Turkeyenhof - Museum

The Turkeyenhof in Bredene is the local history museum and home of the Ter Cuere heritage society. It is housed in a polder farmstead from 1737.

What can you expect at the Turkeyenhof?

History: The farm was built in 1737 in classic polder farm style, with a house, bakehouse, barn and shed.
Collection: You see tools of lost trades, such as clog maker, cobbler, carpenter, slater and bluestone mason, and photos and posters of Bredene's past.
Highlights: Highlights of the Turkeyenhof are:
- Mammoth remains fished up from the North Sea by Flemish fishermen.
- The collection of North Sea shells and fossils.
- Gallo-Roman finds.

Opening hours: Open on Wednesday afternoons and Sunday mornings, longer on Sundays in July and August. Groups of ten or more book ahead.
Markets and events: In summer there are free folk music concerts and folk dance evenings in the orchard.
Ideal for: Children under 14 go free.

The Turkeyenhof is a pleasant place to discover the past of Bredene and its polders.

Furthermore Turkeyenhof is near the following sights: Surf club Twins (±800 m), Water Tower Bredene (±1,2 km), Surfclub Inside (±1,3 km), Jumpsquare (±1,5 km) & Fort Napoleon (±1,8 km).

Heemkundig museum
Zegelaan 42, Bredene
tel. +32 593 308 30
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