{"id":20650,"date":"2026-03-30T14:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/?page_id=20650"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:09:49","slug":"accessibility-crowds-spring2026-zaanseschans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/en\/accessibility-crowds-spring2026-zaanseschans\/","title":{"rendered":"Expected crowds during Easter, the Corso Flower parade, Ascension Day and Pentecost at the Zaanse Schans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20650\" class=\"elementor elementor-20650\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562a82c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"562a82c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14afbe6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14afbe6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03675b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03675b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accessibility and crowding during Easter, the Corso Flower Parade, Ascension Day and Whitsun 2026<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952188c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"952188c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accessibility and visitor numbers during Easter, the Flower Parade, Ascension Day and Pentecost 2026<\/p><p>De Zaanse Schans is a popular destination, particularly in spring and during public holidays. On busy days, the car park is quickly filled to full capacity. By planning your trip in advance, you can avoid waiting times and start your visit in a relaxed way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a780ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a780ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec4b2af elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec4b2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-20639\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dezaanseschans.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ZaanscheSchans-zomer-ZEB-12-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5dd040 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5dd040\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ca3b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39ca3b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f59085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f59085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accessibility &amp; visitor crowds in spring 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e34bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1e34bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Zaanse Schans is a popular destination, particularly in spring and during public holidays. On busy days, the Zaanse Schans car park quickly fills to capacity. By planning your trip, you can avoid queues and start your visit in a relaxed way.<\/p><p><strong>Expected crowds:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Easter<\/li><li>Corso Flower Parade<\/li><li>Ascension Day<\/li><li>Whitsun<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Public transport:<\/strong><br \/>Meerplus bus routes 800 and 801 stop right next to the Zaans Museum. You can travel by train to Zaanse Schans station. From there, it is about a 10-minute walk. Plan your journey via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meerplus.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.meerplus.nl<\/a> or using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ns.nl\/en\/journeyplanner\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NS journey planner<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Car parking:<\/strong><br \/>Parking is available, but capacity is limited. The car park fills up quickly on busy days.<\/p><p>Alternatives:<\/p><ul><li>P+R Zaandam<\/li><li>P+R Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA<\/li><li>P+R Amsterdam RAI<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Important:<\/strong><\/p><p>Parking along the provincial road (N515) is not permitted and is actively enforced.<\/p><p>Together, we ensure a safe and easily accessible environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accessibility and crowding during Easter, the Corso Flower Parade, Ascension Day and Whitsun 2026 Accessibility and visitor numbers during Easter, the Flower Parade, Ascension Day and Pentecost 2026 De Zaanse Schans is a popular destination, particularly in spring and during public holidays. On busy days, the car park is quickly filled to full capacity. 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