Industrial and derelict locations to film in the Netherlands
15 of them, 11 with a photo and 3 with practical details the location publishes itself. 1 have a documented shooting history. Every entry links to the location or to the body that manages it.
Factories, warehouses, power stations, mines, depots and abandoned buildings: raw space, hard surfaces and the kind of decay that is impossible to build.
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Bataviawerf (Batavialand)
Industrial & derelict
Working historic shipyard in Lelystad building full-size replica VOC ships beside a reconstructed seventeenth-century harbour, sail loft and rigging sheds.
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De Hallen Amsterdam
Industrial & derelict
Former early 1900s tram depot in Amsterdam Oud-West, redeveloped into a complex with a cinema, food hall, library, hotel and market spaces around a central courtyard.
Fenix
Industrial & derelict
Former Holland-Amerika Lijn transit warehouse on Katendrecht in Rotterdam, now a migration museum with an internal spiral staircase, exhibition halls and a rooftop terrace over the Maas.
Fort bij Vechten
Industrial & derelict
Nineteenth-century fortress of the New Dutch Waterline near Bunnik, with brick casemates, powder magazines and grass-covered ramparts around a moat.
LocHal
Industrial & derelict
A former railway repair workshop in Tilburg's Spoorzone, converted into a public library and culture hall that is marketed as an events and business location.
Maassilo
Industrial & derelict
A former grain silo and elevator on Rotterdam's Maashaven, converted into a club, concert and business events venue while keeping its raw concrete industrial interior.
Radio Kootwijk
Industrial & derelict
Isolated 1920s Expressionist transmitter hall on the Veluwe heathland, a monumental concrete radio station known as Building A, now used for events and productions.
Seen in: Mindhunters (2004)
Sphinxkwartier
Industrial & derelict
Former Sphinx ceramics factory site in Maastricht, redeveloped into a mixed-use district with former industrial halls, including the Timmerfabriek, reused for culture and events.
Strijp-S
Industrial & derelict
Former closed Philips factory campus in Eindhoven redeveloped into a creative district of brick industrial halls, courtyards and new residential towers.
Watersnoodmuseum
Industrial & derelict
A museum near Ouwerkerk built inside four Phoenix caissons that were used to close the last dike breach after the 1953 flood disaster, with halls available for group and business bookings.
Westergasfabriek
Industrial & derelict
Former nineteenth-century coal gasworks in Amsterdam converted into an events site with several brick halls, a cobbled courtyard and a surrounding park.
De Cacaofabriek
Industrial & derelict
Former cocoa factory in Helmond converted into a cultural venue with a cinema, concert hall, exhibition space and brasserie, also available for private hire.
NDSM Wharf
Industrial & derelict
Former shipyard on the IJ in Amsterdam-Noord with a vast former assembly hall, dry docks and cranes, now used for events and creative work.
RDM Rotterdam
Industrial & derelict
Former shipyard of the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij on the Maas in Rotterdam, now a campus with a large steel-framed assembly hall, quaysides and workshops used for events and productions.
Sint-Pietersberg / ENCI Quarry
Industrial & derelict
Former limestone quarry on the southern edge of Maastricht, now a reclaimed nature area of white marl cliffs, terraces and a lake beside the old cement works.
Industrial and derelict locations elsewhere in Europe
- Germany 48
- Spain 43
- United Kingdom 39
- France 36
- Italy 30
- Poland 28
- Czech Republic 22
- Greece 14
- Romania 13
- Portugal 11
- Hungary 10
- Serbia 10
Other kinds of location in the Netherlands
- Theatres, arenas and venues 19
- Offices, schools and public buildings 13
- Transport and infrastructure 11
- Film studios and backlots 9
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