Assen

The city center of Assen is at a stone's throw distance from Witterzomer and is well accessible from the park both by car and bicycle. You can get a city plan at the reception.

Shopping and going out

The inner city of Assen has a surprisingly varied retail provisions: almost all large warehouses, but also surprising gift shops, fashion shops, jewelries and much more...Stroll through the agreeable shopping area in the center or in shopping mall Koopmansplein. In between, you can pause in one of the cafes or restaurants. On Friday night, it is shopping evening, and on Wednesdays and Saturdays is market. Shopping in Assen is guaranteed to succeed!

Culture and history

For some history (of Drenthe), you must go to the Brink, in the center of the city. Here you will find the recently reopened Drents Museum and Drents Archief. A little bit further, you will find the statue of Bartje. Bartje Bartels is the main character in the books of Anne de Vries. It is about a boy that is growing up in a poor farm laborer's familiy and who started to resist his fate more and more. Bartje's famous exclamation when mother is serving brown beans and father calls to prayer: “Ik bid nie veur bruune boon’n” is very well known.

For a complete overview of the capital of Drente, visit www.ditisassen.nl!