Netherlands, near Zwolle, 90 min to Amsterdam

Netherlands - Overijssel - Dalfsen

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Living room
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TV area
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Living room
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Kitchen
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Livingroom
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Serre
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Sleepingroom Attic
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Bathroom downstairs suitable for seniors
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Master bedroom (210x180) first floor
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Bathroom 2 (upstairs)
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Bathroom 2 (upstairs)
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Garden
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River Vecht
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Ten minutes cycling from our house
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Ten minutes cycling from our house
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Solar powered bicycle ferry (10 minutes cycling)
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The little village of Dalfsen
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Kasteel Rechteren (10 minutes cycling)
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Museum de Fundatie (Zwolle)
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National Park Weerribben-Wieden
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Dwarsgracht (water village)
  • Sleeping capacity6
  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Simultaneous Home Exchange

Hospitality Exchange Offered

Homesit Offered

Smoking Not Allowed

No Children Please

Use of Personal Car is possible

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Open to all dates Open to all destinations
Open to all dates Duitsland
Open to all dates New Zealand | South Island, Nieuw-Zeeland | North Island, Nieuw-Zeeland
Jul 18, 2024 - Aug 4, 2024 Austria

Our Home For Exchange

Description of the home we are offering for exchange

+++ WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SWAP JULY 2024 (around 18 July-4 august) to AUSTRIA (Salzburg or along the Tauern Radweg) and March/April 2025 New Zealand.
But if you've got a better idea, we will be happy to answer you. Aart & Hilde

We have moved from Amersfoort to Dalfsen! Our new home is a spacious 4 bedroom house , with fully equipped kitchen and 2 bathrooms (one adjusted for seniors) and a big garden. It's especially suited for seniors as you can live, cook, sleep and shower downstairs.

Facilities include:
- Big living room
- Serre & dining area
- Kitchen with large stove, microwave, fridge, freezer and dishwasher
- Washing machine and dryer
- Big and beautiful garden (we started with partly renovation this spring)
- Internet
- TV
- Secure bicycle storage and use of citybikes (or ebikes in case we do not take them with us)

Our house has one bedroom and one bathroom on ground level and is excellent for seniors.

The house is situated in the green village of Dalfsen. Dalfsen is on the banks of the river 'de Vecht'. A fantastic place to cycle and enjoy the rustic environment. But also only 20 minutes by car from the vibrant city of Zwolle and one and a half hour driving from Amsterdam. Driving distance to Utrecht is 1 hour 20 minutes.

Dalfsen has a train station and the train to Zwolle takes 7 minutes, Amsterdam takes 80 minutes and Utrecht also takes 80 minutes by train.
A great way to visit Amsterdam on daytrips and get back to a quiet home without tourist crowds. Utrecht is even better than Amsterdam: relaxed, trendy and good food everywhere! (and the worlds largest bicycle parking facilitating 15:000 bikes!)
Zwolle is a vibrant student city with lots of shopping facilities.

Type

House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence


Amenities

  • Bathroom / toilet wheel chair accessible
  • Cleaning service available
  • Dishwasher
  • Clothes Washer
  • Clothes Dryer
  • Microwave Oven
  • Peaceful Surroundings
  • Garden
  • Heating
  • Garage
  • Private parking
  • Terrace / Patio

Entertainment

  • Internet access
  • TV
  • Wireless Internet (WiFi)

Extras

  • Use of bicycle(s)

Setting

  • Small Town or Village

Neighbourhood

Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area

Dalfsen is a green village on the banks of the river ' the Vecht'. You can hire canoe/kayaks or an electric boats on the shore. Dalfsen and surroundings are splendid for cycling and walking. The train station is on the other side of the village, to use it you need to take a bus to the station or cycle to the station.

Outdoor Activities

  • Biking
  • Cultural Events
  • Canoeing / Kayaking
  • Hiking
  • Public Swimming Pool
  • River

Leisure

  • Park / Playground
  • Cafés
  • Restaurants
  • Shopping

Cultural Activities

  • Concerts
  • Museums
  • Popular Monuments

Transport Nearby

  • Bus
  • Train Station

Neighbourhood Services

  • Bakery
  • Pharmacy
  • Supermarket

Attractions

Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home

Dalfsen
Sports
Kayak: going down the river Vecht from Vilsteren to Dalfsen:
https://hiawatha-actief.nl/uitje/kano-afzaktocht/
Or any other organized outdoor activity in Dalfsen or Zwolle:
https://hiawatha-actief.nl (website is also in English and German)

Bicycle rent (also ebikes): https://ijsselbikes-verhuur.nl/contact
(phone them and they drop off the bikes at our house for free)

Cycle routes around Dalfsen
https://www.fietsnetwerk.nl/en/routes/search/dalfsen/
(website is also in English and German)

Walking around Dalfsen
https://www.komoot.com/discover/Dalfsen/@52.5148454,6.2851913/tours?max_distance=22409&sport=hike&map=true&regionId=103129
(website is also in English, German and French)

Swimming in the river Vecht
A little beach at the outskirts of Dalfsen called Bellingeweer
https://www.vechtdalcentraal.nl/2019/08/strandje-bellingeweer-zeer-in-trek/

Eating & drinking
Grand cafe De Fabriek
https://www.defabriekdalfsen.nl
Auberge ‘het Asje’
https://auberge-asje.nl

