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HOLLAND STORY-ROUTE Walking tour around Hernen

AMSTERDAM

1H 30M 1H 10M

HERNEN 1H 40M DUISBURG DURATION 2HRS - 4HRS (8 OR 16 KM)

ANTWERPEN h The and country estates storyline Hernen Castle imposing Hernen Castle, a medieval castle best known for the Dutch television series o on a journey back in time at Floris. Brick kilns were found behind the Hernen Castle. The tower dates back castle and were used to fire the bricks for the It is a well-kept secret that the is home to G to the 14th century. The castle has construction of the castle in the 14th century. over 600 castles, country estates and manor houses. a long history and was owned by a number The first loop takes us along the beech of noble families over the years. Hernen avenues of the Hernen estate and between These typical historic Dutch houses and beautiful Castle is well-preserved and is the only castle the fields along the water of the Leurse and gardens were mainly inhabited by 17th and 18th-century in the Netherlands that has covered parapet Nieuwe Wetering towards the village of merchants and nobility. They stem from the same wealth walkways. In 2002, archaeologists found the Bergharen and then back to the castle. remains of 14th-century brick kilns near the In the village of Hernen we pass the Neo and extravagance that produced the world-famous castle. This is where the stone and bricks for -Romanesque church Saint Judocus, the paintings in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the the castle were fired. The castle is located in patron saint of pilgrims, farmers, bakers, the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague. It is about time to a varied and watery landscape with forests sick as well as fruit. On the other side of the and tree avenues, grasslands and ancient river motorway lies the pleasantly surprising Her- shine the spotlight on these gorgeous castles and country courses. Up-to-date visitor information about nen forest, with heathland, a large fen and the estates. Collectively they tell the story of impressive the museum can be found at hernen.glk.nl/ Hernen grain mill located on a hill and dating plan-je-bezoek/openingstijden-entree/ from 1745. The route continues between the gardens, historic interiors with valuable collections and fields with a view of the Hernen Lake, created famous residents. They’re an ode to the rich country by a river breakthrough, and past Meeren- life of the Netherlands through the centuries. For more Beech avenues, forest burgh care farm to the park forest of the and rivers Heerlijkheid Leur estate. This park forest was information about Dutch castles and country estates: partly constructed in the formal style in the he walk around the castle takes 18th century and expanded over the course of place in the Land van Maas en the 19th century in the English landscape www.holland.com/castles T between the villages of Leur, Hernen style, with winding avenues, groups of trees and Bergharen. The route forms a series of and meadows. The Heerlijkheid has been small loops. Where the tributaries of the privately owned since 1748. After passing Huis Maas river used to wind, we now walk along a te Leur, a classic manor house dating back to gently rolling landscape of small forests, tree 1778, we stroll through the idyllic hamlet of avenues and grasslands on old river dunes. It’s Leur via the church path. Past the medieval a region of great cultural history brimming church with a motte (a fortification wall), a with country estates with castles, manor bakery with info centre and the ’t Hof farm. houses, farms, tower windmills (beltmolen) On the way back, we take other paths through and church paths. The route starts at the the Leur and Hernen forest back to the castle. that the walking route is largely unmarked Practical information (parts of it pass along posts with red markings) he castle is owned by the Geldersch and can be easily walked with the accompan- Landschap & Kasteelen Foundation ying text description and map. T and has been opened as a museum. The first mention of the ‘Lords of Hernen’ dates back to 1247. A century later, the Start and end point lordship was in the possession of the Van ar park of Hernen Castle, Dorps- Driel family and then the Van Wijhe family straat 40 in Hernen. You can safely from 1406 to 1646. After that, it was passed C park your car here free of charge. down through inheritance to several southern Dutch families. Explore the castle with a ‘talking’ lantern as Public transportation your guide. The guide tells the special stories us stop Broekstraat, line 563 to/ about the castle, seen through the eyes of the from Wijchen station, Monday to castle lord himself or — for the children — as B Friday only. Check departure times a little mouse. What happens when you want on www.ov9292.nl. to adapt a 16th-century castle to the needs of your own time? Hernen Castle, Dorpsstraat 40, Hernen, Catering along the way hernen.glk.nl/ nackpoint Hills, Stompendijk 9, 6617 KH Bergharen, S hillsbergharen.nl/ Duration of walk Cafeesterij De Toekomst, Dorpsstraat 20, t an average walking pace, the route Hernen, www.cafeesterijdetoekomst.nl/ takes around 2 or 4 hours (8 or 16 Bakhuis Info Centre, Van Balverenlaan 1b in A km) to complete. Because the route Leur, www.glk.nl/landschappen-kastelen/ is made up of two loops, it is easy to choose locatie/bezcentrum-land-van-de-heerlijkheden between the longer or the shorter version. (limited opening times) Where the route crosses the highway, you can De Leurse Hof, Leurseweg 4, 6615 AJ Leur, choose to do the shorter version. Please note deleursehof.nl/ Wonderful overnight stays Doddendael Castle is ideally located for a has an en-suite bathroom equipped with a other highly recommended examples include in a castle atmosphere bike ride through this vast region and the fantastic shower. the castle museums of Loevestein Castle Combine the walk with stylish overnight lovely orchards. B&B Koetshuis Kasteel Ammersoyen, Kasteel- (known for the historic escape of Hugo de accommodation and make your stay in the Doddendael Castle, Binnenweg 2, Ewijk, laan 3, Ammerzoden, Groot) and Ammersoyen Castle. Stadskasteel Land van Maas en Waal a truly unforgettable www.doddendael.nl www.koetshuis-kasteel-ammersoyen.nl (city castle) , Neerijnen Castle, experience. There are two special places to Waardenburg Castle and Soelen Castle are all stay within a 10 or 30-minute drive: B&B Koetshuis Kasteel Ammersoyen reminders of a rich history, but they are not Would you like to wake up in the morning Exciting castles in open to the public. The Heerlijkheid Mariën- Doddendael Castle in Ewijk to a beautiful view of a medieval castle and the Rivierenland region waerd estate in Beesd is highly recommended This charming small castle hotel has the Bommelerwaard countryside? Then book It’s not just the beautiful landscape that is as a great place to take a walk, or visit the beautiful gardens and is just a stone’s throw a stay at the B&B in Ammersoyen Castle’s characteristic of the Land van Maas en Waal; restaurant or the shop. For the latest informa- from the Waal River. It is a peaceful oasis in coach house. It offers stylishly decorated there are also several striking and impressive tion on the castles in this region, please visit: the middle of the Land van Maas en Waal. rooms with spacious beds and each room castles. In addition to Hernen Castle, some www.rivierenland.nl/spannende-kastelen/ orpsstraat arystra ga er t Uilen traa at meest orens rge K Breekwagen Bu traat Dorpss Groene Heuvels Wijksestraat

