Playing outdoors in Midden-Groningen
Various locations – Sure, you can play outdoors everywhere, but Midden-Groningen simply has so many great places it’s hard to beat. There are regular playgrounds, nature playgrounds and play forests where you can live it up, climb or splash around with water. We have listed a few.
Nature playgrounds
The parks located on the outskirts of villages such as Kolham, Siddeburen, Slochteren and Tjuchem all have wonderful options for playing outdoors. You can set up your very own invented free run track, go looking for little critters or larger creatures, go climbing or splash around in the water; there’s just so much fun to be had. ‘Vos en Bos’ and ‘Jongenseiland’ in Hoogezand are a few of the other rough and new or renovated nature playgrounds. And then there’s a new and exciting playground behind the Noordsuythoeve in Noordbroek. Don’t miss the Mammoetpad near Muntendam for some real adventure. Cross bridges that almost touch the water, slither through the mud on your bare feet, get on a raft and slip through the reeds. With so many adventures, this is also where you find an exciting playground, and a look-out.
Water fun
Playing with or in the water or taking a dip on a sunny day are simply the best things in life. The Schildmeer lake in Steendam, the Botjes Zwembaai in Zuidbroek, the Zuidlaardermeer lake in Kropswolde, the Grunostrand beach near Groningen or the pool in Kolham are all great places for fun in and out of the water. In Hoogezand, a play fountain is located in front of the Kielzog. Clamber across poles and rocks in the water at the Natuurspeelplaats Lutje Borg, the Mammoetpad or the parks on the outskirts of various villages. You’ll find a water playground at ‘Vos en Bos’. Yet another great venue for swimming and building sandcastles is the small lake in the Adriaan Tripbos near Sappemeer.
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Will you climb or take the aerial runway?
Climb the tower in the park on the outskirts of the village of Slochteren or the watchtower of Tetjehorn or Kolham. The Slochterbos woodlands feature a sizeable hill and the Adriaan Tripbos woodland an even higher one. The Cosis playground in Harkstede and Foxhol have an aerial runway.
Gnome paths
Girl gnomes, a gnome with a golden beard and the next with hare’s teeth: in the Steendamsterbos wooded area, no two gnomes look the same. Go to Kaap Steendam to get the Kabouterkrant newspaper filled with assignments. Every autumn, a gnome path opens in the Slochterbos wooded area.
