Medieval Cities of Amersfoort and Gouda - 2 Beautiful Cities in Holland YOU MUST Visit!

The Medieval cities of Amersfoort and Gouda were a highlight of our Easter break in Holland and really should be on your list to visit. The medieval Koppelpoort entrance to the old centre is a beautiful reminder of Amersfoort's rich historic past and dates from the 14th Century. We'll take you on a lovely walk around Amersfoort and share many of the lovely streets, canals and attractions.
We'll also travel to Gouda, the world-famous cheese has been weighed and traded here for centuries and also has some impressive buildings, like the Waag Weighing House where every Thursday from spring to Autumn they still reenact the weighing of the Gouda cheese with a horse and cart and traditional costumes.
Travelling around Holland by train is so easy so if you are visiting Amsterdam or Rotterdam, you can get here pretty quickly. We'll share our tips to have a great day out in these two incredible cities.
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00:00 Introduction
00:37 Getting To Gouda
01:08 Gouda Cheese Market
03:37 Dutch Pipe Organ
04:17 St John's Church
04:54 Quiet Back Streets
05:29 WestHaven Canal
06:31 Historic Harbour
06:56 Windmills
07:53 Getting to Amersfoort
08:35 Koppelpoort Gateway
10:06 Amersfoort Canals
11:40 Museum of Arts and Culture
11:53 Boat Trip in Canal
12:23 Hop on and off Train
12:46 Quiet Back Streets
14:06 Hof Saturday Market
14:46 St George's Church
15:31 Church of Our Lady 98 M High!
16:35 Quiet Back Streets
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[@jardon8636]

dank u well, bedankt.. such a informative video,.... you must visit the binnehof *netherlands parliment in the hague... and kings day* prinsedag , its simmilar to the UK royal opening of parliment , even with a speech from the throne... charles III cousin is king wilehelm alexander of the netherlands.. and netherlands has provinces* each one with kings or queens commissioners or govenors, and regional capitals... you may have something simmilar in UK, first ministers in scotland, northern ireland, wales... metropolitan mayors in london, manchester etc you may also be very familiar with naked attraction, the traitors and other originally dutch programmes and tv series... even heinken beer & amstel and wafles...

[@harshap7224]

Lovely video with perfect information, the church, windmills, farmers market, canals & gouda cheese 🧀 everything is so fascinating 😀😊 I appreciate the way u narrate any video so peaceful & exactly just like BBC documentary, so good to hear & understand. Thanks for sharing 👍😊

[@jannetteberends8730]

My favorite watergate in Amersfoort is Monnikendam, because it looks so friendly. And in spring the outside of the gate is full with flowers.

[@Erika-Uwe]

So beautiful ,thank you ,Simon &Will for sharing this amazing trip,we love it !Holland is truly beautiful.Greetings from Hamburg

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Thank you very much. Beautifully filmed and narrated. How nice and unusual is to see European towns populated by native Europeans.

[@cherylrayes8015]

Ahhh another great start to my Sunday morning. Yet more beautiful scenery and lovely music. Cheers Cheryl ❤🙂

[@welcome_Moscow_walks]

Wonderful tour in Holland 😊

[@SuperAbcdabcdabcdabc]

Hello from PEI Canada. I am very glad that I found your channel. Videoing, information and narration are excellent. Thank you

[@MemorySeekers]

Welcome aboard! So glad you liked the video 😊

[@suecrowhurst4393]

Beautiful place, went to Amsterdam 15 years ago, love the cheese gouda

[@theresemuckel]

Another beautiful Video about my favourite country for vacation, thank you for sharing.

[@suebecker2893]

Beautiful thankyou!

[@lidiagracielamontaldo4846]

Bellísimo vudeo cono siempre. Y a la espera de nuevos vuajes. Saludos. Gracias 👏👏🌎💖

[@annford6640]

The calliope in the street was such a treat! You two are stellar... thank you for keeping your talents "collective" rather than corporate. :) -- from the Midwest, US.

[@suecrowhurst4393]

Love the canal’s , old houses lovely

[@mrs.g.9816]

Beautiful towns! In Europe and the British Isles, the people seem to respect and cherish historic architecture. I can't say the same about places like New York City. As I will never be able to travel abroad, I sure do appreciate your "tours"!

