HOLLAND AND FRIESLAND Region guide Friesland Approx time No. of Utrecht, North & South Holland Approx time No. of No. of locks lifting bridges No. of locks lifting bridges Harlingen Spakenburg 1 hr 15 min 1 0 1 hr 30 min 0 0 Leeuwarden Franeker 4 hr 1 0 Huizen 4 hr 2 2 2 hr 45 min 0 0 2 hr 30 min 2 2 Leeuwarden Muiden Harlingen 1 hr 30 min 0 0 45 min 0 2 Franeker Grau Weesp 2 hr 30 min 1 0 1 hr 15 min 1 1 Grau Sneek Nigtevecht (via the Vecht) 45 min 0 0 1 hr 30 min 7 hr 0 1 2 16 IJIst 9 hr 45 min 1 12 Loenen Sneek 1 hr 45 min 0 7 2 hr 0 6 IJist Bolsward Maarssen 1 hr 30 min 0 4 1 hr 30 min 0 5 FRIESLAND Workum Utrecht 1 hr 45 min 0 1 5 hr 30 min 3 14 Workum Heeg Oudewater 7 hr 45 min 5 18 Heeg 30 min 0 0 2 hr 15 min 2 4 HINDELOOPEN Woudsend Gouda 45 min 2 hr 15 min 0 0 1 1 3 hr 1 10 Woudsend Spannenburg Sloten Alphen a/d Rijn 5 hr 15 min 1 13 1 hr 0 0 2 hr 15 min 0 3 Sloten Lemmer Leiden 2 hr 0 4 IJSSELMEER Lisse Lemmer LUTTELGEESTER Ossenzijl No. of 45 min 0 2 VAART Approx time No. of locks Hillegom 9 hr 2 24 Steenwijk lifting bridges 1 hr 0 3 Luttel- HindeooenStavoen Cruquius geest 2 hr 30 min 0 0 5 hr 15 min 2 15 Heeg 3 hr 30 min 0 1 Amsterdam Giethoorn 1 hr 0 1 2 hr 30 min 2 8 Vollen- IJIst Ouderkerk 4 hr 30 min 3 15 hove 2 hr 1 7 Emmeloord Vineveen NORTH Vogeleiland Approx time No. of No. of locks lifting bridges HOLLAND Zwartsluis No. of Sneek Approx time No. of locks KETELMEER 1 hr 45 min 0 0 lifting bridges Spannenburg 3 hr 0 1 Nigtevecht West-Graftdijk 1 hr 15 min 0 1 2 hr 30 min 2 1 Lemmer Vineveen 5 hr 4 1 2 hr 30 min 2 0 Maarssen Edam FLEVOLAND Flevoland Approx time No. of locks No. of lifting bridges No. of Lemmer Approx time No. of locks Elburg 2 hr 45 min 2 1 lifting bridges Emmeloord Vineveen i e Rinn 30 min 0 1 4 hr 0 0 Amsterdam Start of Luttelgeestervaart Amsterdam 7 hr 30 min 2 7 1 hr 30 min 10 hr 30 min 1 6 0 2 3 hr 30 min 2 7 Haarlem Vollenhove Edam Muiden Harderwijk 1 hr 1 0 3 hr 15 min 0 6 Vogeleiland West-GraftdijkSnnenug Cruquius 4 hr 45 min 2 0 4 hr 15 min 8 hr 30 min 2 2 10 17 Hillegom Weesp Elburg Haarlem 2 hr 30 min 0 2 1 hr 0 1 Ouderkerk Huizen Harderwijk 5 hr 30 min 1 2 Cruquius Lisse Nigtevecht 3 hr 1 0 VINKEVEEN Spakenburg Spakenburg VINKEVEENSE Approx time No. of locks No. of PLASSEN Loenen lifting bridges Leiden LOOSDRECHTSE UTRECHT Approx time No. of locks No. of Muiden PLASSEN lifting bridges 2 hr 15 min 2 hr 15 min 0 0 1 1 Maarssen Spannenburg Amsterdam 3 hr 45 min 1 6 Alphen a/d Rijn Ossenzijl 1 hr 30 min 6 hr 0 1 0 8 Oudewater Utrecht Approx time No. of Steenwijk No. of locks lifting bridges SOUTH 45 min 0 2 Times and the number of locks and bridges shown here are based on the most direct route between Giethoorn Alphen a/d Rinj HOLLAND 2 hr 30 min 2 4 stops, using principle waterways. Other routes4 hr 45 may min be possible4 hr 45 - pleasemin consult1 your1 onboard10 10 Gouda Vollenhove Ouderkerk 1 hr 30 min 4 hr 30 min 1 3 0 4 waterways map. Times are an approximation only and are calculated on the basis of an average Start of Luttelgeestervaart 30 min 0 0 speed of 7.5km/h and an average time of 12 minutes to pass through a lock and 4 minutes to pass a Luttelgeest lifting bridge. Your speed, the flow of the water and the time it takes to go through locks and bridges will all affect your progress. Approx time No. of No. of locks lifting bridges Giethoorn Maximum speed allowed Maximum speed allowed in Pass oncoming boats on 2 hr 1 1 8 3 the right-hand side Zwartsluis 3 hr 2 1 on waterways in km/h ports/marinas in km/h 1 hr 1 0 Vogeleiland The Netherlands has a complex network of waterways which are not all shown here. We have only shown principle waterways which allow you to visit the cities, towns and villages that feature within this guide. VINKEVEENSE PLASSEN LISSE Le Boat’s Vinkeveen base is located on the shores of this vast lake that is Home of the spectacular alive with visitors and watersports lovers in the summer. Take a refreshing Keukenhof Gardens. Lisse is at the swim, cruise among the many islands and eat in one of the excellent heart of the Dutch bulb-growing lake-side restaurants. region. Open in mid-March until late-May (check website for exact dates - keukenhof.nl) the EXITING VINKEVEENS