Holiday rental in Middenbeemster – Discover the polder landscape and culture
Accommodation in Middenbeemster
Middenbeemster combines the clear openness of the Beemster polder landscape with remarkable traces of history, village life and culture. Around the village, you will encounter straight roads, rows of trees and traditional farmhouses, as well as museums, a historic centre and fascinating insights into the formation of the Beemster lake. The result is a destination that combines peaceful landscape experiences with tangible discoveries.
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Photo: Marjon from The Netherlands via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Landscape and routes around Middenbeemster
In the area around Middenbeemster, the open polder structure of Droogmakerij de Beemster, created in 1612, can still be recognised by the ring dike, straight roads, rows of trees and numerous traditional farmhouses. Anyone wishing to explore the landscape attentively will find a clearly visible interplay of openness, order and rural architecture.
The Beemster Fortenfietsroute leads from Middenbeemster past beautiful traditional farmhouses to Fort aan de Nekkerweg. Another regional connection is provided by the Streekproductenroute through De Beemster: it passes numerous farm shops and stalls selling dairy products and vegetables. This allows the landscape and regional products to be experienced as different facets of the same surroundings.
Culture in the historic village centre
Since 1985, Middenbeemster has been a villagescape protected by the state. The Keyserkerk is the oldest building in Beemster and dates from 1623. Both facts give the village centre a clear historical character, which can be directly connected with individual buildings and squares during a walk.
Theatre Onder de Linden is located on Marktplein next to the Keyserkerk. It is a miniature theatre with a unique venue in the village. On the first Sunday of every month, it hosts a coffee concert featuring master's students from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. This regular musical event complements the historical impressions around the church.
The Beemster Museum is housed in the historic Westerhem traditional farmhouse and provides information about rural life in Beemster around 1910. The Betje Wolff Museum is also located in the church's former vicarage in Middenbeemster. There, visitors can see the restored study, “Kipperust”, where Betje Wolff wrote her letters and books.
Orientation for your holiday rental in Middenbeemster
The Bezoekerscentrum Beemster is located in an imposing manor house dating from 1878 and houses the VVV Beemster tourist information office. In the Werelderfgoedzaal, various media are used to explain why and how the Beemster lake was drained. This makes the centre a direct thematic gateway to understanding the history of the landscape.
A guided tour through the old village centre of Middenbeemster is led by an experienced guide from Bezoekerscentrum Beemster. The village walk through Middenbeemster was formerly known as “de Buurt” and starts at the foot of the Keyserkerk. The Keyserklim can be booked hourly and lasts no more than 50 minutes.
When choosing a holiday rental in Middenbeemster, you can make your preferred daily rhythm the focus: the village centre leads to churches, museums, the theatre and guided walks, while the surrounding area highlights the polder structure, traditional farmhouses, cycling routes and farm shops. For accommodation in Beemster, you can therefore decide before your trip whether cultural discoveries or the landscape and regional products should be the main focus.
Further places for your planning
If you would like to consider other places in the same area alongside Middenbeemster, you can find Noordbeemster and Zuidoostbeemster here.
For the higher-level travel overview: Beemster.
