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Pearl of De Langstraat: Stichting Bende van de Witte Veer

| Toby van Dijk
Pearl of De Langstraat: Stichting Bende van de Witte Veer

Diving into the past is something we love to do; it remains exciting to see what happened in the past. There is also an exciting story to tell about Brabant in the early 1700s, namely the story of The White Feather Gang.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: GuestHouse Hotel Kaatsheuvel

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: GuestHouse Hotel Kaatsheuvel

On a sunny Wednesday morning I am on my way to my appointment at GuestHouse Hotel Kaatsheuvel. As I drive past the Efteling I am amazed at the amount of cars that enter the grounds there.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: De Emmamolen, Nieuwkuijk

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: De Emmamolen, Nieuwkuijk

On a sunny Tuesday morning in March, I visit De Emmamolen in Nieuwkuijk. An 1886 mill named after Queen Emma. I remember the mill from my childhood, as a landmark during a bike ride or walk.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: De Annahoeve

| Vittoria Roitero
Pearl of De Langstraat: De Annahoeve Paul and Ingrid Hazenberg of De Annahoeve De Moer

On a Wednesday afternoon in March, I visit De Annahoeve in De Moer. A dairy farm near the Efteling and on the edge of nature reserve Huis ter Heide.

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Special year for Loon op Zand as Walking Community 2021

| Samantha Pellis
Special year for Loon op Zand as Walking Community 2021

What a special year 2021 was for the municipality of Loon op Zand! Thanks to the votes of everyone who cares about our municipality, Loon op Zand was voted the 2021 Walking Municipality of the Year.

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Searching for Boulders in the Loonse Land

| Samantha Pellis
Searching for Boulders in the Loonse Land

Hidden between the vast natural areas of the Loonse and Drunense Dunes and Huis ter Heide lies an intimate landscape, the Loonse Land. Straight through this Loonse Land runs the Keienspoor: a special walking route especially for children.

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Lovely walks in The Brand

| Samantha Pellis
Lovely walks in The Brand

That Wandelgemeente Loon op Zand has many special natural areas is no surprise by now. South of De Loonse en Drunense Duinen lies De Brand. A special piece of nature that is different in everything from the well-known Dunes.

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Walking in historic Plantloon

| Samantha Pellis
Walking in historic Plantloon

Welcome to the Plantloon Estate, perhaps the best kept secret in the municipality of Loon op Zand. This natural cultural landscape is located north of De Loonse en Drunense Duinen. History is an important part of nature here.

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Walking along traces of war past

| Lobke Timmermans
Walking along traces of war past

That the National Park De Loonse en Drunense Duinen has a rich past is no surprise to most people. For a hundred years the nature reserve has enjoyed the protection of Natuurmonumenten. A lot has happened in those hundred years.

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Pearl of De Langstraat: De Financiën

| Lobke Timmermans
Pearl of De Langstraat: De Financiën

De Financiën has long been a household name in Loon op Zand. Kids and parents alike can enjoy themselves to the fullest here. I was allowed to visit to find out how they do it! Curious? Read on!

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Walking along the Langstraat Railway

| Inge Sprangers
Walking along the Langstraat Railway Swamp bridge in nature

Have you ever walked on a former railroad line? You can in De Langstraat. On the embankment between Raamsdonk and Den Bosch lies the kilometer-long Halve Zolenpad. Between Vlijmen and 's-Hertogenbosch, the old route goes through nature reserve De Moerputten.

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Purple splendor in De Loonse en Drunense Duinen

| Inge Sprangers
Purple splendor in De Loonse en Drunense Duinen

Seas of purple! This is the time to visit De Loonse en Drunense Duinen. From mid-August to mid-September, many say the National Park is at its most beautiful. This is because then you can enjoy the most beautiful, vast moors.

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