20 Attractions to Explore Near Museum De Koloniehof

The Indonesian Garden and zoo is a small royal garden in Kallenkote, Steenwijkerland , Overijssel , the Netherlands . The zoo has an Indonesian theme and also specializes in Indonesian animals, especially birds, such as Balinese birds, small mammals such as binturung , kuwuk cats , and mongooses . Here there are more than 50 species of birds.At this royal garden cafe, guests can buy Indonesian food snacks like ta lumpia and lapis legit.

Dolmen D54 is located outside Havelte on the Havelterberg in the Dutch province of Drenthe . The hunebed is located south of the Hunebedweg, a side road of the Van Helomaweg. It is located on a small sandy plain surrounded by grass. The hunebed has six capstones , four of which rest completely on the supporting stones . The easternmost capstone is missing, as is the keystone below. On the western side are three keystones.

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.

Woldberg is a striking hill in the flat Steenwijkerland just north of Steenwijk . The hill is largely wooded. Together with De Eese , the De Woldberg forest area is part of the Steenwijkerwold management unit of Staatsbosbeheer.There are also two fens in the forest area. In the past peat was extracted here. Plants such as Waterdrieblad grow here.The hill is clearly visible at the Steenwijk-Noord exit of the A32 , where you drive right along the hill.

The indoor tropical garden Papiliorama is a paradise for lovers of butterflies and tropical plants. The beautifully colored butterflies come from around the world and find their food in the tropical flowers. The butterfly garden is more than 900 square meter.

The Havelterberg is a hill with heather on the Holtingerveld northwest of Havelte. It is part of the arc -shaped moraine complex of Steenwijk, on which the Woldberg is also located. This moraine complex was created during the penultimate ice age , the Saalian.

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.

The Linde Valley is a nature reserve south of Wolvega in the province of Friesland. The first pieces of wetland came into the possession of It Fryske Gea around 1940. Until 2007, the nature conservation organization acquired 785 hectares in the stream valley of the river Linde.

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.

De Linde is a river in South Friesland in the municipalities of Oost- and Weststellingwerf . Between the small lake Het Wijde and the village of Slijkenburg , it forms the natural border between Overijssel and Friesland. The source of the Linde is near Tronde . The river flows south of the row of villages Oldeholtpade - Wolvega - Sonnega - Oldetrijneand north of the row of villages Boijl - Noordwolde - Vinkega - Steggerda - Peperga - Blesdijke - Oldemarkt .

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.

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.

This is a living museum showcasing a historic farming village with costumed actors, a gift shop & a cafe. It is the only place in Giethoorn where you can see how people lived more than 100 years ago and how they earned a meagre living by cutting peat and building small boats. There is also a museumshop with coffeecorner and temporary exposition. An audiotour in multiple languages is included in the entrance fee.

The Dwingelderveld is Europe's largest wet moorland area. It is covered by numerous fens and marsh flats featuring a wide variety of rare plants. The park covers about 37 km2 and is mainly managed by the State Forest Service and the most important Dutch private nature management organisation Natuurmonumenten. It is the largest wet heathland of Western-Europe. Dwingelderveld is also designated as a Natura 2000-area.

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.

A beautiful printing museum, which was located in the heart of Drenthe. Experience for yourself what it was like to use old craft techniques, such as creating a page by setting a text with lead letters. Stand like a book printer behind the stamping printing presses where the typed word is recorded with ink and paper.

Weerribben-Wieden National Park is a national park in the Dutch province of Overijssel , municipalities of Steenwijkerland and Zwartewaterland . The national park is the largest continuous peat bog in northwestern Europe. Comprising the largest bog of Northwestern Europe, the park consists of two areas, De Weerribben and De Wieden; it has an area of roughly 100 square kilometres . The park was founded in 1992, although De Wieden was added later, in 2009.

The Belvedere of Oranjewoud is a belvedere in the Oranjewoud Park area east of Heerenveen. The octagonal watchtower has nine staircases of twelve steps and a height of eighteen meters. Adding the height of the knoll, the eye level of a person on the tower is almost thirty meters above ground level . This tower also fell into disrepair, but instead of demolition, the belvedere was restored after seventy years.

The Beulakerwijde is the largest lake in the Kop van Overijssel. The Beulakerwijde is used intensively for recreational purposes. There are marinas near the Blauwe Hand, near the Beulaeke Haven recreation park, which was established around 2000.

De Rottige Meente is a Dutch nature reserve in the province of Friesland , along the border with Overijssel . It was created in the 19th century and 20th century by peat painting . The area is part of the main ecological structure of the Netherlands and is a Habitats Directive area . As of 2005 , more than 1000 ha in this area were owned by Staatsbosbeheer .