The Corrie ten Boom House
The Corrie ten Boom House
4.5
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
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- J T1 contributionHeartwarming and HistoricalHeroes of the Resistance - Heartwarming and Historical. We traveled across the world to see this incredible sight where people persisted during the worst of times and we weren't disappointed. It's true that they were motivated to help others because of their beliefs and they were able to make it through the loss of several family members and horrible happenings all around them due to their strong faith. It would be impossible to separate the family's faith from their deeds and their story. But it's true that if you are very anti-religion, you won't want to hear this story. If you do want to hear about the best of people's capabilities and coping through challenges and tragedies, then you will probably very much like this story and this tour. I would also strongly recommend reading The Hiding Place which goes into much more detail. One practical note is to book your tour well in advance. Also, I felt it was very appropriate to donate for this free tour. (We've paid entrance fees to so many places that it's refreshing that it's free and there wasn't any pressure, but it seemed like a good idea). If this is a true story that you failed deserves to continue to be told then I would encourage you to donate even if you aren't able to visit in person. One final note on this long review is that the town of Haarlem is beautiful and spending a few extra hours here is a joy.Visited December 2023Travelled with familyWritten 21 December 2023
- James W51 contributionsExcellent (read The Hiding Place before visiting)Fascinating and moving tour of the Corrie ten Boom house. Would strongly recommend visiting, but you MUST pre-book. The guide was well informed and interesting and the house is very well preserved (loads better than the Ann Frank museum). Important to have read The Hiding Place before visiting to get the most out of it.Visited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 17 March 2024
- BigHildaLongview, Texas250 contributionsAmazing personal tour - not to be missed!This was a major highlight of our trip to The Netherlands! We have read a lot about Corrie from her books and another recent book called "The Watchmaker's Daughter" (highly recommend before you go). The tour guide was excellent, and we really felt like we were "guests" in Corrie's family home. The tour took about 1.5 hours, and you do need to reserve online in advance. There is no specific charge for the tour, but there is a place to make a donation. The stories from the tour guide were excellent - they held our attention and our kids' attention as well. You can take pictures, in most rooms, unlike at the Anne Frank House. My kids were even allowed to race from the first floor to the hiding place and see how long it took them. It is fantastic to be able to actually go into the hiding place itself and see what people had to go through during the war. It brought so much together for us as a family to see where Corrie and Betsie and her family helped so many people during the war. Make sure you do not miss this tour!Visited March 2024Travelled with familyWritten 18 March 2024
- 937lizRichmond, New Zealand360 contributionsExcellent - a highlightA highlight of our trip. So glad we planned ahead and reserved tickets. Wonderful experience - a welcoming guide showed us in and told us about Corrie and her family and faith. Then showed us the hiding place and told us much more. Corrie’s work continues and it is amazing what she has left behindVisited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 25 April 2024
- Bill HTampa, Florida286 contributionsImpressive tour for an impressive familyWe lucked into being able to join a tour at the relatively last minute. An opening came up, otherwise they were booked out 5 weeks. So check early; it’s worth it. Corrie’s story was the basis for the book and movie, “The Hidden Room”. The tour - with a very informative guide - takes place throughout her house. The story is impressive, made more impactful as you see the size of the spaces they took place in (no spoilers here). The tour is free, they do accept donations.Visited September 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 9 September 2024
- Alex MPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania38 contributionsWorth it if you luck out with the proper tour guideI went with my daughter and had a great experience. Haven't read Corrie Ten Boom's book, but read a lot about her. For what I read in the reviews here, the experience is very dependent on the guide you get, a fact you have no control over it. What happens is that this family was very religious (Dutch Reform) and helped Jewish people (and resistance fighters too) coming from a biblical prospective. So, if you get a good guide, as we did, it's a very powerful experience not to be missed.Visited September 2024Travelled with familyWritten 20 September 2024
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GlobeRunner22
Sydney, Australia306 contributions
May 2022 • Solo
I was very excited to sign up to this tour but it was a huge disappointment, sadly. I saw so many great reviews and it set my expectations high. I think the guide makes or breaks the experience from the sounds of things.
The guide we got today was sadly a bit disorganised, and didn't engage or understand the audience. It turned a potentially great experience and story into an unnecessarily long-winded and soporific narrative.
The tour took 1.5 hrs, possibly longer, and I needed to leave because I had a booking at another museum. The guidelines said 45 to 60 mins but the guide, although her intentions were good, had no timekeeping skills. Most of us were tourists and we are not spending more than a day in Haarlem and we set aside 1 hr. Taking away 1.5 to 2 hrs in this museum is too much when there is so much to see in Haarlem.
Secondly because the tour was so poorly managed, the guide would make us stand there listening to her commentary but some of us were stuck in a corner or somewhere at the back while she would talk about artefacts and point to them and most of the group could not see anything.
