Around Medemblik

This route takes you through Medemblik, the oldest town in West Friesland. You also drive through the vast Wieringermeerpolder and along the IJsselmeer.

Medemblik
Medemblik received city rights from Count Floris V in 1289. The town grew into a prosperous port city. You can still see this rich history in the many beautiful facades, but also in Radboud Castle. Only two residential wings of this thirteenth-century castle can be admired. In 1939, Rembrandt's The Night Watch was temporarily brought to safety in this castle, before it was moved to a bunker in the dunes near Castricum in May 1940.

Authentic bell-shaped farmhouses
The West Frisian lowlands and the Wieringermeerpolder are ideal for exploring by bike. Here you drive through a mix of damp meadows, ditches and high skies. The picturesque Twisk enjoys a protected village view. It has a high concentration of authentic bell-shaped farms. The large village church dates from the fourteenth century. After your tour, enjoy a fresh coffee and delicious meal on the terrace at Hotel Café Restaurant de Vooroever.

Twisk station
The monumental Twisk Station is still located in the hamlet of't Westeinde (just outside Twisk). This station dates from 1887 and is located on the Hoorn-Medemblik railway line, which also opened that year. Until 1936, the operation was in the hands of the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-Maatschappij, the first railway company in the Netherlands. Nowadays a tourist steam train runs from Museum Stoomtram Hoorn-Medemblik over this track. Would you like to take a nice bike ride from De Vooroever? Then also drive route 448333.