At De Kerstboom Boerderij in Oldehove, 20 minutes from Groningen, you pick your own Christmas tree from 21 November. The farm grows its own Nordmann, Fraseri and Blauwspar trees, which you can buy cut or with a root ball in a pot. Trees for the home range from around 100 centimetres to 4 metres and cost between €25.00 and €50.00 depending on type and size. Larger trees, from 4 metres to over 10 metres, are available for businesses and can be delivered and installed. Trees with a root ball can be planted in the garden after Christmas and reused the following year. You select your tree in the barn or among the outdoor rows, pay on site, and take it home yourself or arrange delivery within a radius of about 20 kilometres.

The farm is open Wednesday to Friday from 13.00 to 18.00 and Saturday from 11.00 to 17.00. The entrance and parking are wheelchair accessible.

The farm shop, De Blauwe Koe, sells local products including beef from the farm’s own cattle, chicken, dairy, eggs, juices and ice cream. You can see the cows, calves, sheep and donkeys, and children can use a bouncy castle, pool table and table football in the upstairs play area. Coffee and hot chocolate are served on site. On 29 November, 6 December and 13 December Santa Claus visits and a food truck is present.

What visitors say

The Christmas trees are the reason to come, with a wide choice and beautiful trees. The farm also sells beef now, which is fine and not expensive. The staff are friendly and helpful, and a warm cup of hot chocolate with a treat is served. Many return every year, some for over twelve years.

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