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Oertijdmuseum

Tourist attraction Natural history museum

One of the Best Places To Visits in Boxtel


Address

Bosscheweg 80, 5283 WB Boxtel, Netherlands

Website

www.oertijdmuseum.nl

Contact

+31 411 616 861

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (2.4K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM

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  • 4/5 Madhur B. 2 years ago on Google • 233 reviews
    Nice dino park and museum. Cannot be compared to an actual museum because it is smaller(2 hours should be enough for adults but those with kids may be forced to stay longer :)) and more oriented towards kids. However, plenty of space for kids to play outside and do the nature walk where gigantic dinosaur figurines are installed to educate kids and adults alike.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Mohamed M. 1 year ago on Google • 131 reviews
    Nice park and museum for children. The dining options are not much though. The place has 2 playgrounds as I found, but the museum is worth a visit which makes the experience very nice. Recommended!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Remko van B. 1 year ago on Google • 55 reviews
    Nice place with friendly staff. The kids really enjoy the dinosaurs, especially the little forest walk and the skeletons 🦴 inside. Almost all static models, so no fancy animatronics. The "restaurant" is very limited, so don't expect a proper lunch. The store sells all kinds of dinosaurs (and other prehistoric) artefacts and merchandise, including shark teeth and mosasaurus teeth.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark F. 4 years ago on Google • 44 reviews
    A great experience for kids and grownups. A very informative museum and outside in the forest lots of life-size dinosaurs. For the younger kids it's amazing to see the size of the dinosaurs. For the older kids there is plenty of information available to get informed about the story behind the dinosaurs. There's a playground with a restaurant where parents can relax while the kids play.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tim 3 months ago on Google • 162 reviews New
    Great museum for children, large yard with a lot of dinosaurs kids will love to see.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ruben K. 1 year ago on Google
    Fun museum, with nice big dinosaur garden. The Giraffatitan mount was especially impressive!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 M K. 1 year ago on Google • 62 reviews
    I almost did not go because of some bad reviews, but I am so glad we did indeed go. Super place to go wirh kids. So many fossils, great area outside, .. we loved it! In doubt just go and you won't regret
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Frank L. 3 months ago on Google • 47 reviews New
    The Oertijdmuseum is a natural history museum with a focus on dinosaurs. There is another natural history museum in the region that also looked interesting, but our boys wanted to see dinosaurs. So we went to this museum. The interior is completely barrier-free. All existing sleepers were provided with mini ramps. The cafeteria can be a bit cramped with large electric wheelchairs. There are natural paths outside that can be navigated with a manual wheelchair, at least with help. Anyone who is fit should have no problems here. Inside there are some fossilized dinosaur skeletons (or replicas thereof) that illustrate the impressive size of the extinct animals. It's quite well done that the skeletons can be seen from above as well as below. As a wheelchair user, you cannot get to the top walkway in the large hall, where visitors are at eye level with the pterodactyls. Access to the first level is achieved with an elevator. It goes down later via a ramp. On the first floor there is a little more “theory” when smaller fossils and minerals are shown. Back downstairs, the outdoor area is in a small forest where dinosaurs are repeatedly shown in “action”. You can easily stay here for two to three hours. If you let the children play here for a while, maybe even longer.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kristin L. 2 months ago on Google • 19 reviews New
    Staff super friendly, there's a lot to discover, there was a quiz for children in German which we thought was great
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ciarán R. 2 years ago on Google
    Great museum.... kids had a lot of fun
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Casper H. 1 year ago on Google
    Pretty good, really many statues/models of different kinds of dinosaurs. But you'll finish the park in about 2,5h and available food is very very basic.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jan van H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is great fun for children They can enjoy themselves well (Original) Voor kinderen is het heel leuk Ze kunnen zich goed vermaken
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 René C. 1 year ago on Google
    Ein Tagesausflug der sich echt lohnt. Waren zum ersten Mal dort und im eher selten Schnee in NL haben die Dinos im Wald eine tolle Wirkung.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Susanne 1 year ago on Google
    We loved it, great place for kids and other Dino lovers. There are 2 playgrounds. And so many dinosaurs, its amazing.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sam A. 10 months ago on Google • 100 reviews
    Amazing place for your kids to visit, in case they are into dinosaurs! With real Dino skeletons and super large outdoor playground in the forest, Oertijdmuseum is a must go if you want to do something different! It’s like going to the prehistoric zoo and I’d definitely recommend! As a last point - if you have a yearly subscription for some of the zoo’s or other museums you can even get a nice discount on the tickets!

