6 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 Zeezicht windmill near Nieuwenhoorn on Voorne-Putten in South Holland dates from 1717. It is a round stone ground sailer. Its predecessor on the same spot was a wooden post mill that blew over 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. Haringvlietdam
The Haringvlietdam, incorporating the Haringvliet sluices, are hydraulic engineering structures which closed off the estuary of the Haringvliet, Netherlands, as part of the Delta Works. The structure consists of 17 sluices, several kilometres of dam and a shipping lock, and formed the sixth project of the Delta Works.
5. Noord-Hinder
The Noord-Hinder is a Dutch lightship that was built in 1963. The ship served in the North Sea for more than thirty years until it was decommissioned in 1994. The ship is now a museum ship in Hellevoetsluis.
6. 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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