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CULINARY TOUR DOKKUM

(55.0 km)

There are many good reasons to start your cycling tour at the Markt (market square) in Dokkum. The historic Abbey, once an orphanage. The extraordinary Ice Fountain by Birthe Leemeijer that literally makes nature and climate change tangible. The Grote Kerk (church) which was partly built from the stones of the monastery that once stood here. But the best reason is that you can also end the tour here and have dinner at Michael Roest.

Roest practised his culinary magic for years at the Waard van Terna…

There are many good reasons to start your cycling tour at the Markt (market square) in Dokkum. The historic Abbey, once an orphanage. The extraordinary Ice Fountain by Birthe Leemeijer that literally makes nature and climate change tangible. The Grote Kerk (church) which was partly built from the stones of the monastery that once stood here. But the best reason is that you can also end the tour here and have dinner at Michael Roest.

Roest practised his culinary magic for years at the Waard van Ternaard, but moved to the old abbey in 2020 and it’s now the Waard of Dokkum. He stayed true to his philosophy. Honest and delicious special cooking. With the best products from local addresses - some of which you'll find along the way, so make sure to bring extra bags - and vegetables from his own garden in Zwaagwesteinde. All fair trade and organic. The tastiest selling point of this culinary trip.

From the Markt to the first route point you can already catch a glimpse of the first culinary hotspot. At the foot of the terp (man-made dwelling mound) that you descended over the Hoogstraat, is the ZUCO dairy cooperative on the other side of the Zijl. They make delicious products from fresh milk that comes from small-scale dairy farms in their own region. Cottage cheese, custard, yoghurt, kefir, panna cotta and ice cream. It’s worth remembering because you will turn left before the Zijl over the Diepswal along the Grootdiep.

At Diepswal no. 5 is the city beer brewery Bonifatius 754. Dokkum once had nineteen breweries, but they disappeared one by one. Fortunately, the tradition is being picked up again. In addition to Bonifatius 754, Dockum Brewery also makes local beer that is brewed on site.

But it's too early for beer, you have to keep going! Over the old towpath along the Grootdiep, you arrive in Ee. You cycle into the village on the Stienkesterwei. Get off at No. 30A. This is the Wilman family’s regional produce shop the It Alde Molkfabriek (the Old Milk Factory). The shop can be found in the shed, which is also used by 'It Wurkferbân Fryske rassen' (the Frisian breeds association) which is committed to the preservation of original Frisian vegetable, fruit and animal breeds and varieties. This is reflected in the products such as forest beans, small red (a brown bean like you've never eaten before) and the tastiest potatoes.

After Ee, you cycle to Engwierum. To be precise, to organic care farm Timpelsteed, for the pesticide-free seasonal fruits and vegetables. Not all products in the farm shop are equally beautiful in shape, because they prefer not to waste food. As long as it tastes good, it doesn’t matter what it looks like.

Along the Lauwersmeer, where the SPNA experimental farm is busy with saline agriculture, continue to Anjum for a visit to artisan butcher Menno Hoekstra, who sells Scottish Highlanders from the Lauwersmeer area, among other things. All products are local and come from their own slaughterhouse. If you're not a vegetarian, it’s a good excuse to bring along that dried sausage.

If you prefer to buy your natural meat from the farmer himself, then it’s just a short bike ride. Just outside Anjum is the Frisian Angus van Folkert van der Zee farm shop at No. 8 Boltawei. The shop is named after the black cattle variety that Van der Zee grazes in the nature reserve on the way to Lauwersoog, but he also sells several other local products here. The store is only open on Fridays and Saturdays.

To continue your route to Paesens-Moddergat you can cycle along the main road or back to Anjum to take the parallel Alddyk (old dike). In the ancient village of Paesens-Moddergat, a monument recalls the disaster that struck the village's fishing fleet in 1883 and killed almost all the men. Museum 't Fiskerhuske gives a good picture of the conditions in which they left their wives and daughters behind.

Seen everything in Peasens-Moddergat? When leaving the village, pay attention to the old shrimp factory. It’s a beautiful monument to the Taste of the Wadden. Cycle through the old fishing village of Wierum to Hantumhuizen, Hantum and Brantgum and then on to Raard and Sybrandahûs. In addition to a lovely church where concerts are regularly held, this hamlet also has a goat farm that you might want to visit to buy a piece of Hooidammer cheese. This is a goat cheese with loads of flavour that owners Melle and Tineke de Vries have made in Heerenveen and sell at home.

