Holiday apartment in Oldeberkoop: Church, Art and Nature

Oldeberkoop combines a protected villagescape, historic buildings, art trails and varied landscapes. Those looking for a holiday apartment in Oldeberkoop can tailor their stay to different interests: tours, longer hikes, cycling routes, nature experiences, arriving by boat and regional cheese culture are among the village’s defining attractions.

Holiday apartment in Oldeberkoop between culture and nature

The historic centre of Oldeberkoop around the church is part of the Rijksmonumenten as a protected villagescape. The Bonifatius Church, its cemetery and the surrounding circular wall together form a Rijksmonument. The church’s history reaches particularly far back: its oldest sections were probably completed around the year 1125.

Art trails through the village and park woodlands

The Parkbossen art route combines the English landscape design of the park woodlands with history, monuments and works of art. The village tour leads through Oldeberkoop past monuments and historic buildings, as well as through the park woodlands. As a viewing route, Open Stal presents art at various indoor and outdoor locations in the village for four weeks each year in July and August; as an art route, it includes works by various artists at more than 20 such locations.

Hiking routes of different lengths

The Berkoper Wandeldag takes place annually on the fourth Sunday in June. Hiking routes of 10, 15, 30 or 40 kilometres are available. Other hiking routes start and end at the Snoesje goat opposite the Bonifatius Church in the centre of Oldeberkoop and are approximately 9 to 25 kilometres long. There is also an approximately one-hour circular walk through the village.

Stream valley landscape and Stuttebosch

Delleboersterheide lies along the Oldeberkoop–Makkinga road, is easily accessible from there and encompasses a 195-hectare stream valley landscape managed by It Fryske Gea. Stuttebosch lies east of Oldeberkoop; a meander of the Lende has been re-excavated there.

To Oldeberkoop by boat

Passantenhaven De Uutwiek, located on the Turfroute, is open from 16 May to 15 September and enables visitors to travel to Oldeberkoop by boat. The harbour has space for around 20 boats. The moorings have lighting and shore power; there is also a station for wastewater and bilge water, as well as a drinking-water tap.

Cycling routes and farm cheese

Eight cycling routes with different distances and destinations are available at the Tourist Information Point in Oldeberkoop. Kaasboerderij de Stelp offers another facet: since 2000, the van der Gun family has been making farm cheese there in the traditional way from the milk of their own cows, in up to 14 varieties, including natural, fenugreek, nettle, pesto and Friese nagel.

This variety provides clear guidance when choosing your holiday apartment in Oldeberkoop: you can give different weight to cultural attractions and village tours, longer or shorter routes, park woodlands and stream valley landscapes, travelling by boat or regional cheese culture. This allows your accommodation choice to be guided by the experiences that should shape your daily rhythm.

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For the higher-level travel overview: Ooststellingwerf.