Drents-Friese Wold National Park - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting
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About Drents-Friese Wold National Park
Drents-Friese Wold National Park is one of the largest areas of natural beauty in the Netherlands. Over 6,000 hectares of forest, heathland, shifting sands and brook valley grasslands were designated to become a national park in the year 2000.
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Aekingerzand
5.83km from Drents-Friese Wold National Park
The Aekingerzand is a vast area of sand drifts that is part of the Drents-Friese Wold National Park . The Aekingerzand is located near Appelscha in the border area of the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. Areas with drifting sand are relatively rare in the Netherlands. The Aekingerzand is one of those areas. On the edge of the area is a watchtower, which was built in 1995 by students of the Special Youth Work.
Blauwe Meer
6.59km from Drents-Friese Wold National Park
A beautiful artificial lake southeast of Hoogersmilde in the province of Drenthe, Netherlands. A beautiful location for bathing, with controlled water quality. This lake was was formed by quarrying the sand needed for the brick.
Duinen Zathe Amusement Park
8.62km from Drents-Friese Wold National Park
Duinen Zathe is an amusement park in the place Appelscha in the Dutch province of Friesland. The larger, automatic attractions include the Super Nova, the Flying Swing gondolas and the rollercoaster Big Apple. There is also a water slide and regular slides.
Museum De Koloniehof
9km from Drents-Friese Wold National Park
The De Koloniehof museum is a memorial museum dedicated to the work of the Society of Benevolence , which founded various colonies in the then United Kingdom of the Netherlands in the first half of the 19th century as part of the fight against poverty. The museum shows the history of the origin of the colonies in Drenthe and Overijssel and the life of the settlers.
Holtingerveld
9.56km from Drents-Friese Wold National Park
Holtingerveld is a Natura 2000 area in the Dutch province of Drenthe . Before 2013, it was referred to as Havelte-East. The Holtingerveld is not a national park, but together with the national parks Dwingelderveld and Drents-Friese Wold it forms the natural and cultural landscape of the Drents-Friese border region.
National park Dwingelderveld
10km from Drents-Friese Wold National Park
Dwingelderveld National Park is a wet heathland, unique in Europe. Besides nature, there are many activities that make your visit worthwhile. The park covers about 37 km2 and is mainly managed by the State Forest Service (Staatsbosbeheer) and the most important Dutch private nature management organization Natuurmonumenten. It is the largest wet heathland of Western-Europe. Dwingelderveld is also designated as a Natura 2000-area.
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Drenthe
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Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. The oldest remains of settlements in Holland were found in this province: the mysterious hune beds. But Drenthe also boasts varied natural landscapes: peat swamps, heathlands, and sand drifts. In short, Drenthe is well worth a visit.
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