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Paterswolde, Netherlands

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Cycling in the city

Cycling in the city

Groninger Museum

Groninger Museum

Groninger Museum

Groninger Museum

Martini tower

Martini tower

Old centre

Old centre

Old centre

Old centre

Old centre

Old centre

Schiermonnikoog - 45 km.

Schiermonnikoog - 45 km.

Paterswoldse meer - 1 km.

Paterswoldse meer - 1 km.

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2001


Open for exchange
Exchange dates Duration
August 17, 2024 - July 31, 2025 1 weeks

Netherlands - Belgium: long weekend / midweek. London and surroundings: anytime. European cities - 1 week. Good public transport or good opportunities for cycling wanted. Open for any offer!

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Paterswolde, best of two worlds : the vibrant city of Groningen and the nature of Drenthe

We live in Paterswolde, 10 km. south of the vibrant city of Groningen.
We just moved here from Groningen in January 2024.
We live in a nice bungalow with a big garden. Close to public transport, shops and restaurants, the Paterswoldse Meer (lake) for swimming and sailing. Perfect cycling opportunities.
Paterswolde is well known for its woods and estates. Just 2 min. from our house you can start walking!

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Our Family

  • 2 Adults
  • 2 Children
  • 52 Exchanges made

Occupation

  • retired
  • retired

Our Home

  • House Type: House
  • Floor: 0
  • Environment: In the suburbs
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Sleeping Capacity: 4
  • Living Area: 40 m2
  • Total Area: 165 m2

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In my house

  • Pets - Not allowed
  • Small children - Not allowed

Exchange Types

  • Home exchange

Indoor

  • Free internet access
  • Computer available
  • Central heating
  • Fireplace
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes dryer
  • Television

Outdoor

  • Garden
  • Terrace or deck
  • Park / playground
  • BBQ
  • Sauna private
  • Private swimming pool
  • Bicycles: 4

Facilities

  • Non-smoking house
  • Seclusion/Privacy

Our Destination Wish List

  • Open to any destination
  • Norway
  • Stockholm, Sweden
  • France
  • Scotland, UK
  • Netherlands
  • London, UK
  • Belgium
  • Vienna, Austria
  • Copenhagen, Denmark

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Dutch

Our Neighbourhood

Nearest Airport: Groningen - 0,5 km.

  • shopping AH supermarket (0.9 km)
  • boating Hoornsemeer (8.5 km)
  • lake Paterswoldse meer (8.7 km)

We live in Paterswolde, 10 km. south of Groningen in the northern parts of the province Drenthe.
Groningen is the most important city in the northern part of the Netherlands. It has 200.000 inh., a beautiful old city-centre and a world-famous Museum of modern art.
End of August there is a very nice cultural festival (Noorderzon) with lots of music and theatre.
In the surroundings you can find lakes, forests, the Wadden-islands and beautiful agricultural landscapes of the provinces Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe.

Eelde-Paterswolde is a fairly sized village with all the shops and restaurants you need.
There is a lovely museum (De Buitenplaats) and perfect possibilities for walking and cycling and also swimming and sailing at the Paterswoldse Meer (lake), just 1 km. from our house.

From Paterswolde there is a direct bus (line 9) to Groningen and (line 50) to Assen.
 
From / to Amsterdam (Schiphol airport) there are direct trains from Groningen and Assen (about 2 - 2,5 hrs.).
The Netherlands is more than only Amsterdam. You could visit Amsterdam and stay in Groningen - Paterswolde afterwards to experience the Netherlands as it really is!

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Occupation

  • retired
  • retired

Children

  • Girl - Age: 37
  • Girl - Age: 38

Pets

  • We do not have pets.

About Our Family

We retired from a lifelong career in teaching (Wiepke 70 and Kor 66). Our two daughters live in Driebergen (NL) and London.
We like to travel and have seen a lot of the world, but there are always nice countries and more cities to visit.
We are since long Intervac-members and we were never disappointed.
One of our daughters lives/works in London.
We like to visit her on a regular basis, so an exchange with London (or surroundings) would be welcome any time of the year.

Voor korte schoolvakanties, lange weekeinden staan we open voor alle voorstellen, ook binnen Nederland.

We are also interested in (short) exchanges with European cities (Hamburg, Berlin, Wien, Paris etc.),
long weekends or schoolholidays.

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Lifestyle

We are real travellers. When we were younger we loved to cycle (longer trips from six weeks to yes, up to 1 year : Holland - Egypt - Holland).
With our two daughters we backpacked a lot in Asia and Australia.
Now we travel together and since we are retired we are quite flexible in our plans.
We don't drive a car and use public transport everywhere. Most of the times we'll manage quite well, some times we book a short organized tour to get to the touristic highlights.

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