The name “Branderhorst” consists of the Dutch words ‘Brander’, which means ‘burning’, and ‘Horst’, which used to refer to a farm. This name stems from older times, when the so-called wild areas were first cultivated by burning down portions of forest, creating farmland.

Ever since 1860, the residential family of the farm has been the Pelgrum family, currently the fifth generation. Traditionally, the first names of the male family members alternate between ‘Frederik’ and ‘Peter Hermanus’ each generation. The current resident is Frederik Pelgrum with his wife Annemarie and their four daughters.
Den Branderhorst is a beautiful traditional farm surrounded by nature. The farm has long been in use as a mixed company, functioning as a small-scale dairy farm among others, and it hasn’t changed much over the years.