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A smartphone with a map application, a bridge, and a canal with boats. 1
A canal with a row of parked cars and a building with a red facade. 2
A row of historic buildings with red shutters, a clear sky, and a leafless tree. 3
A street scene with a building labeled 'Voorstraat,' a no-entry sign, and bicycles parked outside. 4
A row of traditional brick buildings with arched windows and decorative elements. 5
By VoiceMap Audio Tours
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Price is €10 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
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Overview

  • Dordrecht may be the oldest city in Holland, but most visitors have never heard of it. On this self-guided audio tour, you'll trace how the city's medieval monopoly on river trade made it the most powerful city in Holland and hear how that ended in a single night. Starting at Scheffersplein, beside a statue whose rejected commission went to a sculptor who later created the Statue of Liberty, you'll walk the Voorstraat the lowest sea dike in the Netherlands. You'll pass through the narrowest house in Dordrecht, a 17th-century almshouse built by a notorious loan shark hoping to save his soul, and along a street that once housed 70 wine cellars. At the harbourfront, hear how the Saint Elizabeth flood of 1421 wiped out Dordrecht's fortune overnight, and pass the city gate where Charles V, Napoleon, and William of Orange all entered. The tour ends at the statue of Johan and Cornelis de Witt two brothers who rose to lead the Dutch Republic before meeting a brutal end.

Activity location

  • Groenmarkt 1
    • 1 Groenmarkt
    • 3311 BD, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Groenmarkt 1
    • 1 Groenmarkt
    • 3311 BD, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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Dordrecht A Self Guided Walking Tour of Holland's Oldest City in English

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Sun 00:00-23:59
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€10.32 x 1 Adult€10.32
Total
Price is €10.32

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
  • Inclusions
    Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Inclusions
    Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
  • Inclusions
    App for Android and iOS
  • Inclusions
    Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • Exclusions
    Smartphone and headphones
  • Exclusions
    Transport
  • Exclusions
    Food and drink
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Groothoofdspoort (Pass by)

Pass the Groothoofdspoort city gate, where Charles V, Napoleon, and William of Orange all entered the city. Take in this striking landmark at the point where three rivers meet, its Dordrecht maiden relief still watching over the water after four centuries.

Arend Maartenshof (Pass by)

Walk through the Arend Maartenshof, a 17th-century almshouse built by a notorious loan shark hoping to save his soul. Take in this quiet courtyard as a curious piece of moral bargaining set in stone.

Stokholm Warehouse (Pass by)

Pass Pakhuis Stokholm, a colossal seven-storey warehouse built in 1730 by Stockholm-born merchant Johan Anthony Bruyn as a sugar refinery. Discover how this striking building, with its bright red shutters, later became a grain warehouse before its restoration in the 1960s.

Schroevendok Straatman (Pass by)

Spot the Schroevendok Straatman, a rare 1928 ship lift once used to hoist vessels partly out of the water for propeller and rudder repairs. Discover how this unique industrial monument, the only one of its kind in the Netherlands, still stands in the Wolwevershaven after a full restoration in 2019.

Catharijnepoort (1652) (Pass by)

Pass through the Catharijnepoort, one of only two surviving city gates in Dordrecht alongside the Groothoofdspoort. Spot the old cannonballs still embedded on either side, a reminder of the days when beggars and the sick were turned away at this very entrance.

The Court of Netherlands (Pass by)

Enter the Hof van Nederland, the courtyard where the first act of Dutch independence took place in 1572. Stand in the very space where a nation's path towards freedom first began to take shape.

Dordrecht Minster or Church of Our Lady (Pass by)

Walk around the Grote Kerk, a Gothic church whose 65-metre tower has been leaning more than two metres since it was built. Take in this remarkable feat of medieval engineering, still standing despite its unmistakable tilt.

Statue of the brothers De Witt (Pass by)

End your tour at the statue of Johan and Cornelis de Witt, two brothers born here who rose to lead the Dutch Republic. Reflect on their brutal end, one of the darker episodes in Dutch history, as your journey through Dordrecht concludes.

City Hall (Pass by)

Pass Dordrecht's City Hall, originally built between 1383 and 1388 by Flemish merchants as a cloth trading hall. Discover how it later became the seat of city government in 1544, gaining its current neoclassical facade during a major renovation in the 1830s and 40s.

House Van Gijn (Pass by)

Explore Huis Van Gijn, the elegant 1729 residence of Dordrecht banker and collector Simon van Gijn. Step through rooms preserved almost exactly as he left them in 1922, offering a rare window into upper-class Dutch life around 1900.

Location

Activity location

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    Groenmarkt 1
    • 1 Groenmarkt
    • 3311 BD, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Groenmarkt 1
    • 1 Groenmarkt
    • 3311 BD, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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