Holiday apartment in Broek op Langedijk: island world and history
Accommodation in Broek op Langedijk
Broek op Langedijk combines a man-made island world with waterways, a distinctive lock and traces of horticultural and shipbuilding history. When choosing your holiday apartment in Broek op Langedijk, you can tailor your stay to whether you want to focus on routes, water experiences or culture. The following places and paths show how differently the area can be explored.
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A waterscape with a history of its own
Around the BroekerVeiling Museum, the landscape bears the name “Rijk der Duizend Eilanden”. It consists of small fertile islands created by human hands; there were more than 15,000 of them. In the Rijk der Duizend Eilanden, visitors can rent an electric boat, canoe or SUP for an outing of their own. Those interested in culture can take in auction history, historic village houses and lock history together in Broek op Langedijk.
Routes through islands and village
The Oosterdelroute starts at the BroekerVeiling Museum, leads through the old village of Broek op Langedijk and runs along the last undeveloped part of the so-called Rijk der Duizend Eilanden. It follows the Eerstelingenpad. Eerstelingen is a potato variety that was grown in Langedijk. The Oosterdelroute can be followed using the IVN Natuurroutes app.
BroekerVeiling and traces of the old village
The BroekerVeiling Museum is the oldest vegetable auction in the world where produce was transported through the auction hall. The Verken Broek op Langedijk cycling route runs through the area around Broek op Langedijk and highlights BroekerVeiling’s monumental wooden auction building from 1912. Many historic gardeners’ houses and cabbage sheds still stand in the old village. The themes therefore range from auction history to the village’s historic houses.
Lock between two bodies of water
The Schutsluis, with its lock keeper’s house, is a double lock between the Oosterdel area and the ring canal of Heerhugowaard. It was built and commissioned from 15 April 1940 to 25 June 1941; it replaced a smaller lock dating from 1769.
Mill, polder and Noorderplas
Molen D in the Geestmerambacht polder is a Rijksmonument and an octagonal polder mill built in 1868, with an internal wind-direction mechanism. Molen D / Oosterdel currently drains section D of the Geestmerambacht polder on a voluntary basis. Pike fishing takes place in the waters around Noorderplas. For your planning, this allows you to combine a technical perspective on the polder landscape with an activity focused on nature.
Light, boats and shipbuilding heritage
During Lichtjesavond, the village is decorated with thousands of tea lights and other lights; decorated and illuminated boats pass by. At Vaders Museale Schuitenhelling, the active and industrial shipbuilding heritage takes centre stage. These two themes complement the landscape and routes with moving water, festive traditions and craft history.
Other places: Sint Pancras, Oudkarspel, Noord-Scharwoude, Zuid-Scharwoude
To the higher-level travel overview: Langedijk.
