Enjoy a cosily furnished 6-person holiday home in the Gaasterland and on the Slotermeer. Located near beautiful nature reserves and the lively town of Balk. Ideal place for walking, cycling or golfing. 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 annoys you not', 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 off. In short: you can get away from it all in a responsible way and your dog is also welcome!
Hiking and cycling
There is a lot to do in the area. The house comes with 2 standard bicycles. There is a double socket in the shed, where you can easily charge your electric bikes. You can rent (electric) bicycles at the Mous bicycle shop in Balk. For example, cycle the 10-forest route. The hiker can also indulge himself. Especially near Rijs there are beautiful walking forests, but also in places such as Sloten, Oudemirdum and against Balk it is beautiful walking. 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, Rummy, Mastermind, 'Pim, Pam, Pet', Dominoes, 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 quiet and shallow lake, without commercial shipping. Ideal for children, for example, to learn to surf and sail. The depth in the park and in the Slotermeer is on average 1.40 meters. There is also a fairway, which is deeper. In the Slotermeer, a separate lane is reserved for fast motorboats.
Sailing options
There is a direct connection to the Slotermeer and the other Frisian lakes. Nearby 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
When the weather is not so good, a visit to Sneek is recommended (Model Railway and Maritime Museum and cinema). Furthermore, you can go 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 the Wouda pumping station in Lemmer.
Facilities in the bungalow
The bungalow is fully equipped, such as a flat screen color television, DVD player with movies, digital radio and CD player, leather sofas, wireless internet, good internet kitchen with a Miele dishwasher, microwave, 4 induction hobs, electric combination oven, Senseo, Magimix Nespresso and regular coffee machine, 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 & south-facing terrace, swimming ladder, barbecue, 6-pers. Garden furniture, chairs with adjustable backrest, 2 plastic chairs with cushion, 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-seater. 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 once voted "most beautiful terrace in Friesland" restaurant "Badmeester Keimpe". 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, various restaurants (Ch, Fr, NL, It) and supermarkets (Plus, Poiesz and Lidl).
Off-leash areas for dogs
The dog is allowed to run loose in the Balkster forest in Balk. This is also allowed in the Dog Forest near Oudemirdum.