Places and stores to visit in the Rotterdam area

Mike,

concerning your mentioned 'big display', you mean the https://www.miniworldrotterdam.com/ENGindex.htm ?

At this time of the year the preserved lines at Ouddorp, Valkenburg and Hoorn do not offer a train service, sadly.

But there is a tramway museum in Amsterdam.

See: https://www.museumtramlijn.org/EN/main.php

The museum at Utrecht is worth the visit, especially as it is quite near to Rotterdam.

If you go to Den Haag as well and you are interested in railway books:

Boekhandel De Vries Van Stockum | Verhalen beginnen hier

It is a large book shop.

I haven't been there yet, but I was told it is quite good.

Best wishes

Dirk

Another very good bookshop near Den Haag Central Station: https://www.boekhandeldouwes.nl/

Quote from Miketg

Do you know if there will be any exhbitions or 'Borsen' the end of March?

26-3 is a large 'Borse' in Houten (near Utrecht: https://www.modelspoorbeurs.nl/agenda/

Greetings, Mark

Hello there !

Miketg:

I do not know how mobile you are (rented car ?).

A bit to the north is a quite nice town called Alkmaar (btw the centre of Utrecht is nice as well) and near to that is Heerhugowaard with a good model shop.

See: https://www.huider.nl/

Cheers

Dirk

Hi Mike

depending on your time and radius of movement I suggest

The modeltrain museum in Sneek

Modeltrain store Huider in Heerhugowaard mainly H0 but some material like colors, tools and brass (ahh, Dirk was faster 😊 )

Museums trains, steam and or diesel:

-RTM in Ouddorp (lot of different material in the "Roundhouse", 1062 mm gauge), with a little luck you can visit the garage with interesting explanation of the current repairs. Last time it was the riveted original historic water tower.

-Museum line GOES steam train, very nice locos I remember

-Steam train HOORN MEDEMBLICK with historical stations, stuff and staff, possible tour with steam ship back to starting point. The station stops were very entertaining.

If it may be something else than trains I suggest the maritime museum in Den Helder, with modern part with some very nice ship models near the visitable big submarine ship and the historic museum (different building) with intresting ancient technical exhibition.

and on your way back from there visit for good ice cream:

IJssalon de Schepper in Julianadorp Navigate 52,8979267, 4,7533146

Enjoy the trip!!

Hello Mike,

In Rotterdam you will find the Stoomstichting Nederland. Check out their website: https://www.stoomstichting.nl/

Enjoy your stay in Rotterdam.

Marcel

Don’t forget to visit Modeltreinexpress in Vlaardingen. This is one of the largests modeltrainstores in the Netherlands.

Adres:

Voorstraat 43

Vlaardingen

Uitgelicht - Modeltreinexpress

'Hi Mike.

You mentioned:

> I know I will return home with a suitcase full of hobby supplies, books and trains [...]

Please take some photos afterwards, and let us know about your new treasures...

Greetings,

Matze