Heerenveen

Worth seeing in and around Heerenveen

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Abe Lenstra Stadion

   Abe Lenstra Stadion is a football stadium, located in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly as a home ground for Eredivisie club Heerenveen.

   1.6 km · football stadium in Heerenveen, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Museum Heerenveen

   Museum Heerenveen, formerly Museum Willem van Haren, is a cultural-historical museum in the centre of Heerenveen, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. The museum tells the history of the area using archaeological finds, historical objects, and a collection of works by significant local artists such as Jan Mankes.

   1 km · cultural historic museum in Heerenveen, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Sportpark Noord

   Sportpark Noord was a multi-use stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of SC Heerenveen.

   200 m · multi-use stadium in Heerenveen, Netherlands · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Crackstate

   The Crackstate is a monumental stins in the Dutch town of Heerenveen, Friesland. It was built in 1648 by order of Johannes Sytzes Crack, the namesake of the estate.

   700 m · building in Heerenveen, Netherlands · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Puzelmuseum

   The Puzzle Museum is a museum in Joure in The Netherlands. It can be visited by appointment.

   5.7 km · museum in the Netherlands · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

There aren't too many national monuments to be found, but Heerenveen has a few heritage sights worth seeing. The Crackstate is a 17th century castle and now serves as the town hall. The little tower on the roof was originally probably a lookout post, but now has a carillon. The only remaining windmill is called Welgelegen, Tjepkemastraat 23. This mill was built in 1849.

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Things to do

Football: sc Heerenveen play football in the Eredivisie, the country's top tier. Their home ground Abe Lenstra Stadion (capacity 27,000) is 1 km east of the railway station. As in any town in this area, the locals love water.

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Where to eat

Spoorzicht, Parallelweg 48,. The menu here is rather limited, but the food is tasty and fresh. They serve good portions and the staff is friendly. perBacco, Herenwal 186-188,. This is not just your pizza place on the corner; it's an ambitious Italian restaurant serving no pizza, but all kinds of delicious Italian specialities. Interesting detail: you can bring your own drinks!

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Getting to Heerenveen

Airports

Groningen Eelde (GRQ), 47 km · Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 107 km · Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 151 km

Stations

Heerenveen railway station, 700 m

• Groningen → Heerenveen

  52 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · €6–9
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• Amsterdam → Heerenveen

  95 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · €13–18
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• Rotterdam → Heerenveen

  151 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · €19–27
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