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Batavia-Werf

bataviawerf

The Bataviawerf in Lelystad is famous because of the reconstruction of the VOC- ship The Batavia of 1628. This world-famous ship you can take al look at during the entire year. Beside the beautiful ship there are various workshops on the ship-yard, like the sail-loft and the wood carve-work where old times of the VOC-time relive. Because of the co-operation between the Bataviawerf and the Dutch Institute for Ship- and underwater archeology (NISA) there came to existence a unique Ship -historic Centre. At this moment they are working on the ship-loft at the building of the original; 17th century war-ship The 7 Provinces/ De 7 Provinciën. Another interesting part of the ship-loft is the Flevo-barge Carla Lammers, a modern design of a traditional round-frame-yacht. Also the loft has a visitors-centre with movie-rooms, a restaurant and a shop. In the movie-rooms you can continues take a look in various languages. During events there are special programs.

Days of opening : all days of the year, except of 25th of December and 1st of January
Times of opening: 10 tot 17 o'clock (visitors can remain on the ship-loft until 18 o'clock)
Attainability: you can easily reach the ship-loft by car, bus or over the water.
Route-description by car auto: from the highroad A6 you take the abatement 'Lelystad' of 'Lelystad-Noord'. Then you can follow the signs 'Batavia Stad'.
Parking : free, plenty spaces
Sights in the area : Batavia-stad Outlet Shopping, Nieuw Land Erfgoedcentrum & the NISA

Batavia Stad outlet shopping

Batavia Stad Outlet Shopping is the first Outlet Shopping Centre off The Netherlands Here you can shop and profit by discounts of 30 tot 70% on the best brands. In more than 70 shops you will find, next to clothing of international brands, also service, gifts, DVD's, etc. Also you can visit the nice restaurants or visit the nearby Bataviawerf. Batavia Stad outlet shopping is a little village, full of special architecture in a unique environment, just on the coast of Lelystad.

Days of opening : seven days a week
Times of opening: from 10.00 till 18.00 o'clock (different opening times on national holidays)
Prices: no entrance price
Attainability: you can easily reach the museum by car, bus or over the water.
Route-description by car auto: from the highroad A6 you take the abatement 'Lelystad' of 'Lelystad-Noord'. Then you can follow the signs 'Batavia Stad'.
Parking : free, plenty spaces
Sights in the area : BataviaWerf, Nieuw Land Erfgoedcentrum & the NISA

Naturpark Lelystad

natuurpark-lelystad

Przewalski horses, wild pigs, storks, Pater David reindeers and otters are just a few of the animal-collection of Nature park Lelystad. In this special park in the former Zuider Zee, it seems like the Who walks or cycles through the park will not believe what he sees. It is hard to believe that this area came into existence of the making of a highway nearby. Because they needed land for the highway a beautiful area of many hectares came to existence. Not only children but also adults will not believe what they will see. Naturparkk Lelystad has a big information centre for visitors where you will find next to information, a giftshop and a restaurant. Also there is a possibility to hire bikes and buy routes

Days of opening : seven days a week
Times of opening: from sunset till sundown)
Prices: no entrance price
Attainability: you can easily reach the park by car.
Route-description by car auto: through the highway A6, abatement 10 Lelystad. Follow the signs 'Natuurpark'
Parking : € 2.50 a time, plenty spaces
Sights in the area : Aviodrome

Oostvaardersplassen

This international marsh area is with the almost 6000 hectares the biggest marsh area of The Netherlands. The area is visit by a hundred-thousand birds during their journey. And also as a brood-, rest-, and moulting-area it is, for about 10.000 births, a very important marsh area. In the trees, bushes and woods you will find next to the birds all kind of insects and mammalia. Also you will find Heckcows, konick horses and red dears. Beneath the Knardijk there are two, free entrance, observations-cottages. There also is a visitors-centre where you find, next to all sorts of information, also routes.

