▁beach , ▁an ▁es pl ana de , ▁a ▁pier , ▁and ▁a ▁l ighth ouse . ▁The ▁beach ▁is ▁popular ▁for ▁water ▁sports ▁such ▁as ▁wind sur f ing ▁and ▁k ite board ing . ▁ ▁The ▁har bour ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁both ▁fish ing ▁and ▁tour ism . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁S ce ven ing he ▁goes ▁back ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 2 8 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁inhabitants ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁Ang lo - S ax ons . ▁Other ▁histor ians ▁favour ▁a ▁Sc and in av ian ▁origin . ▁Fish ing ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁source ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁income . ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sch even ingen ▁was ▁fought ▁between ▁English ▁and ▁Dutch ▁fle ets ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 6 5 3 . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁people ▁gathered ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁to ▁watch . ▁ ▁Mont agu ' s ▁ ▁flags hip ▁picked ▁up ▁the ▁English ▁king ▁at ▁Sch even ingen ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁accomplish ▁the ▁Rest oration . ▁ ▁A ▁road ▁to ▁neighbour ing ▁The ▁H ague ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 3 ▁( current ▁name : ▁Sch even ing se weg ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 7 0 , ▁a ▁heavy ▁storm ▁destroyed ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁half ▁the ▁houses . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁again ▁hit ▁by ▁storm s ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 0 , ▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁ 1 8 2 5 ,