Berkhout is a village in the northwest Netherlands.

It is in the municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, about 5 km (3 mi) west of Hoorn.

The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Berchout, and means "deciduous forest of birch (Betula) trees".

[3] Berkhout developed in the 13th century as a peat excavation village.

It was an independent municipality until 1979 when it was merged into Wester-Koggenland.