Custom-made tours by Gilde Amersfoort.
Gilde Amersfoort provides guided walking tours for groups all year round. Our themed walking tours are conducted by qualified guides so that you have the most informative, enjoyable and entertaining experience. The walking tours usually last approximately one and a half to two hours but we are totally flexible in terms of timing and starting point so that we fit in with your itinerary. Gilde Amersfoort has about 60 active city guides! A visit to the Koppelpoort is always included in the price. Minimum numbers (5 people) or minimum charge applies.
City walls and gates
The route of this walking tour is partly on top of the old city wall, guaranteeing beautiful views. The tour starts at the gate "Koppelpoort". Furthermore we visit the water gate "Monnikendam" and the gate "Kamperbinnenpoort", the only remaining gate from the first wall of the city.
Around the river Eem: Old and New Amersfoort
This walking tour is characterized by great diversity. Historic buildings, the modern residential district of Gildekwartiert, the post-war Jerusalem and Jericho district, Industrial and sailing heritage along and in the Eem harbour, the new and trendy city heart, the Eemplein and the swamp with memories of the Grebbelinie.
De Men’s Ward
he Men's Ward and the chapel were part of the late middle age charity institution of St. Pieter's Hospital. After a merger in the 19th century, the St. Pieters and Bloklands Hospital offered poor women and men shelter in the women's ward and the Man's ward. In the Men's Ward, the 22 boxbeds of the hostels have been preserved.