Holiday apartment in Nijeberkoop: Discover nature, history and trails

Nijeberkoop combines nature watching, hiking, culture, cycling and the Turfroute. Anyone looking for a holiday apartment in Nijeberkoop can base their choice on specific day plans: nature watching, hikes, historic sites or activities at Landgoed Boschhoeve. These landscape and cultural themes offer different possibilities for planning your trip.

Diakonievene and Catspoele

Diakonievene near Nijeberkoop is a former peat-extraction area with interconnected ponds, a pingo ruin, a wooded ring rampart and small areas of heathland. It is accessible during the day all year round. Catspoele is a special dragonfly area with a dragonfly viewing platform; from there, dragonflies can be observed without damaging the sensitive banks.

Landscape and wildlife

Landgoed Boschhoeve in Nijeberkoop covers 160 hectares of deciduous and mixed woodland, heathland, a moorland lake, agricultural grassland and arable land. Delleboersterheide offers open heathland and peat cuttings surrounded by woodland. Drenthe Heath sheep and Exmoor ponies graze this landscape.

Hikes of different lengths

The hiking route through Delleboersterheide and around Diakonievene is almost 5 kilometres long in total. Delleboersterheide is freely accessible during the day all year round via the hiking trails. This gives you a clearly defined route for a day in nature.

History at the Klokkenstoel

The Klokkenstoel Nijeberkoop stands at the former church site on the old village road and is recognised as a Rijksmonument, a listed national monument of the Netherlands. The grass path to the cemetery and the Klokkenstoel is called Lijkweg. The present bell dates from 1948.

Experience Landgoed Boschhoeve

The historically valuable American-style farmhouse at Landgoed Boschhoeve originally dates from the 18th century. Boeren in het Bos offers visitor activities there, such as guided tours and courses. Boeren in het Bos also has a pick-your-own garden where fresh, untreated seasonal vegetables are harvested every week.

Water, cycling and long-distance routes

The 100 km van Appelscha is a 100-kilometre circular hiking route that starts in Nijeberkoop, passes through Donkerbroek, Haulerwijk, Ravenswoud and Oude Willem, and returns to the starting point. Nijeberkoop is also an important part of the Turfroute. The Turfroute allows you to combine boating with activities on land such as hiking and cycling. The “De boer op” cycling route includes Nijeberkoop and the former Boschzicht future farm, which is now part of Landgoed Boschhoeve.

Choosing your holiday apartment in Nijeberkoop

When choosing your holiday apartment in Nijeberkoop, you can use your preferred daily rhythm as a guide: an almost five-kilometre hiking route is complemented by the 100 km van Appelscha, while the Klokkenstoel, Boschhoeve and Turfroute offer different specific themes for planning your trip.

Other destinations in the same area: Donkerbroek, Ravenswoud, Appelscha, Fochteloo, Elsloo, Haule, Langedijke, Oosterwolde

For the higher-level travel overview: Ooststellingwerf.