Thousands of tourists walk The Glass Route every year. In about twenty minutes you can walk from the National Glass Museum to the Glassworks via the most beautiful part of Leerdam, the Zuidwal. While looking out over the Linge, the route takes you past all kinds of sights related to glass. The City Park is the icing on the cake of the Glass Route.
At five metres tall, the Glass Tower was the last large-scale artwork produced at the glassworks by Leerdam-native designer and glass artist Willem Heesen (1925-2007).
Come see Leerdam's working windmill every Saturday afternoon! Ter Leede is open Saturdays from 13.00 - 16.00, provided the windmill is turning (also by appointment). Miller Bas de Deugd will be happy to tell you all about this mill's special history.
Leerdam's origins as a fortified city are still evident in the south ramparts with their ‘mouse towers’.
Step inside the glassblower’s workshop at the National Glass Museum’s glass studio.
