RoutesBike touring routes & trailsNetherlandsNorth HollandGraft-De Rijp
Café Restaurant De Vriendschap – Graft Town Hall loop from Noordeinde
RoutesBike touring routes & trailsNetherlandsNorth HollandGraft-De Rijp
Café Restaurant De Vriendschap – Graft Town Hall loop from Noordeinde
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Café Restaurant De Vriendschap – Graft Town Hall loop from Noordeinde
00:53
15.3km
20m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: November 3, 2026
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Eilandspolder
Waypoints
A
Start point
Bus stop
1
1.53 km
Small bridge with a view
Highlight • Other
2
7.42 km
Leegwater Brewery – De Vriendschap Inn
Highlight • Pub
Beautiful place with a view of the polder to take a break during a walk or bike ride.
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3
7.43 km
Café Restaurant De Vriendschap
Highlight • Restaurant
Terrace with a beautiful view of the Eilandspolder
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4
7.48 km
Lady Somersault (1973–1983), Driehuizen (Schermer)
Highlight • Monument
Nic Jonk came from a poor farming family and entered the advertising industry at the age of 17. In 1947, he took an evening course at the Institute for Applied Arts Education in Amsterdam. There, his teacher was Wessel Couzijn, who encouraged him to continue. One day a week, he continued his drawing studies at the Rijksnormaalschool (National Normal School), also in Amsterdam.
In 1949, he attended the first Sonsbeek exhibition in Sonsbeek, Arnhem. As a result, he decided to focus on sculpture. In 1953, he finally enrolled at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten (National Academy of Fine Arts). Three years later, disappointed with the program, he quit and started his own business.
From 1961 to 1962, Nic Jonk taught at the Royal Academy of Art and Design in 's-Hertogenbosch. Afterwards, together with Wessel Couzijn and Mari Andriessen, among others, he founded Ateliers '63, where he also taught until 1966. He made the design for the first (1964) Colombina and Arlecchino, theatre prizes of the VSCD.[1] In the 1974-1975 academic year he also taught briefly at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. In 1965 he settled with his wife, poet Greet Jonk-Commandeur, and six children in Grootschermer, where he set up a sculpture park.
In 1949, he attended the first Sonsbeek exhibition in Sonsbeek, Arnhem. As a result, he decided to focus on sculpture. In 1953, he finally enrolled at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten (National Academy of Fine Arts). Three years later, disappointed with the program, he quit and started his own business.
From 1961 to 1962, Nic Jonk taught at the Royal Academy of Art and Design in 's-Hertogenbosch. Afterwards, together with Wessel Couzijn and Mari Andriessen, among others, he founded Ateliers '63, where he also taught until 1966. He made the design for the first (1964) Colombina and Arlecchino, theatre prizes of the VSCD.[1] In the 1974-1975 academic year he also taught briefly at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. In 1965 he settled with his wife, poet Greet Jonk-Commandeur, and six children in Grootschermer, where he set up a sculpture park.
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5
7.79 km
View of Eilandspolder near Driehuizen
Highlight • Viewpoint
Sunny day, it’s always open, it is the public way
Tip by
6
13.7 km
The Smallest Candy Shop in the Netherlands
Highlight • Structure
The smallest candy shop in the Netherlands. Closed in corona time but you can buy a surprise bag of candy with the cart.
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7
13.7 km
Homemade Treats
Highlight • Cafe
8
13.7 km
Graft Town Hall
Highlight • Historical Site
Graft town hall
In a number of villages in the heart of Noord-Holland, such as Jisp, De Rijp, Graft and Grootschermer, there are remarkable 17th-century town halls, which have many similarities in their construction and decoration. These town halls were built during a period of great prosperity and were not only used as a meeting room for the village administration, but also served to give the village and the village administration more prestige.
Raadhuis Graft can be visited between mid-April and mid-October on Sunday afternoons from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm and in July and August from Wednesday to Sunday from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Museum In 't Houten Huis organizes the temporary exhibitions at the town hall.
Dutch Renaissance
The town hall was built by an unknown master builder in the so-called Dutch Renaissance style. Characteristic for this are the combined use of brick and natural stone, the exuberant decoration with decorative brickwork, blocks of sandstone, facing bricks and sculpted figures. The town hall was originally used for meetings and justice, not as a workspace. Only in the French period did the municipal authorities in the Netherlands get more functions and more civil servants, and would the town hall be split up into smaller workspaces.
The impoverishment of Graft in the 19th century resulted in a neglect of the building. Around 1900 the top façade on the street side had disappeared, the bottom windows were bricked up and demolition did not seem far away (see image). Fortunately, the tide turned and the town hall was built in 1909/1910 by architect J.F.L. Frowein must be carefully restored. The building was redesigned in 1928/1929; the rotted beams and key pieces were replaced during this restoration.
