Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe
Tolkamer is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Babberich, 28km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Tolkamer is in Gelderland, Netherlands, with about 2,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Babberich, about 6 km away.
Tolkamer is a village near Lobith in the municipality of Zevenaar in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. The village is on the border with Germany.
The village was first mentioned in 1773 as Tol, and means "toll room". Otto I, Count of Guelders established a toll for traffic on the Rhine in 1224 whichRead more
remained at Tolkamer until 1868. The village developed along the river bank. Around 1590, the Rhine and Waal diverged near Tolkamer which increased the importance of the village. Later, the village became a centre for brickworks.
In 1920, a ship wharf was established, and a harbour was built in 1930. Tolkamer and Lobith have grown into a single urban area and are often referred to as Lobith-Tolkamer, however they remain separate villages.
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Within an hour or so of Tolkamer: Posbank (20 km), Hoge Veluwe National Park (28 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (33 km), Toverland (52 km).
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.
Tolkamer is in Gelderland, Netherlands, about 6 km from Babberich.
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photogenic
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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Cycle free white bikes across heath, dune and forest to the Kröller-Müller museum's Van Goghs in this vast wild park.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
52 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
58 km · about 65 min drive
cathedral
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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