Craft route

18 mi/29 km – Discover the beautiful polders of Papekop by bike and try the most delicious farmhouse cheeses.

During this route, immerse yourself in the traditional world of the Green Heart of Holland. From the start at the Cheese Experience at the Cheese Warehouse, where you learn everything about modern cheese making, to the cheese farms in the polders where farmer’s cheese is still produced. In Oudewater you can visit the Rope Museum where you can admire a real track barn where in the past hemp, yarn, sledges and spinning reels were stored.

Tip: Taste the farmhouse cheese

Farmers Cheese is made from fresh raw milk from cows that graze in the meadows of the Green Heart of Holland. The cows receive delicious milk from the juicy grass, from which a tasteful and creamy farmhouse cheese is made. Discover the world of farm cheese!

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Cheese Valley

Cheese Valley, eine einzigartige Region mitten im Grünen Herzen. Vier Gemeinden mit besonderen Geschichten und Erlebnissen. Und vor allem das Herz und die Wiege von echtem Käse, dem gelben Gold von Holland. Höre dir die Geschichte an (auf Englisch).

Nachfolgend könnt ihr herausfinden, was man in der Umgebung sonst noch erleben kann.