Discover Benneveld: protected villagescape, nature and holiday apartment

Benneveld is designated as a protected villagescape. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Benneveld, you will encounter two distinct sides of the village here: the village centre with its Brink and farmhouses, and the landscape on higher sandy soils at the edge of the Westerstroom valley. This combination makes Benneveld particularly appealing to travellers who do not wish to consider culture and nature separately.

Holiday apartment in Benneveld: Brink and farmhouses

In the centre of Benneveld, at the intersection of Bennevelderstraat and Westersteeg, there is a spacious triangular Brink. Several impressive farmhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries stand nearby, including typical Saxon farmhouses positioned with their rear facing the road. The BuitenExpositie displays twenty panels featuring images of paintings on the characteristic Brinken in the five villages of Aalden, Benneveld, Meppen, Wezup and Zweeloo. This connects the village centre with a cultural theme that extends beyond Benneveld into several villages. The farmsteads from two centuries and the panels with images of paintings provide different cultural accents.

Sandy soils, herb-rich verges and insect life

From 2017, Benneveld switched to ecological management of its road verges. Ecological management creates more diverse vegetation, and the road verges in Benneveld become rich in herbs. The ecologically managed road verges provide an attractive habitat for wild bees, butterflies and other insects. Together with the higher sandy soils at the edge of the Westerstroom valley, this connection with nature forms a second focus for your stay. Benneveld can therefore also be combined with an interest in landscapes and insect observation. Those who combine nature observation with a hike have two specific points of reference in Benneveld: the path through De Klencke and the insect habitats along the road verges.

Hiking trail to Aalden and Klenckeroute

The hiking trail from Benneveld to Aalden leads through the De Klencke nature reserve. The Schaapskooi Benneveld is station 11 of the Klenckeroute. This provides a specific route between Benneveld and Aalden for your planning, as well as a route in which the Schaapskooi has a designated station number. This suits a stay in which walking, nature and the landscape around Benneveld play an important role.

Farmsteads, sheep and the Boerhoorn

The Ovingegoed at Bennevelderstraat 18 in Benneveld is one of the oldest known farmsteads in the former parish of Zweeloo. The Drenthe Heath sheep of the Schaapskudde Benneveld graze on home pastures and in small nature areas in and around the villages of the former municipality of Zweeloo. At present, one of the authorised representatives of the Benneveld Boermarke blows the Boerhoorn before the start of the annual meeting or at an event upon request. The historic farmstead and sheep farming anchor this perspective both at one address and in the landscapes around the villages.

More places for planning your trip: Dalen, Gees, Noord-Sleen, Erm, Meppen, Aalden, Oosterhesselen, Sleen

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