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Bed & Breakfast 'Vrij Gezellig' is located in the new farmhouse, in the rural West Frisian village of Winkel. A fairly cozy place, away from the highway, where you will feel at ease. They have access to three rooms with a rural view. West Friesland is the perfect environment where you can enjoy peace, but also actively cycle or walk. Enjoy the hospitality! They recently participated in the TV program Bed & Breakfast from broadcaster MAX. The Bed and Breakfast was then rated as the best. Are you also coming to enjoy the hospitality?

The weighbridge and weighing house were used from 1933.

For the occasion of the 50th anniversary celebration in February 1996, the former house of the family Spaansen was set up as a museum. Learn about the past, present and future of the family through seeing the extensive photo collection and various utensils, used by this family business.

Have you ever looked at Westfriesland from the water? Sailing isn't just fun, but is also about enjoying the delightful calm and fantastic green landscape of the top of the province of North-Holland. The special atmosphere on the water makes every jubilee, business meeting, daytrip, wedding or birthday into an unforgettable experience!

The Bedijkte Boezem is a piece of grassland located in the West Frisian village of Winkel. Here young birds are spared by not mowing before mid-June. The area is too small and buildings are too close to really satisfy the many meadow birds. In the ponds there are year-round water birds such as spoonbill, teal, white hole and snipe for migrating. You can take a look at the Bedijkte Boezem, which can be easily seen from the Westfriese Dijk.

The boundary post indicated where the maintenance obligations regarding the West Frisian sea dike were. The post features the coats of arms of the water boards that had traditionally maintained the dike sections under Winkel. This is where the section of the dike that was maintained by the Vier Noorder Koggen ended and the section that was allocated to Drechterland in 1339 began. This post is the replacement for the one that was burned during the famine winter of 1944, replaced in 1991 at the initiative of the Stichting Historisch Niedorp.

Bicycle package deal, only available in Dutch language.

The West Frisian farmhouse was built in 1828 and has an excellent front house.

Oorspronkelijk was dit het rechthuis voor de stede Winkel. Zowel het bestuurlijk als rechtsprekende orgaan was hier ondergebracht. Het exacte bouwjaar is niet met zekerheid te zeggen maar op een zandstenen gevelsteen in het gebouw staat het gemeentewapen van Winkel met het jaartal 1599 vermeld. In 1415 kreeg Winkel stadsrechten en mocht een weekmarkt organiseren. De botermarkt werd tot 1860 voor het raadhuis georganiseerd. In 1666 werd de verdieping met toren toegevoegd. In de loop der jaren heeft het gebouw ook gefungeerd als waag, brandweerpost, school, postkantoor, politiebureau en museum.