A trip through the polders of the Westerkwartier

From the Nienoord borg you can take a beautiful bike ride through the Westerkwartier, a region in the west of the province of Groningen. Here you will find everything that makes cycling so much fun: space, tranquility and a rich history.

Spacious Westerkwartier
In the Westerkwartier you drive through a mosaic of mounds, ditches, grasslands and winding roads. You can get a breath of fresh air in this vast landscape! And admire beautiful historical sights. Such as in Enumatil where you drive past the Eben Haëzer, a flour mill from 1907. There are some beautiful monumental villas on De Gast, a beautiful avenue in Zuidhorn.

Wierdedorp Fransum

You will pass the Piloersemaborg from 1633. It was built by Johan de Mepsche, a famous/infamous fierce Roman Catholic heretic hunter who lived here during the beginning of the Eighty Years' War. A little further on you will pass the mound village of Fransum, which is limited to an eighteenth-century farm, a beautiful thirteenth-century church and a simple house from 1900. Lovers of medieval churches can also indulge themselves in Lettelbert and Midwolde.

Nienoord, deposit and carriage museum
The Nienoord country estate was created in the sixteenth century as a reclamation project in a vast peat area. Now it is a stylish noble estate with a beautiful borg from 1524. There is an exhibition that shows the glorious history of the borg and its former residents in a playful way. There is also an exhibition where you can learn more about the challenges of traveling by carriage in the nineteenth century. A special piece of Dutch history.