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Central, quietly located house with 5 bedrooms, close to Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Leiden and Utrecht. Experienced exchangers.
House • Reeuwijk Netherlands
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Listed June 2023
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General overview
We have a large, beautiful house in a nice, quiet neighborhood with an enclosed sunny garden. Beautiful environment. 6 minutes by bike or car to a swimming lake. Other lakes for sailing are also nearby.
Very central. 30 minutes to the North Sea beach of Scheveningen. 30 minutes by car to Utrecht, The Hague, Rotterdam.
45 minutes to Amsterdam.
There is a train station 20 minutes by car or bicycle in Gouda and Bodegraven.
The space
Our house is 190 m² (2000 ft²).
We have a spacious living room with seating for at least 10 people. There is a large screen television (75 inches, not yet in the photos) with Netflix.
There is a separate toilet in the hallway.
Next to the kitchen there is a living room with a 55 inch television. There is a sofa for 3 people and a dining table with chairs for 6 people
Our kitchen is fully equipped. The oven can also function as a microwave. There is a separate microwave and dishwasher. We have a normal coffee maker. We don't drink coffee ourselves, but there is always coffee ready for the guests.
The kitchen has a refrigerator with a large freezer compartment. There is a refrigerator in the shed. We always leave space in the refrigerator and freezer for guests.
There are 2 folding bicycles and 3 regular bicycles in the shed. The washing machine and dryer are also available.
There are 2 seating areas in the garden. There are 10 garden chairs, a large table and a smaller round one. There are 2 fixed parasols, so there is always shade. In summer there are raspberries, strawberries and mulberries, which can be eaten.
There are 2 bathrooms on the 1st floor: A large one with bath and shower, 2 sinks and a toilet with bidet function. A smaller one with shower, sink and toilet. The master bedroom has 2 separate beds, 2x 90x 200 centimeters. There are 2 separate bedrooms, both with a bed of 90 x 200 centimeters and a good trundle bed of 90 x 200 centimeters. There is a fourth bedroom with 1 bed, 90x200 centimeters.
2 bedrooms have a TV.
In the attic there is a large room with 2 dormer windows. There is a sofa that can be folded out into a good bed of 120 x 200 centimeters. And it comes with a separate mattress measuring 85 x 185 centimeters.
There is a television with which you can play games on the Xbox and PlayStation 2. There are many games.
There is an exercise bike, weights, a balance ball and an abdominal trainer for abdominal muscle training, so it's a small gym. We also use the attic as storage for my English books.
Guest access
3 floors (ground floor, first floor, second floor)
There is an open spiral staircase. We place gates in front of it when we exchange with a family with small children.
There is free parking in our driveway and on the street.
Notes
We are two retirees who like to travel.
Theo was born in 1951. He was Director of the Gold and Silver Federation. He was a member of the Rotary. He is now a member of Past Rotary.
Ada was born in 1956. She worked as a librarian at a large secondary school in the Media Library. She was a member of Annclub Reeuwijk.
We sometimes travel with our adult children and my sister-in-law.
We are interested in big cities and museums and culture.
We love animals, but do not have any pets ourselves.
Pets, if well behaved, are welcome in our home.
The entire house is equipped with mosquito nets, awnings and blackout curtains.
Most television sets have cable television and offer Dutch, Belgian, German and French television. We can watch BBC1, 2, 3, 4, World and Entertainment.
Downstairs there is Netflix on 2 televisions.
We have a cupboard full of board games.
We are retired ourselves, but we still have a cot, 2 high chairs, child seats on the front and back of the bicycle and toys. If more is needed, we can borrow it.
We have nice neighbors.
There is good WiFi throughout the house.
We like simultaneous exchanges.
All North Sea beaches are sandy beaches. Most beaches have restaurants. Scheveningen is a city beach, with many restaurants.
We can care for and cuddle your animals, provided they can be left alone all day. We prefer not to walk dogs. I like plants.
We have exchanged more than 40 times, often via Homelink https://homelink.org/en/homeexchange/Netherlands/amsterdam%252c-40km-sw/2027
We also recently exchanged via a Facebook group.
Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Coffee machine
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Smoke alarms
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Home cinema
Balcony
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Bikes
Travel Styles
Long term
Budget
Family
Romantic
Sport and leisure
Foodie
Relaxing
Luxury
City
Village
Beach
Water
Remote
Culture
Hiking
Cycling
Last minute
Good public transport
Golf
Accessibility
House rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets welcome
No smoking
Allergens
Cat free
Dog free
Smoke free
Low allergen
Dates of Availability
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Available
Neighbourhood
In our area there are:
stores
restaurants
lakes for swimming, surfing and sailing.
playgrounds
There are beautiful cities nearby, such as Gouda, Schoonhoven and Oudewater.
30 minutes by car to Utrecht, The Hague, Rotterdam and Leiden.
30 minutes to the beach
45 minutes to Amsterdam.
Near the A12 motorway
Restaurants:
Reeuwijk
't Wapen, Notaris D'aumerielaan 17, 2811 HS Reeuwijk. Terrace on one of the lakes. Very nice view, the food is tasty. Boat rental.
