Zuiderwaterlinie

From small hidden gems to tourist attractions. Over 160 kilometres, you will discover a diverse range of well-known and lesser-known places, all related to the Zuiderwaterlinie. Check out the Zuiderwaterlinie website for all the information and tips to plan your visit.

West Brabant Water Line
The West Brabant Water Line forms part of the Zuiderwaterlinie. It was a close call – the West Brabant Water Line was on the verge of disappearing. Decayed, crumbling, overgrown with grass and scrub. But since 2010, the forts and fortifications have been undergoing restoration. In the process, mountains have been moved – literally. Now history is being brought back to life here, in all its glory.
The West Brabant Water Line dates back to 1628. The purpose of this defensive line was clear: to protect Bergen op Zoom – and with it the trade route from Zeeland to Holland – against an attack by the Spanish. The line consisted of a series of flooded land and marshes. Towering above them were the forts of Henricus, Pinssen, De Roovere and Moermont. A century later, a 5.5-kilometre-long rampart was added between Bergen op Zoom and Fort de Roovere. One kilometre of this has been preserved, between Fort Pinssen and Fort de Roovere.

Discover the West Brabantse Waterlinie in a nutshell via this video.

Discover the Zuiderwaterlinie by bike, on foot, by boat or by car
Water as a means of defence, that could only have been invented by the Dutch! You can find out exactly how this worked by using the routes. You can choose from a car route, the Zuiderwaterlinie walking book or the Long-Distance Waterlinie cycle route. Check the information on car, cycling and walking routes on the Zuiderwaterlinie website.

New: discover the Zuiderwaterlinie from the water with the "to and fro" from Steenbergen to Bergen op Zoom. On the way, you'll pass Tholen. View the full sailing route from Steenbergen to Bergen op Zoom op Zoom.

West Brabant cycling package
Turn your visit to the West Brabantse Waterlinie into a multi-day cycle trip. With this new cycling package, you cycle from Bergen op Zoom to Steenbergen and/or Tholen (or vice versa) and the luggage service will make sure your luggage is ready in the hotel room.

How can you book this package?
1. Choose and book the hotels where you want to spend the night.
2. Send an e-mail to the first hotel you book. Mention 'bicycle package West-Brabant' and the name of the other hotels you booked in your e-mail.
3. The arrangement is arranged!
4. When you arrive at the first hotel, a welcome pack and information about the city and region will be waiting for you.
5. The luggage service will take your luggage from one hotel to another.
* Book at least two different hotels to use the luggage service.

Participating hotels:
Bergen op Zoom:
View the website of Grand Hotel de Draak
Visit the website of Cityhotel
View the website of Hotel Old Dutch
Steenbergen:
View the website of Hotel Brasserie de Kaai
Tholen:
View the website of Hotel Sam