Holiday apartment in Noardburgum: Nature, Culture and Special Experiences

If you are considering a holiday apartment in Noardburgum, you can tailor your stay to a wide range of interests: crafts and local history, unusual museum experiences, or trails through forests and nature. Noardburgum developed on heathland north of Burgum, was a hamlet under Burgum until 1930, and received village status as well as the new name Noordbergum in 1930. This development shapes the historic character of the village.

Crafts, museums and experiences for memorable days together

At the Clog Museum in Noardburgum, you can look through the windows into the workshop and follow the process of making wooden shoes firsthand. There is also a visitor car park at the museum. A special addition is the clog mini-golf course, which is made from old machines. This place combines traditional craft culture with a playful activity that fits well into a varied day of holiday activities. A visit to the museum can therefore alternate between observing traditional craftsmanship and playing a round on the unusual course.

The Fierljeppen Museum provides information about the origins, development and possible future of fierljeppen. After visiting the museum, visitors can try a jump themselves at the Fierljeppolder. This means that, alongside historical insights, Noardburgum also offers an experience through which you can experience the local tradition firsthand.

Hiking between heathland, forest and water

The circular trail “Noardburgum: verhaal van heide, bos en natuur” is 7 kilometres long. The route “Afwisselende wandeling tussen Burgum en Noardburgum” can extend this circular trail to a total of approximately 14 kilometres. The two trail lengths provide clear guidance for planning your day: you can choose a more compact hike or extend the outing via the longer connection. The longer option accordingly takes more time than the 7-kilometre circular trail. Anyone combining both routes should plan a longer day of hiking and will walk between Burgum and Noardburgum.

The circular trail passes through Schwarzenbergerbos east of the village. In addition, a nature area lies along the Kuikhornstervaart. It is part of the Dutch National Ecological Network (NNN) and forms a connection between Burgumer Mar and Valomster Leijen.

Historic traces in Noardburgum

The former poorhouse is also one of the village’s notable historic traces. In the former poorhouse in Noardburgum, 150 people once lived. The building at Dr. Ypeylaan 8 is a long, single-storey, two-nave building dating from 1843. The construction year, 1843, predates the village status of 1930 and therefore belongs to an earlier phase of the village’s history. Those who choose a holiday apartment in Noardburgum can therefore shape their holiday according to their preferred pace: with insights into crafts and local history, a special museum experience, or a hike through the landscape.

Discover more places

If you would like to extend your travel plans beyond Noardburgum, you can also explore these places: Hardegarijp, Wyns, Sumar, Oostermeer, Jistrum, Burgum, Aldtsjerk, Ryptsjerk

For the higher-level travel overview: Tytsjerksteradiel.