Loetje, Burgemeester Lucasselaan 1, 2811 JN Reeuwijk. Terrace on the water. Boat rental.
't Vaantje, Korssendijk 32, 2811 HK Reeuwijk. Terrace on a canal. Boat rental. Very nice, you can go there by bike.
Reeuwijkse Hout, Reeuwijksehoutwal 4, 2811 NW Reeuwijk. Terrace on one of the lakes.
To take off:
Chinese/Indonesian: De Mandarijn, Miereakker 30-c, 2811 BB Reeuwijk. Try the 'extra Mandarin special', one portion is enough for 2 people.
Cafeteria: Kwalitaria, Miereakker 30, 2811 BB Reeuwijk: very tasty ice cream
La Place: on the way to Bodegraven, next to McDonalds; You will find La Place restaurants throughout the Netherlands, good price/quality ratio.
Gouda
Grandcafé Centraal, Markt 23, 2801 JJ Gouda. Taste the apple pie and look inside for the art deco interior at the back of the restaurant.
Kruim, in an old chocolate factory, now public library, Klein Amerika 20, 2806 CA Gouda
The oldest poffertjes (and pancake) restaurant in the Netherlands: De Pannenkoe, Karnemelksloot 1, 2806 BA Gouda
Vidocq, Koster Gijzensteeg 8, 2801 JV Gouda, the oldest café in Gouda.
Simply Gouds, Markt 41, 2801 JK Gouda. Cheap and busy.
La Cubanita, Westhaven 4 Gouda. tapas
and much more, especially on and around the Market, many of which have a terrace.
Amsterdam
De Jaren, Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20-22, 1012 CP Amsterdam http://www.cafedejar.nl/ Nice view of the terrace at the rear.
For dinner or lunch: Hallen, a former tram depot, with food stalls and a cinema,
and much more, especially on and around Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein
Rotterdam
Hotel New York, Koninginnenhoofd 1 3072 AD Rotterdam. This is where Dutch emigrants left for America in the 1920s on the Holland America Line, which is now one of the largest cruise ship operators in the world.
Dudok, Meent 88 3011 JP Rotterdam. Very nice, they make their own famous cakes.
Market hall, food stalls and restaurants. New. Modern architecture
The Hague
Dudok, Hofweg 1a, 2511 AA The Hague. Very nice, they make their own cakes.
Around the Square: many good restaurants where you might accidentally bump into our Prime Minister.
Utrecht
along the canals, especially the Oude Gracht
Traveling in the Netherlands
The best way to travel for you is by car. You can use our bicycles for short distances. Beware of cyclists, they are everywhere and often have no lights at night.
Trains run regularly from Gouda station, but these are quite expensive. Parking is very expensive in the Netherlands, especially in Amsterdam and Utrecht, but still cheaper than traveling by train with 2 or more people. In Amsterdam, park your car in P+R RAI and take metro line 52 (direction North) and get off at Rokin or Central Station. If you return to the P&R by metro, the parking fee is only €1. You travel with a public transport card that you can buy in the parking garage. The others could use a pin.
Cycling routes:
In the Netherlands we have a system that allows you to cycle from one numbered junction to another, called 'junctions'. You see them on most maps. There is also a phone app called 'cycling route network'.
Please note: In the Netherlands you cycle on the road or on a special cycle path. It is prohibited to drive in pedestrian areas or on the sidewalk.
We do not recommend cycling in Amsterdam or Utrecht! Try Reeuwijk and Gouda first!
Cycling routes:
Around the Reeuwijkse Plassen: to Hekendorp and then on to Haastrecht.
Along the Vlist from Haastrecht to Schoonhoven.
Along the river Meije from Zwammerdam to Woerdense Verlaat.
On the Middelburgseweg, near Reeuwijk-Dorp, you can see a beautiful example of a polder. The land on one side of the road is about four meters below water level.
Beaches:
All beaches are sandy. It will be busy on a hot day on the weekend. But beware of the undertow in the sea.
The Hague, Scheveningen: busy, but many restaurants on the beach. Take a look at the Kurhaus (just inside, it's a hotel) and visit the Pier. Parking: Zwolseweg
Katwijk aan Zee, fishing village. Very nice.
Noordwijk aan Zee, nice but a bit chic.
Wassenaar-Wassenaarse Battle. Very simple beach, no boulevard and only a few restaurants.
Must sees (things related to children are marked C):
If you want to visit a museum, in some cases (especially in Amsterdam) you must make a reservation in advance. There are a few things we think you should see while you're here:
Gouda: St Janskerk, old town hall (Stadhuis), Cheese Experience (C), (Agnietenstraat 21), de Roode Leeuw (C, a working windmill)
The Hague (The Hague): Madurodam (C), Esscher museum (C), Scheveningen beach
Utrecht: Oude Gracht, Museum Speelklok (C), Railway Museum (C)
Rotterdam: Markthal, Spidotocht on the river
Efteling (C, on Monday)
Zaanse Schans, north of Amsterdam with windmills and old houses around the IJsselmeer
Arnhem: Burgers Zoo (C), enormous,
Dutch Open Air Museum, open air museum with old buildings from all over the Netherlands
Amsterdam, canal cruise, C, Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh museum (very busy), Anne Frank house (long lines, try later in the day, it's open until 10pm or book before the fair),
Just walk along the canals.