For the entire time we saw only two rooms. The introductory room where she spent a good 40 mins giving the introduction, it was all sitting down and nothing else. I do not know why we spent this much time in a "classroom setting" and we got only 5 mins to see the artefacts in the room afterwards. I was falling asleep halfway through and most of the tour group struggled to pay attention. I think the guide needs to engage the audience a lot better rather than just go on and on and on. With all due respect, it was so unnecessarily long-winded, and it turned a great story into one that was incredibly boring and not memorable for me.
We then moved upstairs to the hiding room where we were split into two groups and she would give the commentary to one group while the other group waited outside and vice versa. It was a total waste of time. Then we were all asked to stand there for another half an hr while she talked about artefacts in the room that most of us could not see. I was trapped in a corner and could not see a thing. It was painfully boring at this point and I needed to leave.
I know you can't choose the guide but if you get a good one I am sure the experience would have been a whole lot different. It was a Saturday so perhaps the guides on the weekends are not so good?
I am sorry to give this review but it put a bit of dent in my otherwise lovely day in Haarlem. It made me late for all my other appointments and gave me stress I did not need! I gave it 2 stars as it is for free so I guess you can't expect too much.
I would have happily paid for this tour to get a better experience! If you are short on time it is worth skipping.
The guide we got today was sadly a bit disorganised, and didn't engage or understand the audience. It turned a potentially great experience and story into an unnecessarily long-winded and soporific narrative.
The tour took 1.5 hrs, possibly longer, and I needed to leave because I had a booking at another museum. The guidelines said 45 to 60 mins but the guide, although her intentions were good, had no timekeeping skills. Most of us were tourists and we are not spending more than a day in Haarlem and we set aside 1 hr. Taking away 1.5 to 2 hrs in this museum is too much when there is so much to see in Haarlem.
Secondly because the tour was so poorly managed, the guide would make us stand there listening to her commentary but some of us were stuck in a corner or somewhere at the back while she would talk about artefacts and point to them and most of the group could not see anything.
For the entire time we saw only two rooms. The introductory room where she spent a good 40 mins giving the introduction, it was all sitting down and nothing else. I do not know why we spent this much time in a "classroom setting" and we got only 5 mins to see the artefacts in the room afterwards. I was falling asleep halfway through and most of the tour group struggled to pay attention. I think the guide needs to engage the audience a lot better rather than just go on and on and on. With all due respect, it was so unnecessarily long-winded, and it turned a great story into one that was incredibly boring and not memorable for me.
We then moved upstairs to the hiding room where we were split into two groups and she would give the commentary to one group while the other group waited outside and vice versa. It was a total waste of time. Then we were all asked to stand there for another half an hr while she talked about artefacts in the room that most of us could not see. I was trapped in a corner and could not see a thing. It was painfully boring at this point and I needed to leave.
I know you can't choose the guide but if you get a good one I am sure the experience would have been a whole lot different. It was a Saturday so perhaps the guides on the weekends are not so good?
I am sorry to give this review but it put a bit of dent in my otherwise lovely day in Haarlem. It made me late for all my other appointments and gave me stress I did not need! I gave it 2 stars as it is for free so I guess you can't expect too much.
I would have happily paid for this tour to get a better experience! If you are short on time it is worth skipping.
Written 28 May 2022
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Malea M
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Jul 2022
RUN in the opposite direction of this Christian Zionist trap disguised as a museum in Haarlem. I read The Hiding Place as a high school student and was surprised to see that the Corrie ten Boom house was located in Haarlem while visiting. I naively lost two hours of my life being preached at by an evangelical woman who said several racist and questionable things and believed the end of the world was coming as well as the “fact” that Hitler and his cronies were clearly devil worshipers and that Nazis should be forgiven for atrocities they committed. While the Corrie ten Boom house claims to be a museum, the motive of Christian Zionist Mike Evans who purchased the house and is on the board of directors as president (look it up online) is to indoctrinate people all under the guise of providing factual information on the resistance in the Netherlands and the story of the ten Boom family during WW2. I honestly should have walked out of the tour, but I think they purposely pack the tours and close the door when providing their “presentation” to intimidate people not to leave. In the end we were even offered bibles. Please read the 1- & 2-star reviews which validate my bizarre experience. What a wasted opportunity for what could have been a historically accurate educational experience where tourist and locals alike could get to know more about the Dutch resistance, the ten boom family and the Jewish people who hid in this house in Haarlem.
Written 1 August 2022
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Dave W
San Diego, CA55 contributions
Oct 2019
It was truly moving to visit this site and learn about the courageous Ten Boom family and how they helped Jews escape the Nazis during WW II. If you are in the Amsterdam area, I highly recommend that you take the short trip to Haarlam to visit the Corrie ten Boom house..I know that it was an experience that will remain with me the rest of my life! Make sure to get a reservation, otherwise it is highly likely that you will not get in (and they start right on time).
