Wouda pumping station — Attraction in De Fryske Marren

Online reservation was not really needed in advance (the lady was even surprised it existed). So, this is a very nice area with a shop, interactive museum at the newly built visitor center, panoramic cafe, cinema room, and of course the magnificent and shiny steam station itself. It takes around 30-40 minutes co completely explore the exposition with the movies in the visitor center on yourself + 50-60 minutes to explore the station itself with the guide tour (only guided is allowed to enter). There was a person available (they are volunteers, not paid) to guide me in English almost immediately when I arrived, but it was a slow day. 9 eur ticket all included. Surprisingly striking place given its historical importance, and would be interesting for visitors of...

Simply great! The place is spectacular for itself, to start with. There is an interactive section (unfortunately the explanations are only in Dutch, but you can “guess” a lot) where you can also take pictures of yourself as the old director of the plant or as a worker… funny! You can also watch a short, informative and at the same time entertaining movie. We found a lovely guide (a volunteer, I’m so sorry I forgot to ask his name because he is definitely worth a mention) who explained everything in German for us. The right address for lovers of (old) technology and...

Interesting place, impressive display of architecture and technology; the tour guides are very knowledgeable and willing to share their knowledge and make the visitor understand difficult concepts for the common folk with real examples, their service is beyond amazing. 10 stars for all the staff we had the pleasure to meet. Even one of their guides took the time to come sit down with us while enjoying a coffee and tell us facts about the region and his own life experiences. Getting to know people is the most amazing experience...