Villas in Wilsum

About Wilsum

Wilsum lies in Lower Saxony's Grafschaft Bentheim district, near the border with the Netherlands, at an elevation of only 42 metres. Its highest point, the Wilsumer Berge at 80 metres, is a leftover Ice Age moraine, and the surroundings are sandy lowland, heath and moor. The Wilsumer Moor is a protected 48-hectare fen. A watermill, Schoneveld's Mill, is about 700 years old and still grinds grain. Every home here sits in one spot, so you pick the home, not the neighbourhood. Few have a sauna, none a pool, and most are small, though the odd one sleeps a big group. Cycling and walking are the main activities, on numerous marked routes.

Is Wilsum right for you?

Best for

Cyclists and couples wanting flat, quiet country by the Dutch border

Not for you if

You want a beach, a pool or restaurants on foot, since this is a small village with none of them.

Near Wilsum

• Wilsumer Moor

  A protected 48-hectare fen in the village's own landscape, good for a short walk on heath and sandy lowland.

• Schoneveld's Mill

  A watermill around 700 years old, closed in 1940, restored in 1996 and grinding grain again in the milling season.

• Uelsen

  Seat of the Samtgemeinde that Wilsum belongs to, lying to the south-east of the village.

• Nordhorn

  A town around 20 minutes away by car; a train from here to Neuenhaus and bus line 10 reach Wilsum.

• Hardenberg

  A Dutch municipality bordering Wilsum to the north-west, so a short hop into the Netherlands by bike or car.

Getting to Wilsum

Münster Osnabrück Airport, near Greven, has a Ryanair link from London Stansted. Nordhorn is around 20 minutes from Wilsum by car, or about an hour and a quarter by train to Neuenhaus and then bus line 10. A car is the sensible way to get around.

When to go to Wilsum

Cycling is the reason to come, and the Fietsenbus, a bus with a bicycle trailer on certain runs of line 10, operates from spring to autumn. The landscape is low-lying: the village stands at 42 metres and its highest hill is 80. Winter is the quiet season, with few visitors on the heath and moor paths.

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