Tour of the Reeuwijk Lakes, Haastrecht and Gouda

From the TOP at Reeuwijk you immediately cycle into the beautiful nature surrounding the Reeuwijkse Plassen. These lakes were created in the eighteenth century by peat extraction. The peat was used by potteries and brewers in Gouda, among others. Via Driebruggen and Hekendorp you cycle through the polder to Haastrecht. In this old town you will pass the seventeenth-century town hall and the stately mansion that houses the Museum Paulina Bisdom van Vliet. On the Hollandse IJssel you pass the beautifully situated Camping Streefland, after which you cross the river and visit Gouda. In the old centre of this town you will experience the atmosphere of times gone by. You will pass the fifteenth-century Gothic St. John's Church, among other things. You cycle back to the TOP along the Reeuwijkse Plassen.