The Batavia shipyard
The original Batavia was built in 1628, for the Dutch East India Company. It was a Spiegelretour ship (East Indiaman), meaning that it would be sailing back and forth between the Netherlands and the East Indies. Unfortunately the ship was  wrecked on her maiden voyage; just off the coast of Australia, she ran on the rocks. On top of that, they had a mutiny! Only a small portion of the 341 people on board survived the voyage.
The Batavia was rebuilt at the Batavia shipyard in Lelystad, the dream of shipbuilder Willem Vos. He started construction in 1985; it would take him ten years. No one knew exactly how to build such a ship, but the process had to be as realistic as possible. Everything about the ship has therefore been copied by hand, even the cannon. You can come and see it all at the Batavia shipyard.

Visit the Batavia shipyard and museum
The shipyard and museum, now known together as Batavialand, can easily occupy you for half a day, but there is also a lot to see in a few hours, for both adults and school groups.
A visit to Batavialand can be easily combined with a sailing day on the Catharina van Mijdrecht. Visiting the Batavia shipyard with a sailing ship is a special experience; we can dock right next to the historic sailing ship! We will be happy to arrange this activity for you.