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De Bankhoeve Hazenpad gate and continue straight on to the Directions for the walk paved road and Snackpoint. There you turn right over the bridge. Now take the In the car park near the castle, you take first road on the right, Schaarsestraat. 1 the unpaved path on the right, past Quickly take the first brick road on the a hedge on your left. Continue wal- left and past a sign ‘Sportpark Schaarwei- king along the hedge. Slightly further de’, Sportlaantje. You pass fences and at uphill along the edge of the forest. At a the buildings keep to the right over gravel crossroads, go straight ahead and then and over a tile path along the terrace. straight again immediately after the next After the building, continue along the crossroads. You will pass by an info panel brick road towards fences. Follow this about brickyards on your right and conti- brick road as it bends to the right. nue to follow the path as it bends. Turn right at the crossroads at the edge of the At the end, in front of a farm, turn right forest. At the next crossroads, turn left 3 onto a paved road. Continue to follow past a sign that reads ‘honden aan de lijn’ this road as it bends around a horse (dogs must be kept on leash). Follow the ranch. Where the pavement stops, go continue on a small oak avenue past the to the right and when you are level with a bend to the right, then a beech avenue. straight past the fences and, immediately castle. Continue until you reach the bend farm on your left, you walk along a beech At the junction with a wooden barrier, after the intersection with a wide grass of the paved road near the church. avenue. Turn left at the first intersection. continue straight ahead onto a wider path, head straight past a pink picnic You walk over heathland with a fen on unpaved path. Ignore a path to the right bench to a grass path past an ‘Openge- Keep left here, on a half-paved path on your right. Then back into the forest. and go straight ahead. At the junction, steld’ sign with the edge of the forest on 4 the right side of the Dorpsstraat past the Ignore a path diagonally to the left turn right along a wooden barrier and your left. At an intersection cross diago- church on your right. At the crossroads, (vulnerable area). Follow the bend to the a ‘Landgoed Hernen’ sign, onto a wide nally to the left and head to a path along keep right at the signpost and immediately right. Follow the path in the direction of grassy trail. Continue to follow this path the edge of the forest, near a post with a after that turn right, onto the Batavieren- the mill. Continue past the white gate as it bends between the fields. You cross a red top and yellow-red marking. Follow weg. Ignore side roads and go straight to the road. Turn left on the paved road. bridge and walk past a reed bed on your the bend to the right and ignore a path ahead to a dead end. At the end of the Continue to follow this road with a bend left. to the right that heads over the field, so brick road, head straight onto a forest to the right between the fields. Turn left at continue following the edge of the forest. path. Immediately follow the bend to the the end. Follow the road to a crossroads at Turn left at the paved road. Then take Follow the bend to the left, then a tree right and ignore a path to the left. Follow the Meerenburgh. Keep right here in the 2 the first forest path to the right - past avenue. You exit the forest and continue the bend to the right, uphill and then direction of Woezik and at a crossroads a wooden barrier and a ‘Welkom op following the path between the fields. keep left, stay on higher path. Ignore a immediately after that continue straight Bergharen’ sign. Continue to follow the At the end, turn left at a crossroads and path that heads down and to the right. ahead past a wooden barrier and a ‘Heer- path in and along the edge of the forest. continue between the fields. Now take At a Y-junction, keep right and shortly lijkheid Leur’ sign. Further along, follow the bend to the the first path to the right along the edge thereafter keep right at the crossroads and right and a little after that cross a bridge. of the forest on your left. You pass a follow it down. At the paved path, turn Immediately after that, keep to the left at Turn right immediately after the bridge bench. Continue to follow this path al- left through the tunnel. After the tunnel, 6 the crossroads, on a beech avenue along at the intersection with a picnic bench, ong the edge of the forest. Ignore a path turn left past a Geldersch Landschap an open field on your right. After the with a wide grass path along the water on to the left and continue straight ahead at wooden gate and a ‘Landgoed Hernen’ open field, ignore a path to