What to do in the area around EuroParcs De Rijp?

Fancy a day out? As a EuroParcs guest, it is possible to order tickets for various museums, amusement parks or zoos at a discount.

Welcome to the cheese city of Alkmaar! Every Friday morning between March and September you can watch the typical Dutch spectacle of the cheese carriers at Waagplein. Do you want to know more about the history of the city and the cheese market? Then plan a city walk or take an Alkmaar Cheese Cruise: this canal cruise departs from Waagplein. You could also enjoy shopping or enjoy a drink on a terrace in the pleasant centre of Alkmaar.

Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands with its many canals, museums and markets. Admire Rembrandt's Night Watch in the Rijksmuseum, step inside the Van Gogh Museum or discover Anne Frank's hiding place. If you are in Amsterdam for the first time, a nostalgic canal cruise should of course not be missed. You can go shopping in the 9 streets (de 9 Straatjes), the Kalverstraat or the P.C. Hooftstraat.

The beautiful fishing village on the IJsselmeer, with its traditional costume, music and fish. Small houses in the maze behind the harbour (the oldest part of Volendam centre) , souvenir shops, restaurants with atmosphere and with fresh fish. straight out of the water.

There are different cycling and/or walking routes to discover in the area of EuroParcs De Rijp. Be inspired, choose the best one and go out into nature together!

Beemster Golf Course has a 9-hole course, practice greens, driving range, locker room, clubhouse/restaurant, hotel, golf shop and golf school. Both members and non-members are welcome here!

With over 2,500 stores, De Bazaar is Europe's largest covered market. The perfect cheap day out, even in bad weather. Open every weekend.

Challenge yourself and find your way through the escape rooms with your team, will you make it within 60 minutes? Choose De Bank Kraak, or Romanov's Bunker.

Burggolf Purmerend has a 36-hole championship course and a 9-hole par-3 course. The holes are spacious and offer a challenging round for both beginners and advanced players.

Come spend a day auctioning, boating and enjoying yourself at the oldest barge auction in the world. In the past, vegetables were presented here in a boat and were auctioned by the auction method. Since 1976, the building has been a museum where history and nostalgia meet.

The Beemster was an inland lake until it was drained in 1612. In the Beemsterpolder there are five fortresses that were part of a defensive ring: the Stelling from Amsterdam. The Defense Line is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Only Fortress 'aan de Nekkerweg' and 'Fortress Spijkerboor' are open to the public.

At Fort Resort Beemster you can enjoy a wonderfully relaxing day of wellness. The combination of historical style elements and the beautiful nature of the Beemsterpolder will make your wellness day unforgettable!

Whoever says Edam, says cheese. Not surprisingly, the spherical cheeses have been known for centuries known all over the world. Discover the origins of this delicacy in Edam and be surprised by the historic centre of the old Zuiderzee town. In July and August you can experience for yourself how trade used to be conducted here during the Wednesday cheese market. You can also learn about the story of Edam cheese at the Cheese Market or at museum The Story of Edam Cheese.

Tip: Do you like cultural activities? Then visit Edam's museum, one of the two locations is the 'Steenen Coopmanshuys'. This is Edam's oldest house with a unique floating cellar.

Everything in the historical center of Enkhuizen breathes the atmosphere of the Golden Age: from the beautiful monumental buildings to the imposing defenses. Dive into history in the Zuiderzee Museum: a cool museum for the whole family. Test how good you are at old Dutch games such as hooping and skittles. And have you ever walked around in clogs or seen how you look in traditional costume?

Experience an enchanting day in Sprookjeswonderland. For the little ones (and for grandparents) there is plenty to do. Wander through the gnome village and peek through the windows. Or spin around in the nostalgic carousel, take a ride in an old-timer and follow the Pied Piper of Hamelin in a pedal cart in the shape of a rat.

Between Alkmaar and Bergen lies Speelderij De Batavier where time seems to have stood still for a while. In the middle of the trees you slide down a real, old-fashioned high slide and sit on the family swing together. Fun, for young and old!

It doesn't get any more Dutch than this! On the Zaanse Schans you step back in time and taste the atmosphere of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. There are lots of wooden houses, windmills, old workshops, barns and museums. Take a look at the cheese dairy, discover how they used to make bread in the bakery museum and watch clogs being made.

In Monnickendam, visit especially the Grote- or Sint Nicolaaskerk or the Speeltoren which is now part of the Waterlands Museum. With a small shopping center.

A peninsula in the Markermeer and a tourist attraction, because of the traditional costumes, the characteristic wooden houses on stilts and the "yards" on which people live.

In 1633, the reclamation of Lake Schermer began. The reclamation of this large lake required as many as 52 mills, 17 of which have been beautifully preserved. A beautiful place where some of these mills can be visited is Schermerhorn. Here you will find three beautiful mills. One of the three mills has been converted into a Museum Mill. Here you can learn all about the reclamation of the Schermeer and living and working in a polder mill. How unique is that?

One of the recreational areas in Waterland - north of Amsterdam - is Het Twiske. One third of this recreation area consists of water and offers plenty of opportunities for swimming, diving, surfing and sailing. As a recreation area, Het Twiske is popular with children, who can have fun here on and around the water. Het Twiske has a play ditch, splash pond and an adventure playground with tube fort, cableway, pirate ship, castle and ferries. There are also no fewer than seven beaches and a harbour. For nature lovers, it is a haven where they can cycle, walk, sail, ride horses and rollerblade undisturbed in a varied landscape.