An old style open air museum. Lots of space and place to run around. Limited number of visitors the autumn holiday day we visited. Historical houses, farms, school, church, blacksmith and woodworkers place. Late nineteenth and first half of twentieth century household equipment, handworker spaces in the landscape of Drenthe, which already feels old by itself. Small playground for the children, op to 12 years. Nothing special, but space to make your own play. Small souvenir shop and a large...

The place is very simple. It's fully run by very devoted volunteers and consists of about 20 small old cottages showing how simple people lived in the middle ages up till a hundred years ago. There is also a flock of sheep, some chickens and pigs which the small kids can visit (a bit of a petting zoo). It also includes a nice children's playground in the center.

The whole place takes it's name from an old local folktale (of the giants ellert and brammert), however this is barely mentioned...

Afgelopen zaterdag na dik 40 jaar weer eens bij Ellert en Brammert geweest. Dit bezoek deden wij na eerst Orvelte te hebben bezocht. Mijn partner had er nog nooit van gehoord, maar nu weet ze wat het is. Voor het verhaal en de legende van de twee grote mannen moet u zelf maar naar Schoonoord rijden, want dat is best interessant. Voor mij weer even terug naar mijn kindertijd alleen nu met de beleving van een 55 jarige. Er is veel te zien, over hoe het leven in deze streek vroeger was tot...