  • 4/5 Gijs van L. 1 month ago on Google • 92 reviews New
    Nice museum, everything else is mainly geared towards small children.

  • 5/5 Gisela S. 1 month ago on Google • 88 reviews New
    Didn't know this would be so interesting

  • 5/5 CandKSch 8 months ago on Google • 77 reviews
    Very nice museum, very well maintained and super nice staff. The children can learn and watch a lot. You can do a scavenger hunt. There were 12 questions on a piece of paper and the correct answer was one word. We found it very exciting. Definitely a must see.

  • 5/5 Tristan P. 8 months ago on Google • 43 reviews
    Great museum for the children. My (7,5,3 years old) were thrilled. There's a rally outside. This takes approx. 45 minutes. Absolutely beautifully located and suitable for children. The playground is great, even in the pouring rain. Inside there is another exhibition that the children and we found very exciting. The coffee (2€) for us was also good.

  • 5/5 Anastasia C. 4 months ago on Google • 37 reviews
    This was already our second visit and the first words back home of my 4 year old boy are When are we going back there again? A great knowledge sharing place!!! Thank you!

  • 4/5 HC 10 months ago on Google • 21 reviews
    Interesting museum fits for kids and adults whoever has interests in dinosaurs and paleontology.There are some great fossil specimens.Don’t miss them!

  • 4/5 Ioan 1 year ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Nice get away with the kids for a couple of hours. Beware though of the black dirt that is very fine and sticks to everything, making you look like a chimney cleaner :)))

  • 5/5 Artur D. 1 month ago on Google • 12 reviews New
    Super nice and large park for children and toddlers. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Everything is priced very cheaply for today's times. It's definitely not the last time we've been there.

  • 4/5 Sharon H. 6 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    Great dinosaur museum, nice scavenger hunt with a reward for the kids. Staff speaks German, unfortunately all information texts are only shown in Dutch (English is sometimes possible via cell phone).

  • 5/5 Imke van R. 1 month ago on Google • 7 reviews New
    My friend and I had a very nice experience at the Prehistoric Museum! The staff is super friendly, especially a lady who helped us at the counter. The routes in the museum are easy to follow and clearly indicated. We were fans of the outdoor area the most. There you could do a treasure hunt, children could play in a large playground and you could view images of dinosaurs everywhere. The catering industry is small but completely fine, they have different types of drinks and snacks, but also sandwiches. We definitely recommend this museum for a fun day out!

  • 4/5 Flávio S. 2 years ago on Google
    The place is nice, there are a lot of dinos and 2 playgrounds for kids. Our kids enjoyed very much. They should have a more decent menu for lunch, there are only a few options of sandwich.

  • 4/5 tugba F. 2 years ago on Google
    A big dinasour park, including small playground, lovely picnic tables to sit and eat.

  • 5/5 Caroline z. 2 years ago on Google
    Very beautiful, a nice place to go if you want to have fun.

  • 5/5 Jeroen De W. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice day. Educational and impressive for our son (Original) Hele leuke dag. Leerzaam en voor ons zoontje indrukwekkend

  • 1/5 Van T. 2 years ago on Google
    Not so interactive, playground is too small, suitable for 2-4years old

  • 5/5 Antonio “Toni” N. 2 years ago on Google
    Very funny location.. Nice..

  • 5/5 Aaron D. 2 years ago on Google
    Kids love this place. As close to Jurassic Park As one can get until Jeff Bezos clones dinosaurs and sells them on Amazon to kids.

