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Best churches to visit in Netherlands

The Netherlands’ churches are mostly Protestant since the Reformation, with bright, bare interiors, great organs and floors of gravestones. Amsterdam has the Oude Kerk and the Nieuwe Kerk, Delft the royal tombs, Haarlem the Grote Kerk with the organ Mozart played, and Utrecht the tallest church tower in the country.

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Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The church functions as an exhibition hall rather than a parish, and the ticket price depends entirely on what is…

1 ticket or tour

Oude Kerk, Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Oude Kerk, the Old Church, stands in the heart of Amsterdam's oldest district, De Wallen, now the red-light…

1 ticket or tour

Sint-Janskerk, Gouda

Gouda, Netherlands

A modest ticket covers the church and includes a numbered guide to the windows, which is essential because there are…

1 ticket or tour

Grote Kerk, Haarlem

Haarlem, Netherlands

The Grote Kerk, or Saint Bavo's Church, stands on the Grote Markt, the main square of Haarlem, the Netherlands,…

No online ticket

Nieuwe Kerk

Delft, Netherlands

The Nieuwe Kerk stands on the Markt, Delft's main square, facing the town hall, and it is ticketed;

No online ticket

Nieuwe Kerk

The Hague, Netherlands

The New Church, the Nieuwe Kerk, stands on the Spui in the centre of The Hague, Netherlands, a short walk from the…

No online ticket

Oude Kerk

Delft, Netherlands

The Oude Kerk stands beside a canal in the centre of Delft, a few minutes from the Markt, and it is visited on the same…

No online ticket

Pieterskerk, Leiden

Leiden, Netherlands

The Pieterskerk stands in the heart of Leiden's old town, near the university's oldest buildings, and it is…

No online ticket

Many Dutch churches charge admission and are used for exhibitions and concerts, so opening hours vary. The pages below give the details for each.

Tours and activities in Netherlands