Pijnacker

Worth seeing in and around Pijnacker

10 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.

1. 01
   Delft University of Technology

   The Delft University of Technology is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. It specializes in engineering, technology, computing, design, and natural sciences.

   4.5 km · Dutch university · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Nieuwe Kerk Delft

   The Nieuwe Kerk k]; English: New Church) is a Protestant church in the city of Delft in the Netherlands. The building is located on Delft Market Square, opposite to the City Hall.

   5 km · church building in Delft, Netherlands · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Oude Kerk

   The Oude Kerk, nicknamed Oude Jan and Scheve Jan, is a Gothic Protestant church in the old city centre of Delft, the Netherlands. Its most recognisable feature is a 75-metre-high brick tower that leans about two metres from the vertical.

   5.4 km · church in Delft, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
4. 04
   IHE Delft Institute for Water Education

   IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and is based in Delft, Netherlands. IHE Delft cooperates with the city of Delft and water related institutes based in Delft.

   5.3 km · institute for water education in The Netherlands · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Prinsenhof

   File:Prinsenhof Delft.jpg Het Prinsenhof is a museum in the city of Delft in the Netherlands. Formerly the monastery of St Agatha, the building changed purpose over time.

   5.4 km · municipal museum in Delft, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Saint Hippolytus Chapel

   The Saint Hippolytus Chapel is a chapel in the Dutch city of Delft. It is one of its oldest buildings, and since 1967 it has been designated as a rijksmonument.

   5.3 km · roman-catholic chapel in Delft · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology

   The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands is the merger of two interrelated disciplines, aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. Aeronautical engineering works specifically with aircraft or aeronautics.

   5 km · faculty of Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
8. 08
   TU Delft Library

   The TU Delft Library is the main library of the Delft University of Technology, located in Delft, Netherlands. It was designed by the Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo and built in 1997.

   4.2 km · Library of Delft University of Technology, Netherlands · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Synagoge

   The Delft Synagogue is a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Koornmarkt 12, in the city of Delft, in the South Holland region of The Netherlands. Designed by L. Winkel in the Neoclassical style, the synagogue was completed in 1862, fell into disuse after World War II, was subsequently restored and reconsecrated from 1974.

   5.1 km · religious building in Delft, South Holland, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Lutherse Kerk

    The Lutherse Kerk, also known as St George's Chapel, is an 18th-century church in the Dutch city of Delft. The church's foundations were laid in the 15th or 16th centuries, with a wooden structure built on top of it.

    5.5 km · lutheran church in Netherlands · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Nieuwe Kerk

   Located at Markt, this church was built in 1496.

2. 02
   Stadhuis

   After a fire in 1618 after which only the tower remained, Hendrick de Keyser rebuilt the town hall.

3. 03
   Hugo de Groot

   On the market you will find the statue of Hugo Grotius (1583–1645).

4. 04
   Drogisterij De Salamander

   The gable is adorned by a traditional Gaper.

5. 05
   De Waag
6. 06
   Vleeshal

   It is one of the only Hollands Classical buildings in Delft.

From Wikivoyage: Pijnacker, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Stroll through town: suggested streets: Oude Delft, Boterbrug, Wijnhaven, Hippolytusbuurt, Choorstraat, Vrouw Jutteland, Rietveld, Kerkstraat, Markt ending at the Beestenmarkt for a refreshment. Rent a bike and visit De Delftse Hout, a park/leisure area to the east of Delft.

1. 01
   Pottery under the Mulberry Tree
2. 02
   Vermeercentrum

   It offers a view on the work and life of the famous 17th-century painter Johannes Vermeer.

From Wikivoyage: Pijnacker, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Restaurants on the central marketplace can be more expensive than those in back-streets. Chocolaterie De Lelie, Voorstraat 10, 2611 JP Delft,. Great place to get ice cream. Try the dark chocolate. They also make their own chocolates. Kobus Kuch, Beestenmarkt 1. The café Kobus Kuch has a nice choice of lunch breads, but is probably best known for its home made pies, and particularly its appeltaart with whipped cream.

1. 01
   Michel Boulanger

   Oude Kerkstraat 3, 2611 HT Delft, Nederland,.

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Getting to Pijnacker

Airports

Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 7 km · Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 40 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 90 km

Stations

Delft railway station, 5.4 km · Delft Campus railway station, 5.5 km · Zoetermeer railway station, 4.6 km · Den Haag Ypenburg railway station, 5.3 km · Nootdorp RandstadRail station, 3.7 km

• Eindhoven → Pijnacker

  97 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · €12–17
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  157 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · €21–30
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  196 km · quickest by road, 3h 52m · €24–33
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