Discover Nortmoor: Tea, Brick and the Stork Route

Company operations, brick history and a cycling route: Nortmoor offers several ways to discover the town. The Bünting Visitor Centre provides insights into Bünting, St. George’s Church dates back to 1751, and the Stork Route runs through the Jümme region.

Insights into Bünting and tea at the visitor shop

The Bünting Visitor Centre focuses on the company’s operations and its various departments. Guided tours are available in Nortmoor. The visitor shop offers a range of speciality teas—a further connection to tea alongside the insights into Bünting’s working areas. If a guided tour is important to your plans, check the current arrangements in advance.

St. George’s Church offers a different perspective: it was built of brick in 1751, and old stones from Barthe Monastery were also used in its construction. The building therefore brings together brick and reused stones. The village community centre is another distinctive building in Nortmoor. It is housed in an old Gulfhaus and is particularly worth seeing.

Cycling route and getting around the town

The Stork Route runs through the Jümme region, including the member municipalities of Detern, Filsum and Nortmoor and their localities. Bus route 623 operates between Augustfehn ZOB and Leer ZOB, stopping in Detern, Filsum and Nortmoor. As timetables can change, check the current service before travelling.

There are three centrally located motorhome pitches by the new bakery in Nortmoor. If you plan to use one, check availability before you arrive. This gives you several things to consider when planning your trip: Would you like to focus on a guided tour or the history of the buildings, cycle the Stork Route, or check your options for getting there and staying overnight in a motorhome?

More culture and nature in Leer

Leer also offers its own cultural attractions. Evenburg Castle in Leer is a cultural monument of regional significance; the combination of castle, park and outer bailey defines the estate. Since May 2014, the castle has been open with a permanent exhibition on the life and livelihood of an aristocratic family in the 19th century, and it is also a centre for garden culture. Haus Samson offers another perspective on the city’s history: the Amsterdam-style gabled house has been a feature of Leer’s old town since 1643. Public city tours include, among other sights, the old town hall, the historic weigh house and Haus Samson; a tour lasts 1.5 hours. The former Jewish school in Leer is a memorial and meeting place run by the district of Leer.

Tea enthusiasts will also find the Bünting Tea Museum in Leer. Across two floors, it explores the cultivation, production and preparation of tea, as well as the history of East Frisia’s favourite drink. This is different from the visitor shop in Nortmoor, which offers a range of speciality teas: in Leer, the museum provides a more in-depth exploration of tea.

For nature and walking routes, Leer has the Westerhammrich local recreation area in the north-west of the city. It covers around 1 km², with a lake of about 15 hectares at its centre. The area also has walking and cycling paths, places to relax and observation points. Leer therefore offers different themes from the buildings and Stork Route in Nortmoor.

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