De Vliet
This is where the Pilgrims departed from Leiden. They sailed down the Vliet toward Delfshaven, where the Speedwell was waiting to take them to England to set sail for the New World together with the Mayflower.
This monument by artist Gert van der Woude was erected in 2003. It symbolizes the uncertain step taken by the Pilgrims when they traveled to the New World. The names on the pedestal are those of Pilgrims from Leiden who made this journey between 1620 and 1647.