Attraction · Velsen · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Ruïne van Brederode is an attraction in Velsen, North Holland. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 910 m you'll find a bench, a food stand and a water point.
Audio tour · Ruïne van Brederode
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You're standing at the ruins of Brederode, what's left of a medieval castle near Santpoort-Zuid. Have a look around. You'll see chunks of wall, a square floor plan and one tall tower. That tower is the keep, and the good news is that you're allowed to climb it.
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).
10 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. No public toilet or bike pump within 1 km.
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When you stand at Ruïne van Brederode, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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