Broek in Waterland
Broek in Waterland is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, with a population of about 2,745 inhabitants as of 2021.
Broek in Waterland is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, with a population of about 2,745 inhabitants as of 2021. It is a part of the municipality of Waterland, and is situated about 8 km south of Purmerend and 8 km northeast of Amsterdam.
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Worth seeing in and around Broek in Waterland
One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Museum de Speeltoren
Museum de Speeltoren is a museum in Monnickendam, North Holland, in the Netherlands. Museum exhibitions focus on the history, culture, art, and environment of Monnickendam.
3.8 km · museum in Monnickendam, Netherlands · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Just wandering around the village will reveal most of its charm to any traveller. More than 80 of its traditional houses have are listed as National Heritage Sites, although most are still in use as family houses. Sint-Nicolaaskerk (Church), Kerkplein 1. The old village church was built in 1628, after a previous structure had been destroyed in the Eighty Years' War.
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Things to do
The large majority of visitors come here just to enjoy the looks and feel of this cosy village. The main activities of course reflect that goal. Biking or hiking through the village and the flat surroundings. The tourist information office has information on a good number of marked bike-routes and walking tracks through the region, many of which pass through or even start in Broek in Waterland.
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Where to eat
De Drie Noten, Parallelweg 3,. A small bistro-style place with a limited menu and simple but tasty dishes for a good price. Dishes include entrecote with sauces and salad, chicken madras curry and monkfish with spicy tomato-sauce. mains from €11. De Witte Swaen, Dorpsstraat 11-13,. A pancake restaurant with some 60 different sweet and savory pancakes and the typical Dutch poffertjes (thick, mini-pancakes).
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Getting to Broek in Waterland
- Airports
- Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 21 km · Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 65 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 113 km
- Rotterdam → Broek in Waterland67 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · €9–12
- Eindhoven → Broek in Waterland115 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · €13–18
- Groningen → Broek in Waterland137 km · quickest by road, 3h · €19–26
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No local-transport research exists yet for Broek in Waterland
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Broek in Waterland. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundBikes can be hired at the bike shop near the Museum De Speeltoren or from Zag Zag (see below.) Canoes can also be hired from Zag Zag (see below).
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Next door to Broek in Waterland
Broek in Waterland is 10 km from Amsterdam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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