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Walibi Holland
Dutch thrill park near Amsterdam known for intense roller coasters and a fun Halloween Fright Nights event.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Elspeet
Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe
About Elspeet
Elspeet is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Uddel, 27km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Elspeet is in Gelderland, Netherlands, with about 2,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Uddel, about 4 km away.
Elspeet is a tourist village in the Netherlands, in the Veluwe region, in the municipality of Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands. The village is situated about 10 kilometers south of Nunspeet and about 4 kilometers north of Uddel, on the Northern Veluwe. It is surrounded by forest and heather. The village has 4,635Read more
inhabitants.
The origin of the name Elspeet is not entirely clear. El is thought to be referring to the word old and speet (spaded) to its older reclamation: ground first spaded over, as distinct from Nunspeet where this came later.
Elspeet is a conservative Protestant village. In the 2006 municipal elections, 70 percent of the local population voted for the Reformed Political Party (SGP). The three Christian parties in the elections (the Reformed Political Party, the Christian Union and the Christian Democratic Appeal) had a combined total of almost 90 percent of the votes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Elspeet?
Within an hour or so of Elspeet: Walibi Holland (17 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (22 km), Hoge Veluwe National Park (27 km), De Librije (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Elspeet?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Elspeet?
Elspeet is in Gelderland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Uddel.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,810
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Gelderland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.2917, 5.7889
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Worth the detour from Elspeet
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
restaurant
De Librije
The Netherlands' only three-Michelin-star restaurant, set in a former prison complex in Zwolle, where the late Jonnie Boer's team under chef Nelson Tanate has held the top rating since 2004.
33 km · about 40 min 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Schokland
Former Zuiderzee island now stranded in the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands' first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Naarden-Vesting
The best-preserved star fortification town in Europe, a double-moated six-pointed star of 17th-century ramparts enclosing a grid of gabled streets, 25 minutes from Amsterdam yet ignored by most itineraries.
43 km · about 50 min drive
famous road
Houtribdijk
A 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Elspeet
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 46 kmHoutribdijkA 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
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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