Purmerend

Worth seeing in and around Purmerend

4 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
   Purmer

   Purmer is a polder and reclaimed lake in the Netherlands province of North Holland, located between the towns of Purmerend and Edam-Volendam. It is also a village located in the municipalities of Waterland and Edam-Volendam.

   4 km · polder and reclaimed lake in Purmerend, Edam-Volendam and Waterland, Netherlands · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Fort benoorden Purmerend

   Fort North of Purmerend is a fort in the Netherlands that is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam. It lies in the Beemster polder, near the city of Purmerend.

   4 km · fort in the Netherlands · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Melkwegbrug, Purmerend

   The Milky Way Bridge, or Melkwegbrug, is a pedestrian/cycling bridge in Purmerend, Netherlands. It was designed by NEXT Architects and opened in 2006.

   900 m · bridge in Purmerend, Netherlands · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Museum Betje Wolff

   Museum Betje Wolff is a history and decorative arts museum in Beemster, North Holland, in the Netherlands. The museum, founded in 1950, is located in a former Dutch Reformed Church.

   5.8 km · museum in Middenbeemster, the Netherlands · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Purmerend's town centre doesn't compare to the historic wealth of neighbouring Amsterdam, but this once flourishing market town does have a number of monuments, mostly houses from the 19th century, but some older ones too. Lutherse Kerk, Hoogstraat. Originating in 1880, this church is no longer the stage for regular services but is still used for special celebrations and exhibitions. Purmerends Museum, Kaasmarkt.

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

Getting to Purmerend

Airports

Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 25 km · Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 70 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 120 km

Stations

Purmerend Weidevenne railway station, 1.4 km · Purmerend Overwhere railway station, 1.7 km · Purmerend railway station, 500 m

• Rotterdam → Purmerend

  73 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · €9–13
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• Eindhoven → Purmerend

  124 km · quickest by road, 2h 45m · €14–19
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• Groningen → Purmerend

  134 km · quickest by road, 2h 53m · €18–25
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