Nortmoor

If you are looking for a hotel in Nortmoor, local attractions and transport options can help shape your choice of location. The Bünting Visitor Centre offers a look at company operations; St. George’s Church combines a precise construction date with brickwork and old stones from Barthe Monastery. Other highlights include a particularly noteworthy village community centre in an old Gulfhaus, a bus route and the Stork Route. This gives you the option of considering company insights, architectural history and a regional cycling route as different focal points for planning your trip.

Bünting Visitor Centre and tea specialities

At the Bünting Visitor Centre in Nortmoor, you can learn about Bünting’s company operations and its various departments. Guided tours are offered in Nortmoor; check the current arrangements before your visit. The centre’s visitor shop offers a range of tea specialities. The tour and the shop offer different experiences: one focuses on the company’s operations and departments, the other on its tea selection. This makes the visitor centre a good option for travellers interested in Bünting or tea.

Church and Gulfhaus

St. George’s Church in Nortmoor was built of brick in 1751; old stones from Barthe Monastery were used in its construction. The village community centre is particularly noteworthy and is housed in an old Gulfhaus. At the church, the focus is on its construction date, building material and the origin of the stones; at the village community centre, it is the connection with the Gulfhaus. These two places offer different points of interest if you are interested in Nortmoor’s architectural history.

Bus connection and Stork Route

Bus route 623 runs between Augustfehn ZOB and Leer ZOB, stopping in Detern, Filsum and Nortmoor. Check the current timetable before travelling. The Stork Route passes through the Jümme region, including the member municipalities of Detern, Filsum and Nortmoor and their localities. The bus and the route offer different ways to get your bearings: the bus line identifies a connection between two ZOBs with several stops, while the Stork Route describes a route through the Jümme region.

There are three centrally located motorhome pitches at the new bakery. If you are travelling by motorhome, check their availability before your trip.

Culture in Leer

In the town of Leer, Evenburg Castle is a cultural monument of significance beyond the region. It comprises three elements: the castle, the park and the outer bailey. Since May 2014, it has been open with a permanent exhibition on the life and livelihood of an aristocratic family in the 19th century, as well as serving as a centre for garden culture.

The Amsterdam-style gabled House Samson has adorned Leer’s old town since 1643. Public guided tours of Leer include sights such as the old town hall, the historic weigh house and House Samson; the tour lasts 1.5 hours. Leer also offers its own perspective on tea: while the visitor shop in Nortmoor offers a range of tea specialities, the Bünting Tea Museum in Leer explores tea cultivation, production and preparation, as well as the history of East Frisia’s favourite drink, across two floors.

Discover more destinations: Moormerland, Jemgum, Rhauderfehn, Bingum, Weener, Hesel, Holtland, Brinkum.

For the main travel overview: Leer.