First, getting there is a hassle if you don't have a car. We took UBER and the cost was about 40 EU. Then when we got there, there were a couple of young girls who didn't seem to speak English well. When they saw my confirmation and knew what we were there for they took us to a second floor room, gave us a pair of wooden shoes; paint brushes; paint and stencils and left. Since this was listed as a "guided" activity I expected more guidance. The shoes were raw wood, not dried or sealed, and it took several coats to cover them. Meantime someone came to check on us and asked if we wanted anything to drink. I asked for a coke since drinks and snacks were included. Later I was charged for that. Once we had an even coat of paint we tried to apply the stencils. They did not work at all. They were too stiff to conform to the shoes. Someone came and brought more stencils and said the girls would help us but after that person left the girls said they didn't know how to do it. They also had a shoe making demonstration and a large well stocked gift shop.

The guy doing demo knows our language. He was very patient in our queries. Nice to see how shoes and cheese are made. The staff inside are very accomodating. Ended up buying shoes and most of all , lots of those Gouda cheese.

We had a lovely time painting our clogs, followed by a clog making demonstration and also a short talk about cheese making. Also had the opportunity to taste some of the cheeses. Would recommend this for relaxing change of pace from city centre Amsterdam

A thoroughly enchanting place, we were greeted immediately on arrival and asked which language we would like the tour to be conducted in. Every single member of staff we encountered were utterly wonderful. The free engraving on souvenir clogs is a welcome bonus, the young person who engraved the clogs did so with such care and proficiency that it made them feel all the more special. The cheese sampling was absolutely delicious, the best thing about Simonehoeve is that there is no obligation to buy anything, no pushy sales tactics or expectations, it’s very much this is what we do and this is what we have, if you want to buy something you can, if not we hope you enjoyed your visit. I would recommend you visit and buy something though, I bought some delicious mustard and some souvenir clogs. I would absolutely love to come and visit again some day.

Excellent private tour in English to learn the steps of making cheese, and a demonstration of making wooden shoes. Cheese tasting with so many choices, and we bought a few! Thanks for the tour, Leo!

Such a fun activity! I am a solo traveler and I love to paint. I enjoyed getting out of Amsterdam and seeing the countryside. Everyone working here is very kind and speak English 😀 The ticket included all art supplies, stencils, the clogs and a coffee. I highly recommend a visit and this activity because now I have a special souvenir and a fun memory.

We went as a group of five adults to the clog dancing workshop, and had a fantastic time! All the staff were extremely friendly, and the clog dancing in itself was an experience like no other! Great day out and much hilarity ensued. Thank you!