Surroundings
The hospitable 4-star hotel Golden Tulip Westerbork is situated in Westerbork in the centre Midden-Drenthe. This area is one of the finest parts of the Northern Netherlands with brilliant nature reserves, lively villages and various sights. You will find here endless possibilities for cycling and walking tours (most marked with signposts).
In addition to the beautiful scenery, Midden-Drenthe has many places of interest such as e.g. village Orvelte and the dolmens (hunebedden). A visit to the famous zoo “Noorder Dierenpark” in Emmen, the Drents Museum in Assen or a shopping/city trip is also worth the effort.
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Zoo Emmen (Emmen is known for its' famous Zoo. In the zoo the animals are grouped accourding to the continent in which they belong.) |
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WWII Museum (Herinneringscentrum Kamp Westerbork in Hooghalen was built in 1983. It was the result of a private initiative combined with financial support from the Dutch government. The museum houses a permanent exhibition on the history of camp Westerbork.) |
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Drents Museum (Museum
During every exhibition the Drents Museum offers the possibility of a guided tour by one of our expert guides. It is possible as well to book a tour on the history of the museum buildings) |
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Orvelte (The little village Orvelte is an op air museum. Here people live and work like 100
years ago. There is an old cheese factory where there is made cheese in an ecological and
biological way, there are some galleries and art shops.) |
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