Goes

Goes is in Zeeland, Netherlands.

Understand

Goes is situated in the middle of the province Zeeland. Its part of an area called Zuid-Beveland.

Get in

There is a rail link to Goes connecting it to the rest of the Netherlands. Also several buses go in and out of Goes. A good website to check public transport is 9292

There is also a motorway going all the way to Vlissingen with a clearly marked exit for Goes.

Get around

The center of the city is very approachable by bike. There are several parking spaces around the town and one multi-story car park near the center. Also there are busses around town. Also Goes is not very big so very walkable.

The surrounding area is best visited by car or bike although there are buses going to various villages.

See

• A movie in 't Beest, a tiny cinema showing mainly arthouse, documentaries and similar movies.
• Historical Museum de Bevelanden, Singelstraat 13, 4461 HZ Goes, ☎ [phone]. Mon-Fri 11:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 13:00-17:00. Visit Historical Museum de Bevelanden and learn some more about the area's history. 
• 🌍 Poppenhuis en Miniatuurmuseum, Deken Tomaslaan 31, 's Heerenhoek (About 15 minutes by car from Goes or take bus 23 from the busstation in Goes), ☎ [phone]. Fri-Sat 11:00-17:00 from 1 July-end of Aug.. Ad en Christi van Soe­lens personal collection. Free. 
• Oosterschelde Museum, Kerkplein 1, 4401ED Yerseke (About 15 minutes by car from Goes or take bus 27 from the bus station in Goes), ☎ [phone]. Tue-Fri 9:30-12:30 and 13:00-16:00. During July and August extra open hours on Mon and Sat. Tells the history of Yerseke and mussel- and oyster cultures in the river Oosterschelde. 

Do

• Take a ride on the steamtrain from Goes to Borsele and back. Along the way you can also visit Berkenhof's Tropical Zoo (lots and lots of butterflies), Wullempje's Shop (a shop made like it was in the 1930s where they still sell sweets and candy) and have a walk to the Kouter Mill or have a look over the Westerschelde (one of europe's busiest rivers).
• Omnium Swimmingpool, Zwembadweg 3 4463 AB Goes, ☎ [phone]. Take a swim at the subtropical swimming pool Omnium. 
• Omnium Climbing, Zwembadweg 3, 4463 AB Goes, ☎ [phone]. Starts at 19:30. On special days you can give the 10 meter-high climbing-wall at the tropical forest a try. Available to anyone of 8 years or older. 

Buy

Eat

Shops are open on Thursdays in the evening until 21:00 at the maximum and some eating establishments have special menus then. They are very cheap and usually good meals. Happy Dayz and Stadhuis are two well known.

• De Lachende Koe, Beestenmarkt 14, ☎ [phone], [phone]. Mains €8-25. (updated Apr 2017)
• De Landbouw, Grote Markt 38, ☎ [phone]. (updated Apr 2017)
• Het Binnenhof, Bocht van Guinea 4/6, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 18:00 - 21:00. 3 courses €37.50. (updated Apr 2017)
• Het Postkantoor, Grote Markt 14, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Su-Th 10:00 - 00:00; F-Sa 10:00 - 02:00. Mains €15-25; pasta, pizza and risotto €8-17 (updated Apr 2017)
• Jan, Bierkade 3a, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Th-M 12:00-22:00. Mains €22-45; lunch €8-20. (updated Apr 2017)
• Karel V, Turfkade 11, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 12:00-15:00 and from 17:30. Lunch €15-20; dinner mains €22-30; 3 courses €37. (updated Apr 2017)
• Lunchcafe Stadhuis, Lange Kerkstraat 1, ☎ [phone]. Tu-Sa :09:00-17:30, and Th until 21:00. Lunch specials €6-12. (updated Apr 2017)
• Porto Bello, Koningsstraat 6, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Italian restaurant. Pasta €13-15; pizza €10-15; meat dishes €23-27; fish €20-25. (updated Apr 2017)
• 🌍 Restaurant AMUZ (AMUZ eten & drinken), Westsingel 1, 4461 DK Goes, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Tu-Su 17:00 - 21:00. A trendy restaurant. Housed in a former bus station, in a unique location. A modern interior, inspired by the 1960s. On the menu are all small dishes, on average you eat four dishes per person. €30-40. (updated Aug 2016)

Drink

• De Pompe
• De Post
• La Strada

Sleep

• Adolfshoeve appartementenverhuur, Lindemansweg 9, 4474 NJ Kattendijke, ☎ [phone], [phone]. Situated about 6.3 km from Goes. Rents out 6-person apartments situated next to a farm in a rural area. 
• Gastenhuys Grote Kade (Goes Bed and Breakfast Grote Kade), Grote Kade 8, 4461 BE Goes, ☎ [phone]. Bed and Breakfast situated in a monumental building at the old harbor in the heart of Goes. 
• Goes Hotel Centrum, Grote Kade 10, 4461 BE Goes, ☎ [phone]. Hotel situated in a monumental building at the old harbor in the heart of Goes 
• Jersey's (Amadore Hotel Restaurant Jersey), Grote Markt 28, 4461 AJ Goes, ☎ [phone]. Hotel situated on the "big square" with lots of cafés and restaurants. 
• Omnium, Zwembadweg 3, 4463 AB Goes, ☎ [phone]. Omnium is a sport centre with a tropical swimming pool and also has a camping that is open from 1 Apr-30 Sep. The camping is a city camping but surrounded by a lot of green. 
• Oostmolenhoeve Bed & Breakfast, ‘s-Gravenpolderseweg 106, 4462 RA Goes, ☎ [phone]. Bed and Breakfast located in renovated fruitfarm. Has 4 rooms and 2 studios. 
• [www.hotelterminus.nl/en/ Terminus], Stationsplein 1, 4461 HP Goes, ☎ [phone]. Hotel located next to the train station. 
• 🌍 Van der Valk Goes, Anthony Fokkerstraat 100 4462 ET Goes, ☎ [phone]. 
• Zwartenburg (Minicamping Zwartenburg), Monnikendijk 26, 4474 ND Kattendijke, ☎ [phone], [phone]. Minicamping about 6.5 km from Goes. 

Contact

Tourist Information can be found at Singelstraat 11, Tel. [phone]. This is their website.

Go next

There is a trainline going on to Middelburg, Arnemuiden and finally Vlissingen-Souburg/Vlissingen. In the other direction the train has direct lines to Bergen op Zoom, Dordrecht, Rotterdam, Delft, The Hague and Amsterdam.

By bus there are direct lines to Zierikzee and Terneuzen and several smaller towns

And by car your options are too many to mention really. Some cities that are around 1 hours drive or less are Veere, Ghent, Antwerp, and Breda.

• Antwerp
• Gent
• Middelburg
• Veere
• Vlissingen
• Zierikzee