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The lobby of Mechelen's toy museum, with its name in green and giant red lettersSpeelgoedcommun · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to do · Mechelen

Mechelen toy museum, at the station

Museum · 1 h 30 · toys and games from various eras · next to the central station

Information
Duration
1 h 30
Season
All year, from 10:00 to 17:00; confirm Monday
Who it's for
Families with children; also the nostalgic

The Speelgoedmuseum brings together toys and games from different eras, from dolls and tin trains to board games, with corners for playing. Since October 2024 it has been in Mechelen station itself, in the kiss & ride area, so it is the first or last stop of the day if you arrive by train.

Hours and tickets

Open from 10:00 to 17:00; its website says every day and Visit Mechelen says Tuesday to Sunday, so do not count on Monday. Closed on 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January. Tickets are bought at its online ticket office. With its ticket, St Rumbold's tower is cheaper on the same day.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Mechelen's toy museum?

At the central station, since October 2024.

Is it open on Mondays?

Sources disagree: better to go Tuesday to Sunday.

With young childrenAs a family

Directions See all of Mechelen

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The dining room at Cosma, with wooden tables© CosmaSharing plates and dry-aged meats, four minutes from the Grote Markt

Cosma

Restaurant · Mechelen · Befferstraat · €€€€

What to order: several starters to share, such as the prawn gyozas or the risotto croquettes, and a Piedmontese beef tartare

Open Wednesday to Friday for lunch and dinner and on Saturday evening · closed Sunday to Tuesday
The dining room of the Het Anker brasserie© Het AnkerFlemish cooking with the house beer, open every day

Brasserie Het Anker

Restaurant · Mechelen · Great Beguinage · €€€€

What to order: a Flemish dish cooked with Gouden Carolus and the house draught beer

Open every day from 10:00 · kitchen from 12:00 to 21:00
A selection of dishes and the dining room at Tinèlle© TinèlleFranco-Belgian cooking with a Michelin star in a former convent

Tinèlle

Restaurant · Mechelen · Het Predikheren · €€€€

What to order: the three-course lunch menu at €58 or, à la carte, the Mechelse Koekoek croquettes and the turbot

Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner · closed at weekends

To stay nearby

Spa hotel

Hotel Vé

On the Vismarkt, beside the Dijle · Former fish smokehouse · Pool, sauna and jacuzzi

Why we like it: A four-star design hotel on the Vismarkt, in a former fish smokehouse, with a wellness area and its own Bistro Fuego.

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A room under the Gothic arches of the former church, with a stained-glass window at the back© Martin's HotelsHotel

Martin's Patershof

A hotel inside a former church · Breakfast in the old choir · Green Key label

Why we like it: A four-star hotel inside a former church, with rooms in the nave and breakfast in the choir.

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A room at the Het Anker hotel© Het AnkerSmall hotel

Hotel Het Anker

Inside the brewery and the Grand Beguinage · Doubles, triples and family rooms · Pets allowed for a supplement

Dogs welcome

Why we like it: The hotel of the Het Anker brewery, in the Grand Beguinage: about twenty air-conditioned rooms, a brasserie downstairs and bike parking.

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