Swimming in the Westerkwartier
Fancy a cooling dip? Or just looking for an outing for a rainy day? In the Westerkwartier, you've come to the right place. Splash around in one of the region's many swimming pools. Here you can swim laps at your leisure, take part in fun activities or enjoy water fun with the whole family. Do you prefer a day of relaxation? Then visit the wellness resort amidst the green meadows of the Westerkwartier.
Zwemkasteel Nienoord
In the swimming castle at Familiepark Nienoord, young and old can enjoy water fun. In the indoor area, besides the various swimming pools, you will also find a spectacularly lit 40-metre water slide, a wild water creek, whirlpool and water cannon. And in the summer months, the heated outdoor pool is also open. Here, you can toboggan down the big slide or sunbathe on the large sunbathing lawn. A perfect outing for sunny as well as rainy days.
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Eekeburen swimming pool
In Oldekerk you will find a cosy swimming pool where you can play, swim laps and take part in the various activities. For example, they organise aquafitness, aquarobics, parent and child swimming and women's swimming. The pool is fully accessible and there are (floating) toys that children can enjoy for hours. After all that exercise, you can enjoy some goodies in the accompanying food café, or on the terrace.
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Wellnessresort de Waterlelie
In need of relaxation? Then visit Wellnessresort de Waterlelie on Oudestreek in Zevenhuizen. With a spacious, green garden with two swimming pools and several saunas, you will be in your element here, chatting with each other in the chatty sauna and unwinding in the beautiful salt stone sauna. Rinse off under the gargoyles, in the plunge pool or by the splashing waterfall. Suffering from tense muscles? Then opt for a (hot stone) massage and then dive into the infrared sauna. In the middle of the green meadows of Groningen, you will find complete relaxation.
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Outdoor swimming pools
Fancy a cooling dip during the summer months? There are also many open-air swimming pools in the Westerkwartier. For example, there is swimming pool de Griffioen in Grijpskerk. All sorts of activities are organised here, such as disco swimming and special summer activities. In Lauwerszijl you will find swimming pool Electra. For more than 50 years you can swim here in the middle of the Middag-Humsterland region. Residents of Marum and the surrounding area can take a dip in outdoor pool Wotterwille. A cosy pool for toddlers as well as older children. With a paddling pool, diving boards and a slide, there is something for everyone. At the Woldzoom in Doezum, you can enjoy swimming, playing in the playground and sliding down the slide for a small price. And relax on the sunbathing lawn after all this.
