Ohé en Laak is a small Maas village in Limburg that suits couples or a pair of friends wanting water, boats and quiet. Homes are compact, mostly one-bedroom places for two to four without gardens, so it is the wrong pick for a bigger family.
Ohé en Laak is a riverside village of well under a thousand people in the municipality of Maasgouw, which straddles the Maas south-west of Roermond. Many hectares around it were dredged for gravel in recent decades, and about a fifth of the municipality is water. The village has a yacht harbour on the river, a parish church and a small chapel, and a renovated windmill that once milled wheat and corn flour. It was also home to several castles, among them Hasselholt, known locally as Het Geudje. A bridge crosses the Maas to Echt. The homes are grouped close together in the village. Evenings are very quiet; for old streets and a meal out, most people head to Thorn, in the same municipality.
Called the white town for its whitewashed brick houses, with an abbey church, a former mint, a former béguinage and a museum.
Directly across the Maas, linked to Ohé en Laak by a bridge renovated so taller modern ships can pass underneath.
Driving is easiest: neighbouring Thorn lies along the A2 motorway between Weert and Echt. Without a car, take a train to Roermond or Weert and then bus 73 to Thorn, about 25 minutes, but the last stretch to the village needs separate arrangements.
Only for a small family. The homes are compact, usually one bedroom and sleeping up to four, and gardens are not a feature, so check each listing; a couple with one or two children fits but larger groups will not.
A little. The Hompesche windmill has been renovated, the village has a yacht harbour on the Maas, and it was once home to several castles, Hasselholt among them. For a fuller day out, go to Thorn.
Pick Ohé en Laak for the water and peace, Thorn for atmosphere. Thorn's white houses grew around an abbey whose principality was abolished in 1797, while Ohé en Laak is a working village with a harbour.
Partly. Trains stop at Roermond and Weert, and bus 73 runs from both stations to neighbouring Thorn in under half an hour, but most visitors find a car far simpler.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed November 2026.
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