Gates outside Royal Palace 'Huis ten Bosch'

Netherlands 24: Loop ride from Duinrell to Voorburg via Huis ten Bosch

With a little free time on the final full day of our Netherlands 24 trip, I headed out on a ride to Voorburg, taking a route through Haagse Bos, stopping briefly at the Royal Palace ‘Huis ten Bosch’.

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In the cycle lane on Boulevard

Netherlands 24: Loop ride from Duinrell to Katwijk

On the sixth day of our week at Duinrell, having a little time to kill in the morning, I headed out onto the dunes for a quick loop ride to Katwijk. This is somewhere we’d been previously, back in 2016 and 2022 and is a pleasant ride with multiple route options.

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View from Uitzichtpunt Binnenhof

Netherlands 24: Riding to Den Haag and Scheveningen via Madurodam

Among the regular places we visit while we’re at Duinrell is the fantastic miniature park Madurodam. It’s somewhere we’ve been going since our first stay at Duinrell in 2012, with good reason, as there’s so much to see and do there.

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Burgemeester Waaijerbrug

Netherlands 24: Riding to the Burgemeester Waaijerbrug bridge

With some time to spare for a ride, I decided to head out to somewhere I’d been before, the Burgemeester Waaijerbrug bridge. This distinctive structure is somewhere I’d ridden to back in 2018, as part of a ride to Zoetermeer, after reading all about it on Bicycle Dutch.

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View of De Rijn from Hoogstraat

Netherlands 24: Riding from Duinrell to Leiden

No trip to Duinrell would be complete without a visit to the nearby city of Leiden, I’m pretty sure we’ve been here on every visit. I’ve written previously about our trips to Leiden in 20152017 and 2022, but there’s always something different to see each time we come, so there’s always room for another!

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Stevenshofjesmolen windmill

Netherlands 24: Riding around Wassenaar

On our first full day at Duinrell and while everyone was getting ready, I set out on a quick morning ride around Wassenaar. This is a familiar route that I’ve ridden previously and covered some of it in 2022, when construction of the A44 RijnlandRoute was in progress.

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Walking and cycling bridge over the river

Netherlands 24: A wander along the Eem to Koppelpoort and a visit to the Mondriaanhuis

Before arriving in Amersfoort, we’d spent some time looking for interesting things to see and do in the city. This included some of the more popular spots that Amersfoort is known for, as well as some less less common places.

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