Holiday apartment in Huijbergen between monastery trails and heathland

Huijbergen between monastery trails and heathland

Huijbergen is an interesting destination for travellers who want to combine culture and physical activity. A former monastery, a historic mill, varied hiking trails and open heathland create a range of different experiences. When planning a holiday apartment in Huijbergen, you can therefore consider whether you would prefer to focus your days more on history, longer hikes or observing nature.

Wilhelmieten Museum and Molen Johanna

The Wilhelmieten Museum is located in the gatehouse of the former Wilhelmieten Monastery. The Wilhelmieten Monastery was founded in Huijbergen in 1278. This gives the site a specific historical connection, which also features along the Huijbergen Monastery Circular Walk.

The Wilhelmieten Museum presents a new temporary exhibition every year featuring works by artists from the surrounding area. From April to September, the museum is open every Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. This fixed time slot is particularly easy to take into account if you plan your stay for a Sunday during the warmer months.

Molen Johanna is a restored, round stone windmill. During the Second World War, it was used to grind grain and generate electricity. This provides another specific chapter in the local history, this time connected with the former use of a technical structure.

Molen Johanna is open on the first Sunday afternoon of each month from 1 to 5 p.m. Its visiting hours therefore differ from those of the Wilhelmieten Museum and can be taken into account accordingly when planning your day.

Hikes for different daily itineraries

The Huijbergen Monastery Circular Walk is 14 kilometres long. It leads along forest paths, through wetlands and dunes, and over centuries-old trails. It also follows in the footsteps of the former residents of the Wilhelmieten Monastery.

The Boswachterspad Brabantse Wal combines three marked hiking trails: Muis, Uil and Vos. This connection broadens the options for an active day and makes the route an independent alternative to the Huijbergen Monastery Circular Walk. If a family has different interests or fitness levels, you can consider the respective route options separately in your planning.

Heathland, forest and wildlife

Icelandic ponies and Dutch goats graze in Kortenhoeff. The animals are part of a landscape that can be experienced not only through its paths but also through its visible grazing practices. For travellers who enjoy combining distinctive landscape impressions with observing nature, this specific aspect offers an additional perspective.

De Staartse Heide consists of mixed woodland, some changes in elevation and heathland. It is part of Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide and an important habitat for the European nightjar.

The cross-border “Ree” route near De Staartse Heide is 24 kilometres long. Together with the 14-kilometre Monastery Circular Walk, this gives you different route lengths to choose from when planning your trip. When choosing a holiday apartment in Huijbergen, you can use your preferred daily rhythm and topics of interest as the starting point for your personal planning.

Other places to include in your travel plans

You can also include Hoogerheide, Ossendrecht and Woensdrecht in your regional travel plans.

Back to the higher-level travel overview: Woensdrecht.