Plan your visit
Below you find our opening times and admission, information for group visits, navigation, contact information and facilities. If you have any comments or questions, then do not hesitate to contact us via:
Order your online tickets for a visit
Method: choose the number of tickets and a time block (09:45 to 10:15, 10:15 to 10:45 etc.) on which you want to arrive. Pay online and receive your ticket (s) by email. Within that time block, you must register at the entrance desk with the tickets printed or on your mobile phone. You can enter after scanning your ticket. There is a limit on the number of people allowed per time block, so be on time. Reservations are also required with the Museum Card, BankGiro Lottery VIP Card, Friends Pass and Rotterdampas. You can then scan your ticket and card upon entering.
Monday Closed Tuesday 10:00 - 17:00 Wednesday 10:00 - 17:00 Thursday 10:00 - 17:00 Friday 10:00 - 17:00 Saturday 10:00 - 17:00 Sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Adults | € 12,00 |
Adults (when visiting with more than 15 people) | € 9,50 |
CJP card | € 6,50 |
Students 12 – 18 years old (when visiting with more than 15 people) | € 5,50 |
Children 5 – 12 years old | € 6,50 |
Children 5 – 12 years old (when visiting with more than 15 people) | € 5,00 |
Children younger than 5 years | Free |
Museum membership card* | Free |
Friends and supporters of the museum | Free |
Class primary school | € 52,50 |
Introduction | € 50,00 |
Individual tour on request (not more than 20 people per guide, more guides possible) | € 65,00 |
*You can buy the museum membership card at the entrance of the museum.
The admission for groups with more than 15 people is different, see group visits.
An introduction (20 minutes) or a tour can be arranged on request for a group of more than 15 people.
The museum has multifunctional areas for group activities. On request we are able to arrange catering, from just coffee and tea with a local delicacy, a Zeeuwse Bolus, up until a proper meal.
If you have any special requests, then we will arrange special day arrangements for you with pleasure. For example, combining a visit at our museum with a cruise on the Oosterschelde or with a sightseeing flight departing from airport Midden-Zeeland.
For more information do not hesitate to contact us via (+31) (0)6-10184027 or groepen@watersnoodmuseum.nl.
Accessibility wheelchairs
The museum is very accessible to people in wheelchairs. The museum has three wheelchairs and a Zimmer frame available (we advise to make a reservation).
Food & drinks
A warm welcome awaits you in the museum café in caisson 3. Right next door to the museum is restaurant De Vierbannen, which serves delicious lunches and dinners.
Museum shop
You can find books, movies, educational materials and other products that tell the story about the Flood of 1953 and water safety in The Netherlands. In addition, you can buy cards, maps and souvenirs.
Library
Our library contains 500 books, divided into the sections reports/images, stories/novels and background. All books are available for inspection at the museum, except for books from the background section, which are only available upon request.
Our archive has more than 20,000 pictures, movies and sound fragments. Everything is available to you by arrangement.
Do you have additional information for our archives? Then, please contact us.
From Rotterdam
Follow the N59, left at the traffic lights at Nieuwerkerk and from there on, follow the signs.
From Goes
After the Zeeland bridge, turn right at the first traffic lights at Zierikzee. Directly turn right again and follow the road and the signs.
From Burgh-Haamstede
At the roundabout at Zierikzee follow direction Goes. Turn right at the first traffic lights directing to Goes. Turn left at the next traffic lights, after that, turn directly right. Stay on this road and follow the dike.
With public transport
From Monday till Friday, the Buurtbus stops in front of the entrance of the museum, it is bus line 591. During the weekend, you can use the Haltetaxi, which needs to be reserved via telephone at least 1.5 hours before departure. The telephone number to make that reservation is (+31) (0)88 – 23 58 000.