Holiday apartment in Garnwerd – Reitdiep, church and Pieterpad
Accommodation in Garnwerd
Garnwerd is situated on the Reitdiep, on the border between the Hogeland and the Westerkwartier. The Reitdiep connects the city of Groningen with the Wadden Sea and gives the village a clear connection to water and the regional landscape. If you choose a holiday apartment in Garnwerd, you can plan your days around a mix of culture, hiking, water-based experiences and seasonal highlights. This combination makes Garnwerd appealing for different holiday ideas: you can include historical details just as easily as a hike, time by the water or a winter outing.
File:7533.Kerkje.Oostum.Brillerij.Reitdiep.OudeDiepje.Garnwerd Groningen.jpg
Photo: Andre Hosper via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Church, windmill and vibrant culture
Kerk Garnwerd was built at the end of the 13th century. Its southern wall still contains an original low window with old stained glass. For more than 30 years, the church has served as a stage for concerts, poetry evenings, theatre performances and exhibitions. Te Gast In Garnwerd also takes place in the church and in the houses around it. During a visit to the village, architectural details and cultural events therefore come together directly.
Further traces can be found in the villagescape. Today’s De Meeuw windmill was built as a grain and hulling mill after the previous mill burned down in 1850. In front of house number 26, the old millstone of the blacksmith can still be seen in the paving; the building formerly housed a smithy and a bakery. Burgemeester Brouwersstraat 16 in the municipality of Westerkwartier is home to official listed monuments.
Burgemeester Brouwerstraat in Garnwerd is considered the narrowest street in the Netherlands accessible to cars. A hike beginning in Garnwerd leads through the lively terp village on the Reitdiep, which, despite all the changes, radiates a 19th-century atmosphere. The long-distance Pieterpad trail runs through Garnwerd and leads from Pieterburen in Groningen to Sint-Pietersberg in Maastricht. This creates different starting points for your planning: the distinctive features of the villagescape and the route of an extensive hiking trail.
Reitdiep, marina and culinary delights by the water
The marina at Garnwerd aan Zee is a stopover on the Mast Route between Groningen and Lauwersoog. Garnwerd aan Zee offers food and drinks on one of its terraces by the water. Café Bij Hammingh is located in a former ferry house that is protected as a Rijksmonument. This part of Garnwerd combines the connection with the water with a stop along a route and places where food, drinks and architectural history come together.
Winter highlight
In a real winter, you can go ice skating at Garnwerd’s ice rink. The skating club ensures a well-maintained rink, music and a steaming Koek-en-zopie stand. This is a seasonal aspect that offers a different way to structure your days when choosing a holiday apartment or holiday house in Garnwerd than a stay focused on the church, monuments, water or the Pieterpad.
Holiday apartment in Garnwerd to suit your travel idea
If you are looking for a holiday apartment or holiday house in Garnwerd, it is worth deciding first on the combination you want: historic spaces and events, a hike along the Pieterpad, a connection with the Reitdiep, a stop along the Mast Route, food by the water or – if winter conditions are right – ice skating. This allows you to choose your accommodation based on the days you would like to spend in Garnwerd, rather than deciding solely by place name.
Discover more places
For further planning: Adorp, Tinallinge, Winsum, Baflo, Rasquert, Saaxumhuizen.
To the higher-level travel overview: Winsum.
