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Assen
City and municipality in Drenthe, Netherlands

Assen

Assen is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital of the province of Drenthe.

Plan a trip to Assen→From Amsterdam

It received city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the motorcycle racing circuit, where on the last Sunday in June the Dutch TT is run; and also for the annual Assen Dance Festival.

Get in

Getting to Assen

It's easy to get in here by car or motorcycle, as Assen lies on the A28 motorway from Utrecht towards Groningen. Furthermore, Assen is connected via provincial roads in every other direction, like the N33 to Veendam and the Eemshaven port (and towards Germany). Parking in the city centre is simple and not very expensive.

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    Assen
See

Worth seeing

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    Drents Museum

    The Drents Museum is one of the best ways to spend your time in town, with good and varied historic collections in archaeology and arts.

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    Landgoed Overcingel

    A monumental mansion in the centre of town.

Do

Things to do

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    TT Circuit Assen

    Famous for motorsports fans in all the world, the TT circuit was built in 1955 and, although it used to be longer, the track is now 4,555 m (14,944 ft) long.

Eat

Where to eat

There are enough restaurants to choose from, especially on and around the market square.

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    Touché Lunch en Diner

    This place has the looks and atmosphere of a simple bistro or pub, but its dishes are restaurant quality stuff.

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    De Gulle Gans

    Nice place with international style dishes.

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    Bella Italia

    This Italian place gets a bit noisy when it's busy and the service is not the fastest around, but the pizzas and pastas are good.

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    Restaurant New Delhi

    The most popular Indian restaurant in town, with friendly service and a very extensive menu.

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    Pingo

    Nice cafe in the museum, but open for all.

How locals move

Getting around Assen the local way

  • Get inThe airport offers (multiple) daily flights to and from Copenhagen, London-Southend, and Munich, and various other scheduled and charter flights to and from cities and holiday destinations in Southern Europe.

From Wikivoyage: Tynaarlo, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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