Leeuwarden, Netherlands


Member since
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Historical warehouse in the old city of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
'De Zeevaart' is a 250 year old warehouse in the historical heart of Leeuwarden, the European Capital of Culture in 2018. First it was a granary, the last century it functioned as wood storage. twenty years ago the huge industrial building was totally rebuild as a house. The last years the first two floors were refurbished. The house has four levels with lots of old details and the feeling of a luxury loft. Here you can see a video impression: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgCheDUFbA8.
The ground floor has a garden room and an office. On the second floor is the parents bedroom, a bathroom and an entresol with library. The third floor is a large loft-like living room, with open kitchen and open living room with woodburner. On the fourth floor is the library with lots of books and dvd's, two large children's bed rooms and a bath room with bath and shower. If necessary, we have all things necessary for a baby available. On the roof we have what we call our own folly, a watchtower which functioned in the old days as a grain elevator.
In front of the house is an enwalled courtyard with huge garden and own parking place.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 24 Exchanges made
Occupation
- writer and festival programmer
- manager nature organization
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 4
- Environment: In the city
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Sleeping Capacity: 6
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Long-term exchange wanted
- Home exchange
- Hospitality exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Baby equipment
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Guitar
Outdoor
- Garden
- Park / playground
- BBQ
- Bicycles: 6
Facilities
- No smoking
- Use/Exchange of car
- Seclusion/Privacy
- Pet care wanted
Our Destination Wish List
- Denmark
- Finland
- Iceland
- France
- Belgium
- Germany
- Netherlands
Spoken Languages
- English
- Deutsch
- Dutch
Our Neighbourhood

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Supermarket (0.5 km)
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Leeuwarder Bos (4.6 km)
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Grote Wielen (5.6 km)
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Waddenzee (27.8 km)
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De Groene Ster (6.5 km)
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Kleine Wielen (1.1 km)
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Leeuwarder Golfclub, 18 holes (10.3 km)
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Dokkumer Ee (7.7 km)
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Gaasterland (57.3 km)
Our house is located on a quiet spot in the historical heart of Leeuwarden, elected as the European Capital of Culture in 2018. Restaurants, pubs, shops, musea, theatres and cinema's are within walking distance. The charming city of Leeuwarden is the capital of Friesland, a province with its own language and culture. the city is surrounded by green meadows, lakes and wetlands. People who like cycling, walking or watersports (sailing, canooing) will have a great time. There is also a very nice zoo in Leeuwarden.
The province of Friesland is famous for its rich history, picturesque lakes and immaculate villages. The small historical cities have all their own charm. Fun to watch are traditional Frisian sports as skûtsjesilen (races with traditional sailing ships) and fierljeppen (pole vault jumping over the water). North of leeuwarden (30 minutes drive to one of the ferries) are the Frisian islands, famous for their wilderness, dunes and kilometres of empty beaches. Amsterdam is about an hour and 15 minutes away by car.
Friesland was elected by Lonely Planet as the number 3 European top destination of 2018 https://youtu.be/x_1cQsOz47U. And this is what the Rough Guide says about our region at: https://www.roughguides.com/destinations/europe/netherlands/north-and-the-frisian-islands/friesland-land-apart/ Or watch this video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi8Ki3HOf8Y
Occupation
- writer and festival programmer
- manager nature organization
Children
- Boy - Age: 18
- Girl - Age: 16
Pets
- norwegian forest cat
References
This member has completed 24 successful exchanges. Here are some members that he exchanged with in the past:
Sint-Truiden,
Belgium
BE022
Essen,
Germany
DE1014262
Gotha,
Germany
DE8008
Berlin,
Germany
DE9063
Hämeenkoski,
Finland
FI0838
PARIS,
France
FR100558
Aviemore,
Great Britain
GB455677
Spanish Point,
Ireland
IE10077
Waterford,
Ireland
IE130552
Reykjavík,
Iceland
IS424
Linden,
Netherlands
NL0564
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
NL0992
Porsgrunn,
Norway
NO145505
Vigra,
Norway
NO786937
Kraków,
Poland
PL098
Torna-hällestad,
Sweden
SE1010279