Cities to visit
https://www.holland.com/de/tourist.htm
Gouda
http://www.welcometogouda.com/mijn-dag-in-gouda
http://www.uitlopergouda.nl/
St. John's Church; Stained glass windows from the 16th century. Town Hall, built in 1460
Waag, cheese weighing house, tourist information
Antique market on Wednesday (the largest in the Netherlands), Gouda cheese market on Thursday morning (summer season only)
Museum Gouda, a former medieval hospital
Lego store Playtoday (C), Lange Tiendeweg 31
petting zoo (C) and playground, Bloemendaalseweg 34A, Gouda; no access by car
De Oude Zustertuin (C), Overtocht 34, 2411 BV Bodegraven. Small petting zoo with playground
Schoonhoven
Small old town with many silversmiths, Silver Museum and a beautiful view of the Lek River.
Oudewater
Small old town, famous for its medieval witch's weighhouse
Cities such as Leiden, many beautiful museums, Haarlem, the central square and the Frans Hals Museum, Delft, Vermeer Museum and Dordrecht with its canals are definitely worth a visit.
The Hague
Parliament Buildings (unfortunately closed for renovation),
Mauritshuis (Vermeer), Girl with a pearl earring
Peace Palace,
Madurodam (C, miniature city),
Art Museum (Mondrian),
Panorama Mesdag (360 degree painting),
Esscher Museum (C) in an old palace
Rotterdam
The second largest city in the Netherlands and so different from Amsterdam, very modern, because it was bombed by the Germans during the Second World War;
number one port in Europe (Spido tours),
Euromast (C, nice view).
Mini world (C, miniature Rotterdam)
Zoo Rotterdam Blijdorp (C)
Pancake boat (C), eating pancakes while sailing on the Maas, next to the Euromast
Utrecht (a hidden gem)
Canals with the unique 'werfs'
Dom Church,
Museum Speelklok (C, self-playing musical instruments, barrel organs),
Opposite the Central Museum (De Stijl) you will find the Miffy museum (C, Miffy in English),
Rietveld-Schröder House: advance booking is required:
Railway Museum (C, Railway Museum)
Amsterdam
In addition to the traditional sights we can recommend:
Oude Kerk, the oldest church in Amsterdam in the heart of the red light district
The nine streets, shopping, drinking and eating in the narrow streets of the canal belt (Hartenstraat, Huidenstraat, Wolvenstraat and others)
Amsterdam Public Library, OBA, Public Library, especially the view from the top floor
Albert Cuijpstraat, daily market (except Sunday)
Van Gogh museum: very busy from 11am to 3pm,
NEMO, C, science museum, fun for children
Eye film museum, and
This is Holland, fly over the Netherlands. C At the back of Central Station, take the free ferry across the IJ to Buiksloterweg.
Other things to do
Space Expo (C) in Noordwijk: Europe's first permanent space exhibition (rockets, satellites, etc.). Space Expo is also the visitor center of ESA in the Netherlands, the largest technical facility of the European Space Agency, like NASA in Houston on a smaller scale.
Open-air museum Arnhem. Very large open air museum
Zaanse Schans. Open-air museum with working windmill
Zuiderzee Museum Enkhuizen Open-air museum about a fishing village
Efteling (C), one of the most visited amusement parks in Europe. Great, but very busy in summer, try Monday.
Duinrell (C) and Drievliet (C), amusement parks near The Hague.
Archeon (C), Alphen aan den Rijn: amusement park where you can see how the Romans and people lived in the Middle Ages (with actors)
Avifauna (C), Alphen aan den Rijn: bird park with large playground
Getting to my home
There is a train station a 20-minute drive away in Gouda. There is also a train station in Bodegraven, 9 minutes by car.
A bus stop is 270 meters away and Gouda train station is a 27-minute bus ride away. Or to Bodegraven train station 22 minutes by bus. There is a bus every 30 minutes, but every hour after 7:00 PM.
Nearest airport
To Schiphol AMS Airport 30 kilometers
To Rotterdam The Hague airport RTHA 22 kilometers.
To Eindhoven EIN 80 kilometers
To Flughaven Weeze in Germany NRN 110 kilometers.
Getting around
We are open to car exchange, with our Ford Galaxy automatic, 7 seats.
We do a lot by bike.
There is a Jumbo supermarket 400 meters away in a small shopping centre. In the Miereakker shopping center there is a bakery, butcher, wine bar, flower shop, post office near the shoe store and drugstore.
Gouda is 20 minutes by car or bicycle. There are the larger shops and museums.
Another shopping center Gouda Bloemendaal is 3 kilometers away.
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