Location

Hotel Resort Landgoed Westerlee is located in a historic manor in the very heart of the Oldambt region. In addition to fourteen beautifully decorated rooms and a honeymoon cottage, the resort has a restaurant with à la carte menus, a garden house, terraces and a beauty salon. There is a rural-styled sauna facility, a heated outdoor swimming pool with a Jacuzzi and a sun lawn. The barn has been transformed into a winter garden and is ideal for weddings, celebrations, parties, congresses, seminars and other meetings. The rural estate consists of a park with meandering paths, a pond with an island and a large orchard with old varieties of fruit trees. Take a walk to escape from your frenetic daily life.

Waterpark de Bloemert is a Landal holiday park, pavilion, boar hire and marina in one. This is the perfect operating base for mooring your boat and enjoying the magnificent surroundings. Go for a walk or a bicycle ride with your own bike or a rental. Go shopping in the charming village of Zuidlaren (two kilometres away) or enjoy a good glass of wine and a delicious meal at the outdoor café of the pavilion with a view of the Zuidlaardermeer lake. There are also options for tennis and miniature golf. In short, this is the place where you enjoy a pleasant stay.

The Piccardthofplas is inhabited by vast numbers of birds. In order to prevent them from being drawn to the headlights of cars, Noud de Wolf was commissioned to design a light screen that would not deprive residents of the opposite houses their view of the water. After extensive research, De Wolf designed a 200-metre-long screen divided into 96 plates that capture the lights of the cars. The plates have been placed in such a way that a waving movement is created. Thanks to the shape, earthen colour and the gravel between the plates, the work functions as a natural filter between the tranquillity of the water and the dynamics of city life.

Twelve comfortable rooms have been created in one of the former soldier barracks and coach house in the centre of the Bourtange fortress. Imagine yourself three centuries back in time and relive the atmosphere and romance of those days. The magnificent Bourtange fortress and wonderful cycling and walking paths in the Westerwolde area guarantee a pleasant stay in this still undiscovered part of the Netherlands. There are opportunities for canoeing, fishing, and enjoying the wonderful natural surroundings, as well as various packages. The area provides ample opportunity for a day excursion.

Until the construction of the motorway and the Emma viaduct in the 1960s the Herebrug was one of the main entrance roads to the city, which made the Herebrug (1879) an important bridge.  During the liberation in April 1945 the bridge suffered immense damage, and a new one was built in 1952. It was constructed from concrete surrounded by natural stones and bricks. The Groningen coat of arms – a two-headed eagle – was incorporated into the handrail and the bridgeman’s house. In addition, artist Wladimir de Vries was asked to create a work of art for the bridge, resulting in a young woman carrying ears of corn with a lying calf at her feet. The work symbolises the alliance between the city and its surrounding area.

Wherever you are in Westerwolde, there is always a tourist information point nearby. The many enthusiastic volunteers, who have taken Westerwolde to their hearts, are more than happy to tell you where best to walk, cycle, play golf or sail a boat. Tourist information for the south-eastern part of the province of Groningen is provided by Tourist Info Westerwolde. Tourist Info Westerwolde has 14 offices across the region. Thanks to the collaboration between the municipalities of Bellingwedde, Stadskanaal and Vlagtwedde, tourist information is available across the whole of Westerwolde. We will be delighted to welcome you to wonderful Westerwolde!

The entirely renovated MOW | Museum Westerwolde is an interesting museum in magnificent surroundings and with changing exhibitions as well as a permanent exhibition with works of art by fine artist and magic realist Lodewijk Bruckman, and different local artists. MOW constantly renews itself by emphasising on changing central exhibitions. MOW has three main topics: art, region and history.

In 1990 the city of Groningen celebrated its 950 th anniversary and a contemporary city gate was placed at each main entrance road of the city to mark this. Architect Daniel Libeskind developed these city gates. The S02 city marking represents an open book and was created by artist Akira Asada. One page was made from glass and metal, and the other from stone with the text ‘onvoltooid toekomstige tijd’ (simple future tense). The idea was for monitors to project news on the work of art 24/7, but unfortunately technical progress was not ready for this at the time.

