Monuments cycle route - Schagen area

Please note: not all monuments can be visited, this depends on opening hours and accessibility.

Route description based on cycling junctions
Bicycle transferium Schoorldam (Rekeroogweg), 44, 41, 32, 43, via Herenweg from Sint Maarten, Wijzendweg, Rijperweg, Dorpsstraat van Tuitjenhorn, Sportlaan, 82, 83, direction 55 to Waarland, via Waarlandseweg to Andries Dekkerweg, direction Vlindorado on the Smeetsweg, then direction 54, then after the big bridge to the right - Waardijk, 61, 54, Kasteelstraat in Oudkarspel, Westelijke Randweg, Warmerhuizerweg, Dergmeerweg, 74, then direction Van Blanckendaell animal park in Tuitjenhorn, Delftweg, Veilingweg, via Kerkweg to Enigenburg , direction 41, then via Burchtweg (direction't Huys van Nuwendore), Trambaan in Warmennuizen, Veilingweg, Molenaarweg, back to the Fietstransferium at 44.

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About the route
The Monuments cycle route is a good opportunity to get to know the monuments and the charming countryside of the municipality of Schagen. The route is 43 kilometers and is wonderful for cycling. The iconic West Frisian Omringdijk, cultural history, nostalgic villages, special places and hospitable companies are the common thread of this unique cycle route. Farmers, growers, shops and other entrepreneurs often have a stall along the road where they sell their products. The route starts and ends at the bicycle transferium in Schoorldam.

This area is also called'the gardens behind the dunes\\\' because of the range of growers, agricultural companies and the beautiful flowers. There are many bulb fields between the coast and the city of Schagen, which provide beautifully colored views, especially in spring.

Information about the places of interest along the route

Wesfriese Omringdijk
Less than 25 kilometers from Amsterdam is the West Frisian Omringdijk, a marvel of human hand. This dike once protected people and animals against the salt water. Now this 126 kilometer long monument meanders through the West Frisian landscape past polders, windmills, VOC towns and farmhouses, cultural surprises and delicious West Frisian regional products.

Pastorie Westfriesedijk 94 Krabbendam
Built in 1906 as a residence, commissioned by widow Maartje Frans-Blom. Later owned by her son-in-law Engel Paarlberg, who grew up on the adjacent Paarlhoeve. Engel sold it in 1922 to the Reformed Church, which used the building as a presbytery. In 1977 it came into private ownership and became a residential house again. Special are the zinc dormer windows, which were used around 1900 as a prefabricated building element and are rare today. The house is built in so-called'transitional architecture\\\' (1880 - 1920).
The adjacent residential house Westfriesedijk 92 Krabbendam is also a municipal monument.

Church building Kerkpad 15 Krabbendam
Simple, elongated church building, which dates from 1875, as the plaque shows. In 1846, a house annex barn on the Kerkpad in Krabbendam was purchased, which after renovation and fitted with Gothic windows served as a place of gathering and worship. The services are mainly attended by (agricultural) workers and small farmers from the wider area. The ensemble is called a barn church.

\\\'t Huys in Nuwendore
The castle't Huys in Nuwendore was a forced fortress built by Floris V to keep the rebellious West Frisians in check. The castle was built in the 13th century. At the end of the 14th century, the castle was destroyed, probably as a result of a dike breach. The foundations have been preserved by the National Monuments Department in 1960 and a path has been made to them. The ruin is located in a bend of the West Frisian Zeedijk between Eenigenburg and Krabbendam on the Burchtweg. You can visit the grounds and climb the tower.

Windmill of Waarland Hoebelaan 9 Waarland
Polder mill of the former Waarlandspolder. The mill is of the type octagonal inner porter. The hull and hood are covered with thatch. In 2010 it was established that the octagon of this North Holland inland porter was built in 1532. It is most likely the oldest existing polder mill in the Netherlands. The adjacent Molenhuys is a museum about the origin of Waarland from various islands. The Molenhuys will be closed in 2020 due to the corona virus.

Sint Wulframkerk Kerkstraat 53 Waarland
From around 1910, the young Waarland developed into a horticultural village, with mainly Catholic inhabitants. Pastor Vollering founded the Catholic Saint Wulframparochie here in 1919, commissioned by the bishop of Haarlem. Church and presbytery were designed by Jos Cuypers and Pierre Cuypers jr. Jos Cuypers had earned his spurs as the architect of the Sint Bavo in Haarlem. He was the son of Pierre Cuypers Sr. The church was first used on April 16, 1922.

Church of Eenigenburg
The church is built on a mound from the 14th century. This has been proclaimed as a place of happiness by the residents of Eenigenburg. Want to know what this means? Read it on the board at the church.

Museum Eenigenburg
One of the last workers' houses has been restored to its original state from around 1870. In this museum you can see how people used to live. Address: Kerkweg 5, Sint Maarten.

The Moriaan Dorpsstraat 153 Warmenhuizen
The Moriaan dates from 1597 and served as a village inn. As a result, the building literally and figuratively occupied the central place that the café fulfilled in village society. The building has an iconic location in the center of Warmenhuizen. The old name Moriaanshoofd referred to the moor head on the facade. Just like with apothecaries, one could get"good medicine\\\" in the inn. The forward position is reminiscent of the natural course of the road ditch and the route of the Dorpsstraat before the land consolidation. The building is a municipal monument.

Town Hall Dorpsstraat 106 Warmenhuizen
Former town hall annex secretary's house of the former municipality of Warmenhuizen from 1872. The town hall originally had a garden at the front, which bordered on the Dorpsstraat. The building is in neoclassical style and is articulated by pilasters. Above the main entrance, the original balcony on cast iron columns has been replaced by a simple railing. In 1893, during the renovation of the building, a Neo-Mannerist design for the dormer window was provided by architect W. Vlaming from Schagen. The building is a national monument.

Roman Catholic girls' school Dorpsstraat 175 Warmenhuizen
Former Catholic girls' school and sister house from 1926, connected by a cloister. The school was founded by order of the Roman Catholic parish. The Ursuline sisters who were going to teach the girls came from Bergen to Warmenhuizen in 1925. After 1945, the complex consisted of a nursery class, a primary school and a sewing school, which also attracted many girls from nearby villages. After the construction of a new school, this building came into private hands. The complex was designed by the Hague architect Jos Duynstee. The building is a municipal monument.

St. Ursula and Gezellin Church Dorpsstraat 177 Warmenhuizen
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Ursula and Gezellinnen is a three-aisled church with a round, closed choir and a tower. This neo-Romanesque church was built in 1872-\\\'73 after a design by Th. Asseler and replaced an older predecessor from 1839. Striking are the so-called rose windows in the clerestory and the window triplets in the side aisles. The central nave is covered by a wooden barrel vault, the side aisles by plastered wooden cross rib vaults. The interior has squat round pillars with leaf capitals. The organ belongs to L. Ypma (1886). Next to it, at no. 179, is the rectory from 1883 in eclectic style.