Discover Bunderhee: Stone House, Garden and Culture

Discover Bunderhee through several distinct cultural themes: medieval and Baroque architectural history, a historic garden, and attractions and routes with different focuses. This lets you decide whether your trip will centre mainly on historic architecture, garden design, riding lessons or cultural events.

Bunderhee Stone House: Tower, Extension and Exhibition

Bunderhee Stone House consists of a three-storey medieval stone tower dating from the 14th century and a Baroque extension from the 17th century. The Stone House has a permanent exhibition on the history of the building and the East Frisian chieftains. The development of the house and the history of the chieftains are thus presented together. The building also offers a clear contrast in period: the medieval tower and the Baroque extension date from different centuries.

A Historic Garden at Hof Tammen

The 1.5-hectare historic garden at Hof Tammen in Bunderhee was designed around 1900 by Jan Vroom, a garden architect from the Dutch region of Oldambt. This brings garden design into focus alongside the architectural history of the Stone House. Its date, size and designer give this theme its own context: here, the focus is on garden design around 1900, not on the construction phases of a historic building.

Riding Lessons, Concerts and Routes to the Stone House

Polderhof in Bunderhee offers riding lessons for beginners and advanced riders. It is also a venue for the Gezeitenkonzerte concert series. The programme for individual concerts is seasonal; check the concert dates for your travel period. This gives you a choice of different activities: riding lessons that explicitly cater to different experience levels, and a cultural event with a seasonal programme.

Two routes also lead to Bunderhee Stone House. From Bunde, the International Dollard Route makes a short detour to the site. The “Tour zur weißen Frau” route passes through Bunde to the Stone House. When choosing your route, you can therefore consider whether you would prefer the way described specifically as a short detour or the named tour through Bunde. Check the route details before setting off.

More Cultural History in the Wider Destination of Bunde

The wider destination of Bunde offers other distinct attractions. Bunde Mill was built in 1869 and extended in 1911 into a four-storey gallery Dutch mill with an octagonal superstructure and a brick base. The Dollart Museum is located at Rheiderlandstraße 3 in Bunde. Old dikes, mills, dike sluices and other historic features are signposted in Dollart Nature and Culture Park; you can explore and visit them by bicycle.

The Evangelical Reformed Church of Bunde, formerly St Martin’s Church, is another attraction to consider. It stands in the village centre and is one of the most noteworthy cross-shaped churches in East Frisia. Its nave dates from the early 13th century, while the other parts were built in several phases. The transept and rectangular choir feature elements of the Romano-Gothic style. The mill, park and church thus offer different perspectives on architectural history and historic sites in the wider destination of Bunde.

Think about which experiences you actually want to include before narrowing down your accommodation search.

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