Gouda is more than just kid-friendly!
Explore, play, feast, stroll, and learn all about cheese—and take plenty of bites of stroopwafels. Whether you’re looking for something active, fun, or artistic, check out this list of kid-friendly activities in Gouda and head out with the kids. Get your little ones, preschoolers, or teens ready for a day or weekend in Gouda with these activities.
Start your day in Gouda with coffee a
Before you run through Gouda's alleys with the kids, you'll want some good coffee. At a child-friendly spot. Keck is located directly opposite Gouda Station . It offers coffee, cake, croissants, and a climbing frame for children. A little further on, towards the center, on Kleiweg, is Barista Café Gouda, a relaxed place to have a drink with the children before starting your Gouda adventure.
Gouda Cheese Market & Children's Cheese Market
If you visit Gouda between April and September, you should definitely visit the Gouda Cheese Market, a celebration for everyone. In addition to the traditional cheese market, there is a market for young cheese fans during the elementary school holidays! A cheerful event full of games, fun, and cheese. Checkthe Agenda fordates.
More about the Gouda Cheese Market
Gouda Museum for children
After cheese, it's time for some culture and a museum. Boring? Not at all! Gouda Museum will turn your children into art enthusiasts during an interactive journey through Gouda's history. Children aged 8 and older can take a mini museum tour with Mara, including a tablet. For toddlers, there is a special monthly toddler tour, and there is almost always a fun children's activity at the temporary exhibitions. Also nice: free admission for children up to 17 years old.
Children's tour of St. John's Church
Opposite Museum Gouda stands St. John's Church, which at 123 meters is the longest church in the Netherlands. Perfect for a voyage of discovery with the super fun children's tour. Children wander through the church with a dice, an old key, and a map to find six mysterious chests. The Children's Tour is free with a visit to the church, and admission is free for children under 17.
Lunch spots with children in Gouda
Stomachs are rumbling... "I'm hungry!" A child-friendly lunch spot is easy to find in Gouda. Like Brownies & Downies on Korte Tiendeweg, where they have a play corner with a children's kitchen. Another always-good spot is Pannenkoe Gouda for the most delicious pancakes, including a coloring page. Kruim in de Chocoladefabriek also scores high marks for food and drinks with children.
Shopping with (and for) children in Gouda
After lunch, take the children along on a stroll through the narrow alleys and charming shopping streets of Gouda. Streets such as Zeugstraat, Wilhelminastraat, Lange Groenendaal, and Tiendeweg are hotspots for shopping with children. From Onze Nieuwe Winkel with cheerful baby and children's clothing, For Style, Studio Louloúdi for handmade clothing to Studio KieWie, an expert in second-hand children's clothing. Or how about the Playtoday LEGO store and the Speeldoos where you can buy beautiful wooden toys!
Kamphuisen Syrup Waffle Factory
Then it's time for something sweet. The Syrup Waffle Factory is Gouda's attraction for budding bakers! The smells, the machines, and the glimpse into the bakery provide a fun mix of learning and tasting. Of course, you'll end your visit with a freshly baked syrup waffle and test the slide... a treat you won't want to miss!
Gouda Cheese Experience
The Gouda Cheese Experience is a fantastic, interactive cheese attraction. Here you can learn everything about cows and cheese. For example: How many hours does a cow spend chewing the cud? You can also step inside a giant 'Gouda Cheese' and follow the 'Milky Way'. Learn how to milk virtually, practice hand clapping, and answer the quiz along the way to become a Cheese Master.
About the Gouda Cheese Experience
Dino Experience Park
In this adventurous theme park, you step into a world full of prehistoric giants: more than seventy lifelike dinosaurs await you. Children can go on a discovery tour with a treasure hunt among the dinosaurs, dig up a real dinosaur skeleton, or search for gold and precious stones to take home with them. Or let them loose in the playground with Super Jumpzone, where they can climb, slide, and romp around and go on an exciting Jeep Safari. Enough for a day of fun!
De Goudse Hofsteden Children's Farm
De Goudse Hofsteden Children's Farm is great fun for the little ones. It is a historic farm dating from the early 1900s with the cutest animals in the petting zoo. From guinea pigs, rabbits, ponies, and donkeys to sheep, you can pet them all. There is also a fun playground and children's craft activities.
Always good entertainment & places to go when it rains
Even when the weather is less than ideal, there are plenty of places in Gouda where children can have fun. Indoor play centers such as Monkey Town and You Jump are always a hit.
Feel like relaxing? Then watching a movie at Cinema Gouda is the perfect choice. And on sunny days, the Gouwestrand city beach at GOUDasfalt is a wonderful place to hang out. Or end your day with a theater performance at De Goudse Schouwburg.
We're staying overnight! Child-friendly hotels in Gouda
If you want to stay longer in Gouda (which we understand), choose a child-friendly hotel in Gouda. Such as City Hotel Gouda, close to the historic center and with all the sights within walking distance. Another recommendation is The Guesthouse, a small-scale hotel with 11 rooms and self check-in. Would you rather stay just outside the city? Then check out Landal Reewijkse Plassen, a 15-minute drive from Gouda, for waterfront homes with all the trimmings.
