Area Information

Paleis Het Loo
In the woods near Apeldoorn in the heart of the Netherlands you will find "Paleis Het Loo". This was the royal family's favourite summer residence from 1686 until 1975. The palace has served as museum since 1984. The beautiful palace is spectacularly restored to its 17th-century state, together with the gardens.

National Park De Hoge Veluwe

National Park De Hoge Veluwe is one of the oldest and largest national parks in the Netherlands. You will find no less than 5,500 hectare of woods, heathland, pools and drift sand. Together with the Kröller-Müller Museum and the sculpture garden, it forms a unique combination between nature, art and architecture.
National Park De Hoge Veluwe has a lot to offer to its visitors. In addition to calm and space, the landscape is unique and diverse. Vast (heath) plains are followed by magnificent woods, ridges, pools and hills. About half of the national park is made of woodlands, the other half consists of open areas. At the Kröller-Müller Museum you can look at the large collection of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh. Furthermore, at the museum you can also admire the impressive works by George Seurat, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Leger, Piet Mondriaan and many other great names.
You can attend a tour at the Jachtslot St. Hubertus. This is the former residence of the Kröller-Müller family. This impressive hunt lodge was designed in 1914 by H.P. Berlage. Mr. Kröller was an avid hunter. The hunt lodge is based in the legend of St. Hubertus, the patron saint of hunters….
You can also take a look underground at the Museonder. The Museonder is the world's first underground museum. It provides a surprising image of everything that lives and has lived underneath the earth's surface.
For more information, please visit: www.hogeveluwe.nl
 
Kröller-Müller Museum

The Kröller Müller Museum is world-famous for its large collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh: there is a beautiful overview of his works. Furthermore, at the museum. You can also admire the impressive works by George Seurat, Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger, Piet Mondriaan and many other great names.

Jachtslot St. Hubertus

The St. Hubertus hunt lodge is the former residence of the Kröller-Müller family. This impressive hunt lodge was designed in 1914 by H.P. Berlage. Mr. Kröller was an avid hunter. The hunt lodge is based on the legend of St. Hubertus, the patron saint of hunters. Legend has it that Hubertus (665), a lawless and frivolous hunter, encountered a deer during one of his many hunting parties, wearing a shining cross in its antlers.
He was so impressed that he reverted to Christianity, and then made it to Bishop. Not only the stained-glass windows in the hall  visualise this legend. The two wings of the building and the large tower symbolise the antlers and the shining cross of the deer.
 
Apenheul

Numerous species, from the giant gorilla to the smallest monkey in the world, each live in their own spacious wooded areas. A large number of monkeys even climbs and clambers freely among the visitors.
For more information, please visit: www.apenheul.nl
 
Burgers’ Zoo

In this zoo you can travel the world in one day.

Burgers' Animal park
Takes up around 18 hectare of the entire park and contains over 3,000 animals. Where the keeping of animals is concerned, Burgers' has developed its own philosophy. The concepts of 'behaviour', 'space' and 'natural' are the key words in this line of thinking. Among the inhabitants of the animal park are all 3 species of apes, smaller monkeys, bongos, elephants, meerkats, sea lions, penguins, predators, cattle and an extensive collection of birds.

Burgers’ Safari

In 1968, Burgers' has a first on the mainland: a lion park. One year after the opening, the lion park is expanded with a large number of hoofed animals and birds and Burgers' introduces the name 'Safari park'. A walking route including a 250-metre long covered wooden footbridge, provides visitors with the possibility to enjoy a magnificent panorama calmly from a 'continuous' observation point.

Burgers’ Bush

In 1988, a new milestone is realised in the history of Burgers' Zo a real jungle! A gigantic hall of 1.5 hectare provides Burgers' with the opportunity to keep and present tropical animals and plants in a new way. Since 1988, a spectacular tropical rainforest has been developing there. On narrow paths and exciting suspension bridges, the visitor is led through the dark rainforest.

Burgers' Desert

displays a landscape, which provides a true to nature impression of the North-American subtropical Sonora desert.
For more information, please visit: www.burgerszoo.nl
 
The Dolfinarium in Harderwijk

Go on a voyage of discovery at the Dolfinarium in Harderwijk and meet the inhabitants of the world of the sea! Europe's largest sea life park offers an impressive collection of sea life and sea mammals.
For more information, please visit: www.dolfinarium.nl
 
Arnhem War Museum

A collection of weapons, uniforms and many objects, gathered over decades, that provides an image of daily life in those days. Provides a detailed image of what took place in and around Arnhem at the time.
 
Golf & Business Club de Scherpenbergh

At a twenty minute drive from Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Deventer and Zutphen you will find De Scherpenbergh in a beautiful landscape, surrounded by the Veluwe Central Massif. During construction of the course, optimum use was made of the present nature. Sloping hills, magnificent woodlands and challenging water features complete the setting.
De Scherpenbergh is a full 9-hole course (PAR 72), under the conditions that the NGF poses on the A-status. The course has a varied nature with a right variation in the degree of difficulty. Especially the arrival at the clubhouse will be a true challenge for every golfer. In addition, De Scherpenbergh has a very varied small 9-hole course, consisting of par 3 and par 4 holes.
In the corridors, this last course is called the 'business round', because it also offers room to the less practised.
For more information, please visit: www.scherpenbergh.nl

Cycling across the Hoge Veluwe

We have different bicycles for rent at reception. You can choose from different routes to have a unique possibility to discover the surroundings!