Begijnhof

About

A hidden courtyard of 14th-century almshouses and a tiny wooden house, a calm oasis just off the busy Kalverstraat.

Good to know

• Residents live here: keep noise down
• Entrance is through a small doorway

Nearby while you’re here

Combine Begijnhof with Canal Cruise, Foam Photography Museum and Anne Frank House for a roughly 5-hour plan around Centrum.

Canal Cruise

~£181h 15m

100 m · 1 min walkAdd: Canal Cruise

Foam Photography Museum

~£151h 15m

600 m · 9 min walkAdd: Foam Photography Museum

Anne Frank House

~£161h 30m

700 m · 12 min walkAdd: Anne Frank House

Leidseplein Nightlife

Free3 hrs

800 m · 12 min walkAdd: Leidseplein Nightlife

Rembrandt House Museum

~£161h 15m

800 m · 12 min walkAdd: Rembrandt House Museum

Eat and drink nearby

Jordaan Neighbourhood

Free2h 30m

1000 m · 15 min walk

Heineken Experience

~£251h 30m

1.3 km · 20 min walk

Distances are straight-line estimates from sample coordinates.

Sample hotels nearby

• Canal House Hotel Prinsengracht (Jordaan), about 800 m away. Sample listing.
• Museumplein Design Hotel (Museum Quarter), about 1.3 km away. Sample listing.
• De Pijp Bike Hotel (De Pijp), about 1.7 km away. Sample listing.