Ontdek Spaarnwoude op 18 oktober 2026

Ontdek Spaarnwoude op 18 oktober 2026

Discover Spaarnwoude!

Discovery walk from the Stompe Toren past the highlights of Spaarnwoude, with guided tours, a route map and guides from Stichting Oer-IJ.

Discover Spaarnwoude!

Get to know Spaarnwoude, the oldest village core of Haarlemmermeer, on a discovery walk. You start at the Stompe Toren from 1225, the oldest monument in the municipality. There you get a route map for a polder walk past the highlights of Spaarnwoude.

What can you do?

  • Take a guided tour of the Stompe Toren and climb the tower.
  • See an exhibition of paintings in the little church.
  • Meet Stichting Oer-IJ and the local village association. Oer-IJ guides tell you about the Oer-IJ.
  • Visit the historic cemetery, the Akker Gods.
  • Take a tour at a dairy farm.
  • Visit Atelier Spirnerewald.
  • Watch meadow birds from bird hide De Smient at the Spaarnwouderplas.
  • Children get a colouring page of the Stompe Toren.

An activity by Cultureel Centrum Stompe Toren, together with Stichting Oer-IJ, the village association of Haarlemmerliede and Spaarnwoude and bird hide De Smient.