Wheelchair friendly Enkhuizen
Wheelchair-friendly out and about in Enkhuizen
” We think it’s important that everyone feels welcome in Enkhuizen and can discover the town in their own way. On this page we would like to share our tips on how to enjoy the highlights of Enkhuizen from a wheelchair. “
A wheelchair-friendly day out
Discover Enkhuizen
In Enkhuizen it seems in many places that time has stood still. On every street corner you can still taste the impressive history of a rich VOC city with allure. Within the old ramparts you will find no fewer than 366 national monuments, each with a unique and fascinating story. The booklet Stadswandeling in Enkhuizen (available at the VVV tourist information office) has been supplemented with alternatives for wheelchair users. So everyone can enjoy the most beautiful places in Enkhuizen.
Zuiderzee Museum
The Zuiderzee Museum is a fun outing for young and old. You will find everything there about life around and on the former Zuiderzee. Wheelchair users are taken into account as much as possible in both the indoor and outdoor Museums. The Outdoor Museum is accessible for wheelchair users, but some streets and houses are very narrow. A map with a wheelchair-friendly route is available at the box office. You can also borrow a wheelchair.
Fairy tale wonderland
For families with (grand)children, Sprookjeswonderland is an enchantingly fun day out. Peek inside the houses of the gnome village, visit Violinde's castle or take a fantastic journey through the seasons with Father Time. You won't get bored! The park is wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs are available and can be reserved by mail or phone.
Sow to grow
Did you know that the Netherlands is "world champion" in plant breeding? At Sow to Grow, you'll learn all about this interesting branch of the plant industry. The interactive museum is housed in a beautiful building that used to serve as an orphanage. Parking spaces for the disabled are located at the rear of the building. On the side is a special elevator for disabled and wheelchair users.
Ferry service to Stavoren
During the summer months, you can take boat trips to Stavoren in Friesland. The deck and upper saloon of this ferry service are wheelchair accessible. The toilet is downstairs and can only be reached by stairs. It is therefore not accessible for wheelchair users.
Ferry service to Urk
During the summer months, the salon boat De Zuiderzee departs from Enkhuizen every morning at 11:00 a.m. with its final destination at Urk. This ferry is disabled and wheelchair friendly. There is a wheelchair elevator to the outside deck and a disabled toilet.
St. Pancras or South Church
The medieval vault paintings in Enkhuizen's Zuiderkerk are the largest in all of the Netherlands. The 54 scenes make up a unique work of art measuring no less than 1,300 square meters. So special that an expert from the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed even referred to it as the "Night Watch of Enkhuizen. The church is wheelchair accessible and can be visited in the summer months on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (rest of the year on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.).
Western Church
The Westerkerk is counted among the 100 most beautiful national monuments in the Netherlands (on the UNESCO list) and is located in the historic heart of Enkhuizen. In the summer, the church is open to the public. Showpieces of 'de Wester' are the famous choir screen from 1542 and the organ case from 1549. This is considered one of the oldest and most beautiful organ cases in the Netherlands. Beautiful exhibitions are regularly on display. The church is wheelchair accessible.
Shopping
If you like shopping, go to the Westerstraat and Vijzelstraat. These are Enkhuizen's shopping streets and they are easily accessible for wheelchair users. This also applies to most of the stores.
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That Port of Cleve
Hotel and restaurant Die Port van Cleve is located on the Dijk in Enkhuizen. The restaurant has a disabled- and wheelchair-friendly toilet. There is a hotel room that is wheelchair accessible. There is also an elevator available.
SuyderSee Hotel
In downtown Enkhuizen across from the Westerkerk you will find the SuyderSee Hotel. There is an elevator, the public area and certain rooms are accessible for the disabled. The room can be adapted on request.
Camping The Gouwe spot
Just outside Enkhuizen and opposite the Streekbos is the cozy campsite De Gouwe Stek. In the sanitary building is a disabled unit with a shower, toilet and sink.
Villavakantiepark IJsselhof
This vacation park in Andijk has a villa for the disabled. This one is for six persons and on the ground floor, without thresholds with extra facilities for the disabled.
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Parking
If you have a disabled parking permit, you can park throughout Enkhuizen's town center. This does not require an additional permit. In the blue zones you do not need a parking disc and there is no maximum parking time. In streets where parking is prohibited, you may park for a maximum of 3 hours, please use a parking disc to indicate the time.
Toilets
Wheelchair-friendly toilets can be found in Enkhuizen at: Gemeentelijke Havens (sanitary building Between Twee Havens and Havenweg), Het Station Enkhuizen, Zuiderzeemuseum (entrance pavilion, indoor museum and outdoor museum), Grand Café-Restaurant van Bleiswijk, De Mastenbar, Brouwerij de Werf, Compagnieshaven (sanitary building, also shower) and Buyshaven (sanitary building, also shower).
