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Down on the farm

Pick and taste!

Everyone knows the region around Hillegom and Lisse for its flowers. Along the side of the road, you will see charming flower stalls with fresh flowers from the field or from greenhouses. But you will also find delicious local produce. Juicy apples and shiny red cherries from the orchards, a juicy piece of organic meat from the farm shops or a nice fresh potato from the vending machine. 

Pay a visit to a fruit farm, grower or farm shop to see what they are all about.

  • Straight from the farm

    Straight from the farm

    Just outside the village, in the Elsbroekerpolder, is the farm of the Zeestraten family. The farm shop is the right address for purchasing organic products, natural and regional produce and the tastiest meat from the Blaarkop cow.

    Elsbroekerwei

  • How about a beer?

    How about a beer?

    "Klein Duimpje" is a traditional beer brewery in Hillegom with a atmospheric tasting room, where you can enjoy the many types of beer the brewery produces with your friends, colleagues and family.

    Brouwerij Klein Duimpje

  • Butter, cheese and eggs

    Butter, cheese and eggs

    The Pennings farm shop is a great place to do some country shopping. Here you can sample the taste of home-made farm cheese, butter and eggs. You will also find an extensive range of traditional products from local farm shops.

    Pennings Dairy Farm

  • Farm Shop Buitenhuis

    Farm Shop Buitenhuis

    The most delicious products, fresh from the land, are hidden behind the boxes of Boer Buitenhuis' vending machine. With a wide range of potatoes, fresh free-range eggs, seasonal products and traditional chips, it is difficult to choose and definitely a reason to try everything.

    The vending machine

Pick your own flowers

The Bulb Dune Region is well known for its flowers! And it is not only in spring that you can enjoy fields of colourful flowers. Various types of summer flowers bloom until well into the autumn. It's no coincidence that we love this region so much. 

In the various picking gardens in the area, you can go into the field armed with scissors to pick your own bouquet. A delightful outdoor activity in beautiful surroundings where you can completely unwind and go home with a beautiful bunch of flowers!

Besides the picking gardens, you will also find stalls along the side of the road selling flowers straight from the grower.

Local and regional produce

  • To the orchard

    Harvesting your own apples and pears is a great activity for the whole family. Go into the orchard or the picking garden together and pick the tastiest seasonal fruit, and of course browse around in the estate shops.

    Olmenhorst Estate
    To the orchard

  • Feast in the picking garden

    Picking your own fruit is easy! Take your basket to the picking garden to pick fresh fruit and vegetables. For young and old, it is a great experience to see how everything grows and to fill the picking basket with your own delicious and fresh harvest! 

    Van Reeuwijk Fruit & Flowers
    Feast in the picking garden

Cycling to the farm

Cycle past farms and growers and discover the products of the region.

Delicious organic fruit, fresh products from the farm or from the country shop and of course a lovely bunch of flowers straight from the land. The route takes you along the most beautiful spots in the Lisse area and it is highly recommended to stop at one of the many nice addresses every now and then and be surprised by the beautiful products.

And don't forget to enjoy the beauty of the surroundings!

Farmer and Grower Route

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