The nature house is housed in part of an old school and is centrally located in the north of the Netherlands The guest house has a spacious bedroom, a living room with wood stove, a dining room and a luxurious bathroom with large bathtub and rain shower.The rooms of the nature house face south, overlooking the garden, and are sunny, spacious and bright. The living room has a TV and a wood stove. An extensive kitchen with stove, refrigerator and dishwasher is available. In the garden there is a labyrinth, an orchard, a flower and vegetable garden, cozy chickens and a swimming pond. It still gets really dark here, so it is possible to see the mists of the Milky Way on clear evenings. Guests are welcome to use the garden, the terraces and the swimming pond (at their own responsibility). There is a private entrance, so you can come and go without having to ring the doorbell.

Appelscha is traditionally an air spa and is still known for its silence and clean air. The Drents-Friese Wold is characterized by its vast diversity, with heathland and sheep herding on the Doldersumse Veld, sand drift De Kale Duinen and the Canada Lake, in which you can swim in the summer. There are a number of special lookout towers to get a good view of the area. The Fochteloërveen is a unique bog area where cranes breed, among other things. There are many outdoor sports in Appelscha, such as mountain biking, cycling, hiking and canoeing. The village is located on the old Turfroute, and a 15-minute drive away is Veenhuizen, a former penal colony that is on UNESCO's provisional World Heritage List. Together with the other nearby former colonies Frederiksoord and Wilhelminaoord in Drenthe, Willemsoord and Ommerschans in Overijssel, they once formed the Koloniën van de Maatschappij van Weldadigheid.