Editing Hellevoetsluis (section)

==Tourism==
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===Water sports===
Hellevoetsluis is one of the largest water sports centres in the country. There are 2,000 mooring places, spread over five harbours. With such a broad expanse of water as the Haringvliet and the [[North Sea]] close by, it is popular with water sports lovers and the Haringvliet is being used increasingly for national and international water sports events.

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===Entertainment===
The old town centre, the fortress, has many terraces that look out upon the busy harbour and plenty of bars and restaurants serving 'international' food. There are also restaurants and bars outside the fortress. A petting zoo, a sailing school, a fitness centre, tennis courts, a sauna, etc., are nearby.

===Events===
In August the "Fortress Days" (Dutch: "''Vestingdagen''") are held. During the festivities which includes live music and a market, there are also displays of ships, aeroplane demonstrations, and a big firework display. However due to responsibility issues, the "Fortress Day" organization decided to no longer organize this event.<ref>{{Cite web| last = Berkelder| first = Nadia| title = Dit jaar geen Vestingdagen in Hellevoetsluis: 'Wij willen de verantwoording niet meer nemen'| work = [[Algemeen Dagblad]]| access-date = 2023-11-18| date = 2020-02-20| url = https://www.ad.nl/voorne-putten/dit-jaar-geen-vestingdagen-in-hellevoetsluis-wij-willen-de-verantwoording-niet-meer-nemen~aef6aec6/| language = nl}}</ref>

Every two years, the Dutch Classic Yacht Regatta is held in the harbour. A large number of classic, sharp [[yacht|yachts]] can be seen.

===Museums===
The town has well-preserved fortifications in the fortress. A walking tour leads to historical buildings such as the lighthouse, the Prinsehuis, Corn Mill ''[[De Hoop, Hellevoetsluis|De Hoop]]'', and several museums. The museum ''Gesigt van 't Dok'', situated at Oostzanddijk, contains a replica of the town, fortress, and naval shipyard as it was in 1834. This replica forms the heart of an exhibition on the development of Hellevoetsluis into a modern naval port at the beginning of the previous century.

The National Firefighting Museum, located in what used to be the Kuiperij and Grootmagazijn on Industriehaven, contains a rich collection ranging from the most primitive fire fighting equipment from centuries ago to the highly sophisticated equipment of today. Water buckets, fire hoses, water barrels, uniforms, hand- and [[steam engines]], and many other devices that mark a point in the history of fire fighting are represented.

In the ''Oudheidskamer'', also situated on the Industriehaven, there is a collection of items from the daily life of the past two centuries. It includes items that relate to the past of Hellevoetsluis as a naval port as well as agriculture-related articles.

[[Hellevoetsluis Dry Dock]] dates from 1806. It marks a revolutionary development in the history of shipbuilding and ship repair. The dry dock is still operational and has become a major historical and industrial/archaeological monument.