Welcome to the Graft-De Rijp Tourist Office
 NEW! Webcam operational
You can now have a view of the village by means of a webcam situated on top of the 'Grote Kerk' the church in the center of the village. To show the pictures select the Dutch version of the website and scroll overthere in the left colom to 'bekijk the webcam'. Note: the link to the webcam in this English version of our website will be made soon.
Introduction
As you walk through de Rijp with its splendidly restored 17th century houses, you will appreciate why Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater called it "The finest village in Holland". The history of centuries is still most evident. The Town Hall with its weighing house, the great Gothic Church, the farmhouses and wooden townhouses all bear witness to the style and glory of the past.
Local guides will be glad to give you an explanation of the 23 stained glass windows, the Jan van der Heyden fire extinguisher and whale fishing/catching. With two musea, three galleries of modern art, every other year in december (2010) “Midwinterfestival”, where the old Centre will be decorated in Dickensstyle and a Chrismas-market and various free admissible performances by groups, singers, musicians etc., a gold- and silversmith and at least ten sculptors, living and working here, de Rijp also have a thriving contemporary role. The neighbouring Eilandspolder nature reserve can be discovered on foot, by bicycle or boat.
General Information
The tourist office is situated in the weighing house.
Opening times: Now closed from November till Easter 2011.
Besides the mentioned times and dates information in the summerperiod only by telephone (answering machine, not during winterperiod), or (advisable) e-mail (your messages will be read almost daily).
Address:
Stichting Informatiecentrum voor toerisme/VVV Graft-De Rijp
Kleine Dam 1,
postal code: 1483 BJ De Rijp
Tel. / fax: +31299-671979 (within the Netherlands 0299-671979)
E-mail: info@vvvgraftderijp.nl.
Location
To get to de Rijp by car:
turn off the Provincial road N244 at the traffic lights to the right and follow the street 'Julianalaan' straight on after the crossing with 'Driemaster'. Drive along Driemaster to the end, where you can park on the 'Wollandje', a (free) car park on the right just before the bridge. You can also use the car park next to the football field, for which you should follow signs to the 'Sporthal'. The old centre is just a short walk from both (free) carparks.
Public transport: 'ARRIVA' bus company, line number 100 from Amsterdam Central Railway Station. Two services per hour.
Shop
Information on Graft-De Rijp and the surrounding area is available in our shop in the form of VVV guide books, museum leaflets, brochures of amusement parks and zoos, walking, cycling and boating maps, lists of accomodation addresses. A limited range of souvenirs and postcards are also on sale.
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