Familiepark Nienoord

Playing, petting animals and riding the steam train

Do you always want to do something different from your brother or sister? Or do you simply enjoy doing lots of different things? Nowhere else offers as many different attractions for children as Familiepark Nienoord. And right through the playground, petting farm and obstacle course chugs a little steam train. Oh yes, there’s also a water castle.

No one gets bored here

Finished running and jumping? In a small wagon you can ride around on the train tracks in the park. You see your best friend sitting on a tractor. A cheeky goat snaps at your mum's bag. Your little sister scrambles on a climbing frame, while your father seems to enjoy sliding down the slide. Soon, let's brave the obstacles of Expedition Nienoord together. Fries or an ice cream would be nice too. What a lot to do here. Just outside the park is even more: a subtropical swimming castle. And that in the middle of the woods.

Landgoed Nienoord

Can you see that stately home right next to Familiepark Nienoord and the swimming castle? All sorts of wealthy families lived in this manor house for centuries. One of them was Ferdinand, the ‘mad squire’. This madman destroyed much of the property, set it on fire and had it demolished. Fortunately, everything looks lovely again now. Inside, you can see how the young lords and ladies used to live. Boring? Then you certainly haven’t heard the legend of de schelpengrot yet.

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