Bolszewo: Park, River and History
Accommodation in Bolszewo
Bolszewo offers several ways to plan a trip that combines time outdoors with water activities and cultural and historical discoveries. The town is home to a manor park complex, the Bolszewka River, which flows through Bolszewo, a public kayak station and historic sites. A 768-metre-long pedestrian and cycle path to Orle is another practical option to consider when planning your trip. Which holiday apartment in Bolszewo suits your plans depends first of all on whether you want to focus more on the park, outdoor activities, water or local history.
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bolszewo
Photo: Michael Tav via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Park and outdoor activities
The manor park complex dates from the late 19th century or the turn of the 20th century. Its park covers 2.77 hectares and offers space for relaxation, sport and leisure activities. The complex thus combines its historical character with an expressly wide range of uses for the park. If you want to set aside time for exercise or relaxation as well as sightseeing when planning your trip, you can make the park one of your main destinations. The activities mentioned allow for different ideas of how to spend your free time, without requiring you to commit to a particular sport.
Another option for getting active is the pedestrian and cycle path connecting Bolszewo with Orle. It is 768 metres long. If you plan to include walks or cycling in your trip, this route offers a different kind of outing from a visit to the park. You can therefore consider it a specific route between the two places, without equating it with the water activities in Bolszewo.
The Bolszewka River and kayaking spots
The Bolszewka River flows through Bolszewo and is a tributary of the Reda. For visitors interested in water activities, the town also has a public kayak station. Its facilities include a landing stage, storage areas, kayak drying racks, a fire pit, and tables and benches. These individual features give a more detailed picture of the station than a simple mention of kayaking: as well as a landing stage, there are storage and drying facilities and places to sit together.
The Flisaka kayak landing in Bolszewo is a separate facility. It has a landing stage and steps. If you include different waterside spots in your travel plans, you can distinguish between the facilities listed at each one. Kayak trips could include a visit to the ArtPark entertainment centre in Bolszewo. This offers another way to combine a kayaking activity with a cultural or entertainment destination, without implying a set order for the outing.
Local history and natural monuments
Bolszewo’s history is represented by sites from different periods. The parish church, “kościół par. pw. Wniebowzięcia NMP,” dates from 1857. The Jewish cemetery was established in the 18th century and is located on the so-called Żydowska Górka. The church’s year of construction and the cemetery’s dating to a particular century each provide a distinct historical reference point. If you are interested in a place’s history, you can consider these details separately rather than assigning both sites to the same period.
The legally protected English oaks, designated as natural monuments, are also among Bolszewo’s distinctive features. These natural monuments add to the town’s cultural and historical points of interest. Taken together, these offer a range of interests that may influence your choice of accommodation: the park and its stated uses, the path to Orle, water activities, or exploring local history and natural monuments. When looking for a holiday apartment for your stay in Bolszewo, consider which of these themes you want your trip to focus on.
More places to explore: Salino, Donimierz, Ciekocinko, Zbychowo, Bojano, Gowino, Jeleńska Huta, Osetnik.
For the overview of the wider area: Wejherowo.