PLASSEN gardens are home to a dazzling You can exit the lake to the north, for a more direct route collection of more than 7 million to Amsterdam, although some boats are too big to take flowers which are planted every this route – please enquire with the base team before year. Nearby, the 17th century you set off. All boats are able to exit to the south, through Keukenhof Castle is open year- Demmerikse Lock (see back cover for times and charges) and then Keukenhof, Lisse round and tours can be arrange along the Angstel River. From here you can head along the wide and by appointment of the impressive flower fields, take to the pedestrian and cycle paths busy Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal. You’ll make quick progress, but you’ll ([email protected] that wind round their way round the countryside. share it with large, commercial barges and many find it quite daunting. +31 252 75 06 90 ). Head into For a more pleasant boating experience, we suggest turning off onto town to find out more about the Recommended restaurant: Vier Seizoenen on Heereweg - the adjacent and prettier River Vecht that wends its way at a more history of the region at Museum two minutes from the Flower Museum. Vinkeveense Plassen leisurely and scenic pace. de Zwarte Tulp. For the best view Amenities: There’s a vast range of shops and restaurants here. AMSTERDAM Although a lively cosmopolitan city, packed LEIDEN GOUDA with museums, markets and entertainment for all, Amsterdam has managed to Renowned as Rembrandt’s The city is famed worldwide for its famous cheese, and a weekly market retain much of its traditional character. birthplace and the home of the is held in The Markt where you can take part in the centuries-old tradition Grachtengordel is arguably the most Netherlands’ oldest and most of handjeklap (clapping hands), a game of bidding and haggling for charming part of the city with its lattice of prestigious university, Leiden is a the best deal. Stop by De Waag afterwards to enjoy a cheese-making waterways and sweet bridges overlooked by beautiful city. Less crowded than demonstration. A visit to St Janskerk is well worthwhile to see the canal houses, while the Herengracht canal is Amsterdam, it has some of the Goudse Glazen, an impressive collection of 70 stained glass windows the most prestigious canal in the city, and a most beautiful sights in Holland, dating back to the 16th century, and which are explained on an audio great place to stroll at night when the grand Amsterdam and a stroll around its waterways tour. If you’re feeling active, the Reeuwijkse Plassen north of Gouda is facades are illuminated. Bike is the best way and churches is the best way to the perfect place to explore on two wheels with miles of car-free cycle to get around, or hop on a glass-roofed see them all. The Leiden Loop tracks. To visit Amsterdam, moor at Weesp and take a canal boat for a different perspective. is a self-guided walk around the 20 minute train ride to the city centre. Or if you’d prefer The Anne Frank Museum, the Van Gogh historic centre, with key points Recommended restaurant: Kamphuisen, Hoge Gouwe. to take your boat into Amsterdam, you can moor at Six Haven Museum and the Rijksmuseum, with its indicated by signposts. You can Amenities: You’ll find shops, Marina across from the Amsterdam Central Station and take wonderful collection of Rembrandt paintings also purchase a guidebook at the supermarkets, bakeries, cafés a free 24-hour ferry to the city centre. are three sights not to be missed. If beer is tourist office. Its 13 museums, and restaurants. more your thing, the Heineken Experience including the Natural History Cheese market: Thursdays is the perfect pit stop. Amsterdam is famed EDAM Museum and Ethnology Museum, (10am - 1pm from 7th April - for its vibrant nightlife, and the two key areas are all within walking distance of 31st August (except the 27th of Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein are the Famed worldwide for its delicious cheese, this charming town each other. The bi-weekly street April and 5th May) - The Markt Goudse Glazen, place to be, whether it’s to party or just sit celebrates its heritage loud and proud.