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Fort · Gooise Meren · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Fort Pampus in Gooise Meren

Fort Pampus is a fort in Gooise Meren, North Holland. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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The story

Audio tour · Fort Pampus

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You're at Pampus, an artificial island in the IJmeer lake. This is a fort, built to protect Amsterdam. It was part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam, a ring of defences around the city that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.

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).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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How does the audio tour work?

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

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