With children in Waddenland

Uninhibited clambering. Back in time. Or get up close and personal with animals. You will never be bored in Waddenland. These activities are fun for children and adults alike. Go exploring and get to know the region.

Adventurepark Waddenfun | uninhibited climbing

Wehe den Hoorn - The largest indoor climbing park in the country can be found here. With 45 bridges and more than 300 metres of ziplines, at Waddenfun you can climb until you weigh an ounce. Go to great heights and glide across the fields of Groningen in no time. This is also the place to be if you want to learn archery. A day full of adventure.

Doezoo | Beastly fun

Leens - If you think nature is boring, surely you've never had a snake around your neck? Or petted a skunk? Besides feeling and seeing, you will hear and smell huge amounts of animals at DoeZoo in Leens. And what about tasting them? Well... would you like a nice biscuit made of worms?

WEC | Seals and more

Lauwersoog - Experience the Wadden area at the WEC (Wadden Sea World Heritage Centre). This is the new home of Zeehondencentrum Pieterburen and there is much more to see and do. See how seals are cared for in the hospital, experience the journey of a fish through the Wadden Sea and find out what it encounters. Conduct your own experiments and learn all about the Wadden Sea. The WEC is truly an interactive experience for young and old.

Openluchtmuseum Het Hoogeland | Past time

Warffum - Who can still do without a car, smartphone, computer or television? At Openluchtmuseum Het Hoogeland, discover what it was like. Sit in the school desks of 100 years ago. Crawl under the wool in a box bed. In Warffum, the past comes to life.

Lauwersnest | gnomes, badgers, or just playing around

Lauwersoog - Gnomes live in the woods of National Park Lauwersmeer. For real! Get your knapsack and gnome's hat at Activiteitencentrum Lauwersnest and set off. Or earn a real badger certificate with the badger trail and learn interesting facts about the badger. Of course, you can also just play in nature.

Borgen | Castles ready to be discovered

Leens and Uithuizen - In Groningen, castles are called borgen. The nobility lived in these stately mansions. Take a look in the rooms of the Menkemaborg in Uithuizen and listen to all its secrets. Or discover the stories of Verhildersum estate in Leens. Here you can experience how people used to live and work.

VANhetWAD | Out and about on the mud flats

Lauwersoog - Wadexpeditions, for young and older adventurers. Stap our ship in the port of Lauwersoog and go on a Wadexpedition to Schiermonnikoog. Together with the Wad Master, you will go beachcombing and fish with large nets in the surf of the North Sea. During this adventure, you will learn everything about the Wadden Sea and about life in the North Sea.