The interior
In the hall a memorial stone commemorates the restoration led by Frowein. In the downstairs room, used among other things by the municipal authority, there is a boiler room with a so-called net vault. Together with the cross beam placed in front of it (the so-called raveling or ravel beam), this supports the fire place on the first floor. There is a storage place in a noticeable place between the beams.
The council chamber with the public gallery is located on the upper floor. The 17th-century ball-footed table is original; Frowein has carefully reconstructed the paneling and other furniture from old examples. The heavy wooden pillars in the wall (especially clearly visible in the hall by the stairs) show that this floor is a mixture of a wooden and a stone construction. This mix has been chosen not to make the building unnecessarily heavy.
While wooden warehouses were built, the town hall, just like the church, was decorated in stone and elaborately decorated. The town hall often stood next to the church: a central place, which also made clear that spiritual and secular authority complement each other.
The exterior of the town hall
The characteristic combination of brick with natural stone decorations has already been mentioned. The three top facades are striking; these are separated from the lower façades by friezes made of decorative brickwork. At the west and south façade, these friezes are closed off by lion heads.
On top of the top gables are shield-bearing lions with the arms of the then reigning governor, Prince Maurits. On the stairs of the west facade are images of Justitia (justice) and Prudentia (caution). They were a hallmark of good governance. A little lower in the west facade we see a facing brick; according to tradition, this Prince suggests Maurits. The winged angel heads above the windows are striking; such cups were previously used by the Amsterdam architect Hendrick de Keyser.
In a number of villages in the heart of Noord-Holland, such as Jisp, De Rijp, Graft and Grootschermer, there are remarkable 17th-century town halls, which have many similarities in their construction and decoration. These town halls were built during a period of great prosperity and were not only used as a meeting room for the village administration, but also served to give the village and the village administration more prestige.
Raadhuis Graft can be visited between mid-April and mid-October on Sunday afternoons from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm and in July and August from Wednesday to Sunday from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Museum In 't Houten Huis organizes the temporary exhibitions at the town hall.
Dutch Renaissance
The town hall was built by an unknown master builder in the so-called Dutch Renaissance style. Characteristic for this are the combined use of brick and natural stone, the exuberant decoration with decorative brickwork, blocks of sandstone, facing bricks and sculpted figures. The town hall was originally used for meetings and justice, not as a workspace. Only in the French period did the municipal authorities in the Netherlands get more functions and more civil servants, and would the town hall be split up into smaller workspaces.
The impoverishment of Graft in the 19th century resulted in a neglect of the building. Around 1900 the top façade on the street side had disappeared, the bottom windows were bricked up and demolition did not seem far away (see image). Fortunately, the tide turned and the town hall was built in 1909/1910 by architect J.F.L. Frowein must be carefully restored. The building was redesigned in 1928/1929; the rotted beams and key pieces were replaced during this restoration.
The interior
In the hall a memorial stone commemorates the restoration led by Frowein. In the downstairs room, used among other things by the municipal authority, there is a boiler room with a so-called net vault. Together with the cross beam placed in front of it (the so-called raveling or ravel beam), this supports the fire place on the first floor. There is a storage place in a noticeable place between the beams.
The council chamber with the public gallery is located on the upper floor. The 17th-century ball-footed table is original; Frowein has carefully reconstructed the paneling and other furniture from old examples. The heavy wooden pillars in the wall (especially clearly visible in the hall by the stairs) show that this floor is a mixture of a wooden and a stone construction. This mix has been chosen not to make the building unnecessarily heavy.
While wooden warehouses were built, the town hall, just like the church, was decorated in stone and elaborately decorated. The town hall often stood next to the church: a central place, which also made clear that spiritual and secular authority complement each other.
The exterior of the town hall
The characteristic combination of brick with natural stone decorations has already been mentioned. The three top facades are striking; these are separated from the lower façades by friezes made of decorative brickwork. At the west and south façade, these friezes are closed off by lion heads.
On top of the top gables are shield-bearing lions with the arms of the then reigning governor, Prince Maurits. On the stairs of the west facade are images of Justitia (justice) and Prudentia (caution). They were a hallmark of good governance. A little lower in the west facade we see a facing brick; according to tradition, this Prince suggests Maurits. The winged angel heads above the windows are striking; such cups were previously used by the Amsterdam architect Hendrick de Keyser.
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15.3 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
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10.8 km
3.70 km
805 m
Surfaces
10.0 km
3.85 km
1.39 km
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