Het Loo Palace
A palace in Apeldoorn built in the 1680s for Stadtholder William III and Mary, the House of Orange Nassau's country retreat. It is now a museum with restored rooms and formal baroque gardens.
- Where
- Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 52.2342, 5.9458
Get the Het Loo Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Het Loo Palace. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gelderland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Het Loo Palace
Veluwe 11 km
A ridge of forested hills in Gelderland, with woodland, heath and drifting sand. It is the largest nature area on dry land in the Netherlands, and walkers and cyclists come for the Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Kröller-Müller Museum 18 km
A national art museum and sculpture garden inside the Hoge Veluwe National Park near Otterlo. It holds one of the largest collections of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world, along with a large outdoor sculpture park.
De Hoge Veluwe National Park 20 km
A national park of about 55 square kilometres in Gelderland, made up of heathland, sand dunes and woodland on the Veluwe. It lies between Ede, Wageningen, Arnhem and Apeldoorn. Visitors can borrow white bicycles to ride through it.
Netherlands Open Air Museum 25 km
The national open air museum in Arnhem, showing the everyday life and old ways of ordinary Dutch people. Historic farms, workshops and houses from across the country have been moved here and can be walked through.
Walibi Holland 26 km
A theme park in Biddinghuizen in Flevoland, with roller coasters and family rides. It sits on land reclaimed from the old Zuiderzee, and it is one of the largest parks in the Netherlands.
Airborne Museum Hartenstein 28 km
A museum in Oosterbeek dedicated to the Battle of Arnhem, when Allied forces tried to form a bridgehead over the Rhine in September 1944. The building, Hartenstein, was the British headquarters during the battle.
John Frost Bridge 29 km
The road bridge over the Lower Rhine at Arnhem, named after Major General John Frost, who led the British forces that reached it in September 1944. The earlier bridge on this spot was the target of the battle known as Operation Market Garden.
Doorwerth Castle 32 km
A medieval castle on the river Rhine near Arnhem. It is first recorded in the 13th century and was rebuilt several times. Today it houses a museum and overlooks the floodplain below.
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Questions
Where is Het Loo Palace?
Het Loo Palace is in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Veluwe (11 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (18 km), De Hoge Veluwe National Park (20 km).
How do I get the Het Loo Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Het Loo Palace and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gelderland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Het Loo Palace before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gelderland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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