# Day Trip to Gouda from Amsterdam: Cheese Market, Stroopwafels and Stained Glass

Train to Gouda, the cheese market opposite the Waag, lunch on the Markt, the stroopwafel factory, the Sint-Jan's 72 stained-glass windows and the city museum.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/the-netherlands/gouda/itineraries/cheese-stroopwafels-and-stained-glass · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:45 · Salida: 1 h by train (from Amsterdam Centraal to Gouda)
  - 10 min on foot (from the station to the Markt)
- 09:50 · Gouda Cheese Market, Thursdays from April to August (Thursdays from April to August, 10:00 to 12:30 · free)
  - 2 min on foot
- 11:30 · Goudse Waag Museum and Cheese Tasting (€7.50 online · with tasting €10)
  - 1 min on foot
- 12:45 · De Zalm (lunch opposite the Waag; open daily) · De Zalm, €€
  - 3 min on foot
- 14:00 · Kamphuisen Stroopwafel Factory (Kamphuisen · €11.50 with a warm siroopwafel · book a time slot) · Kamphuisen Siroopwafelfabriek, From €12 per person
  - 5 min on foot
- 15:00 · Sint-Janskerk and Its 72 Stained-Glass Windows (Monday to Saturday until 16:00 · free audio guide)
  - 2 min on foot
- 16:00 · Museum Gouda (Tuesday to Sunday until 17:00)
  - 5 min on foot
- 17:00 · Walk Around the Markt, Town Hall and Canals of Gouda (the canals of the centre)
- 18:00 · Vuelta: 10 min on foot (to the station)
  - 1 h by train (you reach Amsterdam around 19:15)

Gouda in a day, with cheese as the star. The plan is designed for a Thursday from April to August, when the Markt fills with horse-drawn carts and cheeses in front of the Waag, and continues with a tasting in the 1668 weigh house, the factory where stroopwafels have been made since 1810, the 72 stained-glass windows of the Sint-Janskerk and the city museum.

## The day, hour by hour

8:45 · Train to Gouda. A little under an hour from Amsterdam Centraal and ten minutes on foot to the Markt.

9:50 · Cheese market. From 10:00 to 12:30. Stand in front of the Waag, where the carts stop. Free.

11:30 · Goudse Waag. The weigh house museum, with a four-cheese tasting for €10 if you book it.

12:45 · Lunch at De Zalm. On the same square, with the Waag in front of you.

14:00 · Siroopwafelfabriek Kamphuisen. How syrup waffles are made, with a warm one at the end. €11.50.

15:00 · Sint-Janskerk. The 72 stained-glass windows with the free audio guide, until 16:00.

16:00 · Museum Gouda. Altarpieces, the 1562 model and Gouda ceramics.

17:00 · Canals. A short stroll through the centre before heading back.

18:00 · Return. Ten minutes to the station and train to Amsterdam.

## With children or in the rain

With children, the market and the stroopwafel factory are the plan; Museum Gouda has a tablet trail. If it rains, the Waag, the factory, the church and the museum are all indoors. Outside the market season, start at the Waag at 10:00.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
Train to Gouda and everything on foot.

### By car
Park in a Q-Park in the centre, such as the Bolwerk one, and walk.

## Consejos

### Book the factory and the Waag
Both have time slots; the Waag is cheaper online.

### Thursday, but not Ascension Thursday
There is no market that day.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take to get from Amsterdam to Gouda?
A little under an hour by train, direct or with one change.

### How much does the day cost?
Waag €7.50, factory €11.50, plus train and food; the church has a free audio guide.

### What if I go on a Sunday?
The Sint-Jan is not open to visitors: swap the afternoon for Museum Gouda and a long walk along the canals.