Written 27 January 2020
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Elin B
Bengaluru, India9 contributions
Jul 2021 • Family
We visited the ten Boom museum with our kids aged between 8 and 13. Our lovely tour guide (Marguite) did an fabulous job keeping everyone, including our younger kids, interested and involved. It's an amazing story of a very brave family hiding Jews during the war. It's fascinating seeing the house and furniture from the past and chilling to see our children crawling into the hiding place, making history come alive. A must visit in Haarlem.
(I see many people commented on the religious messages weaved into the story. I personally didn't mind as it gave a clearer picture of the family and a deeper understanding of what motivated them.)
(I see many people commented on the religious messages weaved into the story. I personally didn't mind as it gave a clearer picture of the family and a deeper understanding of what motivated them.)
Written 10 July 2021
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kosan1
Cork, Ireland3 contributions
Jul 2022
This is a small, intimate yet fascinating museum about a wonderful person. A true Christian who acted the part rather than just mouthing platitudes, as plenty did during that dark time. The guide, whose name unfortunately I didnt get, was extremely good. It perhaps feels a bit evangelical but that reflects the source of the strength that led Corrie and her circle to do the great work that they did. I found it extremely moving. I havent been to the Anne Frank House but some how Im glad we went to this museum instead. The tour is provided on a donation basis only and as the groups are necessarily limited in size, book early. We were lucky to be able to get in without a booking but that was only because a group didnt show up.
Written 24 July 2022
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Lionie and Al
9 contributions
Dec 2022 • Family
I went to this museum a few years ago and it was excellent. The story of Corrie was explained without judgement. This visit, however, was a stark contrast. Most of the time we were stuck in the main sitting area being preached to by Joyce. We had a short time to look at the hiding place and other parts if the house and during that time she continued to preach her ways. Very uncomfortable experience and I couldn't wait to escape the hiding place to get away from Joyce!
Be cautious of this museum, might be better off facing the crowds and going to Anne Frank's instead.
Be cautious of this museum, might be better off facing the crowds and going to Anne Frank's instead.
Written 17 January 2023
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Julie B
Albia, United States30 contributions
Apr 2022 • Family
We chose to visit the Corrie Ten Boom house instead of the Anne Frank house as tickets are much easier to obtain and the tour is excellent. We were staying in Haarlem during our trip to the Netherlands and this was well worth the visit! The tour size is limited so make sure to reserve your tickets ahead of time. Our guide was a good storyteller and a wealth of knowledge and told her story well. There are some very small steep stairs to climb but my elderly mom was able to navigate these. This tour is appropriate for most ages as there were children in this tour as well. It was very moving and all three of us found ourselves in tears at the end.
Written 30 April 2022
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Discover735339
Los Angeles, CA66 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
It’s worth a visit but not if you have to delete something else from your itinerary. Five of us went with two different guides and it was a mixed bag of reactions, including two who loved it. It’s very faith based, which two of our party found uncomfortable, and several of us thought that more history would have been nice. However, it is a moving story and she was an amazing woman. To see the hiding place brings home the horrors of WW2.
Written 14 February 2020
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J T
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Family
Heroes of the Resistance - Heartwarming and Historical.
We traveled across the world to see this incredible sight where people persisted during the worst of times and we weren't disappointed.
It's true that they were motivated to help others because of their beliefs and they were able to make it through the loss of several family members and horrible happenings all around them due to their strong faith. It would be impossible to separate the family's faith from their deeds and their story. But it's true that if you are very anti-religion, you won't want to hear this story.
If you do want to hear about the best of people's capabilities and coping through challenges and tragedies, then you will probably very much like this story and this tour. I would also strongly recommend reading The Hiding Place which goes into much more detail.
One practical note is to book your tour well in advance. Also, I felt it was very appropriate to donate for this free tour. (We've paid entrance fees to so many places that it's refreshing that it's free and there wasn't any pressure, but it seemed like a good idea). If this is a true story that you failed deserves to continue to be told then I would encourage you to donate even if you aren't able to visit in person. One final note on this long review is that the town of Haarlem is beautiful and spending a few extra hours here is a joy.
We traveled across the world to see this incredible sight where people persisted during the worst of times and we weren't disappointed.
It's true that they were motivated to help others because of their beliefs and they were able to make it through the loss of several family members and horrible happenings all around them due to their strong faith. It would be impossible to separate the family's faith from their deeds and their story. But it's true that if you are very anti-religion, you won't want to hear this story.
If you do want to hear about the best of people's capabilities and coping through challenges and tragedies, then you will probably very much like this story and this tour. I would also strongly recommend reading The Hiding Place which goes into much more detail.
