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Old Lock of Schouwerzijl – The Tea Factory Museum loop from Winsum

Old Lock of Schouwerzijl – The Tea Factory Museum loop from Winsum

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Old Lock of Schouwerzijl – The Tea Factory Museum loop from Winsum

01:55

50.0km

60m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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334 m

Winsum Town Center

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It is not without reason that Winsum was chosen by the ANWB as the most beautiful village in the Netherlands in 2020.

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5.50 km

Old Lock of Schouwerzijl

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Nice view from the bridge over the old lock (zijl) Kromme Raken.

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14.5 km

The Tea Factory Museum

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Nice place for a break. You can not only buy tea here, but also have a drink.

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17.4 km

Zoutkamp Harbour

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Zoutkamp is a historic fishing village that was located on the Lauwerszee. Nice for a short break!

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17.7 km

On Hellingstraat stands a replica of a lime kiln. Built in 2015 by the Zoutkamp Historical Fisheries Foundation, people from the reintegration program participated in the project.

In the second half of the nineteenth century, Zoutkamp had two lime kilns, which together formed a so-called limeworks. Around 1900, the characteristic shapes of these kilns, along with the Reformed Church, largely defined the village's skyline. Initially, Zoutkamp's business revolved around the supply of shells to various lime kilns elsewhere in the northern Netherlands. These shellfishing companies dumped shiploads of shells, primarily cockles, in large piles on the banks of the Hunsingo Canal.

In the 1860s, the Zoutkamp entrepreneur Woldringh built two lime kilns on the site. Woldringh had previously also built a Portland cement factory and a steam-powered sawmill. In the lime kilns, shells harvested from the Lauwerszee and Waddenzee were calcined and then converted with water into slaked lime, suitable for mortar, plaster, and other applications.

Shell fishing remains a major industry in Zoutkamp. The shell dredger De Vertrouwen, owned by the Rousant company, still regularly docks at the Reitdiepskade to unload shells. The shells are no longer used for mortar, but are primarily used for insulating and regulating moisture in houses and paving cycle paths.

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