Goeree-Overflakkee

#469 among destinations in the Netherlands

Island

Gallery (5)

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

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. ()

Alternative names: Population: 49.6 thous. (2019)Area: 163.07 mi²Coordinates: 51°45'0"N, 4°7'25"E

Location

Zuid-HollandNetherlands

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

Goeree-Overflakkee – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Droogdok Jan Blanken, De Hoop, Streekmuseum Goeree-Overflakkee, Haringvliet.

5.5 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Droogdok Jan Blanken, Hellevoetsluis
139 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...
5.1 miN
Monuments and statues, Windmill
De Hoop, Hellevoetsluis
131 min walk • De Hoop is a gristmill in Hellevoetsluis, the Netherlands. The mill was built in 1801.
1.4 miNE
Museum, History museum
Streekmuseum Goeree-Overflakkee
35 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.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Haringvliet
116 min walk • 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. Near Numansdorp, the Hollands Diep splits into the Haringvliet and the Volkerak estuaries.
5.4 miN
Military museum, Ship, Museum
Museumschip "Buffel", Hellevoetsluis
138 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.
5.4 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Noord-Hinder, Hellevoetsluis
137 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.
5.2 miN
51°49'30"N • 4°7'48"E
Nationaal Brandweer Museum, Hellevoetsluis
132 min walk • History museum, Museum
5.3 miN
Tower
Water Tower Hellevoetsluis, Hellevoetsluis
136 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.
5.3 miN
51°49'35"N • 4°7'54"E
Twee Hondjes, Hellevoetsluis
135 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
5.6 miSE
51°41'27"N • 4°12'45"E
Kerk van de Hervormde Gemeente Oude-Tonge
143 min walk • Church
5.3 miN
51°49'37"N • 4°7'54"E
Sint-Antonius van Padua, Hellevoetsluis
136 min walk • Church