The Fort in Velsen forms a part of the Defence Line which extends 135KM around Amsterdam. The Defence Line was constructed between 1883 and...

The Duin Kruidberg castle is located in Santpoort-Nord. The estate is located near to the Zuid Kennemerland National Park, and now serves as a...

The ’Liniewal bewesten Spaarndam’ is a one of many military buildings that form the defence line which was constructed over a period of four decades...

The De Santhaes wind mill is a working mill located in the town of Santpoort-Noord. The mill is used to produce flour, and is...

The Zandhaas Mill was built in 1779. It is a working corn mill, with a small shop on the ground floor that sells...

The Inlaatduiker in Gruiterpolder bij Spaarndam is thought to have been built in the year 1890. It forms a part of a defence line...

The Zuid Kennemerland National Park is managed by the Natuurmonumenten association, responsible for the conservation of Dutch natural heritage. The park covers around 2500...

The Stenen beer aan Slaperdijk bij Spaarndam is an old military building – a part of the defence line which was constructed over several decades...

The Achter de Zuilen gallery is located in the the exhibition room of the town hall in Bloemendaal. The gallery holds a number of...

The Schoonoord country house is located on Houtmanpad in the town of Haarlem. It was built sometime during the 19th century. There were...

The De Stoop Windmill is located on Jan Haringstraat in Haarlem. It is a hollow post mill that was once used to drain the...

The Molen van Schoterveenpolder is located on the western side of the city of Haarlem. It was built in the early 17th century, and...

The Elswout Estate in Haarlem features an Italian garden that has been laid out across the estate of the old Renaissance palace. Today, most...

The Assumburg Castle was built in the 15th century. At the time of its construction, the role of castles as a defensive stronghold was...

The Ter Kleef Castle was built sometime during the 13th century. It is not known who the original owner was, and the castle has...

The ’Opzichterswoning bij Spaarndam’, or, ’Foreman House at Spaarndam’ is part of the defence line of Amsterdam. It was built in 1885, and is...

The Landhuis is an old country villa located on Staten Bolwerk in Haarlem. It was constructed in the 1860s, and underwent extensive renovation and restoration...

The western part of the Netherlands had limited opportunities for inundation, so when the ’defensive line’ was constructed, there were additional defences constructed on the...

The Damsluis to Heksloot near the Spaarne is located in Spaarndam – it is a part of the defence works that were put in place...

The Inlaatduiker in Gruiterpolder bij Spaarndam is thought to have been built in the year 1890. It forms a part of a defence line...