Stag and Hen Transport in Rotterdam

The Witte de Withstraat is the primary destination: long, walkable, with bars and restaurants ranging from Dutch pubs to cocktail bars, from around 5pm well past midnight. Coach drop-off is on the Witte de Withstraat or the parallel Hartmansstraat. The Oude Haven (the old inner harbour near the Blaak Cube Houses) has bars on the waterside and floating pontoons that are particularly popular in summer; it is a 10-minute walk or 5-minute minibus ride from the Witte de With. The Fenix Food Factory on the Katendrecht peninsula (approximately 5km south, 15 minutes by minibus) is a food market and craft beer hall with a distinctive industrial atmosphere, popular for early-evening programmes before the main bar circuit.

Rotterdam's Maas river harbour is not as suited to narrow canal boat hire as Amsterdam's central canals, but private boat hire on the Maas and the Rotterdam waterways is available for groups of 10 to 40. The Wilhelminapier on the south bank (accessible by the Erasmus Bridge, 5 minutes by minibus from the Witte de With) has restaurants and bars in the former Holland America Line buildings; this suits a higher-end hen dinner before the main Witte de With circuit. The ferry across the Maas (the Waterbus) provides an unusual group transfer option for groups wanting to arrive at the Wilhelminapier by water.

Delft (15km south-west, approximately 15 minutes by coach) works well as an afternoon programme: canal walking, Delftware pottery demonstration, and a beer in the Market Square before the Rotterdam evening. The Delft Market Square has a good range of Dutch pubs and terrace bars. Amsterdam as a day trip from Rotterdam is less common but some groups use a Rotterdam evening as the Friday night and an Amsterdam day (with afternoon canal boat) as the Saturday; we provide transport for both legs of such a weekend.