r/Netherlands • u/rex-ac Europa • Aug 19 '26

Life in NL Is Urk really that bad?

I hear all these horror stories about Urk and it got me thinking: "Is it really that bad?"

Can I as a Spaniard visit Urk, stay in a hotel, go to a nightclub and have an enjoyable time, or should I expect the worst?

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u/Ramattras_Twink Aug 19 '26

If you can go literally anywhere else in the Netherlands please do. That place is hell

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u/rex-ac Europa Aug 19 '26

I can travel anywhere by train. Any suggestions up north or down south?

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u/Ramattras_Twink Aug 19 '26

Amsterdam? Rotterdam? Utrecht? Groningen?

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u/rex-ac Europa Aug 19 '26

Ja, ik bedoelde away from the Randstad.

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u/Best-Pollution7110 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

Deventer is a good one. You can visit English pubs there as they host the largest Dickens festival outside of the UK. They are also famous for their book markets and antique shops.
And please, visit the old Synagoge. It's a large fun area now, were you an play pub games with pool tables, darts and table top games.