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We are giving you an asylum to which you escape from urban excitement. Here you come primarily for peace, a sight that you never get enough of, wandering aimlessly through Kashubian meadows, forests and hills and reading books that do not have enough time in the busy reality.
You can completely cut off with us. Especially in winter, because when the area is covered with snow, it is difficult to get here without a four-wheel drive. We found out about it during construction and we have a car that will take you to the houses, regardless of the conditions. Each of the seasons is delightful here. So much for us that we abandoned our apartment in Gdańsk for Stara Sikorska Huta, a colony of the village of Sikorzyno, where a little over 20 people live permanently.
We indulge in little pleasures here:
- walks in search of mushrooms in the nearby forests and herbs in the nearby meadows on which the yarrow, mallow, St. John's wort, Helichrysum, tansy grow,
- watching sunrises and sunsets,
- endless walks with our borders,
- visiting the valley of evening mists with mists, which are comparable to those in the Bieszczady Mountains,
- watching our neighbors: a herd of deer, a fox, two cranes, one heron, a pair of badgers, lots of wagtails, as well as swans and ducks that take a bath in the pond in the morning,
- taking advantage of the proximity of lakes, which are separated from us by a half-hour walk,
- enjoying coffee from the roaster and herbal infusions on the terrace, which we do even in winter, when dressed in jackets and wrapped in sleeping bags, we sip hot drinks, watching the cranes return in the spring.
In our wilderness and in timelessness, you can, although you do not have to (because it is best to abandon all expectations and accept everything as it is) do more:
- Use the space for many kilometers of walks in the wild and unaddressed part of Kashubia.
- Admire the 33,202 hectares of the Kashubian Landscape Park, including the Ostrzycki Las nature reserve with an area of just over 60 hectares, where many species of orchids grow. The beauty of the reserve is best admired from the eastern shore of Lake Ostrzyckie, which lies 10 km from us.
- Drop by the nearby Dąbrowskie Lake, from which we are only a 30-minute walk away. There are numerous wild descents above it, allowing you to enjoy the reservoir exclusively, and there is a well-trodden path around the lake. There are several bathing areas in the area and a rental shop with kayaks, boats and pedal boats. Lake Dabrowskie through a narrow isthmus connected with another lake - Lubowisko.
- Go to the botanical garden in Gołub (6 km), which organizes numerous walks, lectures and workshops.
- Climb 182 steps of the observation tower on the highest hill of the Szymbarskie Hills - Wieżyca. It offers a view of the Kashubian forests, hills and lakes, and in good weather you can also see the sea.
- Go to the manor of the Wybicki family (from which Józef Wybicki is born, the one from the words of Mazurek) in Sikorzyna, which after years of destruction (at the turn of the years it sheltered the steam distillery, school and shop) was restored by Leszek Zakrzewski. The walk will take you about 20 minutes and it is really worth going there. You can visit the interior filled with authentic furniture, which hide six active tiled stoves, music corners with old instruments, and even a puppet theater. The manor itself is drowning in greenery, surrounded by a park covered with 200-year-old linden trees, flowers and ivy. And there is also a plant maze and a tea room with an outstanding warm apple pie and a large selection of selected teas and coffees.
- There is an upside-down house in Szymbark, which you have probably heard about, we leave it up to you to decide whether you want to see it live.
In the houses, you will find maps and guides that reveal the secrets of the area. We live nearby and we are helpful when you need it. We like to come to you with shopping, in the company of our dogs who love to be stroked. But when all you need to do is disconnect from everything, we keep our distance.