Menkemaborg

What a gem of a traditional Dutch mansion house. Set in beautiful formal gardens, it is a beautiful, quiet and peaceful place to spend an afternoon. Has the most fantastic cafe/restaurant on site too. It also has a fun and marginally challenging maze to enjoy. Highly recommended.

Incredible museum full of well-preserved antiques. You can truly feel how one of the richest families in Netherlands lived in the 18th century. Take at least 2h to walk through each of the rooms and appreciate all the details and craftsmanship on display. There is an audio tour for 2€ (the paper guide is shorter and available for free).

A great bonus are the gardens next to the estate - they are being recreated following the original plans. The variety of plants is high. There is also a hedge maze. Benches are available throughout the gardens so that you can sit, rest and appreciate the beauty.

Next to the estate, there is a restaurant. We didn't have time to eat at the restaurant, but we did use the washroom inside (free!). The interior of the restaurant is also well decorated.

You can buy tickets at the entrance, no big crowds, definite plus for me.

Overall, great experience. Would recommend.

Beautiful gardens and a well preserved house with lots of paintings and artefacts from previous tenants. Lovely little cafe too.

A hidden gem! Beautiful gardens, friendly staff in the café and stunning museum. Easily accessible by car with parking right next to the museum.

No matter your native language, the staff is able to accommodate you with information sheets about the details of each room in the museum in many languages (for example French, German, Italian, English etc)!
The attention to detail in each room was breathtaking and well explained in the information sheets.

Can highly recommend this museum for a nice weekend trip or for a special lunch at the café.

What a special place, with its beautiful gardens & inside still set up for the period it was in. Seeing all the amazing old furniture & how people would have lived like was fantastic. Down in the kitchen & servants area was really interesting. Has a cafe there, we did not stop in .

I was here with my fiance matthijs. Het was so mooi. And we was verdwald in the maze anyway haha. But matthijs can find the way back!

Lovely place - free carpark, peaceful gardens with a maze, interesting house - it's quite small as only downstairs open. Stopped at the cafe for apple tart. Definitely worth a visit.

Beautiful old manor house with lovely, well thought-out gardens.

Very beautiful place with a lot of authentical atmosphere. Definitely worth a visit!

The castle is ok but the gardens are amazing!! Totally worth spending and evening there with the family or friends.

Very nice little restaurant besides the museum and garden. Tasty food, very friendly staff. The view ist stunning. Pleased visit.

A lovely place in north of Netherlands. There is a nice restaurant next to it. Worth to try while there

A beautiful 14th century borg with later additions, with friendly staff and a lovely well kept garden.

Beautiful 😍

Really nice experience. It was worth the while. I recommend it to all fans of history.

Great little place to visjt, very well managed by the staff and volunteers.

Great place to see how the rich lived in the 17th and 18th century!

Beautiful garden, restaurant is nice with a friendly staff

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The lybarinth is very very dangerous! You Will never get out ! ;-)