Leeuwarden Heritage Walk: Frisian Capital on Three Terps
120 min
2.3 km
10 stops
About this tour
Leeuwarden rose on three terps. A self-guided centre walk that reads the unfinished tower, the chancellery, and a prison that later emptied. Quizzes in the StepQuests app.
Itinerary
10 guided stops on this route
Oldehove
Public churchyard around the tower. Paid climb on published days after the restoration that ran until 23 May 2026. Oldehoofsterkerkhof, Leeuwarden. Work began…
Prinsentuin
Public park. No ticket for the paths. Prinsentuin, Leeuwarden. Rijksmonument garden. Willem Frederik laid a lusthof in 1648 after the Peace of Münster. Willem…
Jacobijnerkerk
Public churchyard. Nave open on published worship and event days, sometimes with a concert ticket. Jacobijnerkerkhof 95. Oldest building in Leeuwarden. Dominic…
Stadhouderlijk Hof
Public square. Hotel rooms are for paying guests. Hofplein 29. Rolkemahuis 1564 for Boudewijn van Loo. Bought 1587 for stadhouder Willem Lodewijk. Nassau court…
Stadhuis van Leeuwarden
Public square. The hall is a working municipal office. Raadhuisplein 36. Architect Claes Bockes Balck. First stone 1 April 1715 by Willem Carel Hendrik Friso,…
Kanselarij
Public street. Interior on Hendrick de Keyser open days. Turfmarkt 13. Built 1566 to 1571 by Bartholomeus Janszoon for Philip II and the Hof van Friesland. In…
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GPS-guided walking route
Interactive quizzes at each stop
Fascinating stories and facts
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