Holiday apartment in Wervershoof: windmill, museum and waterside paths

Wervershoof combines an octagonal gallery windmill from 1889 with a church, a museum and waterside paths. If you choose a holiday apartment in Wervershoof, you will find cultural discoveries, active days and destinations in the surrounding area. The available sites and routes allow you to focus your stay on history, exhibitions, walking and cycling.

De Hoop Windmill and Theo Koomen

De Hoop Windmill is a characteristic octagonal gallery windmill from 1889 in Wervershoof. The first stone of the windmill was laid on 11 April 1889. Visitor facilities include guided tours of the windmill as well as coffee and cake, lunch or drinks. A visit to the Theo Koomen Museum can be combined with a guided tour of the windmill.

The exhibition “Theo Koomen, zo was er maar ien” focuses on numerous photographs, newspaper articles, personal belongings, visual materials and audio recordings from Theo Koomen’s life. The presentation covers the period from his birth in 1929 to his death in 1984. This allows you to supplement your visit to the windmill with an insight into this personal life story.

Walking and cycling around Wervershoof

The route across the summer dike is part of the Groot Frieslandpad, Stage 6 from Medemblik to Wervershoof, and the Streekpad Westfriese Omringdijk. The 23-kilometre De Vooroever walk runs from Medemblik along the IJsselmeer shore through Onderdijk, Wervershoof and Andijk. You can walk and cycle along this route; you can also climb the observation tower near Wervershoof. The routes therefore offer you various ways to combine the town with exercise and scenery.

For cyclists, a cycling route from Wervershoof to Medemblik follows the quiet shores of the Groote Vliet and the Kleine Vliet. Anyone considering a holiday apartment in Wervershoof as a starting point for their own day trips can use this to plan a connection between visiting the town, the waterside landscape and the destination of Medemblik.

Church, parks and destinations in the surrounding area

St. Werenfridus Church in Wervershoof is a Rijksmonument dating from 1874 and 1875. It is a cruciform basilica inspired by early French Gothic architecture and a characteristic example of stucco Gothic. Its west tower has an octagonal upper structure flanked by polygonal turrets.

The surrounding area of Wervershoof also includes the Westfries Museum, the Jan Pieterszoon Coen monument, the Westerkerk, as well as Snouck van Loosenpark, Mandela Park, Wilhelminapark and Julianapark. In the wider regional surroundings of Wervershoof, Schagen is a castle. The Wervershoof fair is also part of the townscape: it is widely known and attracts people from near and far.

Windmill season and visiting hours

During the season, the Theo Koomen Museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 to 16:00. Groups of more than ten people can arrange an appointment to visit the windmill and exhibition on other days. The windmill season runs from the opening day in April until the end of September. When choosing your holiday apartment in Wervershoof, you can take these seasonal museum opening hours into account, along with the guided tours, the paths across the summer dike and the cycling route along the Groote Vliet and the Kleine Vliet.

For the higher-level travel overview: Wervershoof.