Enjoy a cosily furnished and fully equipped six-person holiday home in the Gaasterland and on the Slotermeer. Location near beautiful nature reserves and lively town of Balk. Ideal place for walking, cycling, water sports or golf. Fishing from the private jetty is also possible and on arrival you will find a well-stocked basket with firewood as an extra service. With luxuriously equipped kitchen, whirlpool, movies, Wifi, board games such as 'The smartest person', 'Man don't get worse', etc., fireplace and Z-terrace. And in the house all kinds of information about walking, cycling and sailing routes, restaurants, museums, children's outings, etc. Everything runs on sustainably purchased electricity and the garden is fenced. In short: you are completely out of it all in a responsible way and your dog is also welcome!
Walking and cycling
There is a lot to do in the area. The house comes with 2 standard bicycles. In the shed there is a double socket, where you can easily charge your electric bicycles. (Electric) bicycles can be rented at the Mous bicycle shop in Balk. For example, cycle the 10-forest route. The walker can also indulge himself. Especially near Rijs there are beautiful walking forests, but also in places like Sloten, Oudemirdum and the forests against Balk it is beautiful to walk. You can walk along the Slotermeer from the holiday home.
Activities for children
There are also many activities for your children in the area: e.g. the Wouda Pumping Station in Lemmer (best outing in Friesland), the Chameleon Village in Terherne, Aqua Zoo and the Nature Museum in Leeuwarden, the Planetarium in Franeker, Walibi in Biddinghuizen, nature museum Mar en Klif in Oudemirdum, the Model Railway Museum, Frisian Maritime Museum and the cinema in Sneek, not to mention sailing and surfing lessons, which are given in abundance in Balk. In the house there are various fun games such as Monopoly, Stratego, 'The Smartest Man', draughts and chess game, Rummy, Mastermind, 'Pim, Pam, Pet', Domino, card games, puzzles, memo games and Jeu de Boules.
Ideal area for water sports enthusiasts!
Sloops through the Gaasterland forests and nature reserves or sailing, swimming, surfing and fishing on the Slotermeer. It's all possible! The Slotermeer is a beautiful calm and shallow lake, without commercial shipping. Ideal for children to learn to surf and sail, for example. The depth at the park and in the Slotermeer is on average 1.40 meters. There is also a channel, which is deeper. In the Slotermeer, a separate lane has been reserved for fast motorboats.
Sailing options
There is a direct connection to the Slotermeer and the other Frisian lakes. In the neighborhood you will find beautiful nature reserves, which can be navigated directly from the park via, for example, the old stream the Luts, which leads through Balk and the beautiful Gaasterland forests. Nearby are nice water sports places such as Woudsend, IJLst, Sneek, Sloten, Heeg, Workum and Hindeloopen.
Bad weather activities
In bad weather, a visit to Sneek is recommended (Model Railway and Maritime Museum and cinema). Furthermore, you can relax shopping in Sneek or have lunch at one of the cozy restaurants (including De Walrus). Or a visit to Mar en Klif in Oudemirudum, the Jopie Huisman museum in Workum or, for example, the Wouda Pumping Station in Lemmer.
Facilities in the bungalow
The bungalow is fully equipped, such as a flat screen color TV, DVD player with movies, digital radio and CD player, leather sofas, wireless internet, well-equipped kitchen with a Miele dishwasher, microwave, 4 induction hobs, electric combination oven, Senseo, Magimix Nespresso and regular coffee maker, Liebherr fridge / freezer, 3 bedrooms (2 double beds and 2 single beds), whirlpool, washer / dryer combination, separate tumble dryer, private berth, adjacent to the garden & terrace on the South, swimming ladder, barbecue, 6-pers. garden furniture, chairs with adjustable backrests, 2 plastic chairs with cushions, 2 wooden sunbeds with adjustable backrest and cushions, parasol, outdoor lighting and a women's and men's bicycle.
Rent a luxury 8-person sloop or sailboat
Furthermore, there is the possibility for very experienced drivers to rent our 8-pers. luxury Antaris 630 sloop or possibly. a sailboat.
Location Markant
The bungalow park is located on the Slotermeer. The bungalow is also within walking distance of the restaurant "Badmeester Keimpe", which was once voted "most beautiful terrace in Friesland". Both inside and outside you have a beautiful view of the Slotermeer and the surrounding forests. There are also 2 charging stations here. In the middle of the woods near Oudemirdum there is also a beautiful natural golf course. Balk has a lively center with clothing stores, bakery, butcher, fishmonger, bookstore, drugstores, shoe stores, HEMA, BLOKKER (yes, there is still one in Balk!), various restaurants (Ch, Fr, NL, It) and supermarkets (Plus, Poiesz and Lidl).
Dog off-leash areas
The dog is allowed to run free in the Balkster forest in Balk. This is also allowed in the Dog Forest near Oudemirdum.