A wonderful environment for walking, relaxing and enjoying calm and nature
The park is named after Cornelis and Frederik de Houtman, the two Gouda brothers who sailed in 1595 with the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies. There has been a monument to the two brothers in the park since 1880, with the inscription: "to the brothers Cornelis and Frederik de Houtman, natives and citizens of Gouda ... founders of the alliance of the Netherlands with Insulinde." Other there are memorials for mayor Van Bergen IJzendoorn and for Queen Wilhelmina and King Willem Alexander (Koningslinden). There is also a music dome in the park, built in 1898 to a design from 1893. On the edge of the park is the flour mill 't Slot.
