Hel Peninsula
Mierzeja Helska / Hel
A narrow sandbar stretching about 35 kilometers into the Baltic Sea. At its tip, the town of Hel has a seal centre, a lighthouse and WWII coastal batteries.
The Hel Peninsula is a sandbar about 35 kilometers long, only about 100 meters wide at its narrowest point. One side faces the open Baltic Sea and the other the calm Puck Bay, making it a hotspot for kitesurfing and windsurfing. At the tip, the town of Hel is home to the Polish Academy of Sciences Seal Centre, where you can watch the feeding sessions, the Hel Lighthouse, which you can climb, and the Coastal Artillery Museum. In summer, ferries from Gdańsk’s Long Embankment or from Gdynia take about 1–2 hours and are the most convenient option. The train takes about 2 hours. The coordinates given are for the town of Hel.
Opening hours
Open all day (ferry operates about May–September)
Nearby sights
- Westerplatte
- Orłowo Cliff
- Gdynia Waterfront: Dar Pomorza & ORP Błyskawica
- Emigration Museum in Gdynia
- Sopot Pier
- Crooked House
- Museum of the Second World War
- European Solidarity Centre & Gdańsk Shipyard