  • 5/5 sevim k. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice with good weather (no rain) you can be sweet for more than a morning / afternoon. There is a dinobos route lasting 30/60 minutes, depending on how fast you are walking and standing still. In addition, 2 playgrounds, one with play equipment. Is also a botanical garden. Nice inside too, different spaces. Definitely worth it for dinosaur lovers. (Original) Erg, leuk met mooi weer (geen regen) kan je meer dan een ochtend/middag zoet zijn. Er is een dinobos route 30/60 minuten durend, afhankelijk hoe snel er wordt gelopen en stilgestaan. Daarnaast 2 speeltuinen, een met speeltoestellen. Is ook tevens een botanische tuin. Binnen ook leuk, verschillende ruimtes. Zeker de moeite waard voor dino liefhebbers.

  • 5/5 C B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice museum and spacious dinosaur park, especially for children. My sons aged 1 and 3 already thought it was fantastic. They could dig up dinosaurs themselves. We will definitely be back. (Original) Heel mooi museum en ruim dinopark, vooralvoor kinderen. Mijn zoontjes van 1 en 3 vonden het al fantastisch. Ze konden er zelf dino's opgraven. Aanrader, we komen zeker terug.

  • 5/5 DIYPAULA d. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place for kids!

  • 4/5 Beatriz S. A. S. 2 years ago on Google
    Very cute for children to spend a couple of hours playing. Too bad all the texts or in Dutch only. Bring your own food, the cafe does not have many options. For the kids is a blast, if hou are in the neighbourhood, i recommend.

  • 5/5 Adrian B. 2 years ago on Google
    Terrific place and staff. Nothing is too much trouble. Kids love it and it has enough interest for adults. Lovely staff.

  • 5/5 Kamil C. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice place for all who are interested in paleontology and especially dinosaurs. Entry is fair priced, terrain quite big and mostly in the forest so even when there is heavy sun and high temperature - there there is still cool.

  • 5/5 Benjamin S. 2 months ago on Google • 6 reviews New
    It was really nice there, you could do a scavenger hunt outside and answer questions. Inside there were many relics from prehistoric times. We and our 5 year old son had a lot of fun 😊

  • 5/5 Tamara F. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place with lots of fossils and dinosaur replica's. You can learn all about the different dinosaurs and the different ages. There are activities for children of different ages as well as a play area and cafe.

  • 5/5 Na P. 10 months ago on Google
    Tolles Museum mit riesen Aussengelände und Rätsel-Rallye. Nur zu empfehlen!

  • 4/5 Lveggel1 1 year ago on Google
    Good family fun, something for all aces. Inside beatiful fossil and dino skeleton collection. Outside a nice walk with a large dinosaur park & playground.

  • 5/5 Sami A.K. L. 1 year ago on Google
    Extraordinary museum for children. The inside area is very small, but has astonishing skeletons from many fossils. The outer area is much larger, and is flooded with 1:1 dinosaur models from different eras. Children have plenty of space to run and play, and also playground spaces with slides, swings, etc.

  • 5/5 Debina C. 9 months ago on Google
    We went on a weekend and our oldest chose this place.. he thoroughly loved every bit of it and funnily enough so did my fussy almost 2 year old.. it was a lot of fun and they both enjoyed the dinosaur egg hunt..we loved it

  • 5/5 Yvonne Deckers-van de W. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fun for 4-8 years old kids, not too complicated, lots of space outside to run and play. (Original) Er leuk voor kinderen van 4-8jr, niet te ingewikkeld, buiten veel ruimte om te rennen en te spelen.

  • 4/5 Dave 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Shame about the rain but very nice (Original) Jammer van de regen maar erg leuk

  • 4/5 Theo V. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Educational for the small children. and for grandpa and grandma. . (Original) Leerzaam voor de klein kinderen. en voor opa en oma. .

  • 4/5 Na U. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Interesting place. Our grandson, Ruben, couldn't get enough of it 💯👍 (Original) Interessante plek. Onze kleinzoon, Ruben, kon er geen genoeg van krijgen 💯👍

  • 5/5 Sandra 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice museum! Enough to see! (Original) Leuk museum! Genoeg te zien!

  • 5/5 danuta z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great park for kids and adults! (Original) Wspaniały park dla dzieci i dorosłych!

  • 4/5 Edwin Z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice museum, great to walk through with children and learn from prehistoric times. In the dinosaur forest you can admire beautiful large dinosaurs and see play equipment. The artistic freedom of the images itself made me frown every now and then. (Original) Leuk museum, geweldig om met kinderen door te lopen en van de oertijd te leren. In het dinobos zijn mooie grote dino's te bewonderen en speeltoestellen te zien. Zelf deed de artistieke vrijheid van de beelden mij af en toe fronsen.

