Heerhugowaard, Netherlands


Member since
1986Exchange dates | Duration |
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July 30, 2022 - August 13, 2022 | 2 weeks |
Agreement in progress, first 2 weeks in august 2022 |
Welcome to our semi-detached 2 under 1 single-family house with private parking-place in Dijk en Waard, Netherlands
The municipality of Dijk en Waard, where we live in, consists of the former municipalities of Heerhugowaard and Langedijk.
Information about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Netherlands, from the government of the Netherlands https://www.government.nl/topics/coronavirus-covid-19
Agreed exchanges - IF possible due to corona!
* 3 September - 16 September 2022, agreement with Rouen, France
Agreement in progress with Buchlberg bei Passau, Germany
30 July - 13 August 2022 (2 weeks)
For an exchange in 2023 we are OPEN in the following time comment:
Since our first exchange in Leamington Spa in Great-Britain, in the summer of 1982, we have done a lot of experience in exchanging all over Europe. We are looking for exchanging holidays during the season, but not in the wintertime. Destinations we prefer for 1-week exchanges, will be in the Netherlands and countries round our country. In the summertime we also look for countries in other parts of Europe like Central-Europe or Scandinavia. For Scandinavian countries, we prefer to visit the southern parts.
Our house is in Heerhugowaard in the quarter 'Edelstenenwijk'. Public transport is close to our house. Bus stations at the 'Diamant' within 5 walk-minutes and the railwaystation of Heerhugowaard at 15 walk-minutes or 10 bike-minutes from our house. There are good buss connections to neighbouring places like Alkmaar, Bergen (NH), Langedijk and Ursem. The trainstation of Heerhugowaard is on the line Den Helder - Amsterdam - Nijmegen and also on the line Hoorn - Haarlem.
Our house, built in 1978, is a one family house and it has a downstairs, a first floor and a second floor.
It has downstairs a living room with an open kitchen, a hall with toilet and an attached barn for the the bicycles (2).
In front of our house there is a private parking-place for parking during your stay On the 1st floor, there is a a bathroom with a toilet and the washingmachine. Further there are the two bedrooms with in each room a double bed. In the bedroom in the front of the house the size of the bed is 1,4 m x 2,0 m. In the bedroom at the back of the house the size of the bed is
1,30 m x 2,10 m. in the attic stuff is stored. Behind the house we have a garden surrounded by a hedge and trees. The neighbourhood is quiet and we have friendly neigbours. The house is not set up on the visit of young children.
We live only 5 minutes walk from the (car-free) city center of Heerhugowaard. Here you can find the Government Office and Library. Also the shopping mall 'Middenwaard', with over 150 shops. Between 2 squares, Stadsplein and Coolplein, there is a boulevard with a lot of restaurants with an (inter)national kitchen. At the Coolplein there is the bowling alley "de Waerd" with sportscafé, the cultural center 'Cool' and the movie center 'Vue'. The city centre can easily be reached by foot or by bike.
If you need the car for shopping in one of the supermarkets (DEKAmarkt or Albert Heijn or Lidl) in the shopping mall 'Middenwaard', you can park in one of the paid parkinggarages. Gas station BP, is close to the shopping mall at the Zuidtangent.