Theatre, concert and film and other activities
De stoomfabriek:
https://www.theaterdestoomfabriek.nl
De Trefkoele+
Has sometimes events that might be of interest. They also house the library.
https://www.trefkoeleplus.nl
Take a boot ride at the river Vecht in an old fashion ship called the Vechtzomp
https://www.vechtdaloverijssel.nl/zien-doen/water/39096-vechtzomp-dalfsen/
(nice with little kids, website is also in German)

In the neighbourhood of Dalfsen
Ommen (good places to eat and nice vintage and second-hand shops (De Klaproos https://www.klaproosommen.nl)
Best ice-cream in the whole region: https://www.ekkelenkamp-ommen.nl/ijssalon/
Vilsteren (walk around in the woods and have a coffee or lunch at ‘De Klomp’ https://herbergdeklomp.nl
Heino
For a fancy (and more expensive) dining experience try ‘De Witte Gans’ (Michelin's Bib Gourmand) on the way from Dalfsen to Heino: https://wittegans.nl
Reservation necessary
In Heino itself we can advise Brasserie Buufies (with next door their ice-cream parlour)
https://buuffies.nl)

Zwolle
Swimming
Can be done at the Wythmenerplas, although on hot days it can be very crowdy (https://www.tripadvisor.nl/Attraction_Review-g188611-d6529337-Reviews-Wijthmenerplas-Zwolle_Overijssel_Province.html)

Eating & drinking
Best coffee at Espresso bar De Maling (https://malingzwolle.nl)
Lots of food, very fast and cheap at Jabal, a Syrian (fast food) restaurant https://jabal-restaurant.nl Teenagers will like it.
There are lots of restaurants in Zwolle, but we haven’t tried them yet. Let us know if you find something interesting so that we can advise future home linkers

Shopping
See the little city guide: gezellig in Zwolle.
Crazy about books? Van der Velden in the Broeren (https://www.vanderveldeindebroeren.nl) is a former church transformed into a bookshop. They also have a place for coffee and cakes if you’re not crazy about books.

City tour
https://en.visitzwolle.com/see-and-do/city-walk-in-zwolle/ (website is also in English and German)
Canal Cruise https://rondvaartzwolle.nl/en/canal-cruise/

Museum de Fundatie: https://www.museumdefundatie.nl
Somewhat further away (half a day- a day trip)
Hattem
Hattem is a beautiful little town near Zwolle. Het bakkerij museum is nice especially for kids. https://www.bakkerijmuseum.nl Don’t forget to go to the ‘Poffertjessalon’ for tasting the real Dutch poffertjes.
Also interesting is the Anton Pieck museum where you can find nostalgic painting of Anton Pieck https://www.antonpieckmuseum.nl

Other beautiful ‘Hanze’ cities:
Deventer
Beautiful city and fantastic shopping opportunities
Hasselt
Beautiful little city for walking around. Looks like a small version of Amsterdam except that there’s not much to do
Kampen
Another small and beautiful city and definitely livelier than Hasselt.

National Park ‘The Weerribben-Wieden’
https://en.visitweerribbenwieden.com
Where you can hire a boot or canoe and enjoy the watervillages of
Giethoorn, Dwarsgracht, Kalenberg en Ossenzijl.
Our advise: skip crowded Giethoorn and go for pittoresk Dwarsgracht (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUJfE5895cs),
Kalenberg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdFW84w2Tgg)
or Ossenzijl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyafCqua2S0)



Some other ideas to get you going in the Netherlands:

Amsterdam:
Rijksmuseum https://www.rijksmuseum.nl
Vincent van Gogh Museum https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en
Stedelijk Museum http://www.stedelijk.nl/en
Anne Frank Huis http://www.annefrank.org/en/
Madame Tussauds https://www.madametussauds.com/amsterdam/nl/

Haarlem:
Corrie ten Boom Huis http://www.tenboom.com/en/
Also a great place for shopping

Utrecht:
Train museum https://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl, great for kids
Music museum https://www.museumspeelklok.nl, great for kids
Botanic Gardens Utrecht http://www.uu.nl/EN/botanicgardens/Pages/default.aspx
Utrecht is also a great place for shopping

Veluwe (region):
Kroller Muller https://krollermuller.nl/visit
(a great alternative for seeing lots of Van Gogh's paintings without going to Amsterdam + combine it
with a nice cycling trip in the big park around: free white bikes to pick up and drop anywhere)

Lelystad:
Bataviawerf www.bataviawerf.nl
Outlet shopping https://www.bataviastad.nl

Or go to the Northsea beach at Noordwijk aan Zee, Zandvoort, Scheveningen, Egmond aan Zee, Bloemendaal or Schoorl

Interesting day trips


Our Preferences

Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules

Please check our exchange preferences below
We can arrange housecleaning most of the times after you're gone and would appreciate it if you can do the same for your house

Conditions

  • No Children Please
  • Pets Not Allowed
  • Smoking Not Allowed
  • Plant care is needed inside
  • Plant care is needed outdoors

Use of Personal Car

  • Use of Personal Car is possible

Home Exchange Type

  • Simultaneous Home Exchange
  • Hospitality Exchange Offered
  • Homesit Offered
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