The rich history of the Midwold area

Interesting museums for history buffs

History buffs can indulge themselves in the area surrounding the campsite. The cycle route takes you past Museum Stoomgemaal Winschoten, the Bell Foundry Museum and Museum Battle of Heiligerlee. The latter museum commemorates the battles of May 23, 1568.

Ports and characteristic farms
Not a fan of museums? No problem. On the south side of the Oldambtmeer you can visit a harbor district that is part of the Blauwestad. On the north side of the lake there is a harbor with water sports facilities. A short distance from the port you will find a Pitch & Putt course and Oostwold Airport. You can admire characteristic farms throughout Oldambt. At the end of the route you can visit the Hermans Dijkstra Museum Farm. In the museum farm you can delve into local history and get an idea of the life of a wealthy gentleman farmer around 1900.

The Bell Foundry Museum is located in the former bell foundry of the Van Bergen brothers. This branch of the company was opened in 1862 and in the beginning bells were mainly cast for church towers throughout the Netherlands. At the end of the 1930s, the company focused on manufacturing carillons. To put this new product in the spotlight, a bell tower with a carillon was added to the front of the bell foundry in 1942. After the Second World War, the clockmakers focused more on making fire brigade supplies, but in 1980 the company went bankrupt. The bell foundry museum has been located in the restored business premises since 1987 and the museum was redesigned in 2013.