Holiday apartment in Munnekeburen: Nature and Peat History

Munnekeburen combines the experience of nature with peat history. A large part of the village area of Munnekeburen lies within the internationally renowned Rottige Meente nature reserve. The landscape includes reed fields, raised bog walkways and waterways. There are also municipal monuments on Scheenepad, Veendijk and Gracht. As a result, the village area brings together moorland, waterways and historic buildings.

Natural surroundings and historic paths through the moorland

In the Rottige Meente nature reserve, you can walk through reed fields and cross the moorland on walkways. The Voetpad is a historic path through the Rottige Meenthe area. In Munnekeburen, visitors interested in culture encounter not only nature paths but also the themes of water management and peat work. The landscape combines visible reed and moorland areas with the historic path along the Voetpad. Waterways and walkways structure the moorland, while the historic Voetpad leads through the Rottige Meenthe area. The Voetpad runs through the Rottige Meenthe; reed fields and moorland walkways form the moorland landscape there.

Water and peat history along the Scheene and Gracht

The Scheene is a waterway historically widened for drainage and peat transport. Simple peat workers’ houses were built along the Scheene and the Gracht. Scheenepad 11 is a municipal monument and a peat worker’s house built around 1860. The former notary’s house at Voetpad 41 was built around 1860. Both buildings date from around 1860, one as a peat worker’s house and the other as a former notary’s house. The two historic houses are located along two paths: the Scheenepad and the Voetpad.

Monuments on the Veendijk, dyke and Gracht

The surviving section of the wind motor on the Veendijk is a municipal monument on the dyke of the polder in the nature reserve. The surviving wind motor structure is visible from public spaces and represents pumping technology from the early 20th century. The fixed bridge over the Gracht in Munnekeburen is also a municipal monument. Due to its location along the route, it is clearly visible and accessible from public spaces. The two monuments differ in their architectural form: a surviving wind motor structure stands opposite a fixed bridge. Such tangible structures give walks and cycling days a historical context.

Cycling the 46 km Sluizenfietsroute Weststellingwerf

The 46 km Sluizenfietsroute Weststellingwerf is available as a specific cycling route. It passes six historic locks; the Grachtsluis Munnekeburen is one of them. The 46 kilometres provide a specific figure for planning a cycling excursion. The route length defines the spatial framework, while the six historic locks along the route provide additional links to water management. For planning the day, the route length and number of locks can be considered separately.

Getting there and choosing your holiday focus

Munnekeburen is served hourly by a buurtbus operated by the Buurtbusvereniging De Westhoek, with a train connection in Wolvega. For the journey, the buurtbus and the train connection in Wolvega can be planned as one combined connection. The buurtbus’s hourly service is a specific planning factor for a stay in Munnekeburen.

Other places in the same destination area include Wolvega, Blesdijke, Noordwolde, Boijl, Oldetrijne, Zandhuizen, Scherpenzeel and Nijeholtpade.

For the higher-level travel overview: Weststellingwerf.