5 Sights in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Hellevoetsluis. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Hellevoetsluis1. Museumschip Buffel
HNLMS Buffel is a 19th-century ironclad ram ship. She was one of the main attractions of the Maritime Museum Rotterdam, also known as the Prince Hendrik Museum, named after its founder, Prince Henry (Hendrik) "The Navigator", who had a naval career and established the basis of the museum back in 1874. In October 2013 the ship moved to Hellevoetsluis and is again open for public.
2. Zeezicht
The Windmill Zeezicht near Nieuwenhoorn on Voorne-Putten in South Holland dates from 1718. It is a round stone ground sailor. His predecessor in the same place was a wooden standing mill that won in 1717.
3. TOP Hellevoetsluis-Quackstrand
A Tourist Transfer Point (TOP) is a 'natural junction', where various cycling, sailing, skating and walking routes start. Each TOP is recognizable by its landmark, a kind of obelisk is used in the east of the country, a blade of grass in the Green Heart and a remarkably large information column in the Gooi & Vecht region and the Rivierenland region. At TOPs there are often also some seats, a bicycle rack and a signpost. TOPs in the Gooi & Vecht region are also always equipped with bicycle rental, catering, (free) toilets, an ANWB Bicycle Service Box and a VVV information point.
4. Noord-Hinder
The North Hinder is the last light ship built in the Netherlands. The ship was built in 1963 on De Waal in Zaltbommel shipyard and thoroughly renovated and fully automated in 1981 by Scheepswerf Hoogenraad and Kuyt in Scheveningen. On March 21, 1994, the last Dutch lightship was finally taken from the sea and is now a museum ship in Hellevoetsluis.
5. Droogdok Jan Blanken
Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock is a historic double dry dock in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands. It was constructed between 1798 and 1822 under the direction of Jan Blanken, and was part of the former Rijkswerf Hellevoetsluis. The dock is one of the rare surviving double dry docks. It is a national monument, and is in operation as part of the maritime attraction 'Dry Dock Jan Blanken',.
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