Holiday accommodation in Houtigehage: heath settlement, museum and cycling route

Houtigehage between heath settlement and cultural heritage

Houtigehage developed as a heath settlement towards the end of the 19th century. Along what is now Skoallewyk, rows of houses marked the beginning of the settlement’s structure. If you are looking for holiday accommodation in Houtigehage, you will find a place whose distinctive themes arise from its origins, individual historic buildings, and cycling and walking routes. This combination is ideal for planning your stay if you enjoy combining days away with regional history and active pursuits.

A workers’ house on Skoallewyk

Skoallewyk 10 is one of eight early workers’ houses built in 1909 as part of social housing. The house thus connects social housing with the former combination of living and keeping small livestock. As an expression of a social development, particularly social housing, the workers’ house has cultural-historical and architectural value. Typologically, the building is related to small farmhouses. The historic house includes a living room with box beds and an integrated shed that was designed for keeping small livestock. It has been restored to its original condition. For your stay, this address therefore offers a tangible link to Houtigehage’s building and everyday history.

Religious traces on Ds. Visscherwei

Ds. Visscher founded a simple evangelisation centre for the people of Houtigehage on the heath, which was given the name Noord Jeruël. Noord Jeruël at Ds. Visscherwei 71 is a municipal monument. Noord-Jeruël at Ds. Visscherwei 73 was built in 1938 as a PKN Reformed church.

't Wâldhúske Museum and two cycling ideas

't Wâldhúske Museum is considered the smallest museum in Friesland. The museum shows how people lived during the transition from sod huts to a brick house. The “Smaak fan 'e Wâlden” cycling route leads from junction 51 to 't Wâldhúske Museum at Skoallewyk 10. In addition, a 100-kilometre cycling route runs from Surhuisterveen through Houtigehage and past the museum. The choice of route depends on whether the museum is to be the destination of a route from junction 51 or a stop on the 100-kilometre ride from Surhuisterveen; the two options involve a different starting point for the cycling day and different planning around the museum for the day’s outing in Houtigehage.

Holiday accommodation in Houtigehage for culture, cycling and walking routes

For walks and hiking stages, the Streekpad Noardlike Fryske Wâlden provides another point of reference: it is signposted with red-and-yellow markings. Section 7 of the Streekpad Noardlike Fryske Wâlden leads back to Houtigehage in Friesland. If you choose accommodation based on the experiences you have planned, you can take these two walking themes into account alongside the historic addresses and the cycling route. This keeps the choice between a holiday apartment and a holiday home linked to your preferred focus, rather than viewing Houtigehage merely as a place to stay overnight.

Other places in the surrounding area

Rottevalle, Drachten, Oudega, De Veenhoop, De Tike, Oudega Gem Smallingerlnd, Goëngahuizen

To the main travel overview: Smallingerland.