05C Landhuizen en Kastelen tussen Hernen en Waardenburg
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Last edit: 04-12-2021
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: Hernen Castle, Hernen
End point: Waardenburg Castle, Waardenburg
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Duration
3h 7m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
107.20 km
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RouteXpert Review Hernen Castle, Dorpsstraat 40, 6616 AH Hernen
Hernen Castle is a castle from the 14th century. It probably originated around 1350, when it consisted only of a residential tower (donjon). Later it was expanded several times, whereby the former courtyard was increasingly built up. The residential tower collapsed in the 18th century. The castle has not been inhabited since the 17th century and has never been besieged. Partly because of this, little has been renovated and it is well preserved. It is the only castle in the Netherlands to have covered walkways. This castle also played a role in the Floris series. Part of the castle is accessible; the AA Bredius Foundation is located in another part.
The route soon goes along the Maas and you follow it downstream towards Rossum on the south bank of the Waal (Bommelerwaard). Here you will find another castle after almost 34 km.
Rossum Castle, Slotselaan 6-8, 5328 ER Rossum
An exact construction date of Rossum Castle is unknown, but it was probably built in the 13th century as a country residence for the Van Rossum family. The original castle was completely destroyed in the 16th century during the siege of Zaltbommel in 1599. In 1740 the remains were demolished to make way for a (smaller) steward's castle. In 1850, the then owner, Baron Van Randwijck, demolished the steward's castle and built a country residence with coach house on this site. From 1949 to 2002, the building was owned by the municipality of Rossum and used as a town hall. Since then it has been used as an office.
You follow the Waal and go along the Hurwenese Uiterwaard to the city center of Zaltbommel, where you will find the Stadskasteel Zaltbommel. The city castle is actually the Maarten van Rossum House, a house from the sixteenth century. The building was built around 1535 on behalf of the famous Gelderland soldier Maarten van Rossum. And now the Maarten van Rossum museum.
If you follow the route further towards the Maas, the border of Gelderland and North Brabant, you will find a Castle at Ammerzoden and a little further at Well a Slot.
Ammersoyen Castle, Kasteellaan 1 5324 JR Ammerzoden
Strategically located between Maas and Waal lies the impressive Ammersoyen castle. This castle dates from around 1300 and is a real medieval castle with four towers, an imposing knight's hall and a moat. Ammersoyen Castle is open to visitors. In the armory, visitors can try on parts of a suit of armor.
Slot Well, Dreef 5, 5325 XD Well
The castle Well probably dates from the 14th century with the construction of a residential tower during this time. The walls of this tower and the extension containing the entrance are about one meter thick. In the disaster year 1672, the castle was badly damaged by French troops. The round corner tower was added in the 19th century. In 1884 the castle was expanded with a new front building with battlements. Finally, in 1934, a drawbridge and gatehouse were added to the house. On the bridge are weapons of Ammerzoden and Gelre. The castle is now private property.
After Well you follow the "Afgedamde Maas" to Slot Loevestein
Loevestein Castle, Loevestein 1 5307 TG Poederoijen
Slot Loevestein is located where Maas and Waal meet and Gelderland, Brabant and South Holland meet. Knight Dirc Loef van Horne chose this location almost six centuries ago because of its strategic location. Before Loevestein belonged to the Dutch Waterline, the castle served as a state prison where, among others, lawyer and writer Hugo de Groot was imprisoned. He managed to escape in 1621 in a book chest.
Before you cross the Waal at Brakel, you first do a round around Huis Brakel.
House Brakel, Dwarssteeg 2, 5306 BC Brakel
The Brakel house, which was completed in 1768, is part of the current Brakel estate. In the garden you will also find a castle ruin of Castle Brakel from the 15th century. The house is used as a wedding, meeting and party location.
After crossing the Waal, follow it east to Waardenburg for the last castle of the route in Gelderland.
Waardenburg Castle, GEH Tutein Noltheniuslaan 7, 4181 AS Waardenburg
Waardenburg Castle, sometimes also called Weerdenburg, is a medieval castle from 1265. After its destruction in 1574, the ruins were made habitable again in 1627. In 1895 the owner restored it, adding a turret on the east side. The castle was damaged in World War II during the bombing of the nearby Bommelse Brug and was declared uninhabitable in 1957. AF van Goelst Meyer (1892-1990) subsequently carried out a large-scale restoration. The building is currently about half its original size, with mostly old parts preserved. It is now an Academy for the Legal Practice and it is owned by the Geldersch Landschap & Kastelen foundation.
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