Welcome to Ouwerkerk

Ouwerkerk, located in the southwest of the Netherlands in the province of Zeeland, lies on southeastern Schouwen-Duiveland where open polders, tidal traces of the Oosterschelde and the historic Flood Museum basins form a distinctive coastal landscape, and beginning a holiday in Ouwerkerk is easy thanks to the N59 and surrounding routes linking the village with Zierikzee, Nieuwerkerk and the wider island network. The slightly rising terrain near former creek ridges offers walkers alternating views of meadows, willow-lined canals and the characteristic church square, while quiet country roads reveal places where a holiday home in Ouwerkerk becomes a natural base for exploring both the inland fields and the tidal edges. A villa in Ouwerkerk provides direct access to agricultural loops, narrow drainage channels and the calm paths leading toward the dike sections around the four caissons of the 1953 Flood Museum, and the proximity of the Oosterschelde barrier adds a shifting maritime horizon noticeable during early cycling routes. Cyclists rely on the numbered junction network connecting Ouwerkerk with the rural tracks toward Sirjansland, the island routes toward Oosterland and the longer paths leading to the panoramic viewpoints near the Zeeland Bridge, and a B&B in Ouwerkerk suits travellers who appreciate short distances to viewpoints, quiet field paths and small heritage locations. Families enjoy the recreation zones near the caisson ponds, anglers use the calm polder canals east of the village and day hikers follow peaceful routes toward the creek remnants that shaped this coastline. All these layers give Ouwerkerk a calm, tidal rhythm that reveals itself more fully with each visit.