Holiday apartment in Aalden: village history and hiking trails

If you are planning a holiday apartment stay in Aalden, you will find several specific starting points for your days: Oud Aalden with its Drenthe farmhouses, paths through the countryside, the Jantina Helling grain mill and destinations in the wider surrounding area. This allows you to combine village history, exercise and regional excursions into your own daily rhythm. In these respects, Aalden does not come across as a place with just one facet, but as a destination that makes different interests visible alongside one another.

Village history and milling culture

Oud Aalden is an old es village with Drenthe farmhouses of the hall-house type and has been designated as a protected village landscape. Aalden Rondomme leads across the Brink of Aalden, with its ancient oaks, and showcases this village landscape. The Jantina Helling grain mill has stood on the edge of Aalden since 1835. Flour is sold at the mill; various types of grain are grown at Jantina’s Korenhofje next to the Jantina Hellingmolen. Together, this creates a tangible picture of rural architecture, a protected village landscape, milling tradition and cultivation. Anyone interested in local history and everyday culture can explore these themes in different forms.

Hiking around Aalden

Aalden Rondomme is a 7-kilometre circular hiking trail around Aalden. It is partly paved and is considered easily accessible for people with disabilities. A second trail is Aalden-Meppen: Esdorpenlandschap, an 8-kilometre hiking trail. It leads along broad sandy paths through the village es around the brink villages of Aalden and Meppen. The distances of 7 and 8 kilometres give you a clear basis for planning a shorter or somewhat longer day of hiking. This means you can already take your preferred hiking distance into account when choosing a holiday apartment or holiday home.

Golf as another element of your trip

The Drentse Golfclub De Gelpenberg has 27 holes: an 18-hole PAR-72 course and a 9-hole PAR-3 course. For golf enthusiasts, this provides a clearly defined range of courses among the researched starting points for planning a trip.

Regional destinations in the surrounding area

Kasteel van Coevorden is located in the vicinity of Aalden. In the wider regional area are the Hunebedcentrum Museum, Katshaar de Fort and the historic site Westerbork transit camp. The Boswachterij Sleenerzand park is located nearby. The Boswachterij Odoorn, Boswachterij Schoonloo and Boswachterij Emmen parks are also located in the vicinity of Aalden. For a stay with regional excursions, the selection therefore ranges from a destination nearby to places farther afield. This allows cultural and nature interests to be considered as separate focal points, without tying the trip to a single excursion destination.

Discover more places

More places: Wezup, Oosterhesselen, Zwinderen, Meppen, Gees, Dalen, Benneveld, Dalerveen.

For the overarching travel overview: Coevorden.