Days of opening : seven days a week
Times of opening: from sunset till sundown)
Prices: no entrance price
Attainability: you can easily reach the park by car.
Route-description by car auto: highway A6 (Amsterdam-Emmeloord).Abatement 10, rightly Lelystad through the Larserdreef. Left at the Torenvalkweg, follow until the Knardijk. Pass the railroad viaduct you will find, on your right, the visitors centre wit a parking.
Parking : free, plenty spaces
Sights in the area : old barracks of work island Lelystad-haven, pumping engine Wortman

Children-play-world Bal-lorig

Kinderspeelparadijs Bal-lorig

In as well as Almere as in Lelystad u can visit the children-play-worlds Bal-lorig. This is a paradise for children in the ages between 0 and 12 years. They cab have fun and play in the balls-pools or do all sort of wild things on one of the many spring-mattresses. Crawl through holes and tunnels. Be a star on the climbing-nets or have fun on the various slides. All attractions are inside, so even on a rainy day you can have here lots of fun. Beside the inside attractions there also is an outside play area and a terrace. U will notice that your children will not want to stop playing. De many attractions and play attributes are full of challenges to create fantasy worlds and learn, in a play full way all kinds of possibilities.

Days of opening: seven days a week
Times of opening: from 10.00 till 19.00 o'clock
Prices: children € 5,-, adults free entrance
Attainability: you can easily reach the park by car or bus.
Route-description by car auto: see www.ballorig.nl
Parking: free

Attractiepark Six Flags Holland

This is the attraction park where young and old will have a wonderful day. A world on her own. In the attraction park you will find nine themes-areas, among France, Mexico, Mainstreet, The Wild Wild West, Bugs Bunny World and Sherwood Forest. You will be surprised by how many attractions the park has. The most unique one is The Goliath, The Goliath is de highest, longest, fastest and steepest rollercoaster of the whole Benelux and you can see The Goliath from miles distance. Beside the various attractions there also are live-shows. Every season special shows which you will enjoy watching.

Days of opening: medio April till medio October
Times of opening: mostly from 10.00 till 18.00 hour (also see www.sixflags.nl)
Prices: € 18.50 for children in ages of 3 till 11 years, € 23.00 for 12 till 54 years, € 18.50 for 55 years and older + handicapped
Attainability: you can easily reach the park by car.
Route-description by car auto: Coming from Zwolle; A28 abatement 't Harde - Coming from Amersfoort A28 abatement Harderwijk/Lelystad - Coming from Amsterdam/Almere A6 abatement Lelystad - Coming from Joure/Emmeloord A6 abatement Swifterbant - Coming from Hilversum/Stichtsebrug A27 abatement Six Flags Holland - Coming from Enkhuizen/Lelystad, follow from Lelystad the signs Six Flags Holland
Parking : paid, plenty spaces

A few other sights to see, in brief:

Work-island Lelystad Haven: although Lelystad only existed official for 35 years, there are some monuments to see, where you can look back at the history. A long time before the first houses where build in Lelystad, they made a work island in the middle of the former Zuider Zee. This work-island was the base for the dike-workers who build the dikes around the East of Flevoland. In 1951 people started living on the work-island en they lived in wooden barracks. Later on the workers, clerks of the work, technical officials came to live in houses made of stone, until 1967 where these the only houses of entire Lelystad. Until 1955 you could only reach Lelystad by water, later on by way of the dike. Present day the former work island is a part of the neighborhood Lelystad-Haven. The very first wooden houses and barracks are still there and are nominated to become an official monument...
Pumping engine Wortman : Nera the old baracks on the work island Lelystad Haveb you will find the pumping engine Woprtman. You can visit the pumping engine on request.
Observatory Robert Morris: The observatory, after an idea off the American Robert Morris, is on the Swifterringweg, between Lelystad and Swifterbant. It excistets out of two round earthswalls. Three Easton directed sight points make it possible, on season changes, to observe the sunrise.
Windmill park NUON (energy generation): who drives though Flevoland from Lelystad to Swifterbant, will see the biggest private windmill park of The Netherlands. Seven mills, in one line, generate enough electricity for 9000 households.
NISA: The Dutch Institute for Ships and underwater archeology

A unique museum full of ships history. Unique in the way, that the total process from reconstructing of old, sunken ships, after finding and digging up, is made visible and accessible for the audience.

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