The Hague Discovery Tour: The Pond Still Holds the Court
135 min
2.0 km
10 stops
About this tour
The count's pond still holds the court. The paintings hang next door. A self-guided centre walk with quizzes in the StepQuests app. The Binnenhof courtyard is closed until 2031.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Binnenhof viewpoint
The lookout platform on the Buitenhof is public and free; the inner court itself is closed while the Binnenhof is being renovated. Count Floris IV bought a cou…
Gevangenpoort
The Gevangenpoort at Buitenhof 33 is a paid museum; the Buitenhof itself is free. This was once an outer gate of the count's court and served as a prison from…
Plaats
The Plaats is a public square. At Plaats 22 there is a free information centre with a ramp and a lift. The murder of the De Witt brothers on 20 August 1672 too…
Paleis Noordeinde
The square is public, but the palace at Noordeinde 68 is a working royal office and closed to ordinary visitors. It has been the King's working palace for deca…
Grote Kerk
The square around the church is public; when the interior is open for tours or concerts there is an entrance fee. This is the Grote or Sint-Jacobskerk, dedicat…
Passage
De Passage is a public arcade, open during shopping hours, with no ticket needed. It opened back then and was designed by architects Herman Wesstra and J.C. Va…
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GPS-guided walking route
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