Lemsterland Land of Leisure Pursuits
Watersport centers Lemmer and Echtenerbrug
Lemsterland (13.625 inhabitants) is the name of the area surrounding Lemmer (10.130 inhabitants). Lemmer is the main town of this South Frisian municipality and is the southern approach port for the province of Friesland, both by water and by road. Two locks, the ‘Lemstersluis’ and the ‘Prinses Margrietsluis’ and the A6 motorway form the gateway to Lemsterland Recreation land.
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Lemmer Summer
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Lemmer Winter
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Lemmer Summer 2
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Lemmer Roundtrips
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Echtenerbrug - Delfstrahuizen
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Echten
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Bantega
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Oosterzee - Buren
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Schoterzijl
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It is an area rich in water with well-known lakes such as the ‘IJsselmeer’, ‘Tjeukemeer’ and ‘Groote Brekken’. They are suitable for all types of water recreation and fishing sports and this makes Lemsterland a unique place in the Netherlands. Water sports activities, from the construction and hiring out of the smallest fishing boats to large seaworthy yachts, are concentrated in Lemmer and Echtenerbrug-Delfstrahuizen, twin villages on the sailing route from Friesland to North West Overijssel.
Lemsterland is all the more attractive due to the surrounding wooded areas of ‘Gaasterland’ and ‘Kuinderbos’, cycling paths on and along ancient and new sea dykes to Urk and Kuinre, the beautiful fortified town of Sloten (one of the Frisian Eleven Towns), Joure with its subtropical swimming and spa resort and the flower fields at the top of the North East Polder. This polder at the bottom of the former Zuyder Zee was dried in September 1942, also thanks to the electrical Bumagemaal near Lemmer.
Friesland in the Netherlands: a unique holiday destination
Friesland has the greatest concentration of tourist pathways and waterways in Europe
Friesland (know in Frisian and officially as Fryslân) is one of the 12 provinces of the Netherlands and has already existed for more than 2000 years. The Romans were the first tourists and were extremely impressed by what they found... as you will be too! Over the centuries, Friesland has developed into a unique area of the Netherlands. Nowhere else will you find such a wide variety of landscapes, cultural history and leisure opportunities in a single region measuring just 100 km across.
These include:
• An extensive system of waterways that links all the lakes and historical locations.
• Four sailing and fishing areas: inland waterways, the IJsselmeer, the Wadden Sea and the North Sea.
• The largest fleet in Europe: traditional sailing ships, (motor) yachts, open motorboats, open sailing boats, fishing boats and ships designed for cruises and sea fishing.
• Separate roads and paths for cyclists and motorised traffic.
• Perfect signposting.
• Islands in the North Sea with huge beaches.
• All manner of active and passive leisure activities on land and water, even during the winter!
• Exceptional indoor attractions throughout the entire region.• Not only water but a great deal of green spaces such as pastures, forests (in the south) and nature reserves.
• Clean air brought in from the sea.
• Environmentally-friendly business, intensive care for the environment.
• A great deal of respect for the region’s own language, culture and history, as well as for those of foreigners.
• Friendly inhabitants (645.101 - 1 december 2008).
Albert_HendriksClick to zoom in/out
managing director Friesland Holland Tourist Information and Travel Service
Packages and voyages
Friesland Holland offers unique holiday packages lasting several days, plus trips organised by a number of Friesland Holland partners together. The focus in the case of these all-inclusive full-service holidays is on offering a very wide range of services such as a breakdown assistance and luggage forwarding in the case of the Elfstedentochten (11 city cycling tours).
