Fietsroute industrieel ENG.indd
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Fietsroute industrieel ENG.indd
INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AND THE DUTCH SPIRIT OF COMMERCE • • 60 km ca 6 hours INTRODUCTION Water is incontrovertibly linked to life in the Netherlands. On the one hand because we have to continally protect ourselves from it due to the fact that over half of the Netherlands lies below sea level. On the other hand, in economic terms the water has been of considerable benefit to us over the centuries. It made us tremendous shipbuilders and we found ways of using the water to drive machines, mills and pumping stations. Unsurprisingly, much of our industrial heritage is to be found on river banks, often fully restored, sometimes in the form of a museum, sometimes as a place of residence or a workshop. Industrial heritage is, in fact, everything produced for the purposes of day-to-day work by the industrial revolution, i.e. bridges, sluices/locks and machines as well as factory buildings. And so on this cycle route you will encounter all these things. It will take you to the cultural city centre of Haarlem, as well as to the open and bustling coastal area of IJmuiden. Get cycling! CYCLE JUNCTIONS: FOLLOW THE NUMBERS... The route description features several numbers in green circles. These are the so-called ‘cycle junctions’. Cycle from junction to junction following the numbered signs along the roadside in the direction of the arrow. At each junction you will find an information sign with a map. BIKE RENTAL Rent a Bike Haarlem Lange Herenstraat 36 2011 LJ Haarlem T 0900 500 50 06 www.rentabikehaarlem.nl Step & Ko Vinkenbaan 10 2082 EP Santpoort-Zuid T 06 25 29 21 25 TOURIST INFORMATION VVV/City Marketing Haarlem Verwulft 11, Haarlem T 0900 616 16 00 www.haarlem.nl VVV Agency IJmuiden Central Library, Dudokplein 16, IJmuiden T +31 (0)20 201 88 00 www.ijmuidenaanzee.nl Touristic routes Amsterdam Metropolitan Area Industrial Heritage route ROUTE & ATTRACTIONS 3 NZH Vervoer Museum Originally this was the museum of the Noord-Zuid Hollandse Vervoer Maatschappij (North-South Dutch Transport Company), the precursor to the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways). Here you can see old trams and buses, such as the restored Blauwe Tram (blue tram) from 1923 and the American GMC Eaglebus from 1966, which NZH used to carry tourists around Europe. STARTING POINT OF THE ROUTE: Haarlem CS 1 Centraal Station Haarlem This station from 1908 is the only Dutch station in the style of Art Nouveau. The station, which is over a century old, is characterized by its many tile pictures and its various entrance and exit buildings. It is a popular location for film recordings, e.g. for the box office hit Ocean’s Twelve and Paul Verhoeven’s Zwartboek (Black Book). Go back over the Schouwtjesbrug to cycle junction 84 . Follow the cycle junction signs: 86 90 in the direction of 78 . Just before the bridge over the river, cross Oudeweg onto Kick Smitweg. Turn into the 5th street on the left, Rie Mastenbroekstraat. This street ends up at Max Euweplein (square). This is where the former Droste factory is. On the side of the station where the bus stops are, on the right-hand side, follow Kruisweg to cycle junction 22 on Nieuwe Gracht. Then follow the cycle junction signs 90 90 85 74 53 . 2 Cruquius pumping station Did you know that Schiphol is situated on reclaimed land? It’s a polder built on the bottom of a reclaimed lake. Cruquius pumping station from 1849 is one of the three steam-powered pumping stations that were used to dry out the area around Schiphol. A world-class, industrial listed building in the Gothic Revival style, the museum houses an original 19th-century steam machine, the largest in the world. The water model shows how the Netherlands would look like without dykes and what a storm surge would cause. 4 Droste Haarlem Say the name Droste and every Dutch person will lick their lips as they tell you about the wonderful chocolate they make. The Droste factory on the River Spaarne still bears the image of the world-famous nurse who also features on the Droste cocoa tins. The chocolate fragrance has since disappeared from Haarlem, but luckily the factory is still there. Follow the cycle junction signs: 52 80 81 84 in the direction of 35 . As soon as you cross Leidsevaart using the Schouwtjesbrug (bridge), turn left onto ‘Leidsevaart’. At number 396 is the NZH Vervoer Museum (transport museum). Touristic routes Amsterdam Metropolitan Area Industrial Heritage route Go back into Rie Mastenbroekstraat. Take the first left. You are now at Lichtfabriek Haarlem (Haarlem Light Factory). Touristic routes Amsterdam Metropolitan Area Industrial Heritage route 5 Haarlem Light Factory This was once truly a factory for light, or a place where gas and electricity were produced for the city of Haarlem. In the 1990s, creative companies established themselves on this site. Nowadays it’s a trendy location where you can dine in the former meter house and dance in the central hall. Go back to Oudeweg and turn right over the bridge across the River Spaarne. Follow the cycle junction signs: 23 9 34 7 5 6 92 96 in direction of 2 . Whilst cycling to 2 you will cross IJmuiden’s Sluizencomplex (sluice complex). 6 Sluizencomplex IJmuiden IJmuiden is the only gateway to Amsterdam’s harbour for large sea-going vessels and cruise boats. Four locks operate here round the clock. The Zuidersluis from 1876 is the oldest of the complex and is in fact only suitable for smaller boats. There is an information centre at the Noordersluis, where you can get an explanation of how the sluice gates and locks work. Had enough of cycling? The Fast Flying Ferry will take you to Centraal Station in Amsterdam in thirty minutes. 1 SPAARNE 66 Spaarne 66 2011 CK Haarlem T +31 (0)23 551 38 00 I www.spaarne66.nl 2 THEEHUIS CRUQUIUS Cruquiusdijk 32 2142 ER Cruquius (NH) T +31 (0)23 528 69 46 I www.theehuiscruquius.nl Follow the cycle junction signs to: 2 3 4 5 7 34 9 and 23 . Follow the River Spaarne over Hooimarkt, Koudenhoorn and Donkere Spaarne. On the right-hand side at Spaarne 16 is Teylers Museum. 7 Teylers Museum The rich banker Pieter Teyler left all his money to the promotion of art and science. He thought that there should be a place where people could discover the world for themselves. And so it came to be that the Teylers Museum opened in 1748, the Netherlands’ first museum. In addition to the fossils, which are millions of years old, scientific instruments and coins, prints and paintings, the museum’s interior is also worth the effort. Cycle on up the River Spaarne to the Melkbrug (bridge). Turn right here. Follow the cycle junction signs to 22 . From here follow Kruisweg straight on to the station. This is the end of the cycle route. FACT! The Amsterdam - Haarlem line was opened on 20 September 1839 and was the first Dutch railway line. 3 BRASSERIE EN LOUNGEBAR DENK Estate Duin & Kruidberg Duin- en Kruidbergerweg 60 2071 LE Santpoort-Noord T +31 (0)23 512 18 00 I www.duin-kruidberg.nl 4 RESTAURANT IJMOND Seinpostweg 40 1976 BT IJmuiden T +31 (0)255 51 35 36 I www.ijmond-restaurant.nl This route is part of the project ‘Visit Amsterdam, See Holland’ and is financed by: City Region of Amsterdam, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Noord-Holland, Flevoland, Aalsmeer, Almere, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Lelystad, Ouder-Amstel, Velsen, Zaanstad, Zandvoort, Councils of the ISW (Intermunicipal Cooperative Body). Touristic routes Amsterdam Metropolitan Area Industrial Heritage route MSRP € 1,75 www.iamsterdam.com/metropolitanarea