Walking on the Geijsteren estate

Just outside Venray is the Geijsteren Estate, a former manor that has been in the possession of the same noble German family for two centuries. You can enjoy a peaceful walk here, passing some historic buildings in the beautiful nature.

Centuries-old chapel
The Geijsteren estate is a varied nature reserve with forest, meadows and fields. The area is intersected by the stream valley of the Oostrumse Beek. This stream used to be an arm of the Meuse, but is now partly landlocked. You walk past the Gothic St. Willibrordus Chapel from 1543. Court hearings and sacrificial acts were already held here in Frankish times. The chapel contains a Willibrordus statue from the seventeenth century and a reredos from the eighteenth century.

Rosmolen
A little further on you walk past De Rosmolen, a watermill from 1667. Despite the name, it has never been a real rosmolen. The mill house was damaged in 1944 when the bridge over the stream was blown up. The mill house has been operational again since 2000. At the mill there is a striking wood carving made from branches from the forest.