A Guide to Leeuwarden

Discover Leeuwarden with our Guide

Hi, my name is Kevin and I am a guide in Leeuwarden. Together with my colleagues, we provide the most enjoyable walking tours in Leeuwarden. Since 2013 we have been giving public approachable pay-what-you-please walking tours in multiple languages! Every Saturday at 12PM we also offer a Leeuwarden Free Tour in English. However, we also offer tailor-made private tours. We believe that a personalised walking tour with one of our guides is the best way to discover Leeuwarden at your own pace and interests. We pride ourselves on giving walking tours ever so slightly different from your average guided tour. This has resulted in our walking tours being consistently rated as the most fun tours in Leeuwarden. Join us and discover the beauty of Leeuwarden!

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Leeuwarden Free Tour

EVERY Saturday also in English
Join us on a Free Tour in English. It’s the best introduction to the city.

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Leeuwarden Private Tours

On request
You can book a private guide for your own company on any time of the week.

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Leeuwarden Street Art Tour

On request also in English
Discover another Leeuwarden..

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Experience Leeuwarden with our guide

Leeuwarden is a beautiful historical city. With a Guide to Leeuwarden the city will become even more enticing! Our guides tell the best stories about the city’s history, its famous inhabitants, and they will show you gorgeous murals and cheeky street art. Our guides will make you laugh and be amazed. Join our guides and experience Leeuwarden! Book online!

Guiding is a profession! That is why we work with professional guides; real storytellers with a flair for tension, cadence and energy. Our guides are in love with Leeuwarden and they love to share this love with you. Our guides will make you laugh, amazed, and give you the occasional goosebumps. They will lead you to places you would have otherwise overlooked. They will share the juicy details rarely mentioned in the history books. Join our guides and experience Leeuwarden!

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Reviews

Do also check the reviews to see what other people thought of our walking tours. We’ve been the best rated tour of Leeuwarden since 2013. Check our reviews on TripAdvisor, Google, Facebook and Trustpilot. Our tours are also recommended by Lonely Planet! And we really like it if you leave a review after you’ve joined a walking tour.

Starting Point

The starting point for our tours is the Oldehoofsterkerkhof, the square in front of the Oldehove (the leaning tower). Our guides will be waiting for you next to the entrance of the Obe pavilion. Inside this pavilion you will find the Visitor Center Leeuwarden. This is nearby ‘De Torenwachter’ shop and the Restaurant De Skeve Toren. Have a look at our video below or use google maps. You can also download our own map to find your way in Leeuwarden.

About us

A Guide to Leeuwarden organises walking tours in Leeuwarden. We have been doing this since 2013, offering accessible public Free Walking Tours as well as customized private tours for both groups and schools. Because we believe that the best introduction to Leeuwarden is a personal tour with one of our guides. Meet our team below!

What to expect on our walking tours

Our walking tours last 1.5 hours and you’ll always be accompanied by an enthusiastic guide. On our public walking tours (Leeuwarden Free Tours) and our Leeuwarden Private Tours, our guides always aim to provide a good mix of remarkable buildings, famous Leeuwarden residents, hidden gems and the finest street art. Along the way, our guides will stop to tell you the most fascinating stories. These stories are informative, but also entertaining and often told with a touch of humour. We see it as the best introduction to Leeuwarden.
These tours are accessible to a very wide audience. With us, you won’t be overwhelmed with facts, dates and too many details. A good guide knows how to dose their information. We tell great stories and are also happy to answer any in-depth questions.
Our guides love being around people. They prefer to tell historical stories that focus on people. But they also show you the Leeuwarden of today. There’s a good chance you’ll also get a tip for a fun cultural activity, where to find the most beautiful mural, or where to find the latest coffee shop.

About Leeuwarden

Leeuwarden is the capital of Friesland, former home of the royal Orange-Nassau family, and Cultural Capital of Europe in 2018. Our local guides would love to share the beauty of Leeuwarden with you on their walking tours. To prepare your trip, we already share some maps and our best tips.

Maps of Leeuwarden

Check the maps we have created for Leeuwarden. At the end of every tour we will also hand you one on paper.

The best tips about Leeuwarden

On our tours we will give you plenty of tips for your stay in Leeuwarden. But we already gathered some on our website.