Veenhuizen Orphanage – Prison Museum Veenhuizen loop from Veenhuizen

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Veenhuizen Orphanage – Prison Museum Veenhuizen loop from Veenhuizen

Easy

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Veenhuizen Orphanage – Prison Museum Veenhuizen loop from Veenhuizen

01:10

4.65km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

Tips

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Veenhuizen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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555 m

Veenhuizen Orphanage

Highlight • Historical Site

In the 19th century, orphans could go to this orphanage in Veenhuizen. In the years before, so-called 'anti-socials' were already allowed to move into the house, to work hard and …

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694 m

Prison Museum Veenhuizen

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The prison museum is now closed, but the cafe is open.

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1.11 km

Turf Barge and Old Power Station Veenhuizen

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A barge loaded with peat, near the old power station.

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1.16 km

Forest Path to the Generator House

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2.28 km

Koepelkerk Veenhuizen

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The church was built in 1825 as a water management church.

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4.06 km

Carbine Post Veenhuizen

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There are several carbine posts in and around Veenhuizen.

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4.65 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.71 km

1.50 km

532 m

510 m

369 m

Surfaces

1.87 km

1.21 km

1.00 km

247 m

184 m

110 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

November 5, 2022,Podcast wandeling Veenhuizen (Daan Schuurmans het verhaal van Nederland)

For this walk it is useful to install the podcast of Het Verhaal van Nederland. The podcast guides your walk with historical facts. Very educational.

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April 28, 2024,Ambachtsroute Veenhuizen

Today we visited the prison museum in Veenhuizen. First a tour by bus over a large part of the enormous site and then a tour of the former prison. Impressive to hear the history and see the cells.
Veenhuizen is one of the seven Colonies of Benevolence and until 1869 many thousands of children and adults were forcibly brought here. …

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