Holiday apartment in Landsmeer: Nature, water and history

Those looking for a holiday apartment in Landsmeer will find a place where waterscapes, active pursuits and vivid history come together. The Ilperveld nature reserve lies on one side of Landsmeer, while the Het Twiske recreation area lies on the other. This allows you to plan your days according to different interests: observing nature, exploring by bike or on foot, and combining activities on the water all come together to create a varied travel itinerary.

Holiday apartment in Landsmeer between peat islands and waterways

In the immediate surroundings, Ilperveld consists of hundreds of peat islands, meadow mills, chirping birds and grazing livestock. The Twiskemolen drains the approximately 650-hectare Twiskepolder, a sub-area of the Oostzaan polder. Its construction history is also remarkable: the oak trees used for the octagonal framework of the Twiskemolen were felled around 1540. Here, the landscape and water management directly demonstrate how closely the surroundings are connected to their history.

Cycling, hiking and water sports

Landsmeer offers opportunities for swimming, cycling, hiking and boating. In the immediate surroundings, Het Twiske has seven beaches and a marina. There, visitors can swim, dive, surf and sail. Het Twiske also has cycling and hiking trails, where visitors can observe Scottish Highland cattle as well as meadow, water and reed birds.

For a cycling tour with a historical focus, the “Historisch rondje Landsmeer” route is ideal. It is 24.3 kilometres long and leads around Landsmeer to places of historical, cultural and natural significance. The 10-kilometre Kadoelenroute runs through Ilperveld Landsmeer and along the old peat streams and bodies of water of Het Twiske. The different route lengths help you adapt your daily plans to the desired distance. In the immediate surroundings, Landschap Noord-Holland organises boat trips through Ilperveld every Sunday afternoon from the beginning of April to the end of September.

Discover culture and local history

The Kerkje van Landsmeer was built between 1852 and 1853 as a simple neoclassical church. The church still contains a pulpit dating from 1632, from the former church built in 1627; it depicts Moses, his brother Aaron, and the four Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Grote Huis at Dorpsstraat 54 was built in 1863 in a simple eclectic style. The Luijendijk was constructed along Het Twiske in 1589 to protect the surrounding area from flooding.

Another glimpse into the past is provided by the Grietje Tump Museum. It is dedicated to Grietje Tump, who lived in the house until 1973. The museum is housed in a small dwelling built in 1890 by egg trader Klaas Tump and shows what a house in Waterland looked like around 1900. The site of Landsmeer’s present-day town hall was formerly occupied by a vicarage that had developed from a simple farmstead, which Pieter Witken Jacobszoon transferred to the churchwardens on 2 August 1497.

Unusual memorial sites also form part of the local landscape. The Vickers Wellington war memorial in Landsmeer consists of two propeller blades from the crashed aircraft, attached to a four-armed steel structure. For a local culinary discovery, Natuurboerderij Hardebol is an exclusive sales outlet for Croosduijkertje, a local liqueur from Landsmeer. Those wishing to explore the surrounding area further can also include Den Ilp as another destination.

For the overarching travel overview: Landsmeer.