Holiday apartment in Scheerwolde – Polder landscape, birds and regional discoveries

Scheerwolde between polders and waterways

Scheerwolde was established in 1952 and planned from the drawing board amid the Wetering Oost and Wetering West polders. The two polders, Wetering Oost and Wetering West, form the landscape setting for the planned settlement. The village is located in a reclaimed part of Weerribben-Wieden. This brings together two clearly recognisable characteristics of the place: a deliberately planned settlement history and a landscape whose spatial character is shaped by polders. Anyone interested in the connection between landscape and local history will find a tangible link to the polders in Scheerwolde.

Nature observation and a special route

The Vogelkijkhut Wetering Oost birdwatching hut is located in the Wetering Oost polder, at the intersection of Koningin Julianaweg and Ingenieur Luteijnweg. From there, various species of ducks and other birds can be observed. The intersection of Koningin Julianaweg and Ingenieur Luteijnweg provides a fixed reference point for birdwatching at the hut in the Wetering Oost polder.

Another way to experience the region actively is the “Scheerwolde, Weerribben-Oost” handbike route. It mainly follows waterways, country roads and narrow cycle paths. The sequence of road types is relevant when planning the day: waterways, country roads and narrow cycle paths form different sections within the same route. When dividing a tour into sections, these can be considered separately even though they belong to the same handbike route. For your own day planning, the route therefore remains an independent point of reference in the water-dominated surroundings of Scheerwolde.

De Wielewaal: church service and local history

A church service is held at De Wielewaal in Scheerwolde on the second Sunday of every month. The agenda should be checked for the current venue. Anyone unable to attend a church service independently can request pick-up and a ride home. The request for pick-up and a ride home is a separate planning step alongside the monthly church service date. After every church service, including the monthly service at De Wielewaal, there is an opportunity to meet over coffee, tea and lemonade.

The bell at De Wielewaal rang for the first time in 1972.

Regional destinations for culture and landscape

In the wider regional surroundings of Scheerwolde are Oldegaerde and Crackstate, both castles. Also located in this wider regional area are De Regenboog, a church, and the Dominicanenklooster, a monastery. Krolsbergen and De Nieuwe Aanleg are parks in the vicinity of Scheerwolde. Kampereiland is an island in the wider regional surroundings of Scheerwolde. Boswachterij Vledderveld is a park in the wider regional surroundings of Scheerwolde.

For those interested in culture, castles, a church and a monastery are thus situated alongside parks and an island in the regional surroundings of Scheerwolde. These specific local features offer different focal points for planning the day without combining the destinations into a single place.

More places to help you find your bearings

If you would like to include other places besides Scheerwolde in your travel planning, here is a compact selection: Kallenkote, Wanneperveen, Kalenberg, Giethoorn, Sint Jansklooster, De Bult, Paasloo, Belt-Schutsloot.

For the higher-level travel overview: Steenwijkerland.