After Sybrandahûs, it’s only a short journey back to the Markt in Dokkum, where the Waard van Dokkum awaits, as long as you’ve made a reservation. Enjoy! And if it's getting late, you can always ask if they still have a room available in the old abbey.

Looking for more tasty places in the Wadden region? See the Taste of the Wadden

Sights on this route

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IJssalon en patisserie W’iis

Ijssalon en patisserie W’iis gevestigd in het centrum van Dokkum, maakt ambachtelijk ijs van melk uit de regio. Daarnaast koop je er bonbons met zeekraal van het Wad en de Beerenburg chocoladetruffel.

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Bonifatius Brewery

The history of Dokkumer beer begins in the early Middle Ages. After the death in 754 of Boniface, the monks of the newly founded Boniface Abbey brewed the Dokkumer beer on the Markt.

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Âldemolkfabryk

De producten van eigen teelt worden aangevuld met producten van andere producenten uit de streek. Zo hebben we zat om van te genieten!

Âldemolkfabryk It âldemolkfabryk in de Ee

Biologisch akkerbouwbedrijf Timpelsteed

Timpelsteed ligt op bijna 60 hectare grond. Hierop teelt het bedrijf biologische groentes zoals zaaiuien, winterpeen en pompoenen. Het ‘rust’gewas gras/klaver wordt deels aan biologische veehouders verkocht. Ook hebben ze een kas voor zomergroentes.

Biologisch akkerbouwbedrijf Timpelsteed

Lauwershof is a small (1.6 ha) organic fruit farm. Apart from sea buckthorn, a regional product, we grow strawberries, cherries, plums, raspberries, red currants, gooseberries, blackcurrants, blackberries, apples (for instance Santana, a delicious ap...

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Frisian Angus

De kudde van Frisian Angus bestaat uit 130 zwarte Aberdeen Angus runderen. De dieren weiden tot ver in oktober in een natuurgebied. De grote variatie aan kruiden en grassen vormen daar een uitgebalanceerde maaltijd voor de dieren.

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Hans van Kuiken

Augustus 2018, het is bloedheet. Bij de boerderij van Hans van Kuiken is het een drukte van jewelste. Trekkers rijden af en aan. Het is oogsttijd en 2400 ton pootaardappelen moeten van het land. Hans maakt lange dagen.

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Geitenboerderij De Vries

Geitenboerderij De Vries aan de Dokkumer Ee.

Geitenboerderij De Vries Geit met gras in de mond
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De Waard van Napels

In ons restaurant staat de Italiaanse keuken centraal waarbij we lokale Friese producten gebruiken om de authentieke smaken van Napels naar uw bord te brengen.

De Waard van Napels

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Directions

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  • ZUCO!
    ZUCO dairy cooperative makes honest products from the milk of small-scale cattle farms affiliated with the cooperative. They’re also 'culinary city pâtissiers', meaning they also serve their dairy and ice cream in style.
  • It Alde Molkfabriek
    This old dairy is the meeting place of the working group dedicated to the preservation of old Frisian fruit, vegetable and animal breeds and varieties. It’s the address for proper beans and potatoes.
  • Timpelsteed (rest stop)
    In the farm shop of Timpelsteed organic farm, vegetables that do not meet beauty standards also get a chance. After all, it's about the taste.
  • Menno Hoekstra Butcher
    The Hoekstras have been butchers for four generations. All the meat in the store comes from the area. They smoke the sausage, bacon and ham themselves. Their butcher's shop has been a household name in the wider area for over a century.
  • Friesian Angus
    The place to go for the meat of the black cows that you might have already seen grazing along the edge of the Lauwersmeer, where they help with the nature management.
  • 't Fiskershúske
    Visit the small fishermen's cottages near the dike in Moddergat to experience what the life of the Wadden fishermen must have been like at the end of the 19th century.
  • De Vries goat farm
    Melle and Tineke de Vries are farmers who put their hearts into the business. They started with cows but switched to goats at the end of the last century in order to make cheese with more flavor. They have it done by an ecological cheese maker in Heerenveen and sell it at their farm on the Ee.
  • The Waard van Dokkum
    The Waard van Dokkum is worth making a reservation for. Michael Roest and maître d’ Salvatore Apuzzo make every visit something special. The food at the Waard is more than tasting genuine flavors, it's an experience.

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