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2 Hours Walking Tour Throughout History and Highlights of Hoorn
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Hoorn
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Not recommended for People with mobility impairments
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Step into the storybook streets of Hoorn, once one of the wealthiest cities of the Dutch Golden Age. This 2-hour walking tour takes you through centuries of trade, shipbuilding, religion, and resistance. Hear about heroic sailors, explosive naval battles, the shadow of the VOC, and the clash between Remonstrants and Gomarists.
Walk past the Hoofdtoren and former VOC warehouses where ships once set sail for the East Indies. See the weigh house, the controversial statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, and the mighty church that sparked riots. Learn how the Baltic grain trade quietly made Hoorn richer than spice.
Your expert guide brings local legends, architecture, and hidden history to life — from...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Expert local guide
Visit to historical landmarks and hidden sites
2-hour walking tour of Hoorn
Food or drinks
Transport
Gratuities for the guide
Entrance tickets
Meeting Points
Departure
Noorderstraat 10
Look for the guide with the orange umbrella.
Meeting point in between the station and the park
He/she will stand next to the small statue inside the park in front of the central station.
2 Hours Walking Tour Throughout History and Highlights of Hoorn
(3) Reviews
Hoorn
About
Step into the storybook streets of Hoorn, once one of the wealthiest cities of the Dutch Golden Age. This 2-hour walking tour takes you through centuries of trade, shipbuilding, religion, and resistance. Hear about heroic sailors, explosive naval battles, the shadow of the VOC, and the clash between Remonstrants and Gomarists.
Walk past the Hoofdtoren and former VOC warehouses where ships once set sail for the East Indies. See the weigh house, the controversial statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, and the mighty church that sparked riots. Learn how the Baltic grain trade quietly made Hoorn richer than spice.
Your expert guide brings local legends, architecture, and hidden history to life — from...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English & Dutch
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Expert local guide
Visit to historical landmarks and hidden sites
2-hour walking tour of Hoorn
Food or drinks
Transport
Gratuities for the guide
Entrance tickets
Meeting Points
Departure
Noorderstraat 10
Look for the guide with the orange umbrella.
Meeting point in between the station and the park
He/she will stand next to the small statue inside the park in front of the central station.
Return
Waag (Hoorn)
Itinerary
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Maria of Kruittoren
The Maria Tower is a historic tower originally used for storing gunpowder in the 17th century. It is one of the city's oldest buildings and offers a glimpse into Hoorn's military and maritime past.
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De Doelen
De Doelen is a former target building on the Achterstraat in the centre of the North Holland city of Hoorn . The building consisted of two parts, one for the Sint-Sebastiaansdoelen and one for the Sint-Jorisdoelen.
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Onder de Boompjes 22
The VOC Warehouses were used by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the 17th and 18th centuries to store valuable goods like spices, silk, and tea.
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Statenlogement Hoorn
Provincial guesthouse and meeting place for regional rulers
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Grote Kerk in Hoorn
Former Reformed church, site of religious conflict and riots
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Bossuhuizen
Gable stones recall the heroic Battle of the Zuiderzee
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The Hoofdtoren
(Main Tower) – Iconic harbor defense tower from 1532
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Scheepsjongens Van Bontekoe
The Boys from Bontekoe refers to a group of young sailors from Hoorn who were part of the famous 17th-century Dutch expedition led by Willem Ysbrandtszoon Bontekoe.
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Westfries Museum
Former seat of regional government, now a museum (exterior visit)
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De Waag
Renaissance building once key to Hoorn’s grain trade
