Beerze is a hamlet in the municipality of Ommen in the Dutch province of Overijssel , located about 20 kilometers north of Almelo . The hamlet has 233 inhabitants and is very characteristic for its hall house farms. Beerze formerly was a stopping place for Fight Boatmen zompen on their way from Germany to Zwolle . Known was the skipper inn " The Great Lady " next to the teahouse later , now camp , " the Rose " , was located . At the beginning of the 20th century there was a railway station in the estate Beerze . Near Beerze are many hiking routes . Various ( permanent ) sites are listed below : Atelier Witharen , furniture / ceramic and sculpture workshops as possible with clay and / or wood , www.atelierwitharen.nl Play Pond "The Olde Meyer " , is a recreational lake situated south- west of Hardenberg , about 20 minutes by car from the cottage, www.staatsbosbeheer.nl Atelier Achteresch a studio in Arriën a hamlet just outside Ommen on the edge of the Junnerkoeland and close to the Vecht . In this workshop paints and draws Jeroen and he organizes a day of workshops and courses watercolor / drawing. It is seen permanent work and view by appointment www.achteresch.nl Stories Points . 30 places in the Vechtdal sound at points called stories , see www.verhalenpunten.nl from 2012 stories about the environment Rokes Farm, the best farm of Ommen , packed with activities for young and old, www.rokeserf.come2me.nl Canoe rental and / or quattro bikes , www.rederijpeters.nl Flying Brom , along with an experienced pilot an introductory flight over the beautiful Vechtdal www.bromvliegen.nl The botanical gardens of Ada Hofman , www.adahofman.nl Slagharen amusement park is a family park for young and old , www.slagharen.com Trout Fish Pond , The Beerzerkoel'n , www.beerzerkoeln.nl The Lokkerij the successful stork station in the northern Netherlands , www.delokkerij.nl The Emmen Zoo , www.dierentuinemmen.nl Cycling and walking ; Ommen walking municipality of the year 2013 A lovely walk in the Vecht valley , starting at loopafafstand of the cottage . Vechtdal walking network connects hundreds of kilometers of walking paths in Ommen and Hardenberg by numbered route poles together . From autumn 2011, will also be ready Dalfsen walking network , see www.wandeleninhetvechtdal.nl Fietsroutenetwerk Overijssel , with a cycle network of thousands of miles , you endless cycle outline in the Vecht valley and its surroundings . There are routes from 10 miles , but with the help of so-called nodes , you can easily extend itself to any desired length, see www.fietseninoverijssel.nl The Veenmuseum : Visitors to this unique location , small outdoor museum volunteers spent an entertaining way and in an informal atmosphere in contact with the living , working and living in the time of the peat North Twente ( ± 1850 to ± 1950) . More information on www.veenmuseum.nl . The Peat Museum is located at + / - 10 ( car) minutes from the cottage . Restaurant ' t pee shower : The name of this restaurant takes its origin from the past. Farmers were used to draw near in first doing a pee in the street called ' t go to church pee shower . After a walk in the picturesque Ootmarsum is a nice place with excellent , affordable meal at 't pee shower . More information or to book a dinner party you do through http://www.plaske.nl . Ootmarsum is 25 ( car) minutes from the cottage . Watermill Bels : Just outside Vasse is 1 km away in the valley of the Mosbeek Restaurant " Watermill Bels " . It seems as if time has stood still here. In the yard of the Water Mill of Bel scurrying chickens , ducks and a proud peacock . Same yard where hundreds of years ago, paper , chicory , corn and bread was produced . Since 1916, now administered by now the 4th generation Bel Mill , farm buildings , which are now owned by Landscape Overijssel . More information is available at http://www.watermolenbels.nl/ .