Walking in the castle landscape of Bulskampveld

Admire historic castles
After a little over half a kilometre of walking you will already reach the first Castle and Visitors Centre. Here you can take a look at the herb garden or the bird sanctuary, but you can also visit the nature and regional visitors centre that is located in the renovated castle on this spot. Then you walk further, walking a bit on a boardwalk. This is a wooden path that has been constructed in a marshy area or in a vulnerable nature reserve, so that you can walk there without any problems. These types of paths date back to Roman times. So this method of protecting nature reserves has been used for a long time.

Blauwhuis Castle
A little further on you can admire the Blauwhuis Castle from the 16th century. The castle is not accessible. You can also walk through the Vagevuurbossen, a forest area of 220 hectares. You will find a beautiful variety of flora and fauna here.

The Pointing Wells
Another attraction on this route are De Aanwijsputten. These are a few historic ponds that are located in the middle of the Bulskampveld forests. In the past, field ponds were often constructed in nature reserves to breed carp. Most ponds in this area disappeared during the reclamation of heathland at the beginning of the 19th century. You can still find about twenty large and small ponds here.