Workum Attractions

Among features of interest in Workum are St Werenfriduskerk, a neo-Gothic pseudo-basilica (1877); the Doopsgezinde Vermaning, a Mennonite church disguised as a barn (1694); the Gothic Town Hall, rebuilt in the 18th century; the red brick Weigh House (Waag; 1650) in the Markt; the De Hoop shipyard, where historic old vessels are restored; a tjasker mill, the only windmill of this type in Friesland which is still working; and old houses with stepped gables along the rivers Súd and Noard.

The Grote Kerk (St Geertruidskerk) is the largest medieval cruciform basilica in Friesland, with a free-standing tower. Construction of the church began in 1550 with the choir. The main features in the interior are the choir screen (16th C.), the organ (17th C.) and the carved wooden pulpit (18th C.). Of particular interest, too, are the richly painted biers of the various guilds in the aisles.