발켄부르크‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 호수

호숫가에 있는 아름다운 조류 관찰대

At this spot, dotted with several benches, boats come and go constantly. Always a pleasant sight.

Nice cycle route through the park

The Berkheide and Meijendel dune areas are home to an enormous diversity of plant and animal species due to the varied vegetation, moisture content, and lime content. This includes rare plants and herbs, as many as 250 bird species, a huge variety of insects, and even the sand lizard and the natterjack toad.

In 1556, Cornelis Arentsz van der Dussen had a country house built on the site of the current De Paauw house, which he called Te Pau. After 1747, a classicist country house took its place, which was given the name "De Paauw" in 1838. In 2018, work began on restoring the exterior of De Paauw. This is largely in the style of the time when Prince Frederik van Oranje-Nassau lived in the house. The color scheme of the facades dates back to around 1850, from white to sandstone. The estate. The site was only nine hectares in size in 1556, but was expanded by purchasing surrounding land. In 1581, Catharina van der Dussen, married to Pieter van der Goes, inherited the estate, which today covers 50 hectares. covered by her father. The estate then had several owners, including Adamus van Halfwassenaar, the lord of Stad aan 't Haringvliet. His descendants sold the estate in 1747 to Adriaan Pieter Twent, who was director of water management under King Louis Napoleon. Twent had the first house demolished and a new one built. Around 1805 he built the road The Hague-Haarlem, today's N44/A44.

acceess always available

And if you're lucky, there's a Feadship superyacht outside.

Lots of birds in this area. Go outside holidays and weekends. Or visit the paid, even more beautiful part.