Nieuw-Vennep offers a range of options to consider when planning a trip: walking and hiking trails, distinctive farm architecture, as well as a market and agricultural produce. This lets you weigh up outdoor exercise, architectural styles, and seasonal offerings. The most specific details are the route information, the architectural differences between the farm complexes, and the market and harvest times.
Forest, hiking trails, and a cycling route
Wandelbos Nieuw-Vennep is freely accessible. In addition, five hiking trails start in Nieuw-Vennep; all pass through Venneperhout. Most of the paths and trails there are paved, making the park easily accessible for wheelchair users. So you can choose between an open-access wooded area and several hiking trails that share the same destination.
There are specific directions for the Land cycling route: In the center of Nieuw-Vennep, turn right at the Witte Kerkje and cross the bridge. If you are planning a route where these landmarks are useful, follow the sequence described: turning off and crossing the bridge. Hiking routes may occasionally change, so check the current route before setting out.
Farm architecture and buildings
Margaretha’s Hoeve is an exceptionally large, elongated stolp farm complex. Four square sections are arranged one behind the other, and the complex is wider than a typical stolp farm. The combination of its length, this arrangement, and its greater width gives the farm complex its distinctive architectural character.
Klein Vennep offers a different architectural point of reference: The kop-romp farm complex was built around 1928 using traditional brick construction. The comparison highlights different features: at Margaretha’s Hoeve, these are its scale and layout; at Klein Vennep, the named farm type, approximate construction date, and building material. The Witte Kerk continues to serve its original function as a church.
The Calatrava bridge De Harp is also associated with Nieuw-Vennep. It is one of a group of three bridges over the Hoofdvaart, completed in 2003. This bridge adds another structure to the architectural themes of the farms and the Witte Kerk, which continues to serve as a church.
Market, farm shop, and seasonal harvest
The market in Nieuw-Vennep takes place every Thursday from 09:00 to 12:30 at Harmonieplein. This time slot is a useful point of reference for planning your week. Elisabeth-Hoeve has a farm shop and a pick-your-own garden. From May to September, members can harvest their own vegetables and potatoes there each week. The harvest is therefore seasonal and limited to members; check the harvest dates before your trip.
At Van Wees Zuivelboerderij, farmhouse cheese is made from the milk of its own cows. You can sample pieces of cheese before choosing. The culinary options mentioned differ in their timing: the market has a weekly time slot, the harvest is seasonal and limited to members, while the cheese tasting takes place before you make your selection.
Trails and other activities
The 4.3-kilometer MeerBoerenwandelpad runs past fields of potatoes, beets, grain, and onions. Its length and the crops in the fields offer two specific points of reference for this route. Its landscape differs from that of the hiking trails through Venneperhout: here, the description focuses on fields along the route, while there, the park’s paths and trails take center stage.
Jeugdland Nieuw-Vennep combines learning and play with educational activities and challenging play equipment. This mix of learning and play adds another type of activity to the nature- and architecture-focused options, without equating it with a hike or a visit to the buildings.
Discover more destinations: Lijnden, Halfweg, Vijfhuizen, Schiphol, Hoofddorp, Badhoevedorp, Schiphol-Rijk, Zwanenburg.
For the wider travel overview: Haarlemmermeer.