  • 4/5 Ineke B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice to go to with the children. (Original) Erg leuk om met de kinderen naar toe te gaan.

  • 5/5 Muppet L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Ideal for children over 5! (Original) Ideaal voor kinderen vanaf 5!

  • 5/5 Rik J. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fun and educational (Original) Leuk en leerzaam

  • 5/5 patricia de b. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice museum and well arranged with the rules of carona (Original) Leuke museum en goed geregeld met de regels van carona

  • 5/5 Madalina C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice inside and out! (Original) Seperleuk binnen en buiten!

  • 5/5 Jia L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautifully diverse museum with a beautiful outdoor area where the children can enjoy themselves and discover what kinds of dinosaurs once lived there. Friendly staff who provide good info and are happy to help. Was a very nice outing this December. (Original) Prachtig divers museum met een mooie buitenplaats waar de kinderen zich heerlijk kunnen uitleven en ontdekken wat voor soorten dino's er ooit leefden. Vriendelijk personeel die goede info verstrekken en graag helpen. Was een ontzettend leuk uitje deze decembermaand.

  • 3/5 t K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nostalgia (Original) Nostalji

  • 5/5 Tomás V. 4 years ago on Google
    A very nice collection, fun activities.

  • 5/5 Jessie D. 4 years ago on Google
    Super !my son loves it

  • 5/5 Zoia F. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place for little dino experts!

  • 5/5 Beata F. 4 years ago on Google
    Fantastic for kids of all ages! :)

  • 5/5 Artur Z. 5 years ago on Google
    Interesting place for a family walk.

  • 5/5 Rik van de V. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place for small kids. Playground and a lot of dinos in the shade of the forest.

  • 5/5 Stuart I. 4 years ago on Google
    Really interesting museum with a great collection of fossils and bones. There is even a Archaeological laboratory in the museum where you can watch new prehistoric finds slowly being revealed. Fantastic day out for kids and adults.

  • 4/5 Thomas P J. 3 years ago on Google
    Very good collection of exhibits for such a low key museum. Good for the casual child Dino enthusiast and also for the grown up

  • 5/5 Hans van A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice for children (Original) Erg leuk voor kinderen

  • 5/5 Renee Van Uijen P. 3 years ago on Google
    A nice place to take children that are interested in dinosaurs. Meet them live size in the forest. Get to see their skeletons. Small restaurant, small shop.

  • 5/5 marcellino s. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice museum if you are interested in dinosaurs friendly staff and very nice set up both inside and outside (Original) Zeer leuk museum als je intresse heb in dino s vriendelijk personeel en zeer leuk opgezet zowel binnen als buiten

  • 5/5 Moniek L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice park. Not too big. Good for a morning or afternoon. Inside is more for big kids / adults. Outside is fun for small children. Lots of dinosaurs to see. With small playground. Restaurant does not have much choice. (Original) Leuk park. Niet al te groot. Goed voor een ochtend of middag. Binnen is meer voor grote kinderen/volwassenen. Buiten is leuk voor kleine kinderen. Veel dino's te zien. Met klein speeltuintje. Restaurant heeft niet veel keuze.

  • 5/5 Agaath L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice, also for children. There is also a playground. (Original) Heel leuk, ook voor kinderen. Er is ook een speeltuin aanwezig.

  • 5/5 Nelly R. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great to go with children. (Original) Geweldig om met kinderen naar toe te gaan.

  • 4/5 Harald Van Den B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It is a nice museum, fun for the little ones. (Original) Het is een leuk museum, leuk voor de kleintjes.

  • 5/5 Daphne C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Our little boy is almost 2 and had a great day! Very interesting and interactive, later when he is a little older it will be even more fun. Neatly arranged with corona measures, safe and does not dominate the visit. (Original) Ons zoontje is bijna 2 en had een geweldige dag! Erg interessant en interactief, straks als hij iets ouder is zal het nog leuker zijn. Netjes geregeld met corona maatregelen, veilig en overheerst niet het bezoek.

