De Meerhoeve is a farmhouse event venue at Boekhorsterweg 18 in Oud Ade. It has three halls that can be used independently of each other, two terraces, a jetty for boats and a wedding garden on the water. The official site gives figures for different formats: a private dinner for 20 guests, a buffet with dancing for 50 relatives, and a reception or a party for 200 guests.
Seminars and company events
Meetings are offered under the name vergaderen in 't groen, which means meeting in the green. The venue also lists dinner, buffet, walking dinner, barbecue, high tea, cooking workshop and a party package, which lets a company combine a working session with a meal. The halls have air conditioning and each has its own entrance, so two groups can use the venue at the same time without meeting. The site does not publish a seat count for a meeting layout.
Weddings and receptions
De Meerhoeve has been an official wedding location since November 2005, and a ceremony can take place in one of the halls. When the temperature allows, the wedding garden by the water opens for outdoor ceremonies. The couple is brought across the water on the white sloop Long John, which departs once the guests have taken their seats. A registrar chosen by the couple receives them in the garden, and they sit in a garden pavilion for the ceremony.
For the party the venue lists a buffet with dancing for 50 relatives, a reception for 200 guests and a party for 200 people. A movable stage and a wooden dance floor that can be placed anywhere in the room are available, along with a herring cart or an ice-cream cart and a mobile barbecue.
Rooms and capacities
There are three halls. De Stal has an open fireplace and an old Dutch bar. De Hooiberg has a view over the polder. 't Voorhuis is meant for exclusive private dining. The halls vary in size, and the site does not give capacity per hall. Outside there are two terraces, the wedding garden and a free car park of about 125 spaces right in front of the farmhouse.
Catering
The venue has its own kitchen and service team, and it offers theme buffets, high tea, dinner, buffet, walking dinner, barbecue and cooking workshops. It is also possible to rent the halls without catering from the venue and bring an external caterer, or to take partial catering, with or without service, decoration, use of the kitchen, terrace and tableware.
Getting there
The address is Boekhorsterweg 18, 2374 BN Oud Ade. Parking is free. The venue sends an information file on request. The site has separate pages for a bridal suite and for villas, which were not read for this page, so ask the team about overnight stays.