Noord Bromo is superbly located at the foot of the Wadden Sea dyke near the magnificent Lauwersmeer lake area. Complete tranquillity in the countryside where land and sea come together, this is a truly unforgettable experience. Enjoy the extensive Westpolder with its wonderful panoramic views on one side and the sturdy seawall and the salt marshes behind it on the other, with the Wadden Sea and the island of Schiermonnikoog in the distance. Completely renovated and equipped with every facility, this house was once occupied by the caretaker of the sheep grazing on the dyke and salt marshes and the decoy-man of the duck decoy nearby.

Jachthaven het Dok Nieuwolda is a small harbour with space for about ten boats. There are more mooring places on the edges of the Termunterzijldiep. The harbour is located by the through waterway of Scheemda, Midwolda (Blauwestad), Termunten and the connection to Delfzijl and beyond. The Eetcafé de Brug pub that also serves food is located by the harbour, with an extensive menu and various snacks to go. The lavatories and showers are also located by the pub. The village of Nieuwolda has a supermarket and bicycle hire.

In front of the Selwerderhof cemetery great hall is a large sculpture in the round pond. It was created by Hans Ittmann from Amsterdam and is 4.5 metres high. The sculpture consists of five vertical stakes that protrude two dish shapes. The spherical sides of the hollow are turned towards each other and the water spouts up through the stakes. The sculpture has organic shapes that are reminiscent of plants or fungi. The Selwerd cemetery was laid out between 1939-1949 after a design by garden architects L.W. Copijn and J. Vroom Jr. The two great halls from 1949-1951 and 1963-1964 respectively were designed by then public works architect J.H.M. Wilhelm. Today the entire complex is a municipal historic monument.

Visitors entering the city of Groningen via the main railway station immediately make their acquaintance with a typical Groningen work of art: the Peerd van Ome Loeks (Uncle Loek’s horse), created in 1959 by artist Jan de Baat and located in the centre of the station square. Rumour has it that the sculpture was created in memory of the racehorse of a Lucas (Loeks) van Hemmen, a riding-master and owner of De Slingerij pub and livery stable in Groningen. His horse died in 1910 and when the horse butcher came to collect it, some boys were singing: ‘Uncle Loek’s horse is dead’. This became a well-known Groningen folk song. Other sources, however, state that the song is based on a German student song.

The Groningen city shipyard No Limit Yachts by the Finnish harbour has an extensive service package, which includes winter storage accommodation, summer and transient mooring places, diesel sale by the water and DIY accommodation hire. No Limit Yachts specialises in the new construction, maintenance, refitting and servicing yachts and ships. It has its own hoisting gear, yacht import and sale and purchase brokering. The city marina also has camper places.

The Briltil marina and campsite is located in the Groningen Westerkwartier, about one kilometre from the village of Zuidhorn, where you will find various shops. A bus or train will take you to the city of Groningen within fifteen minutes. The marina provides lovely and tranquil overnight accommodation on the Lemmer-Delfzijl waterways, just one kilometre from the Van Starkenborghkanaal near Zuidhorn. The Gabrug, which you can operate yourself, provides access to the Hoendiep (about 1.90 m draught), from which you can sail to the marina. The campsite has spacious pitches with electricity and a wonderful view of the harbour.

Tenaxx country estate: the prehistoric time of your life! Landgoed Tenaxx in Wedde: 30 ha of nature around a historic house, with a Dino Park, tree garden, survival run, boat pond and restaurant. Dino park : find the giant dinosaurs in the wooded area or hunt them with your lasergun. Tree garden : a special collection of weeping trees from all corners of the world Survival run : a 4-5-kilometre boot camp track through mud and water with various obstacles Boat pond : sail in the boats or play on the beach Café-Restaurant : an attractive location with an outdoor café and wood-burning stove Opening hours and prices: www. landgoedtenaxx.nl

Hotel Resort Landgoed Westerlee is located in a historic manor in the very heart of the Oldambt region. In addition to fourteen beautifully decorated rooms and a honeymoon cottage, the resort has a restaurant with à la carte menus, a garden house, terraces and a beauty salon. There is a rural-styled sauna facility, a heated outdoor swimming pool with a Jacuzzi and a sun lawn. The barn has been transformed into a winter garden and is ideal for weddings, celebrations, parties, congresses, seminars and other meetings. The rural estate consists of a park with meandering paths, a pond with an island and a large orchard with old varieties of fruit trees. Take a walk to escape from your frenetic daily life.