20 Attractions to Explore Near Onnerpolder

The Westerbroekstermadepolder is a nature reserve and former water board in the basin of the Hunze, a small river on the border of the northern Dutch provinces of Groningen and Drenthe. The polder is owned by the Het Groninger Landschap foundation. A good trekking destination and also there are so many other opportunities too.

The Haren Hortus Botanicus is located a few kilometres south of the city of Groningen, and provides a varied selection of themed gardens on a terrain of no less than 20 hectares.

t Huis de Wolf is a monumental country house in neo -Renaissance style in the Groningen town of Haren. . The mansion is named after an inn of the same name, which stood on the same piece of land in 1691 and possibly before and was probably replaced by a larger building before 1818.The Wassenaar family probably lived permanently in 't Huis de Wolf from 1900 to 1911.

Sassenhein is a private nature reserve in the municipality of Groningen , located south of the village of Haren. The area consists of two lakes , the Noordplas and the Zuidplas. There is a pavilion at the Noordplas. The lakes are especially popular with fishermen and nature lovers.

Engelbert's church is a simple elongated Dutch Reformed hall church in a fenced cemetery at Engelberterweg 39 in Engelbert , municipality of Groningen . The church has the status of a national monument and has been owned by the Oude Groninger Kerken Foundation since 2000 . Today the church is only used for cultural activities.

Appelbergen is the name of a former military training area and today a forest with heather and peat remnants east of Glimmen , in the province of Groningen. In the forest is a restaurant Pancake House Paviljoen Appelbergen, near the lake which is located in the middle of the forest. This is the remnant of a larger circular lake that is now an almost impassable swamp . In the past there was also an outdoor swimming pool , of which a few remains are still visible.

The Drentsche Aa is a river rising in the Dutch province of Drenthe, flowing through Drenthe and for the last part the province of Groningen. It ends in the Schipsloot near Haren, which flows into the Noord-Willemskanaal; however, originally it ended into the Selwerderdiep. The water finally ends in the Lauwersmeer and Waddenzee.

Park Groenestein is a park forest in the southern Helpman district in the city of Groningen.  This park is characterized by a varied flora and fauna , including squirrels, bats, hedgehogs and many species of birds. There are also a few fens and a number of monumental trees , some of which are more than 100 years old.

A beautiful lake, that runs Northwest of the village of Zuidlaren and southwards of the former municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer. It was formed 5,000-8,000 years ago. The lake is fed by the river Hunze. This river enters the lake in the south-east and exits the lake in the north as Drentsche Diep.The lake is popular with tourists, but in particular with yachtsmen. Many sailboats are moored in the lake, because the Zuidlaardermeer is one of the few suitable lakes for sailing in the region.

The Kropswolder Buitenpolder is a nature reserve and a former water board of approximately 260 hectares in the municipality of Midden-Groningen. Former farmland has been transformed into a nature reserve here in the 20th century. In the early 1990s , the first pools were created and an old meander of the Hunze River was excavated. The area can function as a water storage area in case of extreme flooding.

The Borgmeren are two lakes in the municipality of Midden-Groningen in the Dutch province of Groningen . The northern lake is called Borgmeren or Harkstederplas, has an area of ​​70 hectares and falls under the village of Harkstede . The residential area De Borgmeren is located here. The southern lake is called the Scharmerplas, has an area of ​​20 hectares and falls under the village of Scharmer . Recreational Park De Borgmeren is located here.

Museum Vosbergen is a museum in Eelde in the province of Drenthe. It is located in a villa on the Vosbergen estate . It has been devoted to old musical instruments since circa the 18th century. There are also some very old copies in the collection from before our era. The museum has a collection of around 800 western and non-western musical instruments. A tour is given via audio equipment, in which the background and sound of various specimens are discussed in more detail per group.

Vennebroek is a 17 hectare estate north of Paterswolde , adjacent to the Friesche Veen estate. The estate consists of grasslands and beech and oak avenues. What is special is that there are almost 200 species of mushrooms here, including the rare evening crimson mushroom and a sweet chestnut that is about 350 years old and has a circumference of 4.7 meters. A large beech tree has a branch that bends so far that it touches the ground and takes root again.

The Paterswoldsemeer is a lake southwest of the Dutch city of Groningen on the border of the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe.Due to its location near Groningen, the lake is popular with boating enthusiasts, especially sailors. The Hoornsemeer, and more in particular the Hoornseplas, is popular with swimmers and sunbathers.

Sterrebos is a park in the Dutch city ​​of Groningen, northwest of the Helpman district . It is a municipal monument. In the plans for the deepened construction of the southern ring road, Sterrebos will become part of the planned Zuiderplantsoen. Originally it was actually a star forest, a forest with eight paths that led in different directions from a central point. This setup, which was in vogue in the eighteenth century and was ideally suited for hunting, has largely been lost.

The Van Ketwich Verschuurbrug is a vertical lift bridge in the city of Groningen over the Noord-Willemskanaal. The bridge is located where the Van Ketwich Verschuurlaan changes into the Laan Corpus den Hoorn and is the southernmost bridge over the Noord-Willemskanaal in the municipality of Groningen. This bridge, together with the Van Iddekinge bridge, forms the connection between the De Wijert and Corpus den Hoorn districts.

Holland Casino is a state-owned company and has a monopoly on gambling in the Netherlands. Most of the fourteen casinos located throughout the country offer poker.

The Winschoterdiep is the canal that runs from Groningen, from the connection to the Eemskanaal, to Winschoten where it splits into the Rensel , the last part to Winschoten, and the connection to the Pekel A. The Winschoterdiep is the continuation of the Schuitendiep that was dug from Groningen to Foxhol around 1400. The name Winschoterdiep only became fashionable around 1840.

Wall House II is an historic building in Groningen, Netherlands, that was designed by John Hejduk. it is one of his few realized designs.Wall House II has a very large wall as its central feature, composed of four organic-formed rooms and a long, narrow corridor. It is considered a mix of Cubist painting, Surrealist sculpture and architecture.

The Woldmeer near Middelbert is a recently dug recreational lake in the Meerstad district of Groningen . It is accessible for pleasure craft via the Eemskanaal and the Slochterdiep. You can walk , cycle , swim , sail and sail . And of course ice skating in the winter. The surface area of ​​the lake is larger than the Paterswoldsemeer and, because of the many islands that will be there, a more intimate atmosphere than the Zuidlaardermeer.