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1. How extensive is the Park?

De Hoge Veluwe National Park measures around 5,500 hectares, making it one of the largest National Parks in the Netherlands.

2. What types of landscapes can you find in De Hoge Veluwe National Park?

The Park largely consists of heathlands, drift sands and woodland (mostly Scots Pine).

3. Can I visit Jachthuis Sint Hubertus?

Jachthuis Sint Hubertus is a magnificent building designed by famous Dutch architect Berlage. This monumental building offers only limited access. If Jachthuis Sint Hubertus is open, you can obtain tickets at the entrances or the Visitor Centre, for a guided tour. Ticket prices are as follows: children up to the age of 6, free admission, 6 to 12 € 1.50 and adults € 3. If you want to be certain of a ticket, it is recommended to buy tickets as early as possible, as only a maximum of 20 persons are allowed in per tour.

4. What animals can I come across?

The Park is home to some 200 Red Deer, 200 Roe, 50 Wild Boars and 150 Mouflons, all roaming freely. The Park is, among other things, well-known for its rare animal and plant species seen mostly in heathlands and landscapes of drift sands.

5. What is so special about the Park?

The Park is unique thanks to its combination of art, nature and architecture. This makes the Park interesting for both recreational and educational purposes. The Park is an endless source of learning and play!

6. What does the Park offer in the field of art?

The Kröller-Müller Museum accommodates an extensive collection of Vincent van Gogh paintings, as well as other works of the old masters, including Mondrian, Picasso, Seurat and Toorop.  The Museum grounds further include a large Sculpture Garden and varying modern art exhibitions. Art can also be seen and enjoyed elsewhere in the Park. Various works of art are scattered across the Park, with De Wet Memorial by Mendes Da Costa perhaps being the most famous.  Works by this master can also be found in Jachthuis Sint Hubertus.

7. What does the Park offer in the field of architecture?

Jachthuis Sint Hubertus by Dutch architect Berlage is perhaps one of the most famous and important monuments in the Netherlands. Yet there are also other monuments by him as indeed by Van de Velde. The gatehouses designed by the MVRDV agency, featuring wood, metal and stone as well as the entrance gates are a delight to watch.

8. What does the Park offer in the field of nature?

The Park is an old cultural landscape which comprises:

• a park woodland (forest of a park-like character, in which aesthetic value and recreational attractiveness are more important),
• natural woodland (mainly wild-seeded Scots Pine forest) and
• cultural woodland (artificial forest high in cultural historic value).

Other features include drift sands (also referred to as 'moving land dunes') and various heathlands and gardens.
 

9. I visited the Park before, is it worth visiting again?

The Park offers so much in terms of learning and play that one day is often not enough. Another reason for revisiting is that the different seasons completely change the appearance of the Park. That alone makes its very much worth to come walking and cycling more often. In addition, the Visitor Centre and the Kröller-Müller Museum offer varying exhibitions with the Park organising a wide variety of activities for both adults and children.  Would you like to come and enjoy the Park more often? You can! A Patron card offers you unlimited access throughout the seasons, so you can come walking, cycling or riding in the Park, whenever you want.

10. What can I do on a day visit to De Hoge Veluwe?

With more than 40 kilometres of cycle paths, the Park offers an excellent opportunity for some great cycling. Children's bicycles are available for children and special bicycles for the disabled. Walking is allowed throughout the grounds, as far as you like. Maps are for sale at the entrance indicating the rambling routes.

You do not need to stay on the path when in the Park; going off the beaten track through drift sand landscapes or straight across the heathlands is allowed. In addition, you can participate in various organised activities and visit exhibitions in the Visitor Centre. You can go to the Museonder, the only underground museum in the world. The Kröller-Müller Museum and its unique Sculpture Garden are certainly worth visiting. Do you like horse riding? The Park offers special bridle paths, but you can also go off the beaten track. Click here to find out the fee for bringing your horse into the Park.

11. What to do in the Park when it rains?

Rain is an excellent opportunity for visiting the Museonder, the exhibitions, the cinema in the Visitor Centre, the Kröller-Müller Museum or Jachthuis Sint Hubertus. Right in the heart of the Park, at the Marchantplein, you can find De Koperen Kop restaurant. Here you can go for a drink, something to eat, lunch or dinner.

12. How accessible is the Park for the disabled?

The Park is perfectly suited for visits by the disabled. Park policy aims to make nature and culture accessible to all. Enjoying the scenes of natural beauty can be done in a variety of ways:

• By car, using the paved roads in the Park;
• Observing big game is also possible, as various game observation posts have been created in the direct vicinity of the tarmac roads;
• The Landscape Path, the footpaths in the Landscapes Garden and around Jachthuis Sint Hubertus are paved and therefore suitable for persons in wheelchairs.Europe's largest Sculpture Garden near the Kröller-Müller Museum is also wheelchair accessible;
• Near the Bicycle Workshop, in the centre of the Park, you can obtain specially adapted bicycles, such as wheelchair bicycles, wheelchair transport cycles, electric bicycles, tricycles for adults and children or tandem bicycles. Reservations can be made via 0900-464 38 35 (Mon - Fri, 20 ct/m). The restaurants, the Visitor Centre and the Museonder all come with the necessary facilities to cater for the disabled;
• You can opt to have a guided tour of Jachthuis Sint Hubertus in a specially adapted wheelchair.

13. Can I take my dog into the Park?

Taking a dog into the Park is allowed. However, you are obliged to keep the dog on a leash. Entering buildings with the dog is not allowed, De Koperen Kop restaurant exempted.

14. Can I take my own bicycle into the Park?

You can take your my own bicycle into the Park. You can of course also use the free-of-charge White Bikes which you can find near all the entrances, the Visitor Centre, the Kröller-Müller Museum or Jachthuis Sint Hubertus.