Discover Bergeijk: Holiday Rental, Rietveld Culture and Cycling Route

Culture, Design and a Cycling Route in Bergeijk

A holiday rental in Bergeijk may be particularly appealing if you would like to combine culture with active days. This allows you to choose your accommodation based on the experiences you want to shape your stay, without limiting Bergeijk to just one type of outing.

A 13-kilometre cycling route leads from the Teutenhuis past the Rietveld Abri and the Rietveld street clock. The route gives an outing a clear theme and connects several distinctive elements of the local design history. The Rietveld Abri is characterised by transparent glass surfaces in red and yellow, as well as strips of transparent frosted glass. This makes it clear along the route how closely design and everyday places in Bergeijk are connected.

Holiday Rental in Bergeijk: Day Plans between Design and History

Weverij De Ploeg is a transparent factory building designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1958. The sawtooth roofs are a characteristic feature. Cultuurhuis Bergeijk is housed in the restored farmhouse section of the historic Teutenhuis on Domineestraat. Both buildings offer different approaches to Rietveld’s architecture: here, a factory building with a clear structure; there, a historic farmhouse section with a contemporary cultural use.

Cultuurhuis Bergeijk is a small museum in de Kempen. It presents modern cultural heritage connected with the design icons Gerrit Rietveld and Mien Ruys, the colourful fabrics of Weverij De Ploeg and the furniture Martin Visser designed for ’t Spectrum. A Rietveld tour at De Ploeg can be booked through Cultuurhuis Bergeijk. This allows visitors interested in design, architecture and regional culture to add a focused, in-depth programme item to their stay in Bergeijk.

Ploegpark is also known as Landschapspark Mien Ruys and belongs to this area of interest. It was designed by garden and landscape architect Mien Ruys and dates from the Nieuwe Bouwen period, from 1915 to 1960. Ploegpark has held Rijksmonument status since 2009. The Rietveld Klok is a monument at the entrance to Ploegpark; on the occasion of Weverij De Ploeg’s 40th anniversary, it was donated to De Ploeg in 1963 by Stichting Werkgemeenschappen Bergeijk.

The Museum De Sigarenmaker offers a different historical perspective. It covers the history and processing of tobacco, the former hand production of cigars and the interior of an old tobacconist’s shop. Museum De Sigarenmaker can only be visited on the stated visiting days by telephone appointment.

The Bloemen- en Beeldentuin, with striking corten steel sculptures by artist Harry Verhoeven, and the Glazen Paviljoen provide further special impressions. This diamond-shaped glass artwork has been in Bergeijk since November 2011; in the evening, it stands out particularly because of its mysterious blue glow. Various animals live at the petting zoo all year round; it is presented as an experiential destination for children.

Bergeijk can be reached by car via the A67, N397, N123 and N69. When choosing a holiday rental in Bergeijk, you can therefore take into account not only your cultural interests but also the desired combination of a cycling trip, museum, art and a family-oriented experience in your personal travel planning.

More Places for Your Travel Planning

If you would like to expand your selection beyond Bergeijk, you can also look at Luyksgestel and Westerhoven.

To the higher-level travel overview: Bergeijk.