05B Landhuizen en Kastelen tussen De Steeg en Doornenburg
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Last edit: 28-11-2021
Route Summary These country houses and castles have been used as a framework to plot the beautiful routes, but the routes remain worthwhile even without visiting the described objects. But of course the route has added value if you stop here and there and take a walk. Not all manors and castles are open to visitors, but these can be spotted from the public road or their garden or park is open to visitors.
The route is for the most part on country roads, the busier N-roads and urban areas are avoided as much as possible. The length of the routes has been kept below 175 km, partly because the average speed will not be that high on many 60 km roads.
Almost every province has one or more routes, only in South Holland and the Flevopolders no routes have been set out because there were no country houses and castles that were eligible for this tour due to their location.
Starting point: Middachten Castle, De Steeg
End point: Doornenburg Castle, Doornenburg
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123.85 km
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RouteXpert Review Middachten Castle, Middachten Estate 3, 6994 JC De Steeg
Castle Middachten is not far from the river IJssel. It is surrounded by the Middachten estate. It is a nationally protected historic country estate with 40 complex numbers. After destruction in 1624 and 1629, it was restored in 1643. The castle got its present form during a major renovation and enlargement in 1694-'97, commissioned by Godard van Reede-Ginkel, Count of Athlone. After the castle was rebuilt in 1698, the construction of the garden started.
The castle was restored in 1967-1971 and is now a hotel restaurant.
Via Steenderen and Baak you arrive at an estate after 16 km.
Estate Baak, Wichmondseweg 19, 7223 LH Baak
Huis Baak is mentioned for the first time in 1294. The house is currently owned by the counts of Gelre. From 1691 it was in the possession of the Van der Heyden family, then after inheritance from 1868 to 1890 in the Van Middachten family, after which it passed, again by inheritance, to the Helmich family, who still own and lease the Baakse forests. In 1738 and 1739 it was rebuilt and renovated by Gerrit Ravenschot from Zutphen, using some wall work from the medieval castle. A farmhouse was added to the estate, among other things. It was also expanded in 1878. The Daughters of Charity Roman Catholic bought the house in 1956 and lived here from 1959 to 1982. The castle has been in the hands of the Roman Catholic Focolare movement since 1982. It served as a Mariapoli for twenty-five years. In 2007 it was sold to the international Christian organization Ellel Ministries.
After some inland roads, after 11 km you are already at the next village Vorden (municipality of Bronckhorst) and there is even a castle with the name of the village (or is it the other way around?).
To see some of the castle you really have to go up the access road.
Vorden Castle, De Horsterkamp 8, 7251 AZ Vorden
Vorden Castle was first mentioned in 1315. The castle was originally a military building, and was inhabited from 1315. In 1580, during the Eighty Years' War, it was looted and restored thirty years later. After the Second World War, the castle stood empty and fell into disrepair. The castle was in a deplorable condition when it came into the possession of Het Geldersch Landschap along with the associated goods and land in 1974. The surrounding land will be sold to the municipality of Vorden. In 1976 it was restored and functioned as the town hall of Vorden. In 2004, the (former) municipality of Vorden sold the castle to private individuals. These have restored the house to its former glory. Since then, the castle has been used as a wedding venue and museum. The castle can be visited for a fee.
Another 12 km further you come to Huize Ruurlo in Ruurlo you guessed it.
Ruurlo Castle, Vordenseweg 2, 7261 LZ Ruurlo
Ruurlo Castle is mentioned as early as 1326 and has been in the hands of the Dutch noble family Van Heeckeren from the 15th century. From the 1980s it served as the town hall of Ruurlo. Due to the merger with Borculo, Eibergen and Neede in 2005, it lost its destination. In 2013, Hans Melchers bought castle and landscape park and had it thoroughly restored. From 2017 it is part of the MORE museum.
After Ruurlo you descend to the southern border of Gelderland and you go through a piece of Germany. After more than 97 kilometers on the route you arrive in 's-Heerenberg.
Castle Huis Bergh, Hof van Bergh 8, 7041 AC 's-Heerenberg
Huis Bergh was the ancestral seat of the Counts of Bergh. The Land van den Bergh was a bannery before 1486 and from 1486 the county of Bergh. Huis Bergh is the largest moated castle in the Netherlands.
After 's-Heerenberg you go in the direction of Beek and then continue a piece of Germany to Lobith and after the ferry over the Pannerdensche canal you are almost at the end point.
Doornenburg Castle, Kerkstraat 27, 6686 BS Doornenburg
Doornenburg Castle is a German castle from the 7th century. It consists of an outer castle and a main castle, which are connected by a narrow wooden bridge. At the end of the Second World War, the castle was almost completely destroyed. It was long thought to have been blown up by the Germans, but it turned out to have been hit by a British bombardment in March 1945. The castle was completely rebuilt from 1947 to 1968. At the end of the 1960s, the castle was used as a film set for the TV series Floris (broadcast 1969) directed by Paul Verhoeven. The lead roles were played by Rutger Hauer and Jos Bergman.
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