Ironing, linen and textiles in 's-Gravenzande
's-Gravenzande is older than most cities in Holland. Count Floris IV granted it town rights here as early as 1246, before Dordrecht, before Haarlem, before The Hague even existed. His grandson Floris V built the 'Hof te Zande' here, a residence for the counts of Holland, where medieval Holland court attire was cut, worn and — when ceremony required — daily attended to.
Such a comital court travelled. The counts shuttled between Haarlem, The Hague, 's-Gravenzande and Geertruidenberg, taking their linen chests with them everywhere. At the Hof te Zande, the count's soft cotton shirts, woollen hose, leather riding breeches and velvet jerkins were kept in order by chambermaids and linen girls — folding, brushing, airing, pressing over glowing coals. Floris V was murdered in 1296 at Muiderberg, but the Hof te Zande continued to function for some time before falling into disrepair in the fifteenth century and ultimately disappearing.
's-Gravenzande went on to become horticultural land, with a wealthy market-gardening village in the centre, many greenhouses around it, and a beach reached via the Maasdijk to the sea. Old core and new districts run quietly side by side. The households of today have fewer ceremonial court demands — but they do have a steady stack of blouses that have to step out into the street neatly.
Since 2013 we have been driving out from our laundry on the Henricuskade on fixed mornings through 's-Gravenzande. We collect your laundry, iron everything, and deliver it back — the same delivery driver, on the same day.
How does Strijkservice Haaglanden work in 's-Gravenzande?
For residents of 's-Gravenzande our service works exactly as in the rest of Haaglanden: on a fixed day of the week our driver comes by, picks up your laundry bag and brings your laundry back clean and crisply ironed. No appointment needed — your routine is set.
You get one regular driver and a fixed pickup rhythm so you always know what to expect. No carrying, no full drying racks in the living room, no evenings at the ironing board.
Everything is handled in our own laundry on Henricuskade in The Hague. Shirts, blouses, table linen, bed and bath textiles — we iron it the way it should go back into the cupboard at home, neatly folded and ready to use.