Simonehoeve

You are very welcome to visit cheesefarm and clogs factory De Simonehoeve next to Hotel Volendam, on the right-hand side of the road to Volendam. The family Klomp and their staff are ready to receive you in the traditional Volendam costumes on every day throughout the year. Alone, with a small or a large group, you are always welcome.

The entrance and the guided tour with demonstrations and tasting of cheeses, wine, and biscuits are all free of charge.


To receive tourists a large part of the stable was reconstructed into a cosy hall with enough room for large groups. The staff enjoys explaining how cheese is made and show you how it is done.

In the wooden shoe factory the staff explains and shows you how to make the clogs on the traditional way by hand and the modern way by machine. After the explanation you can try the shoes on. You can also taste and –if you wish- buy cheese in several varieties. And because cheese and wine belong together there is a glass of delicious Dutch fruit-wine for everyone. You can try real Dutch biscuits as well.

Except cheeses and wooden shoes we also have souvenirs, including hand painted Delft Blue Pottery.

On the first floor there is the possibility to drink or eat something in our restaurant. For breakfast, lunch and dinner it is necessary to make a reservation. The restaurant is decorated in a typical Traditional Dutch ambiance.

If you are looking for an enjoyable, active, or creative activity the Simonehoeve offers as well workshops: cheese making, clogs making, clogs decorating, clogs engraving, fish smoking, pimping of wooden shoes or other objects, and objects decorating with mosaic of ceramic and glass tiles.