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Bredevoort Book Town – Vestingspark Bredevoort loop from Bredevoort

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Netherlands

Gelderland

Aalten

Bredevoort Book Town – Vestingspark Bredevoort loop from Bredevoort

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Bredevoort Book Town – Vestingspark Bredevoort loop from Bredevoort

03:02

11.9km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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601 m

Bredevoort Book Town

Highlight • Settlement

There is a lot to discover in the book town of Bredevoort, quaint houses a super beautiful park, great restaurants and cafes 😊👍

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807 m

Meestershuus Bredevoort

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful stately Master's House

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970 m

Birthplace of Hendrickje Stoffels

Highlight • Historical Site

Hendrickje Stoffels was born in Bredevoort in 1626, the daughter of Sergeant Stoffel Stoffelse. After her father's death in 1646, she moved to Amsterdam. There, she initially worked as a maid for the painter Rembrandt van Rijn. She had a daughter with him named Cornelia. Hendrickje modeled for Rembrandt in several of his paintings. She died in 1663, presumably from the plague epidemic that ravaged Amsterdam. (Source: Information panel at the statue in the market square)

A sign unveiled in 2006 marks the historical site where Hendrickje lived in Bredevoort. The building itself is privately owned and not open to the public. The Bredevoort Tourist Information Office (VVV) offers guided tours with Hendrickje as the guide. During these tours, she appears as Rembrandt's muse and shares secrets and stories from her life. (Source: Achterhoek and The Other Holland)

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1.26 km

Theehuisje Bredevoort

Highlight • Structure

The Tea House is a 19th-century tea dome in the garden of Saint Bernard on the Grote Gracht in Bredevoort in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

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1.33 km

Vestingspark Bredevoort

Highlight • Natural

A beautifully landscaped park with Lourdes grotto, tea house, many rare trees with nameplates and references to the old fortifications

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1.52 km

Tea House of Bredevoort

Highlight • Monument

B.A. Roelvink had this beautiful teahouse built for himself and his family in 1862. It's charmingly furnished, just as a 19th-century teahouse would have been. One can easily imagine the Roelvink family arriving at any moment to enjoy their afternoon tea. It's locked, but the interior is clearly visible through the glass panes. Simply beautiful and an idyllic spot.

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1764: Bernard Andreas Roelvink was the administrator of Governor William V. His residence was expanded into the administrator's house in 1764 (the present-day Boutique Hotel & Brasserie "DE HEERLYCKHEID").

1782: The remains of two bastions (Vreesniet and Treurniet) and the land between them (the present-day fortress park and orchard) were leased to the Roelvink family in 1782.

Around 1850: B.A. Roelvink had an English garden laid out on the grounds for himself and his family, a style that was very fashionable at the time.

1862: The teahouse was built on the former Vreesniet bastion and is now picturesquely situated on a slight rise in the fortress park, which is bordered to the northwest by the Grote Gracht (former moat).

(Source: Information signs at the teahouse and in the fortress park)

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2.06 km