Sterrenwacht Mercurius, South Holland Province, The Netherlands
4.5 (2 reviews) Tuesday: Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #30 in Dordrecht Observatories & Planetariums
Nice little observatory in a beautiful park
Visited with my 6 year old daughter who is a space-nerd! What a great time we had! The place is small, so in a way, you don't get overwhelmed by thousands of displays, and feel more comfortable taking time to go through everything at your own pace. At least that's how I feel. Sure it's dated, but I wasn't looking for state of the art there anyways. It's a nice side attraction to a large park around Dordrecht. They showed us a film (I'm guessing from the 80s) and that was fun in its own quirky way. Easy to watch and follow for a 6 year old. Then the greatest attraction is the 1920's telescope up in the observatory dome. We had a guided tour and the resident scientist showed us..... the sun!
Address
Baanhoekweg 75, 3313 LP Dordrecht The Netherlands
Mobile
Website
http://www.sterrenwacht-mercurius.nl
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday :
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday : 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 15:17
User Ratings
4.5 based on (2 reviews)
Reviews
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5Barb V 5:00 PM Jun 5, 2018
More than a observatory
This observatory is located in De Biesbosch ,National Park in Dordrecht,The Netherlands. It has one the oldest telescopes. Tours are available in English. The have a film area with shows depicting many interests about space,space travel,globally warming effects etc. Many areas with self instruction about many things. Small store area to purchase books,souvenirs etc. Extremely informative and very friendly staff. I recently attended a family get together in the park and one of our activities was to go to the observatory.Would highly recommend for the whole family, of ALL ages.
