Walking route in Leiden
€9.50
per route, not per person
Sent by e-mail right away · no app needed · start whenever you like
Discover Leiden at your own pace: a historic walking route with stories told where they happened.
Leiden is the Sleutelstad, the city of keys. This city does not give itself away at once. The canals, the bridges, the quiet courtyards — you can walk right past without seeing a thing. But those who know where to look walk through a different city. Forget the standard tourist booklets. This route shows you the Leiden that hides behind the facades.
The Sleutel Route takes you in about an hour and a half and eight stops right through the historic city centre. You start at Leiden Centraal and walk into the city past Molen de Valk. Along De Oude Singel you follow the water. Then you head for the Burcht and walk past the Hooglandse Kerk towards the heart of the city. The walk ends at the Stadhuis, in the middle of the centre. Three kilometres, and not a metre to skip.
Along the way you pass the well-known monuments, but just as much the small streets where Leiden is simply Leiden. At every stop you read what happened here and why this place matters. Architecture, culture and the lively mood of the city take turns. And the courtyards, those hidden green gardens, show how quiet it can be in the middle of a city.
You walk at your own pace, without a guide and without a group. You buy the route, start when you are in Leiden and then have 48 hours. As soon as you start, your digital goodie bag arrives by e-mail with tips for the way and a button to pick the route up again at any time. Fancy a terrace? The route waits for you.
The Sleutel Route is for those visiting Leiden for the first time, and just as much for people who live here and want to see their own city with fresh eyes. Put on comfortable shoes and take your time. After this walk, Leiden is no longer a backdrop but a city with a story on every corner.
You experience this route on location. Each stop unlocks when you reach the spot. During the route you need a smartphone with mobile internet and location services.
€9.50
per route, not per person
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As soon as you start, your digital goodie bag lands in your inbox: everything you need along the way, a button to pick your route up again at any time, and tips to see more of Leiden.
About 1.5 hours, over 3 km. You walk at your own pace: the stops are fixed, the time is not.
8 stops. Each stop unlocks as soon as you arrive, in the order of the route.
At Leiden Centraal. From there the route takes you from stop to stop; Google Maps gets you to the next one.
€9.50 per route, not per person. You may walk the route with the people who are taking the same walk with you.
48 hours, from the moment you press start yourself. Within that time you can open the route as often as you like, on the phone you started it on.
No. The route works in the browser of your smartphone; there is nothing to install. Along the way you need mobile internet and location services: each stop unlocks once you are within 100 metres of the spot.
Dutch and English. You choose the language in the route player.
Yes, as long as you have not started the route: within 14 days of your order you can cancel without giving a reason. As soon as you press start, delivery begins and that right lapses.
You pay securely through our payment partner Mollie, for example with iDEAL. The other payment methods are shown at checkout.
After paying you return to your order page and receive two emails: an order confirmation and, for each route, its own activation link. That link opens your activation page. Your access does not start by opening that page: only when you press "Start my route — 48 hours" yourself do your 48 hours begin.
Leiden is the Sleutelstad, and it is a city you must explore on foot. The water is never far away: the Oude Singel and the Witte Singel, bridges such as the Koornbrug, and Molen de Valk as the first landmark on the way from the station to the city centre.
In that city center you will find the Burcht van Leiden, the Hooglandse Kerk and the Pieterskerk, with the Stadhuis and the Beestenmarkt within walking distance. In between: authentic streets and courtyards that only reveal themselves if you know where to look. Those seeking more will find the greenery of the Hortus Botanicus and the halls of Museum De Lakenhal in the same city, within the same walking distance.
With Loculy you discover Leiden layer by layer: walking along the stories of the city, without a guide and without a group, and with plenty of reasons to linger along the way.
More of Leiden? The city guide lists hand-picked places, from coffee to culture, for before, during or after your walk.
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Welcome to Burcht & Bier, the ultimate pub crawl through the historic heart of Leiden! Together, we’ll tour the city’s coziest pubs for a healthy dose of fun and cold beer. Cheers to an unforgettable evening in the shadow of the Leiden Burcht!
€37.50 · 7 venues
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