  • 4/5 Peter M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fun for children (Original) Leuk voor kinderen

  • 5/5 Mark S. 3 years ago on Google
    Super interesting!

  • 3/5 Dayenne W. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice walk with beautiful dinosaurs. Images look neat! (Original) Lekkere wandeling met mooie dino's. Beelden zien er netjes uit!

  • 4/5 Roy M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice to have seen once, with our big guy (Original) Leuk om een keer gezien te hebben, met onze grote vent

  • 4/5 Wil M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice playfully set up primeval park (Original) Leuk speels opgezet oerpark

  • 4/5 Jeroen B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Surprisingly nice museum with a mix of different archaeological finds and a park with statues of dinosaurs and other animals. (Original) Verrassend leuk museum met mix van verschillende archeologische vondsten en een park met beelden van dinosaurussen en andere dieren.

  • 4/5 Pieter Slikke van d. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Educational and large collection. (Original) Leerzaam en grote collectie.

  • 5/5 Joyce Den H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Super fun, educational museum. My granddaughters of 6 and 4 years old had a great time. Clean toilets, good value for money. Both inside and outside satisfyingly informative, beautiful images of dinosaurs, among other things. The only downside, .... disabled people and strollers do not have access to all (stairs and many tree trunks in the forest). (Original) Super leuk, educatief opgezet museum. Mijn kleindochters van 6 en 4 jaar oud hebben zich ontzettend goed vermaakt. Schone toiletten, goede prijsverhouding. Zowel binnen als buiten voldoene informatief, mooie beelden van o.a. dino's. Enig minpuntje,.... minder validen en wandelwagens hebben niet over al toegang (trappen en veel boomstronken in het bos) verder super fijne ervaring, we komen zeker terug.

  • 5/5 Esther de K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Had a great day! My daughter loved the dinosaur forest and the museum inside was also very interesting. And not expensive for a day out. Really recommended. (Original) Geweldige dag gehad! Mijn dochter vond het dino bos helemaal te gek en het museum binnen was ook heel interessant. En niet duur voor een dagje uit. Echt een aanrader.

  • 4/5 barfkonink p. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice place only me and my children were very shocked when all dinosaurs in the park turned out to be dead, that it is stuffed animals may be reported in advance on the site. (Original) Leuke plek alleen ik en mijn kinderen waren erg geschrokken toen alle dinosaurussen in het park dood bleken te zijn, dat het om opgezette dieren gaat mag wel van te voren gemeld worden op de site.

  • 5/5 Ronald S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice, educational exhibition. The children were impressed. (Original) Erg leuke, leerzame tentoonstelling. De kinderen waren onder de indruk.

  • 5/5 Ad K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great museum for all the family. Excellent care, both inside and outside. Great recommendation (Original) Geweldig museum voor het hele gezin. Zowel binnen als buiten uitstekend verzorgd. Grote aanrader

  • 5/5 miss s. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) How warmly received there, after explaining the corona rules and leaving data about possible infections .... it was neatly explained how the walking route is these times. Where you can after the dinosaur forest, playground and toilet. After a round dinosaur forest and playground, there was a bit of a traffic jam upon entering, but that is because several things came together, the inner route, outer route, souvenir shop and toilet, fortunately the visitors themselves took into account the 1.5 m distance. When we left we wished a nice day and thanks for coming, these people really enjoy working here !!! Definitely recommended for primary school children. (Original) Wat ontzettend warm ontvangen daar, na uitleg v/d coronaregels en gegevens achter laten ivm mogelijke besmettingen.... werd er netjes uitgelegd hoe de looproute is dezer tijden. Waar je na het dinobos kan, speeltuin en toilet. Na een ronde dinobos en speeltuin was er bij binnenkomst een beetje een opstopping maar dat komt dat er meerdere dingen bij elkaar uitkwamen, de binnenroute, buitenroute, souveniershop en toilet, gelukkig hielden de bezoelers zelf rekening met de 1,5 mtr afstand. Bij het weggaan werd er een fijne dag gewenst en bedankt voor de komst, deze mensen werken hier echt met plezier!!! Zeker een aanrader voor basisschool kinderen.


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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