Holiday apartment in Schalkhaar: museums, parks and regional experiences

Schalkhaar between museums and regional history

Several cultural destinations are located around Schalkhaar. The nearby area includes the Kunstenlab Museum, the Waag Museum and the Deventer Toy Museum. This gives culture enthusiasts several specific museums in the vicinity of Schalkhaar, allowing their cultural itinerary to focus on these places.

Joppe Castle is located near Schalkhaar and expands the selection with another specific destination. The collection of the Averlo-Frieswijk-Schalkhaar Museum is also part of the cultural selection. It has been on display in a new building since 2021. Culture enthusiasts can consider the museums, the castle and the collection as separate destinations and thus set different cultural priorities for their stay. Those who want to choose between three museums, a castle and a collection can spread the cultural part of their stay across several outings.

Parks and a mountain bike route

The De Apenheul Zoo is located in the wider region around Schalkhaar. The area around Schalkhaar also includes De Hei Park, Rekreatie oord Bussloo Park and ’t Nijenhuis Park. For days spent outdoors, a zoo and three parks are therefore among the regional destinations. Those who want to divide their days between a visit to the zoo and time in the parks will find a different rhythm here than with the museums.

For an active day out, the black mountain bike route at Wechelerveld starts at the car park on the side of Raalterweg. The combination of Wechelerveld and Raalterweg precisely describes the starting point: the car park on the side of Raalterweg is the specific beginning of the route. Those planning this outing therefore have a definite starting point for their cycling trip. This starting point can be planned independently of museum visits and park destinations. The route forms a separate cycling component alongside culture, the zoo and the parks.

Heerlijkheid Linde with a playground and regional products

Heerlijkheid Linde has a natural playground for children. There is also a farm shop selling dairy products, meat and other local products. Farm-made ice cream is offered on a terrace next to the cows. The playground remains a separate activity for children; the farm shop brings together several product groups, and the farm ice cream is part of the terrace offering next to the cows. Those who want to include regional products in an outing will find specific food products and a clearly defined location at Heerlijkheid Linde. The terrace next to the cows complements the farm shop with another offering at Heerlijkheid Linde. The combination of the playground, farm shop and farm ice cream creates a distinct highlight among the destinations around Schalkhaar.

Discover more places

If you would like to visit other places in addition to Schalkhaar: Bathmen, Deventer, Diepenveen.

Back to the higher-level travel overview: Deventer.