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The smaller light house of the two sits on the north side of town. It's an iron, 11.5-m-high structure and, contrary to its larger counterpart, sits along the sea dike on the beach. It was designed in 1875 by Quirinus Harder, who designed many light houses in the Netherlands, and it has been painted in typical red and white colours. The main, 6000 cd strong light is seen every 10 seconds, but the structure has additional green and red lighting too. It's not possible to climb it, but it makes a perfect destination for an evening stroll.
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Windmill
This 1852 windmill is open to visitors on Saturdays from 10:00 to 16:00. There were once three windmills in town, but the other two were destroyed in the 1944 bombing. At a height of 23 m, De Noordman is the second highest building in Westkapelle, after the light house, and is a determining part of the town's skyline.
Light Tower
Westkapelle has two light towers. The highest one, Westkapelle Hoog, is the most prominent landmark and its bright (2.600.000 cd) light can be seen from a distance of 28 nautic miles. Remarkably, it doesn't sit on the sea side of town, but on the land side, protecting it from damage in the historically frequent floods. The approximately 50 meter high brick tower was constructed in 1470 as a church tower. After the church was destroyed during the Eighty Years War, the light was placed in 1817. The light tower is still active today, showing a light flash every 3 seconds and guiding ships through the ship canal. Together with Westkapelle's second light tower, the so-called Noorderhoofd, it forms a white line of light in north west direction and, with a smaller light beacon in nearby Zoutelande, a red line towards the south-east. Visitors can climb the 207 stairs to the top of the brick part of the tower, from where you get excellent views over the surrounding area.
The local history museum covers the town's past through archeologic finds, historic photography, films, costumes, model interiors and more. There's a lot of information about the World War II era here, and the flooding of Walcheren. A special bridge connects the museum garden to the military tank on the dike. On the bridge are the names of those who died here in the war and of those who have helped to make the memorial bridge possiblem. From the museum's watch tower you'll have some nice views over the town, the dike and the beach. There's also a small café and a museum shop, selling books and souvenirs.
This military tank overlooks the beach and is a reminder of the huge impact World War II had on this village. There's some information available. The tank is connected to the museum garden with a memorial bridge, but is freely admissible.