Den Bosch Discovery Tour: Swamp Dragon Walls and the Covered Dieze

Bastion Oranje

Bastion Oranje is a public park on top of the old bastion, and the grass is free for everyone. The States built it in 1634, a few years after the siege of 1629…

Bastionder

Below the bastion is the Bastionder, a set of museum rooms that is only open on certain days in season, so check the opening times or book in advance. The park…

Zuidwal

The Zuidwal is a public path along the wall, free to walk. To the south you look out over Het Bossche Broek, the wet meadow that played a key role in the siege…

Grote Hekel

The Grote Hekel is a public water gate on the Zuidwal at the Pettelaarseweg, next to the Hekelsluis. It was first mentioned in 1399 as the water gate at the Vo…

Hellegat Prins Bernhardstraat

From the Prins Bernhardstraat, next to the former synagogue, you can look straight at the water. This is the Hellegat, the shortest branch of the Binnendieze a…

De Toonzaal

The street is public; if there is a concert on, tickets are a separate cost. This building at Prins Bernhardstraat 4 / 8 was used as a synagogue from then on.…