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Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Waddinxveen
South Holland, Netherlands · Europe
About Waddinxveen
Waddinxveen works well as a base: 10 minutes from Gouda, 24km from Kasteel de Haar.
Waddinxveen is in South Holland, Netherlands, with about 25,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gouda, about 5 km away.
Waddinxveen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɑdɪŋksˈfeːn] ) is a town and municipality along the Gouwe river in the western Netherlands in the province of South Holland near Gouda. The municipality had a population of 30,479 in 2021 and covers an area of 29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi) of which 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) is water.
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piece of artwork named De Vergeten Plek (Dutch for 'The Forgotten Place') marks the lowest point on the Dutch polders, 7.01 meters below Amsterdam Ordnance Datum.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Waddinxveen?
Within an hour or so of Waddinxveen: Kinderdijk Windmills (18 km), Cube Houses Rotterdam (18 km), Erasmusbrug (19 km), Delft Markt (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Waddinxveen?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Waddinxveen?
Waddinxveen is in South Holland, Netherlands, about 5 km from Gouda.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 25,338
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- South Holland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.0450, 4.6514
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Essential numbers in Netherlands
Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Waddinxveen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Cube Houses Rotterdam
Piet Blom's tilted yellow cube houses are the quirky landmark of Rotterdam's bold post-war architecture scene.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Erasmusbrug
Rotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Delft Markt
The cobbled heart of Vermeer's Delft, framed by the New Church tower and Renaissance town hall above the famous blue pottery.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Louwman Museum
World's oldest private car collection spanning from 1886 to modern day with over 275 rare and iconic automobiles.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Madurodam
A miniature Netherlands in 1:25 scale, with tiny canals, windmills and airports, on the edge of The Hague.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Keukenhof Gardens
The world's largest flower garden, displaying roughly seven million tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths each spring.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Waddinxveen
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 19 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
- 64 kmBrouwersdamDelta Works dam carrying the N57 between two Zeeland islands, with the North Sea on one side, the Grevelingen lagoon on the other, and kitesurfers filling the sky.
- 71 kmZeeland BridgeElegant 5 km bridge over the Oosterschelde estuary, the longest in the Netherlands when opened in 1965. Its endless procession of arches makes one of the country's most photogenic drives.
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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