Zwaanendael Museum
A small museum modelled on the Hoorn town hall in the Netherlands, telling the story of Dutch settlement and shipwrecks. Admission is free.
The Zwaanendael Museum was built in 1931 to mark the 300th anniversary of the Dutch settlement at Lewes. Its design copies the town hall of Hoorn in the Netherlands, and its stepped gables are very striking. The museum covers the rise and fall of the Zwaanendael colony founded in 1631, the history of coastal pilots, and artefacts recovered from the British warship De Braak, which sank nearby in 1798. Admission is free. It is closed on Mondays. The museum is small, and a visit takes about half an hour.
Opening hours
Tue–Sat, approx. 10:00–16:30
Nearby sights
- Historic Lewes
- Cape May–Lewes Ferry
- Tanger Outlets Rehoboth Beach
- Junction and Breakwater Trail
- Cape Henlopen State Park
- Fort Miles & WWII Fire Control Towers
- Dolle's Candyland
- Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk & Beach