Holiday apartment in Ten Boer – among churches, mills and nature
Accommodation in Ten Boer
Ten Boer combines an unusually rich local history with walks, woodland and striking works of art. When choosing a holiday apartment in Ten Boer, you can therefore tailor your stay to very different interests: would you like to explore historic buildings, follow a public route with nature and history stations, or get to know the character of the landscape? Many impressions are centred around churches, mills, art and nature.
Churches and mills as historical highlights
The Kloosterkerk Ten Boer is a single-nave Romanesque-Gothic church. Its interior includes a painted pulpit from 1530, pre-Reformation choir stalls incorporated into Huifbanken, an 18th-century baptismal font and a bell from 1705. This means that a single building brings together several different testimonies to the local history.
The mills, too, tell of changing functions. De Widde Meuln was built as a barley-peeling mill in 1839 and additionally fitted out as a grain mill in 1855. It has a lift up to gallery level and is considered the only grain mill in the Netherlands with this feature. Visits are scheduled on Saturdays from April to September between 1 and 5 p.m.
Molen Bovenrijge served as a sawmill, polder mill, barley-peeling mill and grain mill. It was originally built in 1903 between Thesinge and Ten Boer. Group excursions at Molen Bovenrijge are available on request; inside the mill, you can see how wood is sawn. This makes it particularly interesting if you would like to combine technology, craftsmanship and history you can experience first-hand.
A walk between nature and history
The Educatieve route Ten Boer is a public walk focusing on the nature and history of Ten Boer. Several stations, related tasks, QR codes and videos turn the route into a discovery tour with different ways to engage. The route starts at the Bruine Beuk next to the Kloosterkerk at Kerkpad 3; registration is not required.
The natural area includes the Ten Boersterbos, a sub-area of the Hogeland managed by Staatsbosbeheer. The woodland has paths specially designed for wheelchair users. When planning your day, you can therefore choose between a historical tour of the village and time spent in nature in the woodland, giving your stay different focuses without limiting it to a single activity.
Works of art and historical connections
Several sculptures with clearly defined settings form part of the village scene. The sculpture Schip in de Wind by Herbert Koekkoek stands on Parklaan near a cemetery and refers to the village’s historic connection through regular barge traffic. Since the 17th century, this traffic connected Ten Boer with Groningen, Appingedam and Delfzijl.
The Grote Kijker is a viewing and art sculpture made of Corten steel on Spottershill in the Ten Boersterbos. Its lens is directed towards the city of Groningen. The sculpture Zittende vrouw by Frans Kokshoorn also stands on Koopmansplein. Together, these works provide an opportunity to experience a walk through Ten Boer from an artistic perspective as well.
Ten Boer as a starting point for different kinds of days
Ten Boer is a wierde village that developed in the early Middle Ages on a long, raised riverbank. This settlement form is part of the village’s distinctive landscape character. When choosing a holiday apartment in Ten Boer, you can therefore consider which rhythm suits your trip: culture enthusiasts might plan their day around the Kloosterkerk and the mills, while walks, woodland paths and the Educatieve route offer different accents.
You can also plan your orientation around the area in concrete terms. The Boltbrug bus stop on the Rijksweg is 750 metres from the Kloosterkerk Ten Boer. For further regional discoveries, you can also include Ten Post and Sint Annen.
For the broader travel overview: Ten Boer.
