loosduinen Abbey church still marks its historic core, while the Loosduins Museum records the area's past. Most of the district reads as a residential quarter, well away from the government offices of central The Hague.
About Loosduinen
Where to stay in Loosduinen
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
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.
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 this 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.
Good for
More areas in The Hague
Updated July 2026