The best MTB trails around Lopik

The Achterlandse Molen is one of the three hollow post mills along the Molenkade in Groot-Ammers, in the municipality of Molenlanden, by the water of the Ammersche Boezem. The mill dates from 1596 or earlier and drained the Liesveld Polder until 1969. In 1865, the mill was made habitable and it is still inhabited today. After restorations in 1978/1979 and 2006, the mill drains the Liesveld polder on a voluntary basis.

A very nice mill with a museum. If you have time, you should go visit it.

Very nice to see the many windmills, which are also regularly put into operation. The path through the mills is free of charge. However, if you want to enter the mill grounds directly, you have to pay an entrance fee.

Identical in construction to the weirs at Driel and Amerongen.

The Wilhelmina van Pruisenbrug is a drawbridge for pedestrians and cyclists in Hekendorp, spanning the Hollandsche IJssel River. Built in 1992 to replace a ferry, it is named after Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia, who was arrested nearby in 1787. The bridge is electrically operated by a pushbutton and is primarily used during the sailing season. It is part of the historic and touristic Princess Route.

Anyone visiting South Holland cannot miss a visit to the windmills of Kinderdijk. Admission to the site is free, but the tour of the windmills is not. You can also see all the sights in one go by purchasing a combination ticket. This also includes a boat trip along the canals. Unlike the windmills of Zannse Schans, the windmills of Kinderdijk have retained their authenticity. They don't appear kitschy or tourist-oriented at all, and they aren't overcrowded. However, you're almost never completely without tourists. A visit in the late afternoon is recommended, as most of the crowds are over by then. Incidentally, there are now a limited number of parking spaces in front of the entrance. The cost is just under €10 per day! There is also a shuttle bus to the nearest village, which costs the same amount, including the parking fee.

Anyone visiting South Holland cannot miss a visit to the windmills of Kinderdijk. Admission to the site is free, but the tour of the windmills is not. You can also see all the sights in one go by purchasing a combination ticket. This also includes a boat trip along the canals. Unlike the windmills of Zannse Schans, the windmills of Kinderdijk have retained their authenticity. They don't appear kitschy or tourist-oriented at all, and they aren't overcrowded. However, you're almost never completely without tourists. A visit in the late afternoon is recommended, as most of the crowds are over by then. Incidentally, there are now a limited number of parking spaces in front of the entrance. The cost is just under €10 per day! There is also a shuttle bus to the nearest village, which costs the same amount, including the parking fee.

In the middle of the village center of Harmelen stands the Dutch Reformed Church. The oldest predecessor of this church was probably founded around 1297, the year of the earliest mention. From 1288 until the Reformation, the church had ties with the Order of Saint John, which founded a commandery in Harmelen. The church suffered from fires and looting several times. As early as 1593 it was written: "The church was burned here; but a very convenient place for preaching was made in it again". In the Disaster Year 1672, French troops wreaked havoc there, and the great church fire on June 23, 1900, as a result of lightning, is well-known. The historian of the United Netherlands noted in 1753 that the church was equipped with "two artfully built columns, on which the wooden vault rested". During the repair work after the fire of 1900, the columns were renewed. They are built of brick alternated with sandstone, while the capitals and bases are made of red brick. The restoration of the church after the great fire is, incidentally, thanks to the enthusiasm of the renowned architect P.J.H. Cuypers, who was working in the area at the time on De Haar Castle. Elements such as the entrance to the church and the stone balustrade around the church tower came from his hand.