Holiday apartment in Oudendijk: Dike history, polder paths and Water Theater

Oudendijk is a village in North Holland where dike history, polder paths and local cultural offerings come together. The Stichting Watertheater Oudendijk organises interactive, site-specific theatre productions in and around the village. At the Water Theater, visitors often take their seats in traditional flat-bottomed boats. This is an unusual cultural highlight for a trip in which you want to combine history and movement. When choosing a holiday apartment in Oudendijk, you can therefore consider the mix of village culture, active routes and regional destinations you would like.

Dike history and the character of the village

Oudendijk developed along a dike that was raised in the 12th century against the advancing waters of the Beemster. Later, this dike formed the southern part of the Westfriese Omringdijk. The ditch running south of the dike was widened at the beginning of the 17th century to become the Beemsteruitwatering, leading to the development of a linear village on one side. The Hervormde Kerk at Dorpsweg 24 in Oudendijk is a single-nave church with a five-sided chancel and a roof turret on the west side. The dike, ditch, village layout and church architecture give travellers interested in culture several specific starting points for exploring the village.

Routes through the village and polder

The connections between the various routes are also part of Oudendijk’s character. The Oudendijk-Grosthuizen cycling and walking route has been completed. The Buutschooterpad runs through the Beschoot polder from Oudendijk to Grosthuizen. Those who want to include cycling and walking in their travel plans will find various connections between the village, polder and Grosthuizen. In addition, the Beetskoogkadeloop is also known as the Polderloop; the running event passes through the polder and includes distances of 6 and 10 kilometres for different running plans.

Cultural destinations in Oudendijk and the surrounding area

There are other destinations with different focuses in the area around Oudendijk. The Westfries Museum is a museum in the vicinity of Oudendijk. Purmerend benoorden is a fort in the vicinity of Oudendijk, as is Nekkerweg a/d. Jan Pieterszoon Coen is a monument in the vicinity of Oudendijk. Julianapark, Mandela Park and Wijde Wormer are parks in the vicinity of Oudendijk. The island of Marken lies in the wider regional surroundings of Oudendijk. This gives you a range of options for planning your trip, from a museum, forts, a monument and parks to a destination farther afield in the region.

A holiday apartment in Oudendijk to suit your travel plans

When choosing a holiday apartment in Oudendijk, you can use your preferred daily rhythm as a guide: a village with dike and architectural history, routes through the polder or destinations in the surrounding region. The Water Theater adds interactive, site-specific productions and the special atmosphere of traditional flat-bottomed boats to this selection. This keeps Oudendijk open to different travel ideas without committing you to a single experience.

For further orientation, you can also discover Avenhorn, Zuidermeer, Ursem, Obdam, Hensbroek, Berkhout, Spierdijk and Scharwoude.

For the higher-level travel overview: Koggenland.