Along the water near Heinkenszand

A beautiful route through the Zak van Zuid-Beveland. The region is known for its beautiful Bloemdijken, dikes around polders and former tidal creeks where wild flowers grow. Many flower dikes can be visited by bike. Experience the summery scents and colours of agrimoni, earth field or wild marjoram. Your route starts near Borsele. You will soon pass a beautiful mill; Hoop en Verwachting. This mill was built there on the spot by the city carpenter/mill maker of the Municipality of Goes Jacobus Huijsman after the standard mill was blown over in a storm on 27 February 1714. The municipality of Goes was the owner of the Borsselse polder from 1616 and, when developing the area, already kept space for the construction of a corn mill from the design. In'De Hoop en Verwachting\\\' parts of the fallen post mill were used during the construction in 1714, including parts of tie-belts and sawn (cross-rigged) wooden rod. A little further on you will come across another special historical spot. The British war grave in Driewegen (municipality of Borsele) houses the remains of a fallen soldier. A gravestone of white natural stone has been placed at the grave with an emblem and a cross in relief. A little further on you will come through Nisse. Especially around this village you will find many beautiful flower dikes, where around twenty endangered plant species can be found such as the woolly thistle, the rough carnation and wild marjoram. The wealth of flowers attracts butterflies such as the orange sand eye, the common blue and the cow finch. Bees, hoverflies, beetles and grasshoppers are also numerous in the summer. The insects are a delicacy for the little owl and the kestrel. The dikes bear witness to the long-term battle against the water. A system of inner dikes was formed by successive periods of land reclamation and flooding. Between the dikes, welen (gully holes) are a reminder of old breaches. Another short climb and you will pass the sheepfold, where you should definitely get off. The sheep farm de Schaapskooi has been appointed as a guide of the National Landscape, here you will find all the information about the Zak van Zuid-Beveland. But the history lesson is not over yet. In front of the entrance to the Bevrijdingsmuseum Zeeland, in Nieuwdorp, lie the propeller and two on-board weapons as a tribute to the crew of the Feathered Injun. Be sure to step inside the museum, which takes you back to the Second World War, when allied soldiers of various nationalities fought the German occupiers in Zeeland. The museum offers a tour of important events in the Second World War. The exhibition starts in the basement of the museum with an impressive film. The museum route then runs over three floors and takes you step by step to the liberation of Zeeland. The museum also pays attention to Battalion Zeeland. This consisted largely of war volunteers who wanted to fight for the liberation of the Netherlands and Western Europe after the liberation of Zeeland. After the Second World War, the battalion was sent to the Dutch East Indies. An educational trip, full of culture and nature!