Holiday apartment in Terheijden: history, trails and regional discoveries

Terheijden is a destination for you if historic places, waterside paths and regional products are to form part of a varied stay. The Markpontje is a leisure ferry for pedestrians and bicycles across the Mark between Terheijden marina and the Haagse Beemden district of Breda. When choosing your holiday apartment in Terheijden, you can therefore consider whether you would like to focus your stay more on history, active pursuits or local products.

Walking and cycling routes with historical connections

For an active day, the fifth Zuiderwaterlinie walking stage offers clearly defined parameters: it is a signposted 23.4-kilometre route from Zevenbergen to Terheijden and takes 5 hours and 10 minutes. The distance and duration help you classify such a tour as a full-day itinerary in its own right. The Linie van de Munnikenhof is also interesting; it was established in 1701 as part of the Zuiderfrontier. From Drimmelen and Made, walking and cycling routes allow you to hike and cycle along this line. This gives you different starting points when choosing a holiday apartment in Terheijden.

Fort, water stairway and milling history

At the Kleine Schans, history meets a distinctive landscape feature. The fort in Terheijden was built in 1639 to protect shipping on the Mark and the Breda–Moerdijk connection. As a historic site, it recalls the siege of Breda in 1624. A special Watertrap is located on the dam leading to the Kleine Schans, and visitors can walk across it. This makes for a more tangible outing in which historic fortifications and an unusual path feature come together.

Molen De Arend also combines architectural history with a present-day shop offering. The gallery mill was built in Breda in 1742 on behalf of the noble Nassau-Siegen family and rebuilt after a fire in 1756. Its shop stocks more than 30 varieties of bread flour, as well as an equal number of baking mixes for cakes and tarts. If you value regional food as a concrete part of your travel planning, this place offers a distinct focus alongside the historic sights.

Churches and a long local history

The Witte Kerkje and Antonius Abt are among the defining religious buildings. The Witte Kerkje dates from 1809 and belongs to the church type known as the “Lodewijkkerkjes”. The interior of the Witte Kerkje is used as a wedding venue. Antonius Abt is the oldest and largest Rijksmonument in the municipality of Drimmelen. A first chapel was founded in 1400 on the site where Antonius Abt now stands. For visitors interested in culture, this creates a link from an early foundation to later architectural history, without requiring you to focus on just one type of sight.

Distinctive natural history

The Eendenkooi Terheijden was probably established in 1639 and is a body of water surrounded by woodland. Wild ducks were lured there with the help of decoy ducks into a trapping installation. This distinctive form of landscape history adds an unusual natural feature to the picture of Terheijden.

Other places

If you would like to include more places in your travel planning, also discover Drimmelen, Hooge Zwaluwe, Made, Wagenberg and Lage Zwaluwe.

To the overarching travel overview: Drimmelen.