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nice walk and a little snow

Photo through the barbed wire along the lake.

Parking and eating at this pavilion. Unfortunately no terrace for just a drink anymore.

Very bumpy path due to tree roots but in a beautiful forest area.

The dries is a pleasant open meadow in the village centre of Den Hout. Grazing sheep provide peace and ecological balance in the heart of the village. A nice location where you can have a picnic or relax in the shade under the old trees. Historical interpretation: Dries is a toponym, it already appears as driesch in a 13th-century Flemish document and then means 'wasteland'. This evolved into a name for a settlement form in Flanders and the South of the Netherlands. At a dries, you will find houses around a central square, which usually has a triangular shape. In some regions, the square has a more elongated shape. In the Middle Ages, this central square served as a common pasture (meent) for cattle and as a place where people were allowed to plant, so they were not allowed to build on it. At a dries, there is often also a drinking pool. The main farms of the village were usually located around the dries, with a few smaller houses attached. The triangular shape allowed the cattle to be rounded up at night by having to close in at only three places.

Ideal location to park your car for free. Simply enjoy the Vrachelse Heide in a timeless way or relax at the Houtse Meer Pavilion. More about the Houtse Meer. This looks like a puddle that has always been there. However, nothing is less true! This water feature only came here in the 20th century through sand extraction. History: There used to be an inn here next to the old well at the front of the road. The Houtse Meer is popularly called 'the Put of Caron'. When the Caron family purchased this land with the intention of turning it into a sand extraction lake, there was no lake at all. Purely poor sandy soil and a few plots of forest. The lake is now no less than 20 meters deep due to sand extraction!

Only in the 20th century did water come here through sand extraction. There used to be an inn here next to the old well at the front of the road. This inn has been mentioned on maps since 1624 and was a beacon for many travelers. Later the Spaandonk sisters lived here.

Only in the 20th century did water come here through sand extraction. There used to be an inn here next to the old well at the front of the road. This inn has been mentioned on maps since 1624 and was a beacon for many travelers. Later the Spaandonk sisters lived here.