Sint Pieters van der Speckhofje

Sint Pieters van der Speckhofje is a garden in Leiden, Bollenstreek, South Holland. Sint Pieters van der Speckhofje is situated nearby to the apartment building Pieterskerkhof 40, Leiden, as well as near the art gallery Young Rembrandt Studio.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pieterskerk and Rijksmuseum van Oudheden.

Pieterskerk

Church

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The Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic Dutch Protestant church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. It is also the burial place of the scientist Willebrord Snellius.

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Museum

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The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is situated 270 metres northwest of Sint Pieters van der Speckhofje.

Pilgrim Museum Leiden

Museum

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The Pilgrim Museum Leiden is a small museum in Leiden, dedicated to the Pilgrims who sailed to the New World on the Mayflower. It was founded in 1997 by American historian Jeremy Bangs.