Top 10 Free Things to do in Groningen, Groningen Province

May 19, 2022 Janean Rudisill

Groningen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣroːnɪŋə(n)] ( listen); Gronings: Grunnen) is the main municipality as well as the capital city of the eponymous province in the Netherlands. With a population of 202,567 as of 2017, it is the largest city in the north of the Netherlands. An old city, Groningen was the regional power of the northern Netherlands, a semi-independent city-state and member of the German Hanseatic League. Groningen is a university city: it houses the University of Groningen (with about 30,000 students) and the Hanze University of Applied Sciences (with about 25,000 students).
Restaurants in Groningen

1. Bierlokaal Cafe de Koffer

Nieuwe Blekerstraat 1, 9718 ED Groningen The Netherlands +31 50 313 6251 [email protected] http://www.dekoffer.nl
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5.0 based on 46 reviews

Bierlokaal Cafe de Koffer

International Beer Bar near the city centre of Groningen with more than 250 beers on the menu. Of course a lot of Belgian and Dutch beers, but also great beers from Germany, England, Scotland and the US!

2. Sint Geertruidsgasthuis

Peperstraat 22, 9711 PE Groningen The Netherlands
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5.0 based on 12 reviews

Sint Geertruidsgasthuis

3. Prinsentuin

Martinikerkhof 23 Prinsenhof Hotel, 9712 JH Groningen The Netherlands +31 50 317 6555 http://www.prinsenhof-groningen.nl/en
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4.5 based on 518 reviews

Prinsentuin

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.

4. Forum Groningen

Nieuwe Markt 1, 9712 KN Groningen The Netherlands +31 50 368 3683 [email protected] http://www.forum.nl
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4.5 based on 101 reviews

Forum Groningen

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 .

5. De Kaaskop

Zwanestraat 24, Groningen The Netherlands +31 50 553 5844 [email protected] http://www.kaaskopgroningen.nl
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4.5 based on 28 reviews

De Kaaskop

6. Vismarkt

9711 JB Groningen The Netherlands http://www.debelgwaterloo.nl
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4.5 based on 214 reviews

Vismarkt

Reviewed By catherine9705

It’s an awesome market with many fresh fruits. I definitely recommend the fries in the market! And the Portugese egg tart is also quite good.

7. Hoofdstation Groningen

Stationsplein 2, 9726 AE Groningen The Netherlands http://www.rijksmonumenten.nl
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4.5 based on 176 reviews

Hoofdstation Groningen

Reviewed By Simone194 - Groningen, The Netherlands

The first station building was completed in 1865 and demolished in 1894. The second and current station building was designed by Izaak Gosschalk, completed in 1896, and most recently restored in 2000. Train services started in 1866 and are currently provided by Nederlandse Spoorwegen and Arriva. There are 41 bus services at the station provided by Qbuzz. Since 1961 my parents moved with me from Schiedam to Eelde, a nearby village, so in those days we used the train to visit grandparents near Amersfoort often. In those years the beautiful ceiling in the entrance hall was hidden by a low white simple and cheap one. In the early nineties I guess there was a huge restoration project of the railwaystation. All of this old beauty was revealed again and since then it is a must see in the town Groningen stop ,whenever I have visitors from other places to show them around.

8. Belgisch Cafe De Pintelier

Kleine Kromme Elleboog 9, 9712 BS Groningen The Netherlands +31 50 318 5100 [email protected] http://www.depintelier.nl/
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4.5 based on 107 reviews

Belgisch Cafe De Pintelier

9. Noorderplantsoen Park

Kruissingel 1 Noorderbinnensingel, 9712 XN Groningen The Netherlands
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4.5 based on 29 reviews

Noorderplantsoen Park

10. Korenbeurs Groningen

Akerkhof 1, 9712 BA Groningen The Netherlands +31 900 2023050 https://toerisme.groningen.nl/zien-doen-beleven/bezienswaardigheden-attracties/bijzondere-architectuur/korenbeurs/6090
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4.0 based on 51 reviews

Korenbeurs Groningen

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