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Kinderdijk
Village in South Holland, Netherlands

Kinderdijk

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

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It is located about 15 km east of Rotterdam.

Get in

Getting to Kinderdijk

Although Kinderdijk is in a rural area, getting there with public transport is possible on several ways. Buses are operated by Qbuzz. Regular OV-chipkaart is valid, also the Holland Travel Ticket. Alternatively tickets can be bought when entering the bus for around €4.50 one way (debit/credit card only). Local RET daytickets are not valid on Qbuzz buses.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout

    The largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands.

  2. 02
    Museum Mills
  3. 03
    Wisboom
  4. 04
    Nederwaard Molen
  5. 05
    Blokweer Molen
Do

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).

Eat

Where to eat

There are a few restaurants at the entrance of the park.

  1. 01
    Kantine De Molenhoek
  2. 02
    Buena Vista

    Molenstraat 230 (near the entrance of the park),.

  3. 03
    Partycentrum de Klok

    Molenstraat 117.

How locals move

Getting around Kinderdijk the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Kinderdijk, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.