The Nieuwe Kerk combo ticket costs €12.50 and that included the church, the tower and also the Oude Kerk. The very large church is most famous for containing the mausoleum of William the Silent. You visit the church first and the tower entrance is in the gift shop on the way out. The passage way up the tower is narrow (especially when you meet people coming the other way) and there are a lot of steps but eventually you reach the top. Unfortunately it was raining and misty when I visited so views were not great but imagine they wound be much better on a nicer day.

Climbed the narrow twisting steps up the tower. Not for the faint hearted. Wonderful views from the top, well worth the effort. Take their advice & put as much of your stuff as you can in the free lockers, It's tight for space.

Whilst on a trip to Delft my wife and I had some spare time so we went into the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church). It is well worth a visit as it has some fascinating history to do with the Dutch royal family. If we had more time we would have climbed the tower but unfortunately we had to miss that. One of the church guides spent a good 20 minutes with me explaining about the crypt and the family of Orange. Unfortunately you can't go into the crypt. The inside of the church is also well worth spending some time looking at. If you have more time your entry ticket gives you access to the Old Church as well but you would need a good few hours to make the most of your ticket.

Although Nieuwe Kerk translates from Dutch as "New Church", it is not new at all, since the first mention of it dates back to 1351. It was just built after the Oude Kerk (Old Church), hence the name. The 109-meter-high Nieuwe Kerk is second only to the Utrecht Cathedral in the country, which I visited the day before. Its significance for the country is explained by the burial here of the first king of the independent Netherlands, William of Orange, who was killed here by the Catholic fanatic Balthazar Gerard. Since all of William's ancestors were buried in Breda, which remained under Spanish control, all members of the Orange-Nassau family are buried here, including the previous Queen Juliana. William's tombstone was created by the same architect Hendrik de Kaiser, who designed the new facade of the Town Hall opposite. The new church can be called an Unhappy church. In 1536, the tower of the church was struck by lightning, a fire destroyed the organ, choirs, stained glass windows. In the same century, the iconoclastic Protestant movement trashed the entire interior. But this was the fate of almost all churches, not only the Netherlands. In 1654, the church was damaged by a thunderstorm and an explosion of a powder magazine. The enlightened XVIII century ended well for the church. In 1872, the spire was struck by lightning. Despite the war, the church was not damaged in World War II. It turns out that disasters now happen after a century. For 20 years of the XXI century, nothing has happened yet. But this is just the beginning...

The NK is stunning - located at the heart of Delft in the main square - it provides an amazing set piece of gothic architecture. Walk inside and see the soaring columns and stunning roof -it seems to hang in the air. Walk through the vast open space and see some of the pictures and you feel transported back to the time of Vermeer. The church is well illustrated with some very poignant stories ...the ticket also includes the old church which is equally lovely with its alarming angled tower. Its really worth the visit..

The "Delvenaren" started building this church late 1300s. New at the time as they already had an older building on one of the canals (Oude Kerk). As with all Christian churches in the Netherlands, the new church was a scene of conflict between reformers and the establishment. Eventually in Delft, the Protestant reformers won. Their leader, a prince of Orange aka as William the Silent who was murdered in 1584, was entombed in the church. Ever since members of his family were laid to rest in the cellars of the building (royal crypt). Entrance fee to both Oude and Nieuwe Kerk €8.50 (does not include climbing the tower)