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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Gelderland, Netherlands · Europe
Heelsum is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Driel, 10km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Heelsum is a town located in Gelderland, Netherlands. With a population of 3,175, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Heelsum sits in Netherlands, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Amsterdam time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Heelsum to your route.
Heelsum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦeːlsʏm]) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Renkum, west of Arnhem. Part of the Battle of Arnhem was fought in and around Heelsum. The initial British landings were carried out just north of the village.
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Heelsum is located in Gelderland, Netherlands, Europe. The coordinates are 51.9842 latitude, 5.7583 longitude.
Heelsum has a population of approximately 3,175 people, making it a town in Netherlands.
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national park
Cycle free white bikes across heath, dune and forest to the Kröller-Müller museum's Van Goghs in this vast wild park.
10 km · about 20 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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Dutch thrill park near Amsterdam known for intense roller coasters and a fun Halloween Fright Nights event.
40 km · about 45 min drive
museum
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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
45 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
45 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
45 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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