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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Jane on January 15, 2010, 06:28:30 PM

Title: Rotterdam
Post by: Jane on January 15, 2010, 06:28:30 PM

Hello,
we are planning a trip to see Arboretum Trompenburg in June and was wondering if any one could suggest other gardens/places that would be worth visiting in the area. We shall be taking our 4 year old daughter with us so anything that might make it interesting for her would a plus!
Many thanks
Jane

Title: Re: Rotterdam
Post by: Giles on January 15, 2010, 08:09:26 PM

I hope this helps:
(from 'Gardens of The Netherlands and Belgium' by Barbara Abbs.  Published in 1999 by Mitchell Beazley).
I liked Leiden Botanic Garden. Boat trips round Rotterdam Port are good too.

Title: Re: Rotterdam
Post by: Arie.v on January 16, 2010, 12:35:14 PM

I don't remember how close it is to Rotterdam about 90 mins maybe,but well worth the visit

The website describes it as a garden ideas park 190 different gardens we were there 3 years ago and will go there again next year when we visit the Netherlands
www.Appeltern.nl

Title: Re: Rotterdam
Post by: Jane on January 16, 2010, 12:58:04 PM

Thanks for that Arie. Pity the 'Gnomes are fun and animals are cute' isn't one when we go!

Title: Re: Rotterdam
Post by: Arie.v on January 16, 2010, 01:18:14 PM

Jane am I missing something, what gnomes click on the link www.appeltern.nl   where are the gnomes???
There is a English version click on the English flag

Title: Re: Rotterdam
Post by: Maggi Young on January 16, 2010, 02:58:12 PM

Here are links is English:
http://www.appeltern.nl/files/cms/files/11035/name/routebeschrijving-engels.pdf     for route directions
http://www.appeltern.nl/gardenactivities.html   for the   garden activities ... including the gnomes  :D

Title: Re: Rotterdam
Post by: Onion on January 16, 2010, 03:38:36 PM

Here is a link to the arboreta:

http://www.dendrologie.nl/html/arboreta.html