Gouda and Camperplaats Aantjes-Blohuis.

Friday November 1st 2024

Day 49.

We were up at 7 a.m and after packing up we left the site at 8.00 a.m for the short drive to “ Dierenkliniek Kalverbos” ( the vets) where we had an 8.30 a.m appointment. Thankfully all went well and we were on the road again at 9 a.m heading slightly North to Gouda.

There is a dedicated motorhome stopover in Gouda at Klein America with full services, unfortunately when we arrived they were digging up the surface and you couldn’t enter. There was a large car park adjacent but it was very busy and quite noisy so we looked for an alternative and are stopping on this camperplaats which is on a dairy farm as the odd whiff informs you.

As you can see it is very open and flat, according to my altitude app we are 3 inches above sea level🤔 hopefully no floods.

Before we drove here we did spend an hour or so in Gouda, which is a pleasant easy to walk around city. It’s known for its namesake cheese and the seasonal cheese market regularly held in the Markt Square.

The 15th century Town Hall with traditional red and white shutters.

Also on the square is the 17th century Goudse Waag, once a cheese weighing station now home to the Gouda Cheese Museum.

Just off the square is Grote or St. Jans Kerk, longest church in the Netherlands famous for its stained glass windows which were made between 1530 and 1603. However over the centuries the town buildings have grown up around it and it was difficult to comprehend its size and impossible to take a photo to do justice.