Geertjes Hoeve in Haarzuilens is a pick-your-own flower farm with a farm shop, a café and a smallholding. The farm grows seasonal flowers in its fields, including dahlias, cosmos, sunflowers and zinnias. You can pick your own bouquets from June to October. The farm provides scissors and buckets, and you pay by weight. Picking is possible every day during opening hours, and on Saturdays from 10.00 to 12.00 someone from the farm is present in the field to help.

The farm is open Wednesday to Saturday, 10.00 to 17.00, and Sunday, 11.00 to 17.00. From the end of October to the end of February, it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The farm shop sells the farm’s own goat’s cheese, yoghurt, milk and meat, as well as seasonal vegetables, potatoes and pumpkins. It also stocks local products such as honey, jam, bread and beer. The café serves pancakes, sandwiches, soups and cakes, all made with ingredients from the farm where possible.

Geertjes Hoeve keeps goats, pigs and other animals, and visitors can feed the goats. There is a play area for children. The farm also offers workshops, group activities and seasonal events. Parking is available on the adjacent car park, which is run by Natuurmonumenten and charges €2 an hour.

What visitors say

Geertjes Hoeve is a lively farm where children can play for hours among goats, pigs, chickens and ponies. The main attraction is feeding the baby goats with small bottles of milk, which costs around €2 a bottle. There are also plenty of bikes, tractors and a hayloft to climb and slide in. Most visitors say the animals look healthy and well cared for, though a few have raised concerns about overcrowding and stress, especially for young animals.

The farm has a restaurant with pancakes, sandwiches and snacks, and a shop selling goat cheese, meat and other local products. Prices are reasonable for the food, but some find the extras – like pony rides or parking – a bit steep. The farm is free to enter, but parking costs around €2 an hour. On busy days, especially weekends, it can feel crowded and chaotic, and some of the play equipment is worn or broken. Still, most families leave happy and plan to return.

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