For couples · The Hague · Netherlands
Romantic things to do in The Hague
Ideas for a couples' trip, from small moments to a special day out.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
The Hague offers elegant streets, art and sea air: candlelit dinners on the Denneweg, sunset on the beach and quiet walks around the Hofvijver. Couples tend to stay in Hofkwartier and Noordeinde.
Key facts
- Romantic ideas
- 5
- Couple-friendly sights
- 5
- Area for couples
- Hofkwartier and Noordeinde
- Best months
- May and September
Romantic ideas
1.Sunset on Scheveningen beach
Watch the sun go down over the North Sea from a beach pavilion terrace.
2.Hofvijver at dusk
Walk along Lange Vijverberg as the Binnenhof lights reflect in the pond.
3.Dinner on the Denneweg
A street of small restaurants and wine bars near Lange Voorhout.
4.Girl with a Pearl Earring
An early visit to the Mauritshuis to see Vermeer's masterpiece in near-quiet.
5.Cycling through the dunes
Ride through Meijendel to the beach at Wassenaarse Slag.
Sights couples love
Beach · Scheveningen Bad
Scheveningen beach and pier
Ride the ferris wheel at sunset for views along the coast and back towards the city.
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Kids
- Outdoors
- Couples
- Views
Street · Hofkwartier and Noordeinde
Lange Voorhout
Walk it from the Kloosterkerk to the Hofvijver, then continue to the Mauritshuis.
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Architecture
- Couples
- History
Gallery · Wassenaar
Museum Voorlinden
Allow time for the estate gardens and dunes after the galleries.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Architecture
- Outdoors
- Couples
Garden · Mariahoeve
Japanese Garden at Clingendael
Visit on a weekday morning during the spring opening, usually from late April to June.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Nature
- Couples
- Off the beaten path
- Photo spot
Garden · Statenkwartier
Westbroekpark rose garden
Pair it with a walk through the Scheveningse Bosjes to Madurodam or the beach.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Nature
- Couples
- Outdoors
Where couples should stay
$$$$ · Best for couples, luxury, shopping and food lovers
Hofkwartier and Noordeinde
Between the Hofvijver and Noordeinde Palace, the Hofkwartier is a grid of 17th- and 18th-century streets such as Noordeinde, Hoogstraat and Papestraat with boutiques, galleries and cafés. Lange Voorhout and the Denneweg with its restaurants are nearby, making it the most elegant part of the centre.
- Good
- Historic, walkable streets; Independent shops and good restaurants; Close to the Mauritshuis
- Watch out
- Expensive hotels; Quieter in the evening than the Plein
- Nearby
- Noordeinde Palace, Lange Voorhout, Escher in Het Paleis, Denneweg
Romantic day trips
- Delft (About 10 minutes by train, 25 by tram) — Vermeer's hometown has canals, the Markt between the Nieuwe Kerk and the town hall, the Oude Kerk with its leaning tower and the Royal Delft pottery factory.
- Leiden (About 10–15 minutes by train) — The oldest Dutch university town has canals, almshouse courtyards, the Hortus Botanicus, the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden and Museum De Lakenhal in Rembrandt's birthplace.
- Keukenhof (About 45–60 minutes by train and bus) — Keukenhof's spring gardens near Lisse show millions of tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, usually from late March to mid-May, with the bulb fields flowering around it.
- Kinderdijk (About 1–1.5 hours by train and waterbus) — The UNESCO-listed group of 19 windmills along polder canals, two of which are open as museums, is the best place to see traditional Dutch water management.
For dinner
Share local specialities such as Rijsttafel, Saté and Dutch pancakes. Ask for 'kraanwater' if you want tap water.
Questions travellers ask
+Is The Hague romantic?
The Hague offers elegant streets, art and sea air: candlelit dinners on the Denneweg, sunset on the beach and quiet walks around the Hofvijver.
+What is the most romantic thing to do in The Hague?
Sunset on Scheveningen beach: Watch the sun go down over the North Sea from a beach pavilion terrace.
+Where should couples stay in The Hague?
Hofkwartier and Noordeinde: Antique shops, galleries and the King's working palace in the old court quarter.