Brink & De Waag
Brink / De Waag
The central market square of Deventer's old town. The late-Gothic Weighhouse of 1528 now houses the city history museum.
The Brink is Deventer's medieval market square, surrounded by old merchant houses with stepped gables and open-air café terraces. In the centre stands the Weighhouse (De Waag), built in 1528 and one of the oldest weighhouses in the Netherlands. A large iron cauldron hangs on its wall, said to have been used to boil counterfeiters. The building now houses the Deventer City History Museum. Europe's largest outdoor book market, held on the first Sunday of August, and the Dickens Festival in December are both centred here. There is a market on Fridays and Saturdays. It is about a 10-minute walk from the railway station.
Opening hours
Square open all day; museum Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00