Holiday home for max. 4 persons
Anjum, Lauwersmeer, Netherlands

Chalet ‘Valentina’ is located directly at the waterfront of the quiet local marina of Oostmahorn at the Lauwerslake.

Valentina obviously is entirely focussed on the water of the National Park Lauwersmeer and you will find yourself immediately at home here. From the cosy living room, you can look directly at the lake and reach the connecting terrace and garden from which it’s only a couple of steps to your private fishing deck.

The kitchen is fully equipped with an oven/microwave and a dishwasher and the house even has its own (2 person) infrared sauna. One of the two bedrooms has a large window towards the dike.

Chalet Valentina is suitable for up to 4 persons and the fenced down property can only be seen from the water side. Next to the sauna-area you’ll find a washing machine at you disposal.

On the terrace you can enjoy the views from your relaxed garden chairs and from the fishing deck you can plunge into the water or (obviously) go fishing.The chalet has parking space for two cars.

The internet and sauna are free of charge and baby cot and high chair are available on request.

Oostmahorn is an old stronghold at the former Lauwerssea with a rich history, dating back to the sixteenth century. Nowadays it’s a very pleasant tourist destination at the National Park Lauwersmeer, hosting several holiday resorts.

The lake itself and the direct surroundings are a true paradise for nature lovers, fisherman, water sports enthusiasts, cyclists and hikers. Dogs are more than welcome here as well. There’s a special beach and a forest for them at Lauwersoog.

Within a couple of hundreds of meters there are several playgrounds for children. At the beach, in the small resort ‘De Skâns’ and in Esonstad - which is a holiday resort build as a replica of a typical old Frysian city. In Esonstad you’ll even find a bouncy castle and an indoor playing hall and one can play golf and foot golf here at the local Pitch & Putt area. Renting a bicycle or e-chopper is also possible here. 

In Esonstad you can easily do your daily groceries (a bigger supermarkt is just a couple of kilometers away in Anjum) or find a restaurant, pizzeria or a snackbar.

Another three restaurants are even closer to your holiday house. Some of them offer spectacular lake views. Other good options to enjoy the local seafood cuisine are the sea harbor of Lauwersoog at the northern side of the lake, the old fishing village of Zoutkamp at the eastside of the lake or at Dokkum, the most northern fortified city of Friesland.

To discover the National Park from the waterside you could bring your own boat or surf gear but there are boats and sailing boats for rent as well at ‘Paviljoen La Barca’. If you’re more into cat sailing, try the local cat-club ‘Omaho’, next to the small marina.

A boat-tour, sailing trip to Dokkum, bird or seal expedition can be booked around the corner and a ferry to the beautiful island of Schiermonnikoog, with it’s many miles of sandy beaches, is leaving from Oostmahorn as well. 

The Lauwerslake (Lauwersmeer in dutch) is truly loved by fishermen for its large bream, roach, pike, perch and eel. At the reception of Holland1 you can obtain a fishing permit.

Do you like to walk and do you want to relax? Then visit the fishing village of Paesens-Moddergat with its small museum and experience the Wadden Sea World Heritage with its largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world. Hiking over the mudflats of the Wadden Sea certainly is one of the most memorable activities in the Netherlands. Guided tours can be booked here every day of the year.

Or just stay and enjoy yourself at your holiday house. Just don’t forget to look up at the universe on a clear night. With the title Dark Sky Park, Lauwersmeer National Park is one of the world’s darkest places. Here, you can truly experience nature in the dark!