national park
Hoge Veluwe National Park
Cycle free white bikes across heath, dune and forest to the Kröller-Müller museum's Van Goghs in this vast wild park.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Arnhem
Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe
About Arnhem
Arnhem is worth a stop: 9km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Arnhem is in Gelderland, Netherlands, with about 160,000 people. You drive on the right here.
Arnhem (Dutch: [ˈɑrnɛm] or [ˈɑr(ə)nɦɛm] ; German: Arnheim [ˈaʁnhaɪm] ; Ernems: Èrnem) is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and its second-most populous municipality (after Nijmegen), located on both banks ofRead more
the rivers Nederrijn and Sint-Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development.
Arnhem is home to the Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen, ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, Netherlands Open Air Museum, Royal Burgers' Zoo, NOC*NSF and National Sports Centre Papendal. The north corner of the municipality is part of the Hoge Veluwe National Park. It is approximately 55 square kilometres (21 sq mi) in area, consisting of heathlands, sand dunes, and woodlands.
Arnhem is the namesake of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship Arnhem, which in turn gave its name to Arnhem Land and the Arnhem Land tropical savanna in northern Australia.
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What is there to see near Arnhem?
Within an hour or so of Arnhem: Hoge Veluwe National Park (9 km), Posbank (9 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (14 km), Walibi Holland (52 km).
Are there any good drives near Arnhem?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Arnhem?
Arnhem is in Gelderland, Netherlands.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 162,424
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Gelderland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.9800, 5.9111
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Worth the detour from Arnhem
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Posbank
Rolling heathland hills of Veluwezoom National Park reached by a scenic drive up the Beekhuizenseweg, in late August the moors turn purple, and misty sunrises here are the most photographed in the Netherlands.
9 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Kröller-Müller Museum
Museum deep inside Hoge Veluwe National Park holding the world's second-largest Van Gogh collection plus a 25-hectare sculpture garden with Rodin, Moore and Dubuffet; free white bicycles carry you there through the park.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Walibi Holland
Dutch thrill park near Amsterdam known for intense roller coasters and a fun Halloween Fright Nights event.
52 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
53 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
53 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Rietveld Schröder House
Gerrit Rietveld's radical 1924 Utrecht house, the purest built statement of De Stijl with its sliding walls and Mondrian palette: UNESCO-listed and visitable on pre-booked tours.
54 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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