Winsum Travel Guide

 
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Explore Winsum

Things to Do  

Rent a boat / canoe / cycle boat / whisper boat
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Marenland recreation

Recreation centre "Marenland" has hotel rooms, a camp site, a restaurant and wanderer cabins.
It also rents out boats, almost any boat you want except for speedboats.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

Address: Winsumerdiep 6

Phone: 0031 595 442 750

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 Sailing and Boating
 Camping
 Hiking and Walking

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Church
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The church of Winsum is a very sweet little church, but its most interesting feature is the concierge who takes care of it. He is very eager to tell you everything there is to know about the church and provide you with things like a nice cool drink an deodorant (!)

Written Jan 15, 2004

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Hotels  

De Marenlanden: Great location for a relaxing stay

De Marenlanden: Great location for a relaxing stay, Winsum

 nighthawk Says:  Talked to the owner for some time and he told me he had had guests from America that had booked through the internet while still at home.After their stay they spoke so very highly of the place and I am pretty sure it was a pleasant time they had, the people and the place are... 

Warnings and Dangers  

Be aware of what you dare
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Yikes!

The outside stair of the church tower was so very inviting, all three of my kids wanted to climb it.
Haha, 2 made it but the third only came half way.
Another one, standing on top of it, suddenly realised the height and had to be helped down.
So glad I didn t try to go up! I surely would have been stuck up there!

Written May 2, 2005

Phone: 112 (emergency services)

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 Adventure Travel
 Family Travel

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Off The Beaten Path  

Schouwerzijl
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Just another dot on the map but it is a charming little village. Creative as well and I could imagine myself living here, elas .. that s but a dream.

Written Sep 15, 2005

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 Photography
 Road Trip

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Countryside
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Peace & quiet in the countryside
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Spring & summertime are just beautiful in our province ... everything blooms ... smells are great too .. we love driving into the countryside (well, not as much as when our kids were all younger lol) ... so glad I now got my driver's license haha I can escape without bugging another person ;-)

Oh and since we are Dutch we bring our own picknick ;-) like this spot .. view over a poppy field and at the other side of the road an oat field. Just lovely!

Written Sep 15, 2005

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 Family Travel
 Road Trip
 Photography

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Favorites  

Lovely old centre
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Canoeing through Winsum

Favorite thing: Especially when in the boat you have a nice view on the back of the houses.
The red is ever so nice and the people (when in the garden) are friendly!
Beware however how far you go on the water, you might have to work your way against the wind when going back... tiring!

Fondest memory: When I look at this pic I just wanna go back! Not to rent a watercycle but an electric boat (whisper boat), haha my legs are still (2 days later) hurting!!

Written May 4, 2005

Related to:
 Kayaking
 Photography

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Walk throught Winsum
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Winsum

Favorite thing: Winsum is but a small village, just walk through the older part and forget about the new addings, they are no fun.

The red roof tops are so nice to see and it s clear Winsum is a agricultural village with little or no industrie.

Many children from the town of Groningen visit the school that s located here.

Fondest memory: Just this man working his garden, the sun and the trees in bloom, lovely sight.

Written May 4, 2005

Related to:
 Family Travel
 Budget Travel
 Hiking and Walking

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Map of Winsum