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Ruins · Leiden · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Kasteel Cronesteyn in Leiden

Kasteel Cronesteyn is a ruin in Leiden, South Holland. This place has a story in the app. Within 210 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

Kasteel Cronesteyn in Leiden
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The story

Story · Kasteel Cronesteyn

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You're standing in Cronesteyn Polder Park, on the spot where Cronesteyn Castle once stood. Look around and find the water. That moat is all that's left of the castle. You can't just walk onto the ground inside the moat, but you can still clearly see the shape of the old castle island.

Read 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

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

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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 210 m and a public toilet at 210 m.

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