22/02/2026
Part 1 (other parts in comments).
‘I feel like I’m living in a fairytale’
It is one of the oldest farms in Twente: Erve Austie in Beuningen. Farmers from the surrounding area were already gathering there in the Middle Ages. After years of vacancy and decay, it now has new residents: triathletes Rachel Klamer and Richard Murray. “We didn’t just buy a house, we bought a piece of history.”
Beuningen — She points out of the window. There, a little bit down the road, is her parents house. “I never thought I would end up living here,” says Rachel Klamer (35). “But here we are.” Over the past few weeks, they have lived with her father because their mobile home is still too cold.
As a triathlete she traveled the world and lived for her sport, together with her husband Richard Murray (37). Now, 1,5 year after the Paris Olympics, they are now settling down in a monumental farmhouse that has been passed by for years by many of their training sessions.
“I often came here as a child. I grew up in Denekamp. My parents both worked there as doctors. Later they bought a house, close to this farm. This place was always a landmark, a beacon in the landscape. You feel the history when you pass by. ’’My father knew that the farmhouse was for sale. From that moment on, our lives changed radically.’’
