Kinderdijk
Kinderdijk is a town in the municipality of Molenlanden, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands.

Kinderdijk is a town in the municipality of Molenlanden, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located about 15 km east of Rotterdam.
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Worth seeing in and around Kinderdijk
2 places 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.
- 01Reformed Church, Nieuw-Lekkerland
The Reformed Church in Nieuw-Lekkerland is the biggest and oldest church in Nieuw-Lekkerland, Netherlands. The church was built in 1848, but it is nearly sure that there was a church before.
3.9 km · church in Nieuw-Lekkerland, Netherlands · Wikipedia - 02De Gorzen
The Gorzen is a nature park in the Dutch province of South Holland, located on the eastside of Ridderkerk, between the New Veer and the New harbor. The nature- and recreational park The Gorzen is a former dumpsite with a total area of 40 acres.
1.9 km · park in Ridderkerk, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
The largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands.
- 02Museum Mills
- 03Wisboom
- 04Nederwaard Molen
- 05Blokweer Molen
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Things to do
Bike ride. Cycling is a popular activity in Kinderdijk. You can take a ride along the windmills, or in the wider area. It is even possible to cycle all the way to here from Rotterdam! Bike rental is available at the Partycentrum de Klok (see below) or at the town of Alblasserdam (near the waterbus stop).
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Where to eat
There are a few restaurants at the entrance of the park.
- 01Kantine De Molenhoek
- 02Buena Vista
Molenstraat 230 (near the entrance of the park),.
- 03Partycentrum de Klok
Molenstraat 117.
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Getting to Kinderdijk
- Airports
- Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 16 km · Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 48 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 70 km
- Amsterdam → Kinderdijk57 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · €8–12
- Eindhoven → Kinderdijk77 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · €10–14
- Maastricht → Kinderdijk137 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · €20–28
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Kinderdijk
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 Kinderdijk. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inA day pass is available which includes coupons for a return ride on the Driehoeksveer ferry and entrances to the Museummolen and Wisboomgemaal.
- Get inJust cross a river via a bridge or by a ferry (take off at Papendrecht), then take a ride for about 15km.
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Next door to Kinderdijk
Kinderdijk is 11 km from Rotterdam, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Ridderkerktown and municipality in South Holland, Netherlands3.1 km
- Alblasserdamtown and municipality in South Holland, the Netherlands3.2 km
- Hendrik-Ido-Ambachttown and municipality in the western Netherlands4 km
- Lekkerkerkfarm village in the Netherlands3.7 km
- Bolnesvillage in the Netherlands3.9 km
- Oostendamvillage in the Netherlands3.8 km