Hindeloopen

Wooden bridges, characteristic house fronts and narrow streets. All features of the picturesque city of Hindeloopen.

Places to go
A walk through the city is worthwhile. In Hindeloopen you can still find the captain houses with the little anchor at the front of the houses. This would be the sign that the captain was at home. During the summertime when the captain was at sea his wife and children lived in a smaller house that was built at the back of the garden next to a canal. When you walk along the harbour you can’t miss the light blue elevated wooden house.

This is the old building from the Royal Dutch Rescue Society. Feel free to take a look inside. Of course there is more to see. Like the Hidde Nijland Museum. Here you will be introduced to the history of Hindeloopen. In the ice skate museum you can admire the collection of ice skates. Besides that there is an original forge and a woodwork workshop. Because of the harbour and the beach Hindeloopen is popular with both Dutch and foreign tourists. What do you think of Hindeloopen?

Be there
Most Frisian cities have a special choir of only men, but Hindeloopen has a choir of women. The popular fishermen’s wife choir Grietje Sprot performs in typical work clothes from 1920. The choir sings Dutch and Frisian songs about the tough, but colourful lives of fishermen and their families.

Around Hindeloopen
Hindeloopen is located in one of the two national parks in Friesland. A beautiful area that descends from the Middle Ages. The area is ideal for hikers and cyclists who enjoy some fresh air.