Miele's room
The great room is the heart of the house: a Louis XVI-style reception room with family portraits, bows, garlands, a marble fireplace and cupboards. Its woodwork suits the rural setting. The museum house evokes the late 19th century, when Amelia 'Miele' Andringa de Kempenaer-de Schepper spent her summers there; she occupied the manor for more than 90 years. The grounds, with moats, driveway and tree-lined paths, remain intact.
Estate garden
The ornamental garden has unusual plants associated with historic Frisian estates and is one of the few places where the blue anemone and Haarlems klokkenspel (Saxifraga granulata Plena) grow. Walking the garden paths is included in a visit. These plants generally flower from March through May.
Together with Terp Hegebeintum
Harsta State forms part of a cultural ensemble with the Terp Hegebeintum information centre and the 12th-century Romanesque church on the Netherlands' highest dwelling mound. The church has a rich collection of memorial panels for families who lived at Harsta State. The archaeological exhibition explains dwelling mounds and burial customs. Tickets are sold at the Terp Hegebeintum desk, 300 metres from the manor, rather than online.