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Oudwoude has 600 inhabitants and lies just in the transition between open fields and the 'Fries' woods, and is nearby the "trekvaart" and "de zwemmer". Also, there are a lot of opportunities for water recreation. There are great cycling routes in the wide surroundings of Oudwoude. Places like Dokkum, where Bonifatius was killed, Veenklooster, well-known of it's castle and flax museum, Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen, with it's capillary sluices and the national park "het Lauwersmeer" are easily reachable by bike, as they are only 12 km. away. Oudwoude has a beautiful village center with among other things a late Gothic church. In the surroundings you will find a wide variety of good and typically 'Fries' eating places, for example: "de Pater" in Dokkumer Nieuwe Zijlen, "De Roskam" in Kollum, "Lauwerskand" halfway Oudwoude and Kollum and "de Koriander" in Bergum. |