About this tour
The swamp city built bastions and hid its river under streets. A self-guided wall-and-water route with quizzes in the StepQuests app.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Bastion Oranje
Public park on the bastion. No ticket for the grass. Bastion Oranje 1, 5211 JE. Built 1634 for the States, after the 1629 siege. Two-metre walls, a hollow wate…
Bastionder
Museum rooms inside the bastion on published days. Book or check hours. The park above is public. Bastion Oranje 1. Opened 2009. Film on the 1629 siege. Cannon…
Zuidwal
Public wall path. No ticket. Zuidwal, 5211 LZ. South view over Het Bossche Broek, the wet meadow of the 1629 siege. Motorway A2 crosses the Broek. Dike break 3…
Grote Hekel
Public water gate. No ticket. Zuidwal / Pettelaarseweg, at the Hekelsluis. First mentioned 1399 as the water gate at the Volderstrap. Three openings in 1629, t…
Hellegat Prins Bernhardstraat
Public street view of the water. No ticket. Prins Bernhardstraat, beside the former synagogue. Shortest Binnendieze branch, under 100 metres. Name in use after…
De Toonzaal
Public street. Concert tickets are a separate bill when a show is on. Prins Bernhardstraat 4 / 8, 5211 HE. Synagogue in use from 1823. Gosschalk rebuild 1886,…
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What's included
GPS-guided walking route
Interactive quizzes at each stop
Fascinating stories and facts
Lifetime access to the tour
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