- Join for free
- Sign In
Latest Assen hotel reviews
Pro
Love the flowers there especially hydrangea
Con
None that I can think of
In a nutshell
Simple and sweet :)
Arfah Says: Ok, I have to admit. I love hydrangea so much. They are so good looking and the colours are so amazing. I've never seen hydrangea as fresh and as healthy as this. The flowers are big and bushy. I found this somewhere in the city, during my walk to the flea market.
Window shopping @ the flower shop
Arfah Says: This shop is somewhere at my friend's home in Brunesltraat. I will have to check with her the exact name of this shop or street. It was a short walk, not more than 10 minutes from her home or it could be lesser than that.The shop sells plants and nice pots. If I live nearby,...
Arfah Says: I enjoy walking (no doubt you'll see me limping somewhere along the way, ha3). I don't necessarily need a definite destination. Wandering around, checking out the streets and lanes of another different city is a must do during any of my travel trips.This was one of the...
Gorgeous flowers @ the flea market
Arfah Says: Like other women, I go crazy every time seeing flowers. I'm not so sure what were these but I really hope I can plant them at my backyard, but that's impossible. Even my hydrangea said to be imported from Holland too is still struggling to survive after almost 1 year since I...
Legging and socks @ the flea market
Arfah Says: If you're feeling cold and needed extra layer to keep warm, this stall might help! Plenty of leggings and socks sold at reasonable price. I saw some socks sold at 5 euro per bundle. Now thinking, why didn't I get one of those legging...they're really cool.
Vegetables and fruits @ the flea market
Arfah Says: There are a variety of vegetables and fruits in my country too, but I've never seen them so fresh and so healthy like those sold here. The size, colours and even texture are a little different which made almost all vegetables and fruits seemed much prettier and yummy. Of...
Fleamarket @ Winkelcentrum Assen
Arfah Says: As I mentioned, it was just a short stay in Assen. Therefore, I didn't get to see much. My friend took my mum and me to the flea market somewhere in the city. According to her it's open every Wednesday and Saturday from 5.30 am - 3.30 pm and if the weather goes too cold,...
ATLC Says: Drents Museum is the main museum for the province Drenthe. It gives a fine idea about the history and archeology of this province and has some unusual objects connected with it.Some very important finds were bodies found in the peat layers of this region. On writing this tip...
Ballroom and Latin Dancing in Assen
Englishsetters Says: Every year we come to the Dutch Open Dance Festival to watch hundred of Amateur and Professional dancers from all over the world compete in one of the top European dance competitions.We highly recommend it. Second week in November each year.
4 Reviews and 14 Opinions This colourful hotel I met on my small walking tour through the centre of Assen. It looks like a...
Restaurant Madras: Indian food
ATLC Says: We felt like eating some Indian food so we chose this restaurant (I suppose the only Indian food restaurant in Assen). It's a bit of a weary looking restaurant and it seemed that evening that the (only) cook was angry and had a quarrel with the (only) waiter. Which was...
Gulle Gans next door: Organic lunch room
ATLC Says: 'Next Door' is the little sister of no. 18, Gulle Gans (which is a restaurant).Gulle Gans Next Door is obviously popular as a lunch hot spot since the whole place, including the outside terrace, was completely full at lunch time (it was a Tuesday). Definitely popular with...
Arfah Says: My mum and I took the NSL train to Assen from Schipol Aiport. The journey was 2 hours and 13 minute passing by 7 stations before arriving in Assen. Make sure it's written Groningen on the platform signage. One way ticket was 22.80 euro per person. The train journey was very...
Marskramer: Another interesting shop!!!
Arfah Says: It's just another shop selling plenty of stuff for the home. You'll find electrical appliances, home decor items, gifts, things for the kitchens and others.What I like so much about the shop? It sells really nice home and garden accessories which I happen to be looking for....
Xenos: Nice stuff at reasonable price
Arfah Says: I had the chance to browse this shop during my trip to Assen. Honestly, I don't know the exact location. Anyway, I like the shop very much and felt like buying so many things. The shop sells plenty of things such as small size furniture, lamps, mirror, home decor, kitchen...
Assen city center: Shopping center
ATLC Says: Since Assen is the capital of the province Drenthe, it is also one of the main places to go shopping. You're sure to have a few hours of fun shopping here. Plenty of fashion and shoe shops, specialist shops such as for lovers of cooking, book shops, musical instruments...
Toko Soraya: Indonesian and Surinamese takeaway
ATLC Says: One of those typical exotic shops (called 'toko') where you can buy all your Asian ingredients and groceries, vegs, etc.This shop also does takeaway food, catering, and Asian cosmetics.On Wednesday the fresh herbs, spices and vegetables arrive.I enjoy this shop a lot. Mainly...
Things you don't see somewhere else anymore
Pavlik_NL Says: like some other things in some other towns, assen has it's special side but is sadly way of the beaten track for most foreign visitors. The town lays too far from the popular places such as Amsterdam and The Hague and also is overshaded regionally by Groningen. But as said,...
sachara Says: In the small village Witten, 5 KM west of Assen, you can find three traditional Saxon farmerhouses. Two are a national monument (cultural heritage).The one at the street Witterzomer 1 has the doors of the barn (baanderdeur) a at the side and the one at Witterhaar (picture)...
House, music school, radio studio, what's next?
sachara Says: At the Beilerstraat in Assen you can find also a lot of majestic houses. The one at nr. 24 is built in 1884 in the eclectic style.Later it became a dependance of the secondary school and the music school of Assen. When I was a kid I had my ballet lessons in this musicschool....
sachara Says: The hertenkamp or deerpark is made in 1875. The Governor of the province Drenthe got as present a so-called koningshert, deer of the king, catched somewhere in Drenthe near Gasselte. The widow of the governor gave the deer as present to the city at her turn. Some notable...
Sponsored Links
Plan a Assen vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Assen locals
Assen, my hometown - Europe, a continent in the world The Netherlands, a small country in Europe Drenthe, a small province in the north of the Netherlands Assen, a big city in Drenthe That's where I live! Assen has...
28 members live in Assen
Q: I see from the forum that there is easy transportation from the city of Assen to the TT Circuit. It's about 4 euros from the train...
A: See: http://www.assen.nl/smartsite25603.htm The ticket price is increased to 5 Euro's. PJ
Read 2 Replies
1
The history of Assen started in 1258, when the monastery ''Maria in Campis'' was built. Till that time there were only some farmhouses in the small settlements around, like Witten, Deurze and...
2
Europe, a continent in the world The Netherlands, a small country in Europe Drenthe, a small province in the north of the Netherlands Assen, a big city in Drenthe That's where I live! Assen has...
3
Assen: capital of the province of Drenthe
RTV-Drenthe is the public regional broadcasting-station for the Province of Drenthe. In the 12 provincies of the Netherlands there are 13 public rtv-stations, partly financed by the government....
4
sandravdp's Assen & Emmen Page
When I was a little girl, I went to Assen, Emmen en places nearby with my parents and brother. I was 10 years old at the time and my little brother was 5 years old. On this picture you can see me and...
5
Update 24 July 2002 Updating my Amsterdam Travelogues with some 150 new photos and stories about the Zaanseschans. I live in the vilage called Emmen, about 35 kilometers south-east of Assen. There...
Build your own Assen page
Sponsored Links
