A city trip in the Achterhoek

In the Achterhoek you will find several pleasant towns with a surprisingly rich history. This route takes you through Ruurlo and Groenlo. In the beautiful Achterhoek scenic landscape you will pass the special De Lebbenbrugge Farm Museum.

Old Kroeze tree
Ruurlo once started as a settlement in a vast area with forests and swamps. Nowadays it is a pleasant town with a beautiful historic center. At the intersection between Borculoseweg and Kroezelaan you will see one of the two last Kroeze trees in the Netherlands: a tree to mark an intersection and to administer justice there. It is estimated that this monumental pedunculate oak is one of the oldest trees in the Netherlands, with an age of 400 years.

Cozy Groenlo
Take your time to explore charming Groenlo at your leisure. You will see, among other things, the Old Calixtus Church, which was built between 1275 and 1520. Two skulls have been bricked into the outside of the church to remind churchgoers that earthly life is finite. The Mussenbergbolwerk, one of the few remaining fortifications, houses the cannon that Frederik Hendrik donated to Groenlo in 1627. 

De Lebbenbrugge Farm Museum
At the De Slinge stream you will pass an authentic location: the Lebbenbrugge. The rear house dates from 1400, the transverse house at the front was added around 1550. The building had various functions throughout history: it served as a farm, toll house, inn and as a hunting lodge for the Lords of Borculo. During the peace negotiations in Münster it even served as a post office for a short time. Now a museum is located in the old Saxon farm. Here you get an idea of the way the farming population worked and lived here in the early twentieth century. Do you want to experience more of the Achterhoek? Then also drive route 339539.