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Zuidhorn
Place in Groningen, Netherlands

Zuidhorn

Zuidhorn is a town and former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.

Plan a trip to Zuidhorn→From Amsterdam

The town largely depends on the city of Groningen. A railway line, operated by Arriva, connects the town with Leeuwarden in Friesland and Groningen.

Get in

Getting to Zuidhorn

The Westerkwartier region is traversed by the A7 motorway, just 10 minutes west of Groningen city. The Westerkwartier is about 1.5 hours by car from Amsterdam, and 40 minutes from the German border (Emsland). From Groningen city, the key direct highway to the north of the Westerkwartier region (Zuidhorn and surroundings) is the N355. Only the northern part of the Westerkwartier region can be accessed by train.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Borg Nienoord
  2. 02
    Kloostermuseum Aduard
  3. 03
    Abel Tasman Museum

    Kompasstraat 1a, Lutjegast (3 km north of Grootegast),.

  4. 04
    Museum 't Steenhuus
  5. 05
    Museum het Joodse Schooltje

    Monument and museum on the Jewish history of Leek, in a very small old school building.

  6. 06
    LEGiO-museum

    In the former headquarters building of LEGO Netherlands, a museum on the Danish plastic brick toy.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Familiepark Nienoord

    Family theme park with large playground, petting zoo, and large model train park.

  2. 02
    Watersportcentrum Westerkwartier

    Hoofdstraat 190, Lettelbert, watersport@lettelbert.com.

  3. 03
    Cnossen Leekstermeer

    Meerweg 13, Nietap, info@cnossenleekstermeer.nl.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Restaurant Breed

    'World restaurant' with all-you-can-eat concept.

  2. 02
    Pannenkoekenburcht Nienoord

    Midwolderweg 19, Leek.

  3. 03
    Eetcafé De Buren

    Tolberterstraat 13, Leek.

  4. 04
    Borg Piloersema
How locals move

Getting around Zuidhorn the local way

  • Get inBus route 163 (only to connect to the ferry to Schiermonnikoog at Lauwersoog): from Groningen to Hogeland (Adorp, Wetsinge, Winsum, Ulrum, Lauwersoog).
  • Get inThere are ferry connections to and from the Hogeland with two of the Frisian Islands.
  • Go nextFrisian Islands — Hop on a ferry to one of the Frisian Islands.

From Wikivoyage: Hogeland, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.