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Museum · Haarlemmermeer · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Museum Gemaal de Cruquius in Haarlemmermeer

Gemaal de Cruquius is a museum in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 40 m you'll find a bench.

Museum Gemaal de Cruquius in Haarlemmermeer
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Audio tour · Gemaal de Cruquius

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You're standing at the Cruquius pumping station, on the edge of the Haarlemmermeer polder. Look at the building. It looks like a castle, with battlements, heavy buttresses and pointed arches. That's Gothic Revival. But there's no knight inside. There's what's thought to be the largest steam engine ever built. See those massive arms sticking out of the round tower? There are eight of them, and each one weighs ten tonnes.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

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How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Gemaal de Cruquius, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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