Holiday apartment in Sprang-Capelle: Langstraat, history and cycling routes

Sprang-Capelle combines the distinctive landscape of the Langstraat with the Dye Sprancke windmill, historic memorial sites and cycling routes through several town centres. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Sprang-Capelle, you can therefore tailor your stay to nature, culture or active days of exploration.

Holiday apartment in Sprang-Capelle for nature and cultural experiences

The Langstraat landscape near Sprang-Capelle is a drained low-peat area and a remnant of an old strip-landscape. It is characterised by very long, narrow grassland plots, alder hedges and ditches. There are also floating grasslands, species-rich poor grasslands, sedge marshes and, in places, wet heathland. This creates a landscape in which the narrow plots and water-shaped areas in particular define the regional character.

The Langstraat Natura 2000 site near Sprang-Capelle includes several nature areas at the boundary between sandy areas, river landscapes and marine clay areas. This combination of different landscape regions is in itself a reason to experience the surroundings not merely as a stopover, but as a destination for nature-focused days.

Windmills, monuments and local history

Dye Sprancke is a smock windmill and grain mill, first mentioned in 1490. The present mill dates from 1855, was largely reconstructed using parts from the dismantled smock windmill in Vrijhoeve, has been restored several times and is designated as a Rijksmonument.

The Kapelsche Veer monument commemorates the fierce fighting between the Allies and the occupying forces in the winter of 1944/1945. It adds a thoughtful historical note and complements Sprang-Capelle's more strongly architectural and local-history-related themes.

The Heemkundevereniging Sprang-Capelle has a local-history library, an archive, historical household objects, a themed exhibition room and an audiovisual room with films about the history of Sprang-Capelle. Anyone interested in everyday life and the development of the town will find several perspectives on the local past here.

Kasteel Zuidewijn has a rich history of habitation. The same family lived there almost continuously from the 15th century onwards. This longstanding connection between the place and the family adds another historical perspective to the cultural landscape.

Discover Sprang-Capelle by bicycle and on foot

The starting point of the “Fietsroute langs WO2 monumenten Waalwijk” cycling route is at the Cultureel Centrum Zidewinde, Julianalaan 1, 5161 BA Sprang-Capelle. The route passes through Waalwijk, Sprang-Capelle and Waspik; an accompanying brochure explains 22 monuments and memorials from the Second World War.

The “Op pad in de historische Langstraat” cycling route connects the historically independent town centres of Waspik, Capelle, Sprang, Vrijhoeve, Besoijen, Waalwijk and Baardwijk. In the historic town centres of Waalwijk, Sprang-Capelle and Waspik, it marks a total of 24 historically important sites with information boards. The route is approximately 42 km long in total and can also be cycled in sections. This allows you to choose between a longer day tour and individual stages without missing out on the historic Langstraat theme.

The Laarzenpad starts at Natuurinfo Sprang-Capelle and allows you to experience the Slagenland landscape, protected as cultural heritage, more closely on foot.

For further stages of the historic Langstraat, the routes also pass through Waalwijk and Waspik. Both place names belong to the historically independent centres connected by the “Op pad in de historische Langstraat” route.

Back to the overarching travel overview: Waalwijk.