Holiday apartment in Milheeze: discover nature, trails and history

Milheeze is a place where cultural and historical discoveries can be combined with active days in the Peel. If you are planning a holiday apartment stay in Milheeze, you will find themes for different types of holidays: the mill, chapel and church provide specific reasons to explore, while hiking and cycling routes open up different perspectives.

Nature in the Stippelberg

Around Natuurpoort Nederheide, the Stippelberg encompasses extensive forests, ponds, sand drifts, heathland and imposing avenues. Natuurpoort Nederheide is located in the middle of the Stippelberg, a 1,000-hectare nature reserve in the Peel. The Esperloop, Snelle Loop and Peelse Loop streams flow through the Stippelberg. Relatively rare riparian plants such as marsh marigolds and black sedge grow along the banks of the Esperloop; with a little luck, you may also spot a common goldenring dragonfly by the water.

Hiking and cycling around Milheeze

Natuurpoort Nederheide is a starting point, rest stop and endpoint for hikes or cycling tours through the Stippelberg, taking you past streams and the nearby Bakelse Plassen. A green hiking route in Milheeze consists of 80% unpaved paths. The cycling route “De parels van de Peel” starts in Milheeze at Sint-Willibrorduskerk and follows a quiet, green cycle path along the Leemskuilendijk and past various farmhouses. This allows you to choose between nature-focused walks and a cycling tour with rural scenery.

Churches, chapel and mill

The Laurentia mill in Milheeze was officially reopened on 10 September 2022 following restoration. The Mariakapel was built in 1938 on the occasion of the priestly jubilee of J. Simonis and was designed in the Delft School style. It has cultural and historical value as an expression of Catholic devotional culture. The Sint Willibrorduskerk was built in 1844/45 on the foundations of the Antoniuskapel; part of its walls was reused in the process. The church has a 15th-century west tower, and its original Smits organ also dates from 1856.

Historical traces along the Oude Bakelsdijk

There are settlement traces from the Stone Age along the Oude Bakelsdijk near Milheeze. There may also be a burial mound from the Late Bronze Age or Iron Age there. The Oude Bakelsdijk between Milheeze and De Rips is a centuries-old thoroughfare through the Peel. Such diverse locations make Milheeze interesting if you would like to combine cultural discoveries with days in nature when choosing a holiday apartment.

Places of interest in the surrounding area

Near Milheeze are Klein Kasteel, a castle, and Groot Kasteel, a ruin. The surrounding area also includes Kasteel van Gemert and Kasteel Helmond, both castles. De Hees, Boswachterij Sint Anthonis and Gerwenseheide are parks in the area, while Kempkensberg is known there as a hill.

Other places for orientation

For further orientation, you can also discover Elsendorp, Gemert, Bakel, De Mortel, Handel and De Rips.

For the overarching travel overview: Gemert-Bakel.