Locations

Sportsmen and adventurers, beware! You will experience excitement at high altitude. You will complete, metres above the ground, a large climbing course while being encouraged from below.

Haanwijk Estate is near the spot where the River Essche Stroom flows into the Dommel.

A standerdmolen is a mill that rests on a standard, as it were. When the wind comes from a certain direction, the whole mill is turned to catch the wind, and not just the hood with the blades.

Looking for some good advice on activities in and around the municipality of Cranendonck? Then just visit the towns VVV Tourist Information Office. They have the best hiking and cycling maps of the area and also sell local products and fun gifts.

The Vresselse bos (forest) is on an old drifting dune right by the Dommel.

A visit to the De Malpie nature reserve is about making choices. There are many hiking and cycling opportunities here, but you can also head out in a canoe or explore the area on horseback.

Adventure golf combines the beautiful aspects of classic golf with that of mini golf.

IN THE MOST CHARACTERISTIC STREET OF MAARHEEZE KikkerOp: an atmospheric daytime bar where you can relax

Get your delicious artisanal ice cream here! A cosy little ice cream parlour right in the centre of Valkenswaard.

It's finger-licking good!

‘Beemden’ or ‘carrs’ are grasslands along a brook, which are too wet for cattle to graze.

A stones throw from Valkenswaard lies nature reserve De Malpie. The unparalleled beauty of this area led to Valkenswaard being voted “Hiking Municipality of the Year” in 2016.

't Wilgenhof is a cosy family campsite where it is nice to stay. Located in natural surroundings near beautiful cycling and hiking trails. As a day guest, you can enjoy lots of water fun. The various pools guarantee fun for young and old.

In the 19th century, the Schimmelse or Woenselse Watermolen was the largest watermill in the area. Corn was ground, oil was pressed, and wool processed in this mill.

Boundaries blur in Hageven-De Plateaux, a Dutch-Belgian nature reserve. A walk here leads through woods and heathland and past fens and ingenious water meadows, a water system from the early nineteenth century.

The Buulderbroek stream valley and adjacent Cranendonck wetland forest are two beautiful nature areas that are great to explore from the De Baronie nature gateway! Buulderbroek

Kempense Plassen, also called the Philipvijver (Philips Pond), is on the westside of the Dommel.

Theatre De Hofnar presents the widest possible, highest quality programme in the field of professional and amateur art for the widest possible audience in Valkenswaard and the region.

Heeze's tourist information point is located in bookstore and office stationer's Lektura on the J. Deckersstraat. They offer a wide range of cycling and hiking maps, (travel) books and package deals, including fun tourist promotions.

Reference to measures taken by customs against motorised smugglers.

Sonse Watermolen, that no longer exists, was probably a double mill

Good food, good mood. This restaurant with large outdoor seating area can be found in the centre of the shopping centre. Rest up with coffee and cake, go for lunch or enjoy a smoothie or cocktail.

The products on offer at the Catharinadal cheese dairy range from hard, soft and fresh cheeses to young, mature and old crumbly cheeses. Not to mention their sweet, tangy, spicy and sour varieties. In short: the place to be for true connoisseurs!

Group accommodation located near Valkenswaard's extensive sports grounds. A perfect place for clubs, schools and groups of friends. Basic bedrooms and sanitary facilities with a large common room and outdoor seating area.