the Netherlands Film Location Tours: 11 to Book

1.Leiden Tour with Live guide and Visit to Rembrandt’s First Studio

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $60Our pick

Meet guide PJ at Leiden Central Station for a 70 to 90 minute walk through old gates, windmills, churches, squares, and shopping streets. The tour includes entry to Rembrandt’s first studio, with a maximum of nine people and English guiding.

“Our guide PJ was great and very knowledgeable! Leiden is a beautiful city with lots of history. Highly recommend this tour!”

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2.Maastricht Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews

Start at Maastricht’s Markt and follow a two-hour Sherlock Holmes mystery on your phone. Solve the murder of Balthasar through codes, photo tasks, digital characters, and plot twists. You play without a guide, at any start time, alone or with up to three companions on one ticket.

“Leuk om op een andere manier de stad te leren kennen en je tocht op eigen tempo te kunnen maken. Opdrachten zijn niet te moeilijk.”

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3.Arnhem Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Lead your own Sherlock Holmes case through Arnhem, starting and ending at Kerkplein. Use your phone to follow clues, meet digital characters, crack codes, and complete photo tasks as you solve Balthasar’s murder. The easy, English-language game lasts about two hours and suits groups of up to four.

“That the tour, depending on how efficiently you walk it, is between 3.5 and 6.5 km. The time collection is correct.Auto-translated”

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4.Roermond Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews

You and up to three companions follow a Sherlock Holmes mystery from Munsterkerk in Roermond, using the Loquiz app to solve clues, crack codes, and complete photo tasks. The easy, self-guided game lasts about two hours, runs at your chosen time, and ends where it begins.

“Fun experience. Nice walks. Puzzles a little easy. Terrible jokes but those are fun to me. All in all pretty good.”

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5.Groningen Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews

Start at Grote Markt and follow a self-guided Sherlock Holmes mystery through Groningen. Use the Loquiz app to solve codes, spot clues, meet digital characters, and complete photo tasks. Play solo or in groups of up to four, starting anytime on your chosen date.

“Die telefonische Beratung zur Produktsuche war super hilfreich, die Abwicklung und Bezahlung ebenfalls. Beim Spiel selbst würde mein Handy-Akku zusehends aufgebraucht, so dass in den ersten 20min bereits 70% verbraten wurden. ARead more”

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6.Venlo Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Start at Stationsplein in Venlo and follow a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery on your phone. You will decode clues, meet digital characters, complete photo tasks, and investigate Balthasar’s death at your own pace. The English game lasts about two hours and suits one to four people per ticket.

“It was a lot of fun. Unfortunately we could not answer a question because there was a festival in the park and we did not come to the grounds. At the beginning we got nowhere, because we were already asked about the killer. Have briefly contacted the organizer and we were helped immediately. The tracks were just right far apart and the questions well put together. Unfortunately, it poured out of buckets, but this did not harm the experience.Auto-translated”

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7.Deventer Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Deventer at your own pace while solving the murder of Balthasar through a phone-based Sherlock Holmes game. Follow clues, meet digital characters, crack codes, and complete photo tasks. It lasts about two hours, suits families and small groups, and starts and ends at Stationsplein.

“It was very nice to solve the puzzles together. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough power on my cell phone to finish it. So my mistake that the other side won.Auto-translated”

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8.Leeuwarden Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Follow the murder of Balthasar through Leeuwarden with a self-guided Sherlock Holmes mystery game on your phone. Start at De Waag, solve codes, meet digital characters, complete photo tasks, and play at your own pace in English with up to four people per device.

“Very beautiful and cozy city. Nice restaurants and cafes. Beautiful buildings, nice walking streets, lots to see. Car-free center.”

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9.Leiden Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Start at Stadhuisplein and follow a self-guided Sherlock Holmes mystery through Leiden’s center. Use your phone to solve codes, meet digital characters, complete photo tasks, and uncover Balthasar’s killer. It is easy, private, family-friendly, and offered in English.

“Nice tour through the city center of Leiden. You walk from location to location. It's a pity that no information is given about the sights you pass. But that might distract too much from the game”

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10.Emmen Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

You follow a Sherlock Holmes mystery through Emmen using your phone, beginning at Grote of Pancratiuskerk. Expect codes, digital characters, photo tasks, and a story about Balthasar’s murder. The easy game suits families and small groups, with no guide and no fixed start time.

“Nice riddle, sometimes a bit simple, but a more fun way to see Emmen. Both the park and the streets in the center you come along nice streets.Auto-translated”

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11.Harderwijk Self Guided Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews

Turn Harderwijk into your detective board as you solve the murder of Balthasar through the Loquiz app. You will follow clues from Markt, meet digital characters, crack codes, complete photo tasks, and return to the meeting point in about two hours. One ticket covers up to four people.

“Das Rätsel war problemlos zu lösen und sehr unterhaltsam. Wie nebenbei hat man die Stadt erkundet. Auch den Teenagern hat es mehr Spaß gemacht als der klassische Stadtrundgang.”

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