De Klander Muelen
What to order: a late lunch, served until five, or something to share on the square terrace.
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Day itinerary · 51.81° N · 4.67° E
Dordrecht in the morning and Kinderdijk in the afternoon, with the river as your road.
Train to Dordrecht, the Grote Kerk tower and Huis Van Gijn, lunch on the Statenplein and the Waterbus along the river to the Kinderdijk windmills.
Leaving from
Direct flight to Rotterdam fromBarcelona 2 h 15Valencia 2 h 30Alicante 2 h 45Málaga 3 hSevilla 3 hGran Canaria 4 h 45Tenerife Sur 5 h
Part of Dordrecht
Add to my trip
Total time11 h
By car1 h each way
OutwardTrain to Dordrecht
Grote Kerk€4 with the tower
WaterbusDay ticket €16.10
Kinderdijk€21 · €9 for ages 4 to 12
DifficultyEasy
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Amsterdam 1 h 15 by train
from Amsterdam Centraal to Dordrecht
- 15 min on foot · from the station to the Grote Kerk
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Grote Kerk Dordrecht and Tower Climb
opens at 10:30, on Sunday at 12:00 · €4 with the tower
- 10 min on foot
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Huis Van Gijn, a 19th-Century House as It Was
€14 · free up to age 18
- 8 min on foot
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De Klander Muelen
lunch until 17:00; also open on Sunday
Statenplein 149-150, 3311 NH Dordrecht · +31 78 635 6338
Restaurant €€Book - 10 min on foot
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Waterbus from Dordrecht to the Kinderdijk Windmills
line 20 to Ridderkerk and Driehoeksveer · day ticket €16.10
- 45 min by boat
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Boat between the Kinderdijk windmills In Kinderdijk
Kinderdijk entry €21, with boat and museum windmills
- 10 min on foot
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Back home 45 min by boat
Driehoeksveer and Waterbus to Dordrecht
- 1 h 15 by train · you reach Amsterdam around 19:45
Approximate cost
About €35–50 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Grote Kerk Dordrecht and Tower Climb
Dordrecht and Kinderdijk combine by water. In the morning you climb the Grote Kerk tower and go into a 19th-century house; you eat in a 17th-century house on the Statenplein, and in the afternoon take the Waterbus along the river to Ridderkerk and the little Driehoeksveer ferry, which drops you at the Kinderdijk windmills, a World Heritage Site.
The day, hour by hour
8:30 · Train to Dordrecht. Direct or with a change at Rotterdam, and fifteen minutes on foot to the Grote Kerk.
10:30 · Grote Kerk and tower. Church and tower for €4; free up to age 12. On Sundays it opens at 12:00: start with Huis Van Gijn then.
11:45 · Huis Van Gijn. The drawing rooms upstairs and the servants' kitchen downstairs. €14, free up to age 18.
13:00 · Lunch at De Klander Muelen. On the Statenplein; they serve lunch until five.
14:15 · Waterbus to Kinderdijk. Line 20 from the Merwekade and the Driehoeksveer at Ridderkerk. Day ticket €16.10; the ferry is extra.
15:00 · Boat among the windmills. Included in the Kinderdijk entry, €21.
16:00 · Nederwaard museum windmill. One of the windmills you can visit inside.
17:15 · Return. Ferry and Waterbus to Dordrecht and train to Amsterdam.
With children or in the rain
With children, swap Huis Van Gijn for the Hof van Nederland, with a ball pit and escape game, and leave time to run between the windmills. In the rain, the morning is all indoors, and in Kinderdijk the boat and the museum windmills are too.
Time1 h 30
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Takeaway and markets
Broodcafé Jaap, Dordrecht
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Dordrecht
From April to October, Tuesday to Sunday, with the Grote Kerk open and Kinderdijk on long hours.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Check the Ridderkerk ferry
The Driehoeksveer is not part of the Waterbus: check its timetable before you set out.
- 2Buy the Kinderdijk ticket online
It is 10% cheaper.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can you go from Dordrecht to Kinderdijk by boat?
Yes, Waterbus 20 to Ridderkerk and the Driehoeksveer.
How much does the day cost?
Tower €4, Huis Van Gijn €14, Waterbus €16.10 and Kinderdijk €21, plus train and food.
Does it work in winter?
With short hours at Kinderdijk, which closes at 16:00 and for a few weeks in January: better from April to October.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.