A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Grafschaft Bentheim. This rural region is situated in Germany, but it’s very close to The Netherlands. From our home in Utrecht it was less than a 2-hour drive, making it a perfect weekend getaway! It doesn’t take long to get there, but you do get a real holiday feeling because you’re in another country. In this blog post we show you some of our favorite places to go in Grafschaft Bentheim!
Yellow flowers in Grafschaft Bentheim
Bad Bentheim
Bad Bentheim is a small city (15.000 inhabitants) in Grafschaft Bentheim. It’s mainly famous for its impressive castle: Burg Bentheim. The castle was built around 1020 and is still inhabited, but luckily parts of it are open to the public. It’s a must see when visiting Grafschaft Bentheim!
Burg Bentheim
Burg Bentheim
Below Burg Bentheim
Burg Bentheim
Bad Bentheim
Ein Weg durch das Moor
“Ein Weg durch das Moor” is an art piece created by Peter Fischli and David Weiss. In English it translates to “A path through the moor” and that’s basically what it is: a wooden path meandering through the moor. It’s a really nice experience to walk down this path.
Ein Weg durch das Moor
Itterbecker Heide
The Itterbecker Heide is an area of moorland just Northeast of the town of Itterbeck. While most of Grafschaft Bentheim is relative flat, you can find some hills filled with heath plants here.
Itterbecker Heide
Itterbecker Heide
Itterbecker Heide
Watermill in Lage
In the small town of Lage you can find an old watermill from the 17th century. The mill machinery has been overhauled in the 1970’s and the mill should still be able to run.
Watermill in Lage
Watermill in Lage
Kloster Frenswegen
Kloster Frenswegen is a monastery that was built in the year 1394. Unfortunately, they’ve attached a kind of modern construction on one side of the building. The old part is very impressive though.
Kloster Frenswegen
Kloster Frenswegen
Lohner Sand
Lohner Sand is a nature area close to the town of Lingen. There’s much to see here, but we especially liked the sand dunes!
Lohner Sand
Lohner Sand
Lohