Landgoed Beekhuizen

You will find the Beekhuizen estate on the west side of the Veluwezoom National Park. This estate includes well-maintained hiking trails, beautiful ponds with bridges over them and lush rhododendrons. So be sure to take a look at this beautiful estate and marvel at the beauty of nature. In 1682 the lord of castle Biljoen Alexander van Spaen bought this estate. The later owner Johan Frederik Willem van Spaen later turned this estate into a beautiful area for walkers. Van Spaen was inspired by nature and landscaped gardens in Italy, Switzerland and France and he tried to reflect this on the estate. This was expressed in the construction of ponds, waterfalls, rocks and trees to create beautiful vistas. He even placed a few log cabins on the banks of the stream. In the 19th century, a Swiss chalet-style hotel was built on the estate, but that hotel was destroyed by a fire in 1980.