Attractions and Places To See around Hoeksche Waard - Top 20

Anyone visiting South Holland cannot miss a visit to the windmills of Kinderdijk. Admission to the site is free, but the tour of the windmills is not. You can also see all the sights in one go by purchasing a combination ticket. This also includes a boat trip along the canals. Unlike the windmills of Zannse Schans, the windmills of Kinderdijk have retained their authenticity. They don't appear kitschy or tourist-oriented at all, and they aren't overcrowded. However, you're almost never completely without tourists. A visit in the late afternoon is recommended, as most of the crowds are over by then. Incidentally, there are now a limited number of parking spaces in front of the entrance. The cost is just under €10 per day! There is also a shuttle bus to the nearest village, which costs the same amount, including the parking fee.

Kinderdijk is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland, located in the Alblasserwaard. The village is part of the municipality of Molenlanden. Kinderdijk is located at the place where the Noord and the Lek meet. The place is mainly known for the Kinderdijkse mills.

Even without a ticket you can walk here to your heart's content...

Beautiful location between water and windmills...

National Park De Biesbosch is on the list of protected nature reserves. De Biesbosch is partly used for agriculture and there is a lot of (water) recreation. Specially constructed reservoirs provide for the storage of clean surface water. Since 1994, De Biesbosch has been a national park, where work is now in full swing to give more space to the rivers.

Easy and fast drive to cross the river and that only for just 1€ including beautiful views !

The Kinderdijk mills are one of the most famous sights in the Netherlands. They are a group of 19 wind pumps that are used to pump the water from the polders to make the land suitable for agriculture. The mills pump the water into the Nieuwen Waterschap, which flows into the river Lek. They were built in the 18th century after the older canal systems proved ineffective. The waterways, which also separate the polders, also divide the mills into several groups: To the west of the Nieuwen Waterschap, on the Nederwaard polder, there are eight round red brick mills, all built in 1738. On the Overwaard polder to the east there are eight octagonal wooden mills right on the waterway and three similar mills a little further inside the polder. Except for one of the mills in the “polder interior” (1761), all were built in 1740. On the Blokweer polder, southeast of Kinderdijk, there is a single wooden mill, the Blokweerse Molen. It is also known by the nickname “De Blokker”. The year the original mill was built is unknown. “De Blokker” has been the victim of fires several times, most recently in 1997. Since 2001, the mill has been rebuilt and restored. This mill is also the only one in the group where the paddle wheel is outside the mill and is therefore visible from the outside. Nowadays, pumps (first diesel pumps, now electric pumps) have taken over the work of the mills. Nevertheless, the mills are still very popular. They are put back into operation on special occasions, such as the Landelijke Molendag (National Mill Day, see also Vereniging De Hollandsche Molen). One of the mills on the Nederwaard Polder can even be visited from the inside, but some others are privately owned and used as residential buildings.

The market hall is 120 m long, 70 m wide, and 40 m high and truly impossible to miss. Yet the building blends perfectly into the surrounding buildings and appears very transparent thanks to its enormous glass facades. Even from the outside, you get a glimpse of the building's unique interior and the colorful artwork that spans the entire market hall. The artists Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam called their work, which adorns the arched ceiling of the market hall, "Horn of Abundance." And when you stand beneath it and see the oversized fruits, fish, and vegetables in all colors raining down on you, you can't imagine any other name for it. But you can not only see your fill in the market hall, you can also eat your fill. The market hall is open daily and offers all kinds of special foods: vegetables, fresh fish, organic meat, and nuts from all over the world. Plus, typical Dutch items like stroopwafels and, of course, cheese. However, the selection of snacks and culinary delicacies of all kinds now outweighs the selection of fresh produce. Classic dishes such as fries, kibbeling, or herring with onions are offered alongside Japanese sushi and oriental tapas. For dessert, there are brightly colored sweet donuts, delicious coconut macaroons, or even the best ice cream in all of Rotterdam. There are terraces for seating on the roofs of some food stalls, and several restaurants, bars, and cafés with seating have also settled in the perimeter of the market hall. https://www.nach-rotterdam.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/markthalle