Top Things to do in Groningen Province
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The 10 Best Things to do Good for Kids in Groningen Province, The Netherlands
Discover the best top things to do in Groningen Province, The Netherlands including Boot Groningen, Fraeylemaborg, Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum, Prinsentuin, DelfSail, Menkemaborg, Veenkoloniaal Museum, Forum Groningen, Openluchtmuseum het Hoogeland, The Bare Feet Trail.
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1. Boot Groningen
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 61 reviews
Boot Groningen offers you the opportunity to see the old city from the canals. We will take you on a one hour relaxing cruise on our OPEN BOAT all around the canals of Groningen. Only €15 for an ALL-INCLUSIVE cruise including cold beers, wines and soft drinks. The skipper and hostess will be narrating the tour and serving all your cold drinks. Schedule: Monday till Wednesday: upon request Thursday: 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 Friday: 12:00, 13:30, 15:00 and 16:30 Saturday and Sunday: 12:00 and 13:30
2. Fraeylemaborg
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 91 reviews
Reviewed By nicolaaslewis - Veghel, The Netherlands
Large garden free to walk around Great for children for a dive in the pool Easy accessibel for older people and wheelchair
3. Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 155 reviews
The northern Maritime Museum is situated in two beautiful medieval buildings in Groningen. The museum shows the history of the ship transport in the north of the Netherlands and the history of Groningen. Additionally, you can visit changing art and history exhibitions throughout the year in our museum. To know how Groningen looked like in the Middle Ages, you can view the special virtual reconstruction of medieval Groningen.
Reviewed By ShivaParvati - Pune, India
A splendid museum housed in two heritage houses in the centre of town we are introduced to maritime life and the manner in which it was lived in the 18th century. There are pictures and paintings, portraits of well known notables, shipping paraphernalia and objects and the piece de resistance being the numerous scale models of schooners and rigged vessels in all shapes and sizes. Spread over four wooden floors it is a feast for both the mariner in you and us alike.
4. Prinsentuin
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 518 reviews
Reviewed By Traysi62 - The Hague, The Netherlands
Prinsenhof Hotel overlooks this garden. Lovely to spend a half hour wandering round and there is a cute little tea house.
5. DelfSail
6. Menkemaborg
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By sallyt403 - Halkirk, United Kingdom
We visited on a wet satutday mid june. There was a well shaded free carpark which was good as dogs are not allowed in. It is a short walk up a tree lined drive to the house. We were greeted by a gentleman in the house who spoke excellent english & who gave us leaflets in English & offered an audio guide. The house was extremely interesting with lots of little strange items. You daw both the owners & the servants areas which is something I always enjoy seeing both sides. The gardens made a relaxing walk & were beautifully laid out. Free with the museum kart.
7. Veenkoloniaal Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 95 reviews
Veenkoloniaal Museum Veendam ( Amsterdam Peat Museum) is one of the most surprising museums in the province of Groningen. In the 17th century investors from Amsterdam invested their money in the enormous Bourtanger Moor. Peat (turf/veen) was brought by small vessels to city's like Amsterdam and Gouda.The museum not only tells about peatdigging, but also about the Golden Age of this region, the 19th century! The age when 60% of the Dutch fleet was located in little towns like Veendam, Wildervank and Pekela. They traded f.e.with the town of Riga. It also the century of Anthony Winkler Prins who wrote his encyclopaedia in Veendam and century of William Albert Scholten, the first multinational in the Netherlands. Succesfull in trading in potato starch, straw- and cardboard. Besides the (permanent) story of the region, the museum organizes interesting art and historical exhibitions.
8. Forum Groningen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 101 reviews
Another eye-catching building is added to the skyline of Groningen's historic city centre. Forum Groningen, open since november 2019, was designed by Amsterdam-based NL Architects for the City of Groningen. It covers a surface area of 17,000 m2 on ten floors, is open seven days a week and hosts a diverse array of activities around one coherent ambition: explore the world, discover the future. Forum Groningen's ambition is to let today's world and tomorrow's opportunities inspire the residents and visitors of Groningen. It hopes to achieve this with international exhibitions, film and literature festivals, as well as courses, workshops and talks. Forum Groningen challenges the public to keep an open mind while exposing them to the latest social and technological developments. To this end, the Forum hosts exhibitions and has the interactive Storyworld museum, five cinemas, a multi-purpose events venue, the city library, study and work places, a Medialab and a Smartlab.
Reviewed By GlobetrotterNL83 - Greater London, United Kingdom
Cool building that you can enter free of charge. On the ground floor is a shop selling items for tourists. There seem to be activities organised for children and many people using it as a work space. Make sure you go to the roof top terrace for amazing views .
