Location: Beemster in Holland (Netherlands)
Nearest Airport:
Amsterdam at 35
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Nearest Ferry:
Ijmuiden at 25
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Nearest Train:
Purmerend at 6
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Nearest Motorway:
A7 at 2
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Nearest Beach:
Northsea at 20
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Nearest Barpub:
Purmerend at 5
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Nearest Golf:
Zuidoostbeemster at 4
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Nearest Restaurant:
Beemster, Purmerend, Volendam at 2
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Beemster polder and 'World Heritage' has pumped dry by windmills in 1612. Just a few minutes away you can visit these windmills. All historic places as Volendam Edam, Marken, Alkmaar, every Friday in the summer there is worlds most famous cheese market, and Hoorn with its old harbour from where in the 16th century the sailing ships left to discover the world, are nearby. Also Amsterdam, and please make a boat trip trough its canals, is only 30 minutes away. By car you can reach the North-sea beach just in 40 minutes. In the old whale fishers village 'De Rijp' you can rent an electric boat and experience the famous 'Eilands Polder' An area of small canals and islands. It is a great cycling area and we have free bikes available. The famous open air museums the 'Zaanse Schans' at Zaandam and the 'Zuiderzee Museum' at Enkhuizen are near by. In Beverwijk you'll find the biggest Oriental market of Europe. The Beemster Cottage offers you a perfect base to discover the best part of Holland.