Discover Borculo: Berkel, Museums and Lakes

Borculo combines a river landscape, history and a variety of reasons to visit. The Berkel flows through Borculo, and walks can connect the town with the river and the surrounding countryside. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Borculo, this allows you to incorporate cultural experiences, physical activity and time on the water into your travel plans.

Culture and history in Borculo

Borculo's cultural side is reflected in several independent museums and historic sites. The Borculo Fire Brigade Museum is one of the two largest fire brigade museums in the Netherlands. The Fire Brigade Museum includes the Storm Disaster Museum about the cyclone that struck Borculo around a century ago and devastated the entire town. The Crystal Museum displays a collection of gemstones, minerals and fossils.

The town's architectural history also offers specific discoveries. The double watermill in Borculo consists of two separate watermills dating from 1700. The Borculo Synagogue was built in 1877 and is now a small museum as well as a venue for concerts, workshops and readings. At De Lebbenbrugge Museum, you can discover a 15th-century farmhouse as well as a hunting lodge, an inn and a toll farmhouse from the 16th century.

Walks, cycling tours and boat trips on the Berkel

For a manageable circular walk, the photo route in Borculo is a good option. It is 2 kilometres long, takes around 40 minutes and leads to picturesque places in the town. At Muraltplein 31, Toeristische Informatie Borculo provides information about attractions, walking and cycling routes, activities, events and museums.

Longer outings can also be combined by theme. From Borculo, cycling tours lead along the Berkel and through the surrounding countryside with meadows, woods, farms and small hamlets. The Meren van Borculo are also known as Hambroekplas, lie immediately outside Borculo and form a recreational area with three lakes for swimming, fishing, stand-up paddleboarding and walking in natural waters.

During the boating season from the beginning of April to the end of October, tourist trips are offered on the Berkel in the wooden, flat-bottomed Jappe. It is a quiet replica of the former Berkelzomp; the boatmen provide information about the history of shipping on the Berkel. From Borculo, trips on the Berkel head into the wider surrounding area or towards the town centre. On the Berkelzomp, passengers with reduced mobility have the option of using a lifting platform.

Which holiday apartment in Borculo suits your travel plans?

When choosing a holiday apartment in Borculo, you can use your preferred daily rhythm as a guide: museums and historic sites represent cultural days, the Berkel and the Meren van Borculo offer routes and water activities, while cycling tours through meadows, woods, farms and small hamlets enable an active exploration of the surrounding area. This also makes it possible to incorporate a holiday home in Borculo into your personal travel plans according to your desired mix of culture, activity and water.

Further destinations for your travel plans include Eibergen, Neede, Gelselaar, Haarlo, Beltrum, Rekken, Nederbiel and Ruurlo.

For the overarching travel overview: Berkelland.