One practical note is to book your tour well in advance. Also, I felt it was very appropriate to donate for this free tour. (We've paid entrance fees to so many places that it's refreshing that it's free and there wasn't any pressure, but it seemed like a good idea). If this is a true story that you failed deserves to continue to be told then I would encourage you to donate even if you aren't able to visit in person. One final note on this long review is that the town of Haarlem is beautiful and spending a few extra hours here is a joy.
Written 21 December 2023
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NYMartNY
New York City, NY46 contributions
Jun 2022
This is a fantastic, must-see. You do have to book in advance and space is limited for each tour because it is a small house. I failed to get the name of our guide, but she was really great. This story needs to be better known. It is actually known more in America and Canada than in The Netherlands.
Written 15 June 2022
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I agree! I visited the Corrie ten Boom House several years ago and came away with a renewed respect for that family and the sacrifice they made to hide Jews who would've been killed. The religious nature is part of their story and I am in awe of their selfless faith. I hope to visit soon and take my husband there but tickets are very hard to come by. Is there another way to get tickets besides the website?
Written 1 April 2023
Only the website. I had no problem getting tickets but you need to book in advance.
Written 2 April 2023
Yes, you could attempt to visit without a reservation, but most times each group is limited and is full. Remember, that each group that goes in at different times may be led through tour in a different language. Their website will list the various language tour groups and times for each group. If you did not wish to make a reservation but wanted to attempt to still get in for your language group, then show up at the side door. Sometimes people who have made a reservation do not show up. In our group there were three empty slots and the tour guide let the "extra people" come in.
Written 16 February 2023
What exactly do you get for $256? Picked up from your hotel, driven to The Corrie Ten Boom house, a tour & then what?
I’m obviously missing something. We will be there in October! Thank you.
Written 28 September 2019
Hi there....we didn't have any package for Corrie ten Boom museum....we just turned up. We stood in line ..I guess we were lucky to be there at the right time. Sorry I can't enlighten you with the $250 odd charge.
Written 29 September 2019
Hi, tour lasts about an hour but depends if there is another tour behind you or ahead of you, on our day we caught up with tour in Dutch and had to wait outside one room. Not a problem and did not reduce our enjoyment. Do get in queue outside a good hour beforehand as first come first served and numbers limited.
Written 4 September 2019
Not sure what time it closes, but you can only access this museum on one of the guided tours. Due to the limited space, only a small number of people can access at any time. I highly recommend booking a place on a tour (available in English or Dutch) the avoid disappointment. visit the website for more details.
Written 24 April 2019
We are going to the Corrie Ten Boom house in late April and the English speaking tours are alread sold out. The only English speaking tours remaining are first come first served only. How early should we arrive at the house in order to get one of the 20 "first come, first served" spots for my wife and myself. Thanks.
Written 14 March 2019
We had the same problem when we wanted to visit and we arrived 20 min early but there wasn't a line yet. The town the house is nice to walk around if you arrive early and want to spend some time there before the tour. We sent an email and got a quick reply on 2 spots that opened up for an English tour. Maybe just send them an email close to the day you are wanting to go on a tour.
Written 14 March 2019
Ik kan op de website niet reserveren, alleen een overzicht zien van beschikbare plaatsen. Hoe reserveer ik?
Written 24 February 2019
Je kunt idd niet reserveren. Gewoon op de gewenste datum en tijd er naartoe gaan en meestal is er dan wel een plekje...
Succes, dit museum en het verhaal is echt de moeite waard!
Written 25 February 2019
What; is the best way to get to Haarlem from Amsterdam? Are there other places to visit while in the city of Haarlem?
Written 16 March 2018
Hi and I believe it's only a short train ride from Amsterdam to Haarlem. I went straight from Amsterdam Airport on the number 300 bus which takes about 40 minutes and the buses run frequently. Highlights for me while I was there too were the Frans Hals Museum and the Teylers Museum. The main cathedral is lovely and I attended a free evening organ recital. Just walking around the city is a delight. It also has very good shopping.
Written 19 March 2018
Where do we go to reserve tickets for the visit?
Written 16 March 2018
I didn't reserve tickets on line....I walked up and saw the schedule on the door. It will show what language it is in. Then we walked around until it was time. Do know - they are small tours I think 20 max. So if you are not in line and the first 15-20 people you will not get in on that tour. We arrived 20-30 minutes prior to the tour and we were already #10-11-12! Check out their facebook page....you can always message them to see if they are open during your specific dates.
Written 19 March 2018
Holger M
Houten, The Netherlands
Warum antwortet das Corrie ten Boom Haus nicht auf Anmeldungen per Mail oder bestätigt sie wenigstens eindeutig mit klarer Zeitangabe? Ans Telefon geht niemand dran. Ein unverständliches Gebaren.
Written 18 August 2017
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