[@fernandomilicich8160]

So charm like England

[@lorrainerichardson3280]

What amazing cities, I feel like I've stepped back in time with the markets of produce and architecture. Stress levels go down with the absence of cars and the like. Thanks again for the tour. =-)

[@MemorySeekers]

Yes it was lovely without the cars!

[@ingriddurden3929]

this makes me miss the markets. I lived in Belgium 20 minutes from the Dutch border with Hulst being closest and Sluis a bit further. amersfoort looks quite like Sluis, but is certainly bigger. Nostalgia ! Thanks for sharing !

[@trelizaberkeley9973]

Thanks guys. Another great vlog. Xx

[@deacaeli4255]

How lovely to see my city Gouda represented and narrated so well. Thank you! Groetjes uit Nederland!

[@MemorySeekers]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the kind words. 😊

[@jayr.617]

Great video. Always wondered why it's mostly cloudy in Europe all the time.

[@brandieo6165]

Wow! A place I must add to my bucket list. As always, another beautiful video. Thanks y'all! ❤

[@MemorySeekers]

😊

[@faithhowe6170]

Thank you for this delightful video. This brought back memories of when I visited The Netherlands, we stayed in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, saw the Hague, Delft, and went to a farm where Gouda cheese was made, and of course we brought back loads of it. We didn't get to see everything, but your video helps fill in the gaps of what we missed.

[@MemorySeekers]

Would have liked to have made it to delft on that trip as well. Next time! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@TXMEDRGR]

Another great job! If I get to visit Holland again, I definitely want to get out of Amsterdam. I'm looking forward to your future videos.

[@lionelmarytravels6003]

Thanks for your wonderful tour of those cities. Such beautiful buildings and many of the cobbles looked original. Didn’t spot many narrowboats on the canals. Are the waterways mainly used for tourists?

[@maladasgupta2247]

Never missed your lovely video... Beautiful historical cities 🌹

[@MemorySeekers]

Thank you so much 😀

[@jamesellsworth9673]

One of my favorite countries and two cities I knew nothing about.

[@liliantabosa1511]

Lindo passeio❤😊

[@AbidAlhaleemhafiz]

❤❤WoW👍🥰

[@jean-lucpernel2202]

Encore merci pour cette superbe promenade, j'adore les villes médiévales ❤ you are the BEST !😊

[@charliegardner6804]

Great video thanks for sharing 👍.

[@SmallWonda]

Certainly look very foot-friendly! I can see you could enjoy a car-free visit to this area of Holland quite easily. Thanks for sharing - hope you're both keeping well.

[@MemorySeekers]

Yes very easy to get around without a car and certainly wouldn’t bother with one. The public transport is very good! 😊 we are fine thanks, hope all is good with you.

[@Queve1000]

I saw a Mexican Flag there. Then i realized there are plenty of Mexican Food restaurants in the region. Nice.

[@favimoustaka1157]

FANTASTIC TOUR ! LOVED IT

[@MemorySeekers]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@annewhite8465]

Just discovered your channel. Love your thoughtful and descriptive presentation. Will be spending 3 days in Amsterdam in May and have been looking for the best day trips to discover more of the country. These 2 look promising. Also thinking of Utrecht. Have you made a vid of that town?

[@MemorySeekers]

We only had 3 days and didn’t make it to Utrecht I am afraid. We hope to go back sometime as it was a really surprise at how lovely these old town are. Hope you have a great trip.

[@shaunmckenna1923]

Hello thank you that was a lovely look around , loved the market always so much going in those places .

