Haringvliet

#226 among destinations in the Netherlands

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The Haringvliet is a large inlet of the North Sea, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is an important estuary of the Rhine-Meuse delta. ()

Alternative names: Area: 44.92 mi²Elevation: 0 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°46'15"N, 4°13'28"E

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Haringvliet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Droogdok Jan Blanken, De Hoop, Streekmuseum Goeree-Overflakkee, Museumschip "Buffel".

5.7 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Droogdok Jan Blanken, Hellevoetsluis
146 min walk • The Droogdok Jan Blanken, nestled in the historical city of Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands, stands as a testament to the ingenuity of Dutch maritime engineering. Constructed in the early 19th century, this dry dock was named after its designer, Jan Blanken, an...
5.6 miNW
Monuments and statues, Windmill
De Hoop, Hellevoetsluis
142 min walk • De Hoop is a gristmill in Hellevoetsluis, the Netherlands. The mill was built in 1801.
3.2 miW
Museum, History museum
Streekmuseum Goeree-Overflakkee
82 min walk • The Streekmuseum Goeree-Overflakkee is established in seven small houses dating back to the seventeenth century, in the old village of Sommelsdijk in the Netherlands. The buildings are inter-connected.
5.7 miNW
Military museum, Ship, Museum
Museumschip "Buffel", Hellevoetsluis
145 min walk • HNLMS Buffel is a 19th-century ironclad ram ship. She was one of the main attractions of the Maritime Museum Rotterdam, also known as the Prince Hendrik Museum, named after its founder, Prince Henry "The Navigator", who had a naval career and established the basis of the museum back in 1874.
5.6 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Noord-Hinder, Hellevoetsluis
144 min walk • The Noord-Hinder is the last lightship built in the Netherlands. The ship was built in 1963 at shipyard De Waal in Zaltbommel and thoroughly rebuilt and fully automated in 1981 by shipyard Hoogenraad en Kuyt in Scheveningen.
5.5 miNW
51°49'30"N • 4°7'48"E
Nationaal Brandweer Museum, Hellevoetsluis
140 min walk • History museum, Museum
5.5 miNW
Tower
Water Tower Hellevoetsluis, Hellevoetsluis
142 min walk • The Water Tower in Hellevoetsluis was designed by architect N. Biezeveld and was built in 1896. The water tower is 22 meters high and has two water reservoirs of each 60 m³.
4.5 miW
Island
Goeree-Overflakkee
116 min walk • Goeree-Overflakkee is the southernmost delta island of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is separated from Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Schouwen-Duiveland by Lake Grevelingen.
7 miNE
51°51'2"N • 4°19'30"E
Dorpskerk, Spijkenisse
178 min walk • Church
6.5 miNW
Windmill
Zeezicht, Hellevoetsluis
166 min walk • The Zeezicht windmill near Nieuwenhoorn on Voorne-Putten in South Holland dates from 1718. It is a round stone ground sailor. Its predecessor on the same spot was a wooden standerd mill that blew over in 1717.
5.5 miNW
51°49'35"N • 4°7'54"E
Twee Hondjes, Hellevoetsluis
141 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater