540169 Cycling through the hinterland of Zuthpen

Behind Zutphen a beautiful bike ride through a quiet bocage landscape and through nature reserve Het Grote Veld awaits you. You will also experience the charm of old towns such as Lochem and Gorssel.

Museums
From Hotel Landgoed Ehzerwold you drive first to the picturesque Almen. Here you can visit museum STAAL, which is dedicated to the Achterhoek and the poet Staring. There is also a very nice stop-off point in Gorssel: museum MORE. Around this village you drive through a mosaic of forests, small-scale landscapes and flowery fields. Near the IJssel you will pass the Ravenswaarden. This unique nature reserve is one of the best preserved Dutch winding values.

Picturesque Lochem
You pass the Mill Geertruida Cornelia, a flour mill from 1893. After you have driven past the Warkense Molen from 1878, you pass Castle Den Bramel. At Landgoedhotel Woodbrooke you can enjoy a drink and snack on the terrace. Just below Lochem you can see a few fifty meters high hills in the landscape: the Lochemse Berg and Kale Berg. In the heart of Lochem you can enjoy the historic atmosphere, thanks in part to the old St. Gudula Church.

Directions

#	Description	Distance
	Hotel Landgoed Ehzerwold (7218 BS, Lochem, Gelderland, The Netherlands)	0.00 km
	Museum STAAL (Groot Have, 7218 AC, Lochem, Gelderland, The Netherlands)	1.50 km
45	45 (7218, Lochem, Gelderland, The Netherlands)	1.94 km
42	42 (7218NA, Lochem, Gelderland, The Netherlands)	3.21 km
42	42 (Scheggertdijk, 7218NB, Lochem, Gelderland, The Netherlands)	3.53 km
39	39 (7217MA, Lochem, Gelderland, The Netherlands)	5.56 km

Pause places

Hotel Landgoed Ehzerwold

14
7218 BS Lochem
http://www.ehzerwold.nl

Going for a nice walk or cycling in the beautiful Berkel valley? Landgoed Ehzerwold is the location for coffee with (apple) cake, a drink or a delicious lunch. From the conservatory you look out over the elegant park gardens of the estate. Adjacent to these gardens you will find two beautiful terraces, where you can relax in good weather. Prefer to stay overnight? That is of course also possible. In this quiet environment you can fully recharge your battery.

Museum MORE

Joppelaan 28
7213 CW Lochem
http://www.museummore.nl

Museum MORE in Gorssel is the largest museum for Dutch Modern Realism. The art collection of businessman Hans Melchers forms the core of the museum. It consists of work by leading Dutch modern realist artists such as Carel Willink, Jan Mankes, Pyke Koch and Charley Toorop. In the brasserie of the museum you are of course also welcome to drink a cup of coffee or enjoy a nice lunch. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm.

Sights

Museum STAAL

Groot Have 39
7218 AC Lochem
http://www.museumstaal.nl

Thanks to the efforts of a large number of volunteers, Museum STAAL can tell beautiful stories about Almen and its surroundings, 'the land of Staring', based on the life and works of ACW Staring and his family. With a lot of commitment and knowledge, volunteers guide activities, give guided tours and workshops, supervise and talk enthusiastically about the museum. Without these active and motivated volunteers, the exploitation of the museum is not possible.

Molen Geertruida Cornelia

Geertruida Cornelia
7213LM Lochem
http://www.allemolens.nl

This ground sailor dates from the end of the 19th century. The permit to build this mill was applied for in 1893, but the mill was not completed until 1895. This was because the applicant for the permit had died in the meantime. In 1896, a machine grinder was installed next to the mill. In 1935 the mill came to a standstill because a rod was broken. Both rods were then removed and the machine mill took over all the work of the mill until 1972. In this year the mill broke and therefore nothing was ground at all in the mill complex. From 1998 the mill and the accompanying miller's house were restored on a large scale. First the masonry and foundation were tackled, then the beams were replaced and the floors renewed, new crawling posts were dug in and new grass was sown and even the paving around the mill was renewed. The opening of the new mill took place on 1 July 2000.

De Warkense Molen

Warkense Molen
7231PK Zutphen
http://www.allemolens.nl

The Warkense Molen was built in 1878. Fairly soon after construction, the mill was assisted by a petroleum engine to be able to grind even when there was no wind. This engine was installed in 1899 in a small engine room inside the mill. In 1922 a larger engine room was built outside the mill. This room is still there between the mill and the bakery museum. Yet for a long time wind power played the leading role in this mill. Later only in wartime milling was done exclusively on wind power. For the rest, milling was mainly done with machine grinding companies. In the 1980s, wind-powered milling was last used for the animal feed company when the machine mill was temporarily broken. The mill has been restored several times over the years. For example, the wooden blades of the mill were replaced by metal blades and the wooden mill shaft was replaced by a cast iron shaft.

Den Bramel

7251HS Bronckhorst

Den Bramel Castle is a country estate dating from 1396. The current house was largely built between 1720 and 1726. Over the centuries, the building has been renovated several times.

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