Summer experiences, mostly 2 or 3 weeks, in all parts of Europe (since 1982):
Austria: Wien (1991; 3w); Hof b. Salzburg (2000; 3w), Anif (2003; 3w), st. Anton a.d. Jessnitz / Scheibbs (2005; 3w), Klagenfurt (2006; 3w);
Denmark: Naestved (2019; 2w); Esbjerg (2021; 2w)
Finland: Tampere (1997; 3w);
France: Rennes (1993; 3w), Montpellier (1999; 3w), Belfort (2004; 3w), Lyon (2007; 3w), Carpentras (2014; 2w),
Bordeaux / Villenave-D'Ornon (2015; 2w), Chaponnay-Lyon (2019; 2w);
Germany: Heinsheim-Bad Rappenau (1984; 3w); Rangendingen-Zollernabkreis (1985; 3w); Neunkirchen bei Daun (1990; 3w); Umkirch / Freiburg i. Breisgau (2009; 3w), Siegsdorf (2010; 3w), Kirchheim u. Teck (2014; 2w), Schönau-Gebúg (2017; 2w);
Great-Britain: Leamington Spa (1982; 3w); Exeter (2011; 3w); R. Tunbrigde Wells (2020; 2w);
Norway: Heggedal (1996; 3w), Bjorkelangen (2001; 3w);
Sweden: Nättsjo-Falkenberg (1986; 3w); Ekerö-Stockholm (1987; 3w);
Switzerland: Brugg (1988; 3w); Steffisburg (1989; 3w); Wolhusen (1992; 3w); Genf and Monthey (1994; 3w); Oberuzwil (1995; 3w); Schattdorf (2002; 3w); Sachseln (2013; 2w);
the Netherlands: Arnhem (Arnheim) (1983, 3w);
Other (short, mostly 1 week) holiday experiences:
Belgium: Maldegem (winter 2010); Kessel-Lo, Leuven (autumn 2013; 4d); Brugge (spring 2014; 1w); Bertem, Leuven (after summer 2015; 1w); Mespelare-Dendermonde (after summer 2016; 1w), Liège (spring 2019; 1w).
Denmark: Gentofte (2015; 1w); Askov-Vejen (2018; 1w).
Germany: Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale (winter 2007; 1w); Hamburg (spring 2007; 1w); Boppard (spring 2010; 1w); Güstrow (spring 2011; 1w); Heidelberg (spring 2012; 1w); Hechtsheim-Mainz (2016; 1w);
Great-Britain: Banburry (spring 2009; 1w); Innerleithen, Scottish Borders (spring 2011;1w);
Cranbrook (spring 2013; 1w);
Luxemburg: Heffingen (autumn 2006; 1w);
the Netherlands: Heerlen (autumn 2005); Netherlands: Zeist spring 2020); Netherlands: Gouda (autmn 2020);
Rent experiences with Intervac-members:
Austria: Hohenems (2008; 3w);
France: Pornic (autumn 2007; 1w), Beuvron-en-Auge, Cabourg (autumn 2009; 1w), Paris (spring 2013; 1w);
Germany: Gusterath-Trier (autumn 2008; 1w)
Non-simultanous exchange experiences:
Sweden: Höör (summer 2016; 2w);
France: Calais, (spring 2017; 1w);
Made exchanges in 2022:
* the Netherlands: Helmond (spring 2022);
(Masterphoto: IMG-1414 foto received from Intervac-members BE065)
(Masterphoto: 000085_heerhugowaard foto rob sieben vermelden rechtenvrij)
Our Family
- 3 Adults
- 0 Children
- 45 Exchanges made
Occupation
- retired teacher
- retired nurse
- employee assembly and packaging
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Floor: 1
- Environment: In the suburbs
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Sleeping Capacity: 4
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Not allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Central heating
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
Outdoor
- Garden
- Park / playground
- Bicycles: 2
Facilities
- No smoking
- Seclusion/Privacy
Our Destination Wish List
- Open for all offers
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- Norway
- Europe
- Belgium
- United Kingdom
- Luxembourg
- Ireland
- London, UK
- France
- Denmark
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
Spoken Languages
- English
- Deutsch
- Dutch
Occupation
- retired teacher
- retired nurse
- employee assembly and packaging
Children
- No children will be traveling with us.
Pets
- We do not have pets.
References
Among the 45 exchange partners below, some gave their feedback on their Intervac experience with this member:

Brugge, Belgium
BE00738
Seraing, Belgium
BE065
Dendermonde, Belgium
BE1006875
Kirchheim/Teck, Germany
DE0719
Mainz, Germany
DE1007211
Heidelberg, Germany
DE8016
Næstved, Denmark
DK0132
Gentofte, Denmark
DK531916
Vejen, Denmark
DK971175
CALAIS, France
FR070131
Chaponnay, France
FR1010941
Frodsham, Great Britain
GB1015574
Innerleithen, Great Britain
GB680859
Crockernwell, Exeter, Great Britain
GB796681
Bristol, Great Britain
GBSE001344