Top Things to do in Utrecht Province
Top Restaurants in Utrecht Province
10 Monuments & Statues in Utrecht Province That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Utrecht Province, The Netherlands including Houtzaagmolen De Ster, Harmelen Train Disaster Monument, Molen de Windhond, Militair Ereveld Grebbeberg, Stad Unique, Miffy, Anne Frank standbeeld (statue), Jan VI van Nassau-Dillenburg (Jan de Oude), De Veenmolen, Schaepmanmonument.
Restaurants in Utrecht Province
1. Houtzaagmolen De Ster
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 52 reviews
The old mill yard of the ‘Molen de Ster’ sawmill forms a unique industrial heritage site, dating back to the eighteenth century. After several renovations, the site is currently used in a versatile manner – reflecting both its historical roots and the lively neighbourhood of Lombok, in which it is situated in Utrecht. Molen de Ster is only an 6 minute walk from Utrecht Central Station (Jaarbeursplein exit) and close to Utrecht’s medieval city centre. Our cafe is open from Wednesdays till Sundays, on Saturdays we are open for free guided tours, and we regularly organise or host events in our saw barn or on the mill yard. Have a look at our diary to see when our next events are taking place. Furthermore, the mill can be hired for private or business-related occasions.
2. Harmelen Train Disaster Monument
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
3. Molen de Windhond
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
De Windhond is een ronde stenen molen die 1785 in Woerden is gebouwd. De molen staat op één van de laatste stukjes stadswal, die oorspronkelijk deel uit maakte van een bastion, behorend bij de stadswallen van het oude Woerden. In 1984 is de molen gerestaureerd en vandaag de dag is deze als korenmolen nog steeds in gebruik. Het meel van de molen wordt op de wekelijkse streekmarkt verkocht! De molen kan regelmatig bezocht worden, de entree bedraagt 2 euro. Ook kan de molen worden bezocht onder begeleiding van een Gilde gids.
Reviewed By unordinary_traveller - Hobart, Australia
This is easily the best windmill ‘experience’ in Netherlands. A working flour-mill with pretty much everything as it was on design (albeit a few modern improvements) that you can visit and see all the inner workings - for FREE. Make sure you wait around for the wind to see it all spin into gear tho as it’s absolutely superb. But - do buy something to help them keep this historic landmark open and free. I don’t even cook but asked for a small bag of flour to take with me as a souvenir and they were happy to oblige.
4. Militair Ereveld Grebbeberg
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
The Militair Ereveld Grebbeberg near Rhenen is the first war cemetery in the Netherlands. Only soldiers are buried here. This cemetery on the Grebbeberg is the final resting place of more than 800 Dutch soldiers who fell in May 1940 in the battle for the southern part of the Grebbelinie. They are buried in the ground they have defended with their lives.
5. Stad Unique
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
When you like to discover a Dutch City, do a WhatsApp Experience, A WhatsApp Murder Tour or a WhatsApp Sudoku and you'll see all the beautiful places of a city. You can do this in all the Dutch Cities.
6. Miffy
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 74 reviews
Reviewed By GWright303
.....is undoubtedly how I would describe the Miffy Museum, if I was aged 2-3. Small people around that age will love this place. Miffy is a rabbit kids character, invented by a Dutch kids author, Dick Bruna. Our family visited here recently and had a ball. Our daughter (just over 2.5 yrs old) loved it. You start off your visit at a cloakroom, where you can use (free) lockers to store jackets etc. From there, you flow through the museum, (2 levels), encountering various interactive rooms and displays for children to play and learn. The rooms take their themes from topics various Miffy books, such as the home, school, transport, hospital etc. Each room has kid-scale furniture and items, for them to play with, learn about and explore. It's just amazing really, and I didn't see a single kid who was not busy and deeply engaged during our visit. The first zone is about the home and allows kids to explore various household rooms and their contents. At this age, they will recognise lots and enjoy exploring things they cannot touch at home (eg the cooker/oven). There was also a garden area and some books here. (Of course, most of the books were in Dutch, but we can forgive them that given the museum is in Utrecht!) You can tell most visiting adults (including me) are secretly jealous that the room contents are too small for them to try! My own....er, my daughters favourite bits were (i) the hospital zone, where they had little hospital uniforms for the visitors to try – one-piece costumes, which go on over clothes. And (ii) the road / transport zone which had driveable vehicles (including a daddy powered bus) and cool features such as a level crossing and traffic lights. Typically for a Dutch venue, the whole place was well thought out and very visitor-friendly, with lots of nice touches. (Imagine the complete opposite to a Scottish tourist venue, in every way – I say that as a Scotsman). The kid-sized toilets and sinks for example and the feeding area for babies, which even had a vending machine of baby food pouches. They had thought of everything. We had a great time and I am sure all families would enjoy a visit. Its lots of fun, delivered in an educational style. There is enough to do, to make it a reasonable length of visit, but its not too big as to be over-whelming for little ones. I think the age range I mention is ideal, but I am sure slightly older children would still enjoy it, especially if with younger siblings. Highly recommended. We were on holiday outside school holiday time, so it was not too busy during our visit. However I imagine the museum could get very busy at peak times, so probably best to be canny about your visiting time. NB – there is another venue (Centraal Museum) directly across the road, which has the ticket office and souvenir shop for the Miffy Museum. Grab your tickets in here before heading in. I can't remember the cost, but we were not appalled. The souvenir shop is good with stuff for any budget. Daughter got Miffy Jigsaws (4 in 1 box, no less) and Baby got some Miffy Baby Cultery. 2 happy children. The museum is in nice part of the City and is a short walk away from the Oudegracht canal which is pleasant to walk along and has lots of restaurants/cafes etc. I'd definitely go back, given the chance, once the younger one is at an appropriate age.
7. Anne Frank standbeeld (statue)
8. Jan VI van Nassau-Dillenburg (Jan de Oude)
9. De Veenmolen
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2 reviews
The "Veenmolen" is a grain mill located on the edge of a village called Wilnis. Large parts of this landscape have undergone a double metamorphosis in recent centuries: from land to water (by peatification) and back to land (reclamation). The mill is open every Saturday between 10:00 - 16:00 unless otherwise stated on this website. We also participate annually in the National Mills Day and Heritage Days. Once, there were over 10.000 windmills in Holland. Different types of windmills existed, with various purposes: milling grain, pumping water out of polders, pressing oil, sawing wood, grinding spice, et cetera. The Dutch made themselves a name worldwide with windmills. As a result of industrialisation, the windmills passed out of use and became idle. Many fell into decay and disappeared altogether. Now there are only about 1000 windmills left, which are kept for their cultural and historical value.
10. Schaepmanmonument
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2 reviews
