Some of the things to do during your visit to Zeeland?
A day trip to the Eastern Scheldt theme park Waterland Neeltje Jans. www.neeltjejans.nl.
Island hopping. An outing to various local islands by bike and ferry crossings. www.rondjepontje.nl
Grevelingen Lake, the Eastern Scheldt and the North Sea naturally lend themselves for a range of water sports: surfing, diving, water ski, canoeing and so on. The Grevelingen Outdoor Sports Centre has further information. www.brouwersdam.nl
A rural bike ride to discover small towns and villages. On the way you will come across farms where local produce is grown and sold.
The following towns are worth a visit: Veere, Middelburg, Vlissingen, Zierikzee and Goes.
A round trip on the canals of Middelburg: www.rondvaartmiddelburg.nl.
A round trip on Grevelingen Lake or on the Eastern Scheldt: www.rederijzeeland.nl.
You can pay a visit to:
- Flood museum in Ouwerkerk: www.watersnoodmuseum.nl
- Moermond Castle at Renesse
- Haamstede Castle at Burgh-Haamstede
- Goemanszorg at Dreischor: www.goemanszorg.nl
- Zierikzee Museum Town
- Children's fair 't Kraayenest at Burgh-Haamstede: www.sportcentrumwesterschouwen.nl
- Grevelingen Visitors Centre
- Steam tram de Punt at Ouddorp
- Goat Farm De Mekkerstee at Ouddorp
- Utropia at Middelburg: www.utropia.nl
- Reptile Zoo Iguana at Vlissingen: www.iguana.nl
- Vlissingen Arsenal: www.arsenaal.nl
- Children's circus Bambini at Vlissingen: www.speelcircusbambini.nl
- Various tropical swimming-pools, e.g. www.sportpunt-zeeland.nl
- Middelburg Carting Course: www.kartingzeeland.nl
- Berkenhof Butterfly Garden at Kwadendamme.
- Bee-Keepers Poppendamme at Grijpskerke.
- Familiepretpark Mini Mundi te Middelburg: www.minimundi.nl
- Goes Craft Centre: www.ambachtscentrumgoes.nl
Zeeland boasts many museums for you to visit: www.museainzeeland.nl
Westenschouwen Forestry district invites beautiful walks.
Nature lovers (bird watchers) can enjoy themselves to their hearts' content in the new Plan Tureluur nature reserve in the Schelphoek.
Are you looking to do something spectacular? Then go to Midden-Zeeland airport for a parachute jump: www.skydive-zeeland.nl
Recommended restaurants:
- Restaurant ’t Klokje www.hotelklokjerenesse.nl
- The Pancake Mill at Burgh-Haamstede www.pannekoekenmolen.nl
- Restaurant De Schelphoek www.deschelphoek.nl
Events of broad public appeal are organised on a yearly basis.
To name but a few:
- Concert at Sea on Brouwersdam: www.concertatsea.nl
- Brouwse Day in Brouwershaven: www.brouwsedag.nl
- Art Show (exhibitions in private gardens by a range of artists): www.kunstschouw.nl
- Stroâ Noordwelle and other villages: www.stroâ.nl
If you would like to find out more about rural Schouwen-Duiveland, please go to www.plattelandschouwen-duiveland.nl.