Holiday Apartment in Winterswijk Henxel – Nature, History and Wine

Winterswijk-Henxel combines landscapes, local history, a signposted hiking route and regional winegrowing. When planning a trip, nature, local history and wine can all be included in your itinerary in Henxel. The specific sights range from the relief set into the brick wall to the vineyard with its terrace and wine tasting.

Historical Traces on the Vredenseweg

The Hendrik-Bruntink Monument commemorates a Dutch soldier who fell in the May days of 1940 while fighting the occupying forces in the forward line of the Grebbeberg. The monument is a natural-stone relief set into a brick wall.

It is located in front of the playground next to the Emmaschool on the Vredenseweg in the hamlet of Henxel in Winterswijk. The “De Lappenschaar” complex is also located on the Vredenseweg, at numbers 119–121. It is designated as a municipal monument.

For those interested in culture, the two locations on the Vredenseweg form two cultural or heritage focal points.

Döttinkrade Nature Area and the Gossink Estate

The Döttinkrade nature area in Henxel is locally known as “Döttenkrö”. It is characterized by beautiful deciduous forests and the meandering Ratumse beek. The landscape also features elongated cover-sand ridges that rise up to three metres above their surroundings. In addition to forests and the stream, there are therefore also elevated lines in the terrain.

For nature enthusiasts, Döttinkrade offers not only deciduous woodland and the stream but also terrain with differences in elevation.

The Gossink Estate is also part of the landscape. It is a park-like estate surrounding the Gossink and Nieuw Gossink farmsteads. It features arable land, pasture, old beech avenues and ponds.

Hiking the Döttinkrade Route

The Döttinkrade Route is marked with signs bearing red footprints. It is one of the hikes offered by the Achterhoek hiking trail network, starting at Camping ’t Wieskamp at Kobstederweg 13 in Winterswijk Henxel. When preparing for this hike, Camping ’t Wieskamp, Kobstederweg 13 and the red footprints provide three specific reference points.

The red footprints supplement the exact address of the starting point with a visible landmark to help with orientation on this hike.

Border Connections and Regional Ties

The “Vrijheidsboom Huppel en Henxel” stands where the Ratumse beek forms the exact boundary between Huppel and Henxel. The tree uses the word “Noaberschap” to express the close connection between the two hamlets of Huppel and Henxel.

The Ratumse beek thus appears both as a meandering stream in Döttinkrade and as the exact boundary between Huppel and Henxel.

Wine at Wijngaard Hesselink

Wijngaard Hesselink is a 3.5-hectare vineyard in Winterswijk-Henxel. Guests can sit on the terrace overlooking the vineyard and taste the winery’s wines.

Other Destinations in the Area

For further regional planning, you can also find Winterswijk Brinkheurne, Winterswijk Miste, Winterswijk Woold, Winterswijk and Winterswijk Kotten here.

Back to the higher-level travel overview: Winterswijk.