My husband, two year old daughter, and I visited on a rainy day. It didn't dampen her spirits. She had a raincoat and boots and had a blast. Petted animals, rode the carousal, ran in puddles and danced with the Dutch dancers. Everyone was very nice!
Loved this little village. It was in walking distance from our hotel that was big bonus. Good varity of shops .
Needs total update. Very outdated and dirty. Cobwebs and dusty. Store seemed to be the best place in the park. Goose droppings thru out. Not exciting at all.
We were at the village during off season and I am unable to rate everything at the village. We did go to the restaurant and winery and the food was excellent. The woman working there was Dutch and she was extremely helpful and knowledgeable.
Our husbands did not want to pay the $10 entry fee but we went and had a nice time. Kind of cute with information about the area I didn't know about. Glad we went.
I realize we're not their target demographic (teenage kid), but we weren't expecting DisneyWorld. Utter disappointment. The little that is there looks sad and outdated. We might've seen a little more in the way of demonstrations, but I was on the phone with my bank for 45 min worried that my debit card # had been stolen because the front gate told me it had been declined. (it hadn't-we paid cash to get in-charge still went through.) I choose to believe that the person was generally incompetent and not that they deliberately pocketed our cash. We were in and out under a half hour, so I spent more time getting the overcharge worked out than we spent there.
Tulip festival weekend (by chance) GREAT!!! Grounds and shops were all preped for their biggest weekend of the year.
This is not a high tech entertainment center but rather a lovely place to stroll, fun simple rides for the younger set, a small mini farm where you can pet the animals. My grandson's favorite part is the small zip line they have. Of course, you can go through the small shops and get fudge, candy, delft items. You must stop at the Hungry Dutchmen Cafe and try out some Dutch style food!
I didnt expect that I will enjoy this attraction. My wife just found out about this in a tour website and we check this out when we went in a midwest road trip.The entrance fee is very reasonable and this includes the unlimited ride to their carouseland swing ride. Children may even pet and feed farm animals like goats and rabbits.This surely is an experience for city bred kids.There are demonstrations in the making of cheese, wooden clogs and related things.Cheerful young adults in their costume and clogs manned the different "exhibits." They were even the ones who participated in the traditional Dutch dance.Try this if you will be in the area...there is even an Outlet nearby!
The area was nice and the stores were filled with many authentic items. nicely priced and good shopping in the area surrounding. the store clerks were very nice and helpful.