[@TheRealKingArthur1]

❤🎉

[@Nkara73]

I finally had time to sit down, relax and watch the 2 video's of your stay in Holland. It was an absolute joy seeing the Keukenhof, Kinderdijk and medieval cities through your eyes 😊 It was all beautifully shot and narrated. Seeing Gouda and Amersfoort makes me want visit them again as its been ages, I liked the overall atmosphere plus ofcourse the history! Probably will be doing some daytripping during the summer holidays, by train from The Hague Central 😂 Thank you, guys for these video's. Much love to you both ❤

[@MemorySeekers]

Thanks for watching. So pleased you liked them. 😊

[@4thdimensionfilms882]

Great video, I have worked in the Netherlands many times but always drove past these two gems on my way to other destinations. The lean you saw on many of the houses is intentional. Many of the buildings have hooks on the gables to facilitate lifting goods to the upper floors, and the lean of the building assists with this

[@MemorySeekers]

Thank you for sharing that information. I have never heard of this before. An intentional lean! Makes sense though, very interesting 😊👍

[@4thdimensionfilms882]

@@MemorySeekers you’re very welcome, I very much enjoy your videos, perfect pace and well narrated. If you return to The Netherlands I highly recommend Heusden and Zaanse Schans

[@MemorySeekers]

Thank you I have marked them on the map!

[@ahlamdashti7321]

I love it. 👍🏻

[@neusamenezes5146]

I love to see medieval cities!!!🙏👍👏👏❤️‍🩹🇧🇷

[@Hoyllandgeorge-qc5uz]

I’m looking forward to it !

[@lorettafrancesconi2337]

Beautiful places ❤

[@lindamccaughey6669]

Oh that was so beautiful. Thank you so much. Please take care

[@MemorySeekers]

Thank you! You too!

[@AbidAlhaleemhafiz]

👍

[@betterlife3763]

Great video!!! I am so happy to have your videos. You give us so many interesting things. Thanks Be happy.

[@MemorySeekers]

Glad you like them!

[@guido1111]

Amersfoort!!!!❤❤

[@NatureRelaxing-vc4gu]

Sangat indh seklai

[@Lisette777]

Thank you for the awesome tour! I am curious, though - what type of trees are lining the canals? The ones with the four branches, that seem to connect to the trees beside them?

[@MemorySeekers]

I’m afraid I don’t know but maybe someone will ready and be able to tell you. Thanks for watching!

[@Aviopic]

The forward leaning houses were build as merchant houses and they used to have a tackle on the top floor just below the roof to haul the goods up for storage, if those houses would have been straight up the merchandise would be clanging against the wall and windows. You'll find these houses in all old trading cities like Amsterdam and Leiden. Btw Amersfoort is not located in Holland but in the province of Utrecht 😉 Nicely done though.

[@MemorySeekers]

So interesting thank you! Makes a lot of sense, and clears up why I thought they would be leaning when others were not, as if the street was unstable. Thanks!

[@braggelbak]

i grow up there. Gouda

[@AB_to_the_J]

As a big UK-fan, i often watch your videos. You guys create a better content, than the German National TV. Hope you'll visit my hometown Oldenburg someday and the surrounding countryside like the Ammerland or the Wesermarsch. Bremen is also nice, especially the Weserstadion and Werder Bremen. It's not far from the Netherlands. Greetings from Leipzig actually.

[@MemorySeekers]

Hello, thank you for the lovely comment. I have noted down the places you mention on our pin map so we are in the area we remember to take a look. They certain do look beautiful and worth a trip sometime. Thanks for the tips. Always good to find new places we didn't know anything about. All the best!

[@AB_to_the_J]

@@MemorySeekers You're always welcome in Germany. Forgot to mention, the RAF was once stationed in Oldenburg. But if you guys want to see some really stunning places, you may visit München, Erfurt, Dresden, Lübeck, Leipzig, Weimar, Potsdam, Wiesbaden, the Mosel-Area, Tübingen, Stuttgart, Sigmaringen, Düsseldorf,...

[@jardon8636]

its the netherlands...low lands... also a UK king... william III of orange, is connected to great britain...

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

I wonder if they still use convicts on the treadmill

[@helenehuydecooper3534]

nope, we use tourists now, and we even make them pay for it 🙂

[@jldisme]

Love your videos, but this one was a little frustrating because you showed us very little inside.

[@MemorySeekers]

Sadly for some reason and I can only guess for Easter the places we would have liked to have gone in were closed up. This was filmed on the Easter weekend last year.

[@jldisme]

@@MemorySeekers It's a great excuse to go back someday! ❤

[@addeenen7684]

Amersfoort is not in holland.