Archaeological site · Groningen · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Noorderplantsoen is an archaeological site in Groningen. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 8 of the 42 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 190 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Noorderplantsoen
1:57
You're standing in the Noorderplantsoen in Groningen. Notice how long and narrow this park is. That's because it follows the line of the old city walls. In the seventeenth century this was the northwestern defence of the city, with moats and bastions, which people in Groningen call dwingers.
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).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
42 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 8 of the 42 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Martinitoren on the spot with the app
The 6 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.
GuyotMemorial · 460 m away
University MuseumMuseum · 760 m away
Museum aan de AMuseum · 870 m away
PrinsenhofCastle · 930 m away
BevrijdingsplaquetteMemorial · 960 m away
Sint-Joris en de draakMemorial · 960 m awayYes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 70 m and a water point at 190 m.
When you stand at Noorderplantsoen, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
More well-known points of interest nearby
Find the nearest pitstop, navigate there, listen to audio tours, earn XP and make routes and lists together.
Coming soon
Scan with your iPhone camera
Outdoor Pitstop