At the Hoornse Meer you can go sailing, cycling, skating, running, walking, fishing, canoeing, swimming, etc. There is a beach, restaurant, terrace, playground and there is lots of space for a picnic.

For a small relaxing break, you can walk to Essen, a very small quiet village in a beautiful setting:

There are three shopping centers nearby. You can go to Helpman, the Overwinningsplein or you can go to Haren. All these three places have large supermarkets and a lot of other shops. And the city center is 15 minutes by bike!

On walking distance there is a football club, a tennis club and a sports hall for all kind of sports. Other sports can be practiced on cycling distance.

For a coffee or an ice cream you can go to Haren,

or you can go to the city center of Groningen!