A day out in Friesland

An unforgettable day out in Friesland!

Here are some suggestions:

The Model Train Museum in Sneek
A large collection of model trains. Close to 1500 models.

The Orchideeenhoeve Luttelgeest
The most flowery attraction in the Netherlands:
The Orchideeën Hoeve with Butterfly Valley and Lory garden, 25.000 m2 of tropical fauna and flora under a single roof.

Visit the largest tropical gardens in Europe and travel from one continent to another at the Orchideeën Hoeve. Discover a world full of natural colours and aromas from Central America, Australia, and Asia. An indoor venue,wheelchair-accessible and child-friendly. The marvellous world of butterflies, lories, and orchids. Thousands of species of wild and rare orchids, tropical birds, colourful lories, reptiles, and koi have been brought together in a natural setting in the Malaysian, Orchid, and Lory gardens.

The Butterfly Valley is Europe’s largest butterfly garden and is home to more than two thousand butterflies.

Museum Joure
Museum Joure Museum Joure consists of 10 most authentic buildings. Factories, houses, workshops, store and warehouses on the former industrial area of around 1900. This includes collections in the field of coffee, tea, clocks, craft craftsman sheep contemporary art.

Still working Mills…
Come and see how the mills of Woudsend, IJlst Oppenhuizen, Oudega (W) saw boards daily, grinding the grain and keep the polders dry. The are not museums, but living monuments who are still in operation. Exactly like 300 years ago.

Solex drive
Experience the beautiful surroundings on a authetic solex. A cosy ride on a solex along the most beautiful specially chosen (green) routes.

If you would like more information about the onions? Leaflets are available at our front desk.