Pollepleats
Westhem
De Pollepleats is an exclusive meeting and party location, beautifully situated on the water, in the middle of the Frisian lake area. Here you can enjoy an unforgettable family weekend, birthday party, or wedding in absolute privacy!
Take a look
View all 6 pictures
You may also be interested in
De Pollepleats is an exclusive meeting and party location, beautifully situated on the water, in the middle of the Frisian lake area.
Here you can enjoy an unforgettable family weekend, birthday party, or wedding in absolute privacy!
The luxuriously converted farmhouse has an attractive interior and features the following:
- bright sun room with a magnificent view for dinners up to 80 people
- reception hall up to 200 people
- cosy living room with bar and fireplace
- professional kitchen, self-catering is allowed
- spacious yard with large terrace and meadows for sports and games
- luxury wellness with lakeside panoramic sauna
- electric boats to explore the lakes in the area
- 17 hotel rooms, all equipped with private sanitary facilities (60 beds in total)
- luxurious detached suite with double rain shower and large bath
De Pollepleats is also an official wedding venue; you can say ‘I will’ here, both inside and outside in the grass by the water.
Do you think sustainability is important? Then you're in the right place! De Pollepleats stores its own generated solar power in batteries, flushes toilets with rainwater, the boats run on their own solar power, fruit trees and wild flowers grow on site, and as many local products as possible are used in the kitchen.
Contact us to plan a tour!
Sustainable entrepreneur
At Pollepleats, sustainability is of great importance!
-
Enhancing biodiversity
De Pollepleats zaait bloemen om de bijen te ondersteunen. Ook gebruiken zij lokale producten en seizoen groentes. Bij de Pollepleats is een eigen kruidentuin en boomgaard aangelegd.
-
Sustainable water use
Het regenwater wordt opgevangen om de toiletten mee door te spoelen. Schoonmaken gebeurt met afbreekbare schoonmaakproducten van Green Care.
-
Renewable energy sources
Er zijn meer dan 200 zonnepanelen volledig geïntegreerd op het dak aangebracht. Er zijn 80 accu's aanwezig waarmee zonne-energie wordt opgeslagen. Allerlei elektrische apparaten, de LED verlichting en de fluisterboten maken gebruik van de energie van de zon. Ook kunnen de elektrische auto met deze zonne-energie opgeladen worden. De verwarming van het gebouw wordt gestookt op houtpellets, die zijn CO2 neutraal. In de toekomst zijn er ook nog plannen om gebruik te gaan maken van windenergie.
-
Material usage
Pollepleats heeft oog voor mens, dier en milieu. Bij de bouw van de nieuwe Pollepleats is er getracht met zoveel mogelijk duurzaamheidsaspecten rekening te houden. Zo is er als isolatiemateriaal geen glaswol gebruikt, maar hoogwaardig damp open isolatiemateriaal op basis van cellulose.
-
Money as a means to create social and ecological value
Af en toe wordt er een regionaal event als maatschappelijk doel georganiseerd, dus niet met een commercieel doel. Ook is er een mogelijkheid tot boeken voor een lager tarief in de winter en doordeweeks.
-
Strengthening health and well-being
Verse gezonde producten worden gekozen, met oog op voeding wat de weerstand van de gasten verhoogd. Citroen in het water voor de extra vitamines en verse gember in de thee om de weerstand te verhogen. Onbespoten fruit uit eigen tuin. We schenken EARTH water en hebben gekozen voor Tea of Life. Deze thee wordt in Sri Lanka verwerkt tot eindproduct. Zo is er voor meer mensen werkgelegenheid en dragen we bij aan een groeiende lokale economie. Jouw kopje thee heeft daardoor invloed op hun leven en dat van hun families.
-
Strengthening society and culture
Werknemers van de Pollepleats wonen in de buurt van en ook de leveranciers van de Pollepleats zijn lokaal.
- Accommodatietype:
- Country hotel
-
The liberation of Friesland 1
The liberation of Friesland 1
In early April, it became clear that the liberation of Friesland was imminent. Although the province had not suffered a real Hunger Winter like other parts of the Netherlands, there were severe shortages of just about everything. And the terror of the occupying forces was growing. This also led to increased resistance against the occupying forces. The battle between the two was tougher than ever in early 1945.
In Friesland, assault groups known as Knokploegen (KP) were responsible for most acts of resistance. But there were other groups too. On the orders of the Dutch government in London, all these groups were merged into the Dutch Domestic Armed Forces (NBS). In Friesland, this happened on 12 December 1944.
The NBS, popularly referred to as the BS, gave the armed resistance an organisation with a clear structure. The NBS was also supposed to play a role in the upcoming liberation. To this end, resistance groups were provided with weapons from autumn 1944. These were dropped from the air.
On 8 April, Radio Orange broadcast the message "The bottle is empty." This was the signal for the NBS to start carrying out sabotage operations 36 hours later. The aim was to make it as difficult as possible for the Germans to defend themselves against the approaching Allied forces.
The resistance did this by putting bridges and railways out of order, blocking waterways and blocking roads. The response of the occupying forces was ruthless. In retaliation, dozens more prisoners were shot at different times and places.Once the Canadians entered Friesland on 12 April, they were supported extremely effectively by the Frisian resistance. Because it was superbly organised, they were able to help the Canadians take control of important bridges, repair damaged bridges, and advise on the most favourable route.
By 18 April, the whole province was liberated except for the Wadden Islands (these were liberated in late May and in June). Compared to other provinces, there was little fighting in Friesland. Overall, the few thousand German troops who had been unable to flee Friesland were defeated by the Canadians relatively quickly.
The commander of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lieutenant Colonel Landell, praised the actions of the resistance by stating "Friesland liberated herself." While that may be a bit of an exaggeration, the actions of the Frisian resistance undoubtedly accelerated the liberation. And reduced the number of casualties on the Allied side.
In confrontations with German troops and their Dutch accomplices, at least 31 resistance fighters lost their lives. On the Allied side, at least eleven Canadians and one Frenchman were killed. The fighting and shelling also resulted in dozens of civilian casualties. The number of casualties on the German side is not known, but probably ran into the hundreds. With 320 houses destroyed and 4,000 damaged and 80 bridges destroyed, Friesland was materially the least damaged province in the Netherlands.
-
-
Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)
Fries Landbouwmuseum (Frisian Agricultural Museum)
