Formerum
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Formerum

Formerum

Terschelling village centred on a working windmill and a shipwreck museum built from coastal salvage.

Formerum is a small village about halfway along Terschelling, between West-Terschelling and Oosterend. The village is dominated by its working windmill, De Koffiemolen, where you can stop for coffee and cranberry pie. The eccentric Wrakkenmuseum — a shipwreck museum built up over decades from salvage off the Terschelling coast — is the other reason to stop.

The beach is about 2 km north, reached by a pleasant path through forest and dunes. On the way you pass a pony-riding stable popular with children. The village has a small supermarket and several bike rental shops — cycling is the main way to get around Terschelling.

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Bars and Cafes

The Koffiemolen windmill is the obvious stop for coffee and cranberry pie, with its collection of antique coffee mills inside. The Wrakkenmuseum also runs a small café on the museum's terrace.

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Things to Do

Formerum is small. The working windmill, a shipwreck museum, and a short cycle to the beach are essentially the day's agenda — which is exactly what most people come here for.