national park
Biesbosch National Park
Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.
9 km · about 15 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Brabant
Werkendam
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
About Werkendam
Werkendam works well as a base: 10 minutes from Sleeuwijk, 9km from Biesbosch National Park.
Werkendam is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sleeuwijk, about 4 km away.
Werkendam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛrkə(n)ˈdɑm] ) is a town and a former municipality in southern Netherlands. The municipality, part of Land van Heusden en Altena, contained a large part of De Biesbosch area as it is located in the province of North Brabant. On 1 January 2019 it joined Woudrichem and Aalburg in theRead more
new municipality of Altena.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Werkendam?
Within an hour or so of Werkendam: Biesbosch National Park (9 km), Kinderdijk Windmills (20 km), Efteling (21 km), Cube Houses Rotterdam (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Werkendam?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Houtribdijk and Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Where is Werkendam?
Werkendam is in North Brabant, Netherlands, about 4 km from Sleeuwijk.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,204
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Brabant
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.8100, 4.8944
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Worth the detour from Werkendam
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
21 km · about 25 min 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
bridge
Erasmusbrug
Rotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
30 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
31 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
32 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Werkendam
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 30 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
- 72 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.
- 73 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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