Big BBQs
Eat outside, catch up and enjoy being together. A relaxed BBQ at the heart of your day or as a celebratory finale.

Bitter en Zoet · For your team
Step away from work. Or take a step forward together. In Veenhuizen, we combine purpose, adventure and good food for a company outing your team will remember.
Training with an active finale. A staff day with a big BBQ. Or an exclusive dinner after a special tour of Veenhuizen. From the first meeting to the last course, we bring your day together.
Eat outside, catch up and enjoy being together. A relaxed BBQ at the heart of your day or as a celebratory finale.
From a sociable group dinner to an exclusive culinary evening. Our kitchen turns sharing a meal into an experience.
A challenge in a setting you will not forget. Solve the puzzles together and combine the escape room with lunch or dinner.
Discover the stories behind the historic buildings. A tour of Veenhuizen adds history, character and a fresh perspective to your day.
Space for new ideas. Combine a training session or a focused programme with an activity and a carefully prepared meal.
Step out of your daily routine. Get moving and explore together: we tailor the activity to your group.

Veenhuizen · Drenthe
A company outing in Veenhuizen takes your team to a place with a story. Indoors, space for training or a meeting. Outside, a setting made for exploring together. Then a table where conversations continue naturally. For a team day, department outing or staff celebration with purpose and relaxation.
Discuss your company outingOne possible programme. We agree on the content, activities and meals together.
Start with your training, meeting or team session in a suitable room.
An active outing, the prison escape room or a tour of Veenhuizen brings a different energy to the day.
A big BBQ, group dinner or exclusive culinary evening. Time to talk, without anything left to organise.
Yes. We tailor the room, food and activities to your programme. You provide the training content; we arrange the day around it.
BBQs, exclusive dinners, a prison escape room, a tour of Veenhuizen and active outings. Together we choose what suits your team and the purpose of the day.
We prepare a proposal based on group size, date, budget and programme, so you know what to expect beforehand.
Ask about combining your outing with a stay at Bitter en Zoet. We will discuss available rooms and a programme spanning several days.
Tell us who you are organising for, what you hope to achieve and when you would like to come. We will create a proposal that fits your team.
Why Bitter en Zoet
Our hotel and restaurant occupy the monumental hospital of Veenhuizen - a place that wrote a century of the Dutch story. You sleep among the original walls, corridors and windows of that story, with every comfort of today.
A national monument in the unique colony village of Veenhuizen, UNESCO World Heritage.
Kitchen led by Chef Peter and Sous-Chef Jos: local, organic and full of character.
Green avenues, forests and silence - right outside the monument's door.