Round Maas and Polder

The route starts from TOP Schiedam and takes you along the Maasboulevard where you can experience the vastness of the river and the port area. The port area is part of Wereldhaven Rotterdam and offers space to innovative maritime companies that carry out assignments worldwide. After the Maasboulevard you will pass through the historic city center of Schiedam. In the city center of Schiedam, the signs from the heyday (18th century) of the jenever industry can still be clearly seen: mills, distilleries and warehouses along the Lange Haven. The mills ground malted grain for the burners, which distilled malt wine for the jenever industry. The waste product (slop) of the jenever distillate has been transported for centuries to the farms in the polders around the city to be used as animal feed.

Schiedam is also closely connected to the peat meadow area of Midden-Delfland. Nearby is De Poldervaart, which was already dug around 1280 and ensured the drainage of the surrounding land
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Tip 1. Beatrix Park
The Beatrixpark, located on the Middeleeuwse Poldervaart, is a large city park of 20 km2 that extends from the center of Schiedam to the peat meadow area of Midden-Delfland. In this park there is a botanical garden, a petting zoo and Fort Drakensteijn, a special playground that is also suitable for children with disabilities.

Tip 2. Jenever Museum
In the city center of Schiedam, the signs from the heyday (18th century) of the jenever industry can still be clearly seen: mills, distilleries and warehouses along the Lange Haven. The mills ground malted grain for the burners, which distilled malt wine for the jenever industry. The waste product (slop) of the jenever distillate has been transported for centuries to the farms in the polders around the city to be used as animal feed.
More information: Jenevermuseum Address: De Lange Haven 74-76, Schiedam. Internet: www.jenevermuseum.nl

Tip 3. Villages Kethel and Kerkbuurt
The former villages of Kethel and Kerkbuurt have now been swallowed up by the city, but the rural character has largely been preserved. The old core of Kethel is located around the village church from the 13th century and has the status of a protected village view. In Kethelpark there are various nature educational facilities, including the Groene Raat with model gardens and De Boshoek with dioramas with different animals. Address De Groene Raat: Harreweg 19, Schiedam Address De Boshoek: Bospad 3, Schiedam. Internet: www.natuurcentrumdeboshoek.nl