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Urk, another instance of an island now joined to the main land,once just a fishing community, now still a thriving fishing comunity & a shipyard (Metz), so as yet not too spoilt by the tourist. The approach is simple but watch out for the widdows sandbank.

clickable This is on the final leg following the UK buoys

and finally the turn up to the harbour clickable

fishing quay fishing boat urk 56 past the fishing harbour & the way to the urkertrekvaart

3 typical urk views, the lady in the title picture is a monument to those lost from the town fishing.

urk liught urk beach the slip beach at urk church at urk Link to a short info page


Urk, another instance of an island now joined to the main land,once just a fishing community, now still a thriving fishing comunity & a shipyard (Metz), so as yet not too spoilt by the tourist. The approach is simple but watch out for the widdows sandbank.
clickable		This is on the final leg following the UK buoys
and finally the turn up to the harbour	clickable
		past the fishing harbour & the way to the urkertrekvaart
3 typical urk views, the lady in the title picture is a monument to those lost from the town fishing.