"A colony of the poor from the 1800s" Frederiksoord by ATLC

Frederiksoord Travel Guide: 9 reviews and 35 photos

For your orientation, street sign in Vledder :-)

Frederiksoord, colonist cottage

Frederiksoord is in the province Drenthe.
Kallenkote is only about 3 kms from here, but in another province: Overrijssel. I'm adding the link here, because otherwise you might miss this little hamlet with a delightful Indonesian bird/animal park Taman Indonesia!

Weekend Warrior Entry

If you choose Frederiksoord as a base for your weekend out, there is so much to do in the neighbourhood, without once visiting a big city. The Miramar Marine museum in Vledder for instance. Or the museum of false art, also in Vledder. The gardens of Frederiksoord where you can be inspired to garden. The Indonesian toko (shop) for food and arts and crafts, just down the road from the Koloniehof. You can go ballooning with IkeAir. Visit lovely villages and small towns like Steenwijk, Dwingeloo, Diever and Noordwolde where they specialise in braiding reeds.

Personally I loved the Indonesian bird garden at Kallenkote (see link above).

There are quite a few places around Meppel (main town in the area) that are worth visiting. However, Meppel is on the brink of two provinces, so you would not be able to detect that if you look at my Travel Page.

You could easily cycle between these places. It's a lovely rural area.
Like: Meppel-Staphorst-Giethoorn-Meppel
Or: Meppel-Ruinerwold-Frederiksoord-Vledder-Meppel
Or: Meppel-Steenwijk-Giethoorn-Kolderveen-Meppel
Or: Meppel-Ruinerwold-Kallenkote-Schiphorst-Meppel
Or: Meppel-Staphorst-Zwolle-Meppel

So here goes:

Kolderveen (very rural, dairy farm icecream)
Steenwijk (small town, Unesco heritage site)
Giethoorn (Venice of the north)
Staphorst (beautiful old farms)
Ruinerwold(stone's throw from Meppel)
Kallenkote (Indonesian bird park)
Frederiksoord(colony of welfare)
Vledder(small village, museum of fake art)
Zwolle (largest town in the area)
Meppel (lively nightlife, shopping, printing museum)
Schiphorst (stately home as exclusive hotel/restaurant, stork farm)

Last visit to Frederiksoord: Jul 2008
Intro Updated Aug 4, 2008
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Reviews (9)

Quilting Shopping (1)

Right next to the Koloniehof museum is a quilt shop. Now I know that quilting is a huge thing in many countries and... more travel advice

The Association of Welfare colony settlement today - Frederiksoord

The Association of Welfare colony... Favorites (1)

Today the association still exists after about 185 years. It owns an estate in Frederiksoord/Wilhelminaoord and... more travel advice

Quaint cottages Things to Do (4)

The rules within the Colony were quite strict. Many were analfabetic and had to go to school. Each family got an alotted... more travel advice

Large farm Willemshoeve- Frederiksoord - Frederiksoord

The various main buildings Things to Do (4)

The Colony is quite outstretched. Schools were built. Churches. Weaveries and factories, administrative buildings. You... more travel advice

Restaurants (1)
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diocletianvs Jan 31, 2009 at 8:00 AM

Beautiful historic place, looks great for a weekend escape.
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ozalp Sep 3, 2008 at 6:52 AM

Congratulations, warrior!
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cuppadamoksha Aug 27, 2008 at 4:04 AM

Congrats on winning the weekend warrior challenge
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unaS Aug 23, 2008 at 2:59 PM

Congratulations to the great Weekend Warrior! And what is 'our good boy' s name?
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SteveOSF Aug 6, 2008 at 12:57 PM

A nice overview of Frederiksoord.
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travelgourmet Aug 4, 2008 at 11:53 PM

Here's to the winners, congratulations. Larry
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goutammitra Aug 4, 2008 at 6:43 PM

Genuinely you are a weekend warrior! Great Tips.
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kmohandas Jul 30, 2008 at 8:55 AM

A nice VT page. Your tips are very useful to tourists.