Coordinates: 52°24′N 4°42′E / 52.400°N 4.700°E / 52.400; 4.700
Spaarnwoude is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, and lies about 5 km northeast of Haarlem.
The statistical area "Spaarnwoude", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 200.
North of Spaarnwoude lies the Spaarnwoude recreation area, which is located in the municipalities of Velsen and Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude.
There is a railway station - Haarlem Spaarnwoude (Hlms) lies southwest of the village. An IKEA shop is nearby, on the north side. To the east of IKEA is the Veerplas.
Spaarnwoude was a separate municipality until 1857, when it merged with Haarlemmerliede.
I want to reach out
And touch the sky
I want to touch the sun
But I don't need to fly
I'm gonna climb up
every mountain on the moon
And find the dish
that ran away with the spoon
I've crossed the ocean, turned every bend
I found the crossing and the golden rainbow's end
I've been through magic and through life's reality
I've lived a thousand years - it never bothered me
Got no religion
Don't need no friends
Got all I want
And I don't need to pretend
Don't try to reach me
'Cause I'll tear out your mind
I've seen the future