the right and your left. Follow the bend along the grass the junction, on a beech avenue in the sign, onto a trail along the forest edge. then follow the bend along to the right. path to the right, away from the water. direction of the castle. Turn right at the Ignore a path diagonally to the left from Then follow the bend to the left, through crossroads in front of the wall. Keep right Turn left at the intersection near a bench, behind. Then take the first wide forest a hinged gate and continue on the wide and at the end turn right at the cross- 5 onto a forest path. Follow the bend to path at a right angle to the left. You will grass path, now along a wide waterway on roads. Follow the bend to the left past the right. Ignore a path to the left and arrive at a double beech avenue; keep left your right. Go through another hinged the castle. Keep to the left at a crossroads, continue straight ahead. Follow the bend here. Continue to a metal gate. Immediately after that, turn right on the the forest. At a junction turn left, onto a forest path. You go over a plank bridge Further along, follow the bend to the left wide half-paved road and then immedia- path in the edge of the forest. Continue without handrails and then turn right in the direction of the mill. You pass the tely turn left diagonally along an ‘Open’ to a wide semi-paved road. Turn left here. at the crossroads. Past a barrier and turn mill and go straight past house number 2. sign, a forest path that runs slightly uphill. You pass Huis te Leur on your right-hand right on the paved road. Now you take A little after that, where the road bends Continue further along the edge of the side. Turn left at the paved road. Where the first half-paved road right once again to the left, go straight ahead past a white forest. At the crossroads near a house, the road bends to the right, go left past past Huis to Leur. Then go straight ahead gate, on a wide forest path. Ignore paths follow the bend to the right past a fence a wooden barrier and onto a forest path. at the crossroads, on a wide forest path. to the right and continue straight ahead. made of mesh on your left. Further along At a Y-junction, keep to the right. You At a junction, turn left. Now take the first Follow this to the intersection at a bench head back into the forest. Ignore a path to will cross a wooden bridge. Follow the path to the right. You walk past an open and turn left there. Continue further the right and go straight ahead. Now take path until you reach the paved road and field on your left and end up on a beech along the edge of the forest. Follow the the next path to the right. Continue to keep left there. You pass the ‘Leur’ sign avenue. Here head briefly to the left and bend to the right past a white gate and the paved road. and walk in the direction of the church. then immediately diagonally to the right, turn right at the paved road. Go through Continue straight ahead past the church on a narrow forest path. At a crossroads the tunnel and straight ahead. The road Cross here and go straight ahead on a and the information centre of Geldersch with a path to the right, go straight ahead. becomes a brick road, the Tunnelpad. 7 double beech avenue past a sign reading Landschap in the Bakhuis. At the next crossroads, turn right at the Ignore side roads and go straight ahead in ‘Heerlijkheid Leur’. Now take the first end in the direction of a wooden barrier the direction of the church. Continues as path to the left. Ignore paths to the right. At the junction at De Leurse Hof turn and paved road. the Loffertweg. Keep going straight ahead Further on with a bend to the right, later 8 around and head back to the church. at the crossroads with the Dorpsstraat. At you enter the edge of the forest with Opposite the Bakhuis, take the first At the road, turn left. Keep to the right the bicycle signpost after the church, cross open field on your left. You end up on a forest path to the right. You end up on 9 at the Y-junction and immediately after the road and head back to the castle. different forest path. Turn left here and a two-lane concrete path. Turn left here that keep right again, on the Meerenburg. shortly after that, at the corner of the and then immediately keep diagonally to Now continue to house number 8 and open field, turn right along the edge of the left in front of the farm, on a narrow turn right there, on the Molenhoek. h The most beautiful castles and country estates in the Netherlands

Hernen Castle is part of the castles and country estates storyline, a selection of the most beautiful castles, estates and manor houses in the Netherlands. Try one of the other castle walks or castle bike tours: go to www.holland.com/castles

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