Holiday apartment in Sint Maarten: discover history and landscape

Sint Maarten lies at the foot of the West Frisian Omringdijk. The museum, castle ruins, monuments and a historic windmill give the village several specific points of interest: you can discover cultural history, plan family-friendly activities or make the polder landscape the starting point for your trip.

History made visible on site

At Eenigenburg Museum, the exhibition “Het Tijdskompas Eenigenburg” offers its own perspective on the past. The Nuwendoorn castle ruins are an archaeological Rijksmonument at Burchtweg 3 in Sint Maarten, in the municipality of Schagen. If you enjoy switching between an exhibition and traces of historic buildings while on holiday, you will find two different ways of engaging with history here.

The memorial sites also each have their own character. The war memorial in Sint Maarten is a circular natural-stone sculpture on a base of fieldstones. It commemorates Koos Corbijn, who fell in combat against the occupying forces during the May days of 1940. The Eenigenburg monument is a terp with traces of a chapel.

Discoveries to share with children

For families, Huis te Nuwendoorn is now a place to play, relax or have a picnic. The Ruïne van Nuwendoorn also offers a free bird-spotting activity for children and adults that combines nature and history. This gives both younger and older members of your party the opportunity to focus on play and relaxation as well as on a shared discovery.

Landscape, windmill and regional food

De Groenvelder at Groenveldsdijk 12 in Sint Maarten is a North Holland polder windmill built around 1560. Together with its location on the West Frisian Omringdijk, this feature gives a trip to Sint Maarten both a landscape and an architectural-historical focus.

De Lepelaar also places a clear emphasis on food: the farm has operated according to the principles of biodynamic agriculture for more than fifty years and is Demeter-certified. The farm shop sells 45 types of vegetables. This allows you to incorporate the subject of food into your holiday in a practical way if you value self-prepared meals and special products during your stay.

The Dorpsservicepunt in Sint Maarten is a tourist information point with brochures and cycling maps. These cover Alkmaar, Schagen, Hoorn and Den Helder, as well as attractions in the area around Schagen. This opens up several thematic directions for planning your days, from urban and cultural experiences to cycling inspiration, without limiting Sint Maarten to just one type of holiday.

Choose a holiday apartment in Sint Maarten based on your travel interests

Your choice of a holiday apartment in Sint Maarten can be guided by the pace of travel you prefer. Historical impressions, a playful break, landscape, cycling maps and self-prepared meals represent different ways of shaping your stay. Accommodation can support the focus of the holiday you would like to create with your family.

Other places in the same wider area include Warmenhuizen, Eenigenburg, Schoorldam, Tuitjenhorn and Dirkshorn.

For the wider travel overview: Harenkarspel.