Café-Restaurant Fort H
What to order: a lunch on the terrace looking at the boats in the harbour, or a seasonal dish in the evening.
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Day itinerary · 52.31° N · 5.12° E
A castle with a moat and a star-shaped town, in a day by train and bus from Amsterdam.
Train and bus 110 to Muiden castle, the 1673 locks, lunch in a fort by the harbour and the afternoon in the star-shaped town of Naarden.
Leaving from
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Part of Muiden and Naarden
Add to my trip
Total time9 h
By car30 min each way
OutwardTrain to Weesp and bus 110
Muiderslot€19.50 · €7.50 for ages 4 to 11
Vestingmuseum€13.50
Grote Kerk€8
DifficultyEasy, flat
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Amsterdam 15 min by train
from Amsterdam Centraal to Weesp
- 10 min by bus · bus 110 to Muiden Centrum
- 10 min on foot · along the Herengracht to the castle
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Muiderslot, the Castle of Amsterdam
opens at 10:00 · €19.50 · free audio guide in English
- 10 min on foot
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The Groote Zeesluis in Muiden, the 1673 Locks
the 1673 locks
- 5 min on foot
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Café-Restaurant Fort H
lunch in the fort by the harbour; open daily
Herengracht 119, 1398 AE Muiden · +31 294 261 385
Restaurant €€Book - 30 min by bus
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Nederlands Vestingmuseum, Inside the Naarden Bastion
bus 110 to Westwalstraat · €13.50 · go in before 16:30
- 2 min on foot
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Walk Along the Ramparts and Moats of Naarden
circuit of the bastions
- 8 min on foot
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Grote Kerk Naarden and Its Painted Vault
the painted vault · €8
- 2 min on foot
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De Vesting Lounge
opposite the church; kitchen until 21:30
Raadhuisstraat 1, 1411 EC Naarden · +31 35 785 2116
Restaurant €€Book -
Back home 10 min by bus
bus 110 to Naarden-Bussum station
- 30 min by train · you reach Amsterdam around 20:00
Approximate cost
About €40–70 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Muiderslot, the Castle of Amsterdam
Two fortresses in a day, linked by the same bus line. In the morning, Muiderslot, the four-towered castle with a moat and drawbridge where the Vecht meets the IJmeer; in the afternoon, Naarden, the star-shaped town of six bastions and a double moat. In between, the locks of 1673 and a lunch inside a 19th-century fort.
The day, hour by hour
9:00 · Train to Weesp and bus 110. From the bus at Muiden Centrum, ten minutes on foot along the Herengracht.
10:00 · Muiderslot. Rooms, towers, armoury and garden, with a free English audio guide. €19.50, €7.50 for ages 4 to 11.
12:15 · Groote Zeesluis. The monumental locks with sailing boats passing through.
12:45 · Lunch at Fort H. Inside a fort on the Water Line, with a terrace on the harbour.
14:15 · Vestingmuseum. Bus 110 drops you at Westwalstraat. Casemates, cannons and the story of the star-shaped town. €13.50.
15:45 · Naarden ramparts. The circuit of the bastions between the moats.
16:45 · Grote Kerk. The wooden vault painted around 1518. €8; free up to age 18.
17:45 · Dinner at the Vesting Lounge. Opposite the church.
19:15 · Return. Bus 110 to Naarden-Bussum and train to Amsterdam.
With children or in the rain
With children, the castle and the Vestingmuseum are the heart of the day; the Grote Kerk can be skipped. If it rains, the two museums are indoors and the rampart walk is shortened. From spring to autumn you can swap Naarden for the boat to the island of Pampus, which leaves from Muiden.
Time2 h
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
De Tuinkamer, the Muiderslot Café
What to order: a coffee with something sweet on the terrace while the children run around the garden.
De Vesting Lounge
What to order: at midday, the beef croquettes on bread with truffle mayonnaise or the house burger.
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
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Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Muiden and Naarden
Tuesday to Sunday all year; from April to October Muiderslot is also open on Mondays, but the Vestingmuseum always closes on Monday.
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Best timeGood timeLow season
Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Don't go on a Monday
The Vestingmuseum closes every Monday.
- 2Get into Naarden before 16:30
It is the last useful hour for the museum.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can you see both in a day?
Yes, bus 110 links Muiden and Naarden.
How much does the day cost?
Castle €19.50, Vestingmuseum €13.50 and church €8, plus transport and meals.
What about Pampus?
It needs half a day: do it instead of Naarden, from spring to autumn.
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