Explore beautiful hiking and cycling routes, discover unique accommodations, and experience numerous activities on land and water. Whether you're looking for extraordinary outings or unique hotspots, Zeewolde (and the rest of Flevoland) is the place to be. Be surprised and enjoy everything this beautiful region has to offer!

The event calendar of Zeewolde is full of fun and surprising tips and is kept up-to-date. It brims with events, summer markets, theater performances, fairs, and excursions. There's plenty to experience here all year round.

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If you're super excited about learning how to sail, De Zeilschool in Zeewolde is the place to be. They offer sailing camps during the spring, summer, and autumn vacations for children between the ages of 7 and 18. These are weeks that you will never forget, because there's so much to experience. Come make new friends, play awesome (evening) games, and of course, learn how to sail properly! Each sailing week is truly a celebration!

In addition to the sailing camps, they also offer single days for both youth and adults to learn how to sail, for example, in one of our polyvalken.

De Zeilschool is located on the grounds of Holiday Park RCN Zeewolde. This means that they are close to the beach and the harbor, and can start sailing right away. The perfect place to enjoy the water!

The Sailing School

Water sports

The Harderbos is young but already looks very mature. In 1968, the first poplars were planted here, a pioneering species that grows quickly. Meanwhile, it has become a diverse forest with trees of all kinds and ages mixed together. Fallen trees are allowed to remain, providing food and shelter for insects, mushrooms, birds, and many other animals. In the twilight, you may encounter roe deer, foxes, or even spot beavers (their presence betrayed by gnawed tree trunks along the water's edge). For the grazing of this area, the Red Geuze cattle breed and Konik horses are used.

Halfway through the forest, a sign points the way to Hans & Grietjes Pancake House and Playground. This location is completely decorated in the style of the fairy tale of the same name. Be sure to take a look!

Harderbos

Nature reserve

Since 1997, Natuurmonumenten has been taking care of the nature in the Harderbroek. It is an extensive nature reserve with open water and reed beds. Wading birds such as ruffs, green sandpipers, godwits, and spoonbills know how to find this bird paradise. The great egret also finds food and shelter here. Along the way, we will surely hear the bearded tits, reed warblers, and water rails calling. Via a path that cuts through the field, you can walk to the bird observation spot. There, you can enjoy a beautiful view and countless birds.

Harderbos, Harderbroek, and Kievitslanden together form the most varied and mature nature reserve in Flevoland. With young primeval forest, rugged marshes, bird-rich lakes, and grasslands.

Harderbroek

At Cheese Farm Bennesse you can find real farmhouse cheese from Flevoland! The company is located in Zeewolde on Ossenkampweg. On this farm, the owners run a dairy farm, an artisanal cheese factory with an accompanying farm shop, and a horse pension.

Fun fact: How is cheese made?
To make one kilogram (Gouda) cheese, about 10 liters of milk are needed. The production of this cheese starts in the milking parlor in the morning where the cows are milked. They immediately start making cheese after milking. The morning milk is still warm when it goes into the tub. It can't get any fresher than that!
Once the milk is in the tub (a whopping 1000 liters!), various additives are added, such as culture and rennet. Culture gives the cheese a good taste and ensures that it stays fresh longer. Rennet is needed to make the solid substances in the milk clump together.
Would you like to come and see? On Saturday mornings, cheese making can be observed from our cheese shop.

Store opening hours
Wednesday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cheese farm Bennesse

Local products

The Smits family has been growing apples since 1968. In 1982, they decided to move to Zeewolde to continue apple cultivation. They have also been growing pears for over 10 years and strawberries for over 15 years. This fruit cultivation company covers 17 hectares.

In addition, they sell a wide range of local products in the farm shop, such as home-grown apples, pears, strawberries, and juices. Furthermore, the farm shop offers as many products from the surrounding area as possible, such as potatoes, onions, eggs, dairy products, meat, cheese, and much more.

Feel free to visit our farm shop.

Opening hours:
From Monday to Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Fruit Hall Smits

Artist: Carel Visser.
Making immutable things movable, taking them apart into pieces, searching for infinitely many new arrangements. These are design processes that are inherent in the work of Carel Visser. The motif of slicing into slices lies at the basis of this sculpture. It is constructed from one long steel beam connected to six equal pieces. If the loose blocks were to be linked together, they would be equal in length and weight to the beam.

Salami

Art and Culture

Artist: Jan van de Pavert.
Throughout history, murals have been used to tell stories, decorate, express dissatisfaction, and call upon the reader. The principles for the artist are encapsulated in the title of the work. Here, he blends history and painting together. He refers to the rise of abstract art in Russia with the red cross-shaped motifs. On the other hand, the style, symbols, and figures on the fresco are derived from Russian communist propaganda tools from the beginning of the previous century.

Diego Rivera in the Soviet Union

Artist: herman de vries (all lowercase by own request)
An enclosed garden has traditionally been a place that excludes wild nature. This creates a kind of outdoor room. Within the fence, the original landscape is cultivated and transformed into an area controlled by humans. In herman de vries' Sanctuary, the roles are reversed. Here, nature can take its course. The outside world must be content with a glimpse through the gilded gate into a round earthen wall covered with a dense hedge of roses.

Sanctuary

Artist: Han Janselijn.
The work of Han Janselijn was placed in 1990. The three little towers originally referred to the three towers of villages around Fort Asperen (North Brabant), but now they refer to the towers of Zeewolde. This artwork has various names in common parlance, from the three pencils to the little castle.

Artwork by Han Janselijn

Artist: Evert Strobos.
Strobos' works often consist of monumental "symbols" that mark a place in the landscape. The seven elements that Strobos placed in Zeewolde are outlined as silhouettes against the sky. Due to their size, they occupy a large area and seem to slice through space with their shape. Looking at the group of sculptures, the association with prehistoric monuments is not strange.

Evert Strobos

The Laakse beach is the most peaceful beach in Zeewolde. It actually consists of several smaller beaches that are separated by reed fields. A portion of the Laakse beach is reserved for naturists.

Laakse beach

Beach

Can you solve the mystery behind illusionist Wilhelm Hendrickx's mysterious disappearance? Enter his workspace where you have one hour to unravel his magical secret.

Escape room Zeewolde provides an experience with this group activity (2 to 6 people) that seems to fly by. By working together, finding clues, and thinking 'out of the box', the story is unraveled. Do you dare to take on the challenge? The escape room is located on the Stal Hulkesteijn premises on Wielseweg, allowing you to combine this activity with, for example, carriage rides in the forest.

Escape room Zeewolde

Escape room

To get to the bird-watching hut, you walk about a kilometer and a half along the Boot Path. The path starts at the parking lot of Natuurmonumenten on Ganzenpad. The route is marked with white and leads to an observation hill.
Bring binoculars because from here you have a view of beautiful birds, such as bittern, reed warbler, and bearded tit. The round trip walk is about 3 kilometers long. The path mostly goes through the new part of the nature reserve. It also passes through the older forest section. There, the path winds along moss-covered trees, some of which are giants that have fallen over.

Birdwatching hide Harderbroek

Hiking route

On October 25, 1967, the last piece of dike was closed, in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Juliana. 
At this location on the Zeewolderdijk, a literary granite stone was unveiled on July 25, 1996. Five flat plates, varying in height and width. The space between the plates is equal to the thickness between the plates. On the front and smallest plate, a poem by Margo Minco is engraved.

erratic lies the water
punishes the dikes, closes and turns
wind-whipped, the reed protects
a sea of land

Keystone of Zeewolderdijk

H.S.V. "Ons Stekkie" is the local fishing association in Zeewolde.
Contractually, it has been established with the municipality of Zeewolde that H.S.V. "Ons Stekkie" has the right to fish in the village canals, the harbor, Harderhaven, and the waters in Trekkersveld and Horsterparc. Therefore, you need a permit to fish here. The fishing permits are available at De Winkeltjes, Tropica Dierenspeciaalzaak, and the Bruna in Zeewolde. Or through our website.

Fun fact: Children under the age of 14 (as of January 1st) can become members of the fishing association "Ons Stekkie" for free. With this membership, they are allowed to fish throughout Zeewolde.

H.S.V. Ons Stekkie

Fishing

This cycling route runs along the Nuldernauw and the Wolderwijd, the border lakes between Zeewolde, Harderwijk, Ermelo, Putten and Nijkerk. During this bike ride, you will encounter beautiful panoramic views of the bird-rich lakes. The route starts in Zeewolde with its beautiful deciduous forests and a nice waterfront. The complete route is 45 km long, but can be halved by taking the Horsterveer to Zeewolde at Strand Horst.

For the complete cycling route, visit the website www.route.nl.

Old and New Land cycle route

Bike route

Zeewolde has an extensive network of approximately 80 kilometers of horse riding and carriage paths. This route takes you along the most beautiful spots and attractions, obstacles and rest points in the Horsterwold.

Please note: - You ride at your own risk, - Take into account that weather conditions and (forest) work can affect the accessibility of the paths, - The horse must be accustomed to traffic as occasionally you will have to cross roads.- In some places, horse riding/carriage paths and mountain bike paths converge, so be aware of this.

Seabed route

Equestrian route

Traditional cozy hitting a ball together on the beautiful miniature golf course of De Eemhof. Afterward, relax on the terrace of the Action Factory. Who made the fewest strokes at the end of the course and wins the miniature golf tournament?

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