Discover Gouda with a self-guided Outside Escape city game tour!
Description
Experience a new way to discover a city with this 'gamified' tour! Explore Gouda during this self-guided walking tour that lets you see the city in a different light. You'll even learn about hidden spots most locals don't know about! Immerse yourself in a uniquely crafted story as you solve engaging puzzles that highlight the history and noteworthy sights of the city. It appears you have been framed for the assassination of a local playwright! Can you prove your innocence and catch the cowardly culprit? Rally your friends and put your problem-solving and exploration skills to the test! - Start your adventure at any moment you choose - All you need is a smartphone with a mobile data plan - Suitable for a team of up to 5-6 players aged 15 and older (supervision recommended for younger players) - This city tour takes around 2 hours to complete and is approximately 2,5 kilometers long
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Discover, feel, taste and experience everything about the world-famous Gouda cheeses. Last year, the Gouda Cheese Experience opened its doors to the public in this beautifully yellow, monumental building in the center of Gouda. During a visit to this unique attraction, you go on an interactive journey through the world of Gouda cheese.
Local farmers bring their wagons to this market square to have their cheese weighed, inspected and sold there; just like people have done for centuries. The sold consignment is transported to De Gouden Waag on the horse-drawn wagon, where it is weighed. This is still done during the cheese market, which is held every Thursday morning from April to the end of August. It’s a top tourist attraction!
The Turfmarkt is a canal which has 30 buildings along it that are officially recognised as national monuments.
This bridge was built in 1867 by the smelting company called ''Prins van Oranje''. It is the last 19th century cast iron turning bridge in Gouda. The bridge is considered a national monument.
This chapel became a Lutheran church in 1682. Which a rich history starting in 1335, this is a perfect place to have a quick look inside.
The Mandeville Academy is an education institute offering a one-year preparatory school program for intellectual gifted young adults.
The Gouda Museum has a unique collection featuring 16th-century altar pieces, 17th-century militia group portraits, and French and Dutch paintings from the 19th century (in The Hague School). Take a leap into the past and travel back in time to 1562 with an interactive city model. You can also enjoy the famous Gouda pottery, known as Gouds Plateel, as well as the large open depot with clay pipes, modern art, silverware and many other objects.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(13)
Nice escape in and through Gouda, special streets and interesting facts. Both with young children 7 and 10 years) and older children 18 and 20 years and grandmother (divided into two groups).
Dank je wel voor de leuke review, leuk om te horen dat het gewaardeerd wordt door allerlei leeftijden.
To shape our day Gouda booked this activity. A lot of fun as a couple but also in larger groups or teams. Perfect combination of fun activity and seeing the city. Because there is no time limit we could stop at nice places along the way and do whatever came our way.
Wat leuk dat jullie de Outside Escape hebben gedaan tijdens jullie uitje naar Gouda! Ook fijn om te horen dat de flexibiliteit goed voor jullie werkte!
We did several Outside Ecapes, Gouda's is really one of the nicer ones. Nice route, varied puzzles. And a closing overall puzzle, we are always fans of that too.
Super om te horen! Dankjulliewel! Gouda is ook erg mooie stad natuurlijk!
The escape route was super fun and very diverse. Nice questions and good to answer. We walked the route at our own pace. Along the way a cup of coffee with something tasty and walked again. We have seen a lot of Gouda and in a completely different way than you would normally see if you ‘just’ walk through Gouda. We also learned about the history of Gouda through play. This was not the first Outside Escape and certainly not the last. Highly recommended!
Dat is heel fijn om te horen, we zien jullie graag terug bij een volgende Outside Escape.
We did the challenging version, it was easy to do and super fun. Especially that you can also do your own thing in between if you want. I had booked in advance, but registering was then quite complicated. (I don't think we're that stupid, so maybe make it a little more user-friendly) Fortunately, we were able to call a number with a super friendly guy who helped us. After that it was completely clear.
Dankjewel voor jullie mooie review! Die gast aan de telefoon was ik :-D. We gaan nog even kijken om het proces te versimpelen! Goed dat jullie het laten weten. Bedankt!
The route was very nice, many beautiful places were discovered. The puzzles were too difficult/too far-fetched, often impossible to solve without hints.
Wat jammer om te horen dat de puzzels wat te moeilijk waren. We zien inderdaad in de statistieken dat er een aantal routes te moeilijk zijn momenteel. We passen ze aan! Zou je ons willen mailen? Dan kunnen voor jou een compensatie aanbieden. info@outsideescape.nl.
Very nice walk through Gouda, the questions are well structured. A city walk this way is much more fun!! We are fans.
My husband and I have done escape puzzle tours through Outside before. This time the nice city of Gouda and together with another couple. We did the basic level and it was easy for the 4 of us. The other couple is an immediate fan of the puzzle tours. Gouda is highly recommended, especially if there is a market. Plenty of nice eateries. Tip: go to Kamphuisen on the market square for a pack of syrup cakes.
Goede tip! Die stroopwafels vond ik ook super lekker! En fantastisch dat jullie zo genoten hebben! Dankjewel voor de feedback!
I did the Outsite Escape Gouda together with my (adult) daughter. We were lucky because it was Christmas time. The city was beautifully decorated, a lot of fun on the terraces that you regularly visited during the tour. Even an extremely fun ice skating rink! That ice rink made answering 1 question a bit more difficult because we couldn't get close to the answer, but that didn't spoil the fun (and we had it!). The route was very nice, the indicated distance to be covered was more or less correct, we saw interesting places that we would not have come to otherwise. By having to look for answers, you look at your environment very differently. The answers to the questions were quite challenging, but that of course makes it so much fun (for 1 question there were two answer options based on the information found) and of course we chose the wrong one at first :-). We got stuck on another question, we were at the right location but could not make the link to the answer. How nice that you can continue with a hint! An interactive city walk in Gouda is highly recommended, we will certainly explore other cities in this way! And luckily, we were able to leave the city again as 'not being a witch'!
Fun and informative “treasure hunt for adults” that is also fun with young children (7 and 10 years old). On the occasion of grandma's 75th birthday, we went to the outdoor shop escape in 2 groups of 5. Nice also because of unknown parts of the city such as the narrow alleys and the lock keeper's house where you can look inside for a scene from yesteryear.
