Dalfsen
Sports
Kayak: going down the river Vecht from Vilsteren to Dalfsen:
https://hiawatha-actief.nl/uitje/kano-afzaktocht/
Or any other organized outdoor activity in Dalfsen or Zwolle:
https://hiawatha-actief.nl (website is also in English and German)

Bicycle rent (also ebikes): https://ijsselbikes-verhuur.nl/contact
(phone them and they drop off the bikes at our house for free)

Cycle routes around Dalfsen
https://www.fietsnetwerk.nl/en/routes/search/dalfsen/
(website is also in English and German)

Walking around Dalfsen
https://www.komoot.com/discover/Dalfsen/@52.5148454,6.2851913/tours?max_distance=22409&sport=hike&map=true&regionId=103129
(website is also in English, German and French)

Swimming in the river Vecht
A little beach at the outskirts of Dalfsen called Bellingeweer
https://www.vechtdalcentraal.nl/2019/08/strandje-bellingeweer-zeer-in-trek/

Eating & drinking
Grand cafe De Fabriek
https://www.defabriekdalfsen.nl
Auberge ‘het Asje’
https://auberge-asje.nl

Theatre, concert and film and other activities
De stoomfabriek:
https://www.theaterdestoomfabriek.nl
De Trefkoele+
Has sometimes events that might be of interest. They also house the library.
https://www.trefkoeleplus.nl
Take a boot ride at the river Vecht in an old fashion ship called the Vechtzomp
https://www.vechtdaloverijssel.nl/zien-doen/water/39096-vechtzomp-dalfsen/
(nice with little kids, website is also in German)

In the neighbourhood of Dalfsen
Ommen (good places to eat and nice vintage and second-hand shops (De Klaproos https://www.klaproosommen.nl)
Best ice-cream in the whole region: https://www.ekkelenkamp-ommen.nl/ijssalon/
Vilsteren (walk around in the woods and have a coffee or lunch at ‘De Klomp’ https://herbergdeklomp.nl
Heino
For a fancy (and more expensive) dining experience try ‘De Witte Gans’ (Michelin's Bib Gourmand) on the way from Dalfsen to Heino: https://wittegans.nl
Reservation necessary
In Heino itself we can advise Brasserie Buufies (with next door their ice-cream parlour)
https://buuffies.nl)

Zwolle
Swimming
Can be done at the Wythmenerplas, although on hot days it can be very crowdy (https://www.tripadvisor.nl/Attraction_Review-g188611-d6529337-Reviews-Wijthmenerplas-Zwolle_Overijssel_Province.html)

Eating & drinking
Best coffee at Espresso bar De Maling (https://malingzwolle.nl)
Lots of food, very fast and cheap at Jabal, a Syrian (fast food) restaurant https://jabal-restaurant.nl Teenagers will like it.
There are lots of restaurants in Zwolle, but we haven’t tried them yet. Let us know if you find something interesting so that we can advise future home linkers

Shopping
See the little city guide: gezellig in Zwolle.
Crazy about books? Van der Velden in the Broeren (https://www.vanderveldeindebroeren.nl) is a former church transformed into a bookshop. They also have a place for coffee and cakes if you’re not crazy about books.

City tour
https://en.visitzwolle.com/see-and-do/city-walk-in-zwolle/ (website is also in English and German)
Canal Cruise https://rondvaartzwolle.nl/en/canal-cruise/

Museum de Fundatie: https://www.museumdefundatie.nl
Somewhat further away (half a day- a day trip)
Hattem
Hattem is a beautiful little town near Zwolle. Het bakkerij museum is nice especially for kids. https://www.bakkerijmuseum.nl Don’t forget to go to the ‘Poffertjessalon’ for tasting the real Dutch poffertjes.
Also interesting is the Anton Pieck museum where you can find nostalgic painting of Anton Pieck https://www.antonpieckmuseum.nl

Other beautiful ‘Hanze’ cities:
Deventer
Beautiful city and fantastic shopping opportunities
Hasselt
Beautiful little city for walking around. Looks like a small version of Amsterdam except that there’s not much to do
Kampen
Another small and beautiful city and definitely livelier than Hasselt.

National Park ‘The Weerribben-Wieden’
https://en.visitweerribbenwieden.com
Where you can hire a boot or canoe and enjoy the watervillages of
Giethoorn, Dwarsgracht, Kalenberg en Ossenzijl.
Our advise: skip crowded Giethoorn and go for pittoresk Dwarsgracht (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUJfE5895cs),
Kalenberg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdFW84w2Tgg)
or Ossenzijl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyafCqua2S0)



Some other ideas to get you going in the Netherlands:

Amsterdam:
Rijksmuseum https://www.rijksmuseum.nl
Vincent van Gogh Museum https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en
Stedelijk Museum http://www.stedelijk.nl/en
Anne Frank Huis http://www.annefrank.org/en/
Madame Tussauds https://www.madametussauds.com/amsterdam/nl/

Haarlem:
Corrie ten Boom Huis http://www.tenboom.com/en/
Also a great place for shopping

Utrecht:
Train museum https://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl, great for kids
Music museum https://www.museumspeelklok.nl, great for kids
Botanic Gardens Utrecht http://www.uu.nl/EN/botanicgardens/Pages/default.aspx
Utrecht is also a great place for shopping

Veluwe (region):
Kroller Muller https://krollermuller.nl/visit
(a great alternative for seeing lots of Van Gogh's paintings without going to Amsterdam + combine it
with a nice cycling trip in the big park around: free white bikes to pick up and drop anywhere)

Lelystad:
Bataviawerf www.bataviawerf.nl
Outlet shopping https://www.bataviastad.nl

Or go to the Northsea beach at Noordwijk aan Zee, Zandvoort, Scheveningen, Egmond aan Zee, Bloemendaal or Schoorl