Veluwe
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.
- Where
- Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 52.1469, 5.8776
Get the Veluwe stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Veluwe. 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 Veluwe
Kröller-Müller Museum 7.0 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 8.9 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.
Het Loo Palace 11 km
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.
Netherlands Open Air Museum 15 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.
Airborne Museum Hartenstein 18 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 19 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 21 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.
Walibi Holland 34 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.
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Questions
Where is Veluwe?
Veluwe is in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kröller-Müller Museum (7.0 km), De Hoge Veluwe National Park (8.9 km), Het Loo Palace (11 km).
How do I get the Veluwe stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Veluwe 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 Veluwe 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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