The citadel of Leiden
Leiden is a city with a rich historie. That historie retrieves you in abundance in the surroundings of B&B Bed & Beschuit. Thus lies Citadel of Leiden, of the senior examples still existing of a citadel in the Netherlands.

Hooglandse church
Stand you on the citadel then have you an impressive view on Hooglandse church. These impressive late gotic cross basilica lies beside the B&B.

Museumpje catch?
Interested in a cultural trip? Also then you sit well in B&B Bed & Beschuit. On loopafstand you find realm museums for example no less than two. realm museum of antiquities to the Papengracht 27. To the stone street 1 it lies realm museum for people knowledge. Of course also visit to a typical Leids museum can bring such as Boerhaave museum or Stedelijk museum the Lakenhal.

Leiden city
THE B&B therefore also lie in the middle of in the city and near the Leidse university. Regularly we receive gastdocenten or research workers who are linked temporarily to realm university Leiden.

Pilgrim museum and Pilgrim Archives

Right compared with B&B bed and Beschuit lies the Pilgrim museum (Beschuitsteeg 9, opened Wednesday up to and with Saturday as from 13.00).

The Pilgrims were original English calvinisten who lived, from United Kingdom escaped for the strict Anglican state church, from 1609 up to 1620 in Leiden and worked. Later they travelled, with the Mayflower to Noord-Amerika, the new world. There now still annual Thanksgiving are celebrated, as a reminder to their depravations and eventual rescue. The influence of the Pilgrims on the later United States has been large. No less than considers American presidents, among which the bus bushes descends, directly of them.

Leiden has two museums concerning the Pilgrims. The Pilgrim Archives to the Vliet, kept on the spot from where they in 1620 to America left, and Leiden American Pilgrim museum in nicely a remained monument from 1375, to the Beschuitsteeg 9.

VVV Leiden

You want know what there to do is in Leiden or wants you for example a small estate in Leiden visit, go then to the Visitors Centre, Stationsweg 41, 2312 in Leiden (slantingly compared with the central station) or the Internet site ATE examines: www.vvvleiden.nl.

Nice cafe's and restaurants in the neighbourhood

Right for the angle in the Nieuwstraat you find jazz- and wijncafé the two Spieghels. The famous ben Webster gave here its very last concert in 1973. There are, especially the weekend, many live bands. Really a must! (www.detweespieghels.nl).

The square for the church slantingly cross and you stand at the Hooglandsekerkkoorsteeg. In this little street is settled 'Cafe de Bonte Koe'. The splendid interieur of Café de Bonte Koe has remained already more than hundred years the same. There good newspapers on table, the spirits and snacks are selected with attention and care. This makes the Bonte cow of the most fine café's of the Netherlands. The boasted tegeltableaus on the moment are restored. (www.cafedebontekoe.net)

Still just as pass through and you walk towards against the old Elisabeth hospital on the Hooigracht. The building has been restored entirely and on the committed ground nowadays biercafe Belgian called 'Olivier' with a splendid terrace in the garden of the old hospital. You can eat here also nicely mussels (www.cafe-olivier.be).

For the angle of the Beschuitsteeg on the Nieuwstraat 7 you find café restaurant De Branderij / De Gaanderij (www.branderij-gaanderij.nl).

Very well food is possible the citadel at Koetshuis. Attractive restaurant and with a large terrace with view on the historical citadel of Leiden (www.koetshuisdeburcht.nl).

Leuke shops

Beside the B&B bed and Beschuit sits jewel shop Ma Perle (www.maperle.nl). The sisters Binh and Mai tram designs and makes jewels of (half) gems. They make also jewels in task. In august 2009 they have opened two establishments in Haarlem. YOU here always succeed for a nice and stylish gift.