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Hoorn

When you visit Hoorn, you are visiting an historic city, it will feel like you have gone back in time to when the East India Company and the West Indies Company where still active. The early whalers used to also go out to sea from Hoorn.

 

Below you will find just some of the wonderful attractions and activities Hoorn has to offer.

Nederland

When stroling arround Hoorn be sure to keep a look out for fisherman hanging their nets to dry off the bridge, you might also spot a ship being renovated in the harbour. 

Make sure to aks the Horinees to tell you about the grand history of Hoorn and stories about the Boysof the Bontekoe and the Battle of Bossu that was fought before Hoorn’s immediate coastline. 

Attractions

Water taxi Hoorn

Water taxi Hoorn

You can take the nicest boat trip north of Amsterdam at Watertaxi Hoorn. Right at the different parking locations they have easily accessible boarding places with handrails and 'lazy' stairs. From here you can sail into the town centre or to the old port within 10 minutes. Watertaxi Hoorn would be happy to make a boat trip with you and your company. The skipper will also be happy to tell you all about the most beautiful places in Hoorn that you will be sailing along.

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Oostereiland, Hoorn, Nederland

Distance from harbor

Various boarding places, one of which is right in the port itself.

The Oosterkerk

The Oosterkerk

In a city that is as connected to water as Hoorn is, a church for boaters and fishermen cannot be missed. The Oosterkerk has had this special function for centuries, as the church was close to the ports. This function that it had as a skipper's church can be seen in the details of the church, for example the weather vane is a ship.

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Grote Oost 60, Hoorn, Nederland

Distance from harbor

700 m, 8 min

Museum of the 20th century

Museum of the 20th century

How did our (grand) parents live, and what did the interiors of their homes look like? What did they play with? What was on radio and television at the time? This is part of what you will learn in the Museum of the Twentieth Century. In addition to the permanent nostalgic exhibition, there are also three large halls with rotating exhibitions.

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Krententuin 24, Hoorn, Nederland

Distance from harbor

5 min walk

5-minute walk from the harbour on the East Island, opposite of the Rouaanse Steiger.

Shopping in Hoorn/Hoornse streets

Shopping in Hoorn/Hoornse streets

You can shop to your heart’s content in the Hoornse Straatjes. Between the two churches in the town centre towards the Roode Steen and the Havenkwartier you will find, spread over seven streets, many artisanal specialty shops and cosy restaurants.

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Lange Kerkstraat, Hoorn, Nederland

Distance from harbor

800m, 10 min

Every last Sunday of the month is Super Shopping Sunday. All stores open their doors between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m

Museum-house Bonck

Museum-house Bonck

Bonck House has a special history as a merchant's house, linen weaving mill, city farm and residential home: people have lived and worked here for almost 400 years. Taste the unique atmosphere of this house, where you can, for example, sit at a desk in the ‘hanging room’.

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Binnenluiendijk 3, 1621 ME Hoorn, Nederland

Distance from harbor

650 m, 10 min

The Bossu houses

The Bossu houses

Three facades on the corner of Slapershaven and the Grote Oost tell the history of the naval battle that took place on the Zuiderzee in the Hoornse Hop during the start of the Eighty Years' War in October 1573. These houses were built in 1612.

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Slapershaven 1, Hoorn, Nederland

Distance from harbor

8 min

VOC warehouse Onder de Boompjes

VOC warehouse Onder de Boompjes

The recognisable brick buildings with sloping step gables at Onder de Boompjes are silent witnesses from the bustling period of the Golden Age. The warehouse was built for the VOC. A bag of merchandise is depicted on the commemorative stone of the warehouse on the right. Seventeenth-century VOC ‘driemasters’ (3-masted sailing ships) can be seen on the commemorative stone on the left. The bag on the stone is filled with pepper, because the warehouses in Hoorn were intended as storage for spices.

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Onder de Boompjes 22, Gouda, Nederland

Distance from harbor

1 km, 10 min

The Oosterpoort

The Oosterpoort

An example of power and awe: the Oosterpoort from 1578. In 1601 a small house was placed on top for the gatekeeper. When the gate was built, the city was completely surrounded by and accessible through four gates. The Oosterpoort is the only gate that remains, and is one of the most prominent monuments in Hoorn.

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Oosterplantsoen 4, Hoorn, Nederland

Distance from harbor

1km, 10 min

West Frisian museum

West Frisian museum

The Westfries Museum is housed in one of the most remarkable buildings in Hoorn, right on the Roode Steen town square. Behind a 17th-century showcase façade filled with lions and city weapons hides a complex with stately halls, intimate rooms, high attic lofts and mysterious cellars.
The museum is housed in one of the most beautiful monuments in the city, the Statencollege, built in 1632.

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Roode Steen 1, Hoorn, Nederland

Accessability: Not accessible to wheelchairs

Distance from harbor

600m, 10 min

Museum Steam Train

Museum Steam Train

The stoker is throwing the coals on the fire, as you wait for the whistle of the steam locomotive. Step aboard the steam tram and experience an historic adventure! A railway dating back to 1887 connects Hoorn with Medemblik and Enkhuizen. A nice way to visit these places by tram.

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Van Dedemstraat 8, Hoorn, Nederland

Distance from harbor

1,5 km, 20 min

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