Beemster Tea Garden Route

Make sure you start this route with an empty stomach, as today you will have more than enough opportunity to taste and discover delicious (mostly) local produce.

The route takes you along the North Hollandsch Canal from Purmerend to hamlet Neck, part of Wijdewormer. Here you will find the first tea garden; the Neckermolen. From here you have a wonderful view over the unique peat meadow landscape, with the Neckermolen in the background as a beautiful old Dutch backdrop. The road along the North Holland Canal gives a special glimpse of the man-made landscape. On one side the unique polder landscape, surrounded by the stately dike and water, and on the other side of the water, the Beemsterringdijk symbolises the unique technique of reclamation for which the Netherlands is famous. Here as the first reclaimed land and therefore also UNESCO World Heritage Site.

You really experience life with the water when crossing the ferry at Spijkerboor. This unique ferry takes you, together with your bicycle, across the water to the other side. Here you can see the historic village De Rijp on the left and Fort Spijkerboor on the right, across the water.

From here, continue along the Westdijk towards Schermerhorn. Here, depending on the season, you will find beautiful fields filled with tulips, cows and unique views. At Huize Nuis, the tea garden is open on nice days and children can play to their heart's content in the playground, on the trampoline or with the friendly farm animals. You then enter the Noordbeemster via the village of Schermerhorn. Farmers here, but also in other places in the Beemster, regularly have local produce shops and stalls along the road. So you can collect all kinds of tasty products for home on the route.

Time for a break? Get off at Brasserie de Kerkhaen, a special spot under the church of the same name in West Beemster. Not an official tea garden, but it does have a delicious terrace ín the garden. Here, they work as much as possible with local products from the surroundings of De Beemster. So the cheese, bread, fruit, eggs and juices all come from the polder. After this stop, continue on to Middenbeemster.

Tip: Make a stop at the Beemster Visitor Centre. The stately mansion from 1878 houses VVV Beemster. Here you'll find great souvenirs such as postcards, books and mugs, as well as handmade Beemster soaps, hand and tea towels and VVV gift vouchers. In the classically decorated farmer's garden, there is an orchard with several old varieties of standard fruit and a source gas installation as used to be present in many places in the Beemster. Via Middenbeemster, with its lovely historic centre, you are guided back towards Zuidoostbeemster.

On the way, you will have the chance to stop at the Beemster Arboretum, among other places. At the Beemster Arboretum you will find the tree museum and cosy, cosy tea garden. This tree museum is freely accessible and really a very special place.

Enjoy this delightful route around and through the Beemster. Would you like to cycle another route? View the entire offer in Laag Holland here.

Start and end point of route
The route starts and ends at the TOP (tourist transfer point) on the Beemsterburgwal in Purmerend. If necessary, you can park your car here for a fee. The route can also start and end at the TOP on the Middenweg in Middenbeemster. A limited number of parking spaces are available here, but there is no parking fee.