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256  WESTERN NE THERLANDS

nearby Slot Haamstede, a castle
dating from the 13th century,
is surrounded by a park with
pleasant walks.
+ Slot Haamstede
Haamstede, near church.
Open grounds only; castle closed
to public.
Environs
Westerschouwen, 5 km (3 miles)
southwest of Haam stede, has
an impressive landscape and
illustrious past. The dunes lie
on the western edge, barren
with a scattering of gorse in
places, in others covered with
coniferous forest.
The medieval Zuidhavenpoort in Zierikzee You can climb to the top of
Plompetoren, the tower of the
7 Zierikzee against Charles the Bold, is now-submerged Koudekerke,
re-enacted each summer. which rises from the salt marshes.
Road Map A4. * 11,100. @
n Nieuwe Haven 7 (0111-410940). On the edge of the dunes is
( Thu. E Stadhuismuseum Slot Moermond.
Meelstraat 6. Tel 0111-454464. Open
With 568 listed houses, Zierikzee 11am–5pm Tue–Sat (Jul–Aug: Mon– E Plompe Toren
ranks eighth in the list of Sat), 1–5pm Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 27 Apr, Corner of Plompetorenweg & Koudek-
Dutch historic towns. The 25 Dec. ∑ stadhuismuseum.nl erkseweg. Open 10am–6pm daily.
impressive city gateways can
be seen from afar. The many Environs
terraces on the Havenplein A museum in Ouwerkerk is
offer a marvellous view of the two devoted to the floods of 1953.
harbour entrances and ornate
mansion houses on Oude E Museum Watersnood 1953
Haven (old harbour), and the Weg van de Buitenlandse Pers 5.
trickle of the Gouwe, the Tel 0111-644382. Open Apr–Oct:
creek that brought trading 10am–5pm daily; Nov–Mar:
prosperity to Zierikzee. The Gothic noon–4pm Tue–Sun. &
Gravensteen (1524–6), ∑ watersnoodmuseum.nl
once the home of the Count of
Holland, now houses a fair- Isolated Plompe Toren of the
trade shop. 8 Haamstede now-submerged Koudekerke
The Zierikzee skyline shows Road Map A4. * 3,800. @ n
the still unfinished Dikke Toren Noordstraat 45a (0111-450524). ( Thu.
(great tower), construction of 9 Brouwershaven
which began in 1454. At 130 m Haamstede is a peaceful town Road Map A4. * 1,400. @ ( Mon.
(425 ft), it must have been the built around a church. The
highest point of the colossal Quiet Brouwershaven combines
12th-century St-Lievenskerk, a historic centre with a modern
which burnt to the ground port. The Havenka naal to the
in 1832. marina and the Stadhuis date
Strolling through the narrow from 1599. The 14th-century
streets along the new and St-Nicolaaskerk (Church of
old harbours, you will chance St Nicholas) is a monument to
upon passageways that past glory. The town prospered
offer glimpses of old façades, again as an outport to Rotterdam
such as of the 14th-century until the Nieuwe Waterweg (new
De Haene house, or the waterway) was built in 1870.
former Stadhuis (1550–54),
now the Stadhuismuseum. E Brouws Museum
One of the most famous Haven Zuidzijde 14–15. Tel 0111-
historic events in Holland, Slot Haamstede, painstakingly restored 691342. Open 1–5pm Mon–Fri.
the revolt of Zierikzee in 1472 in the 1960s = & ∑ brouwsmuseum.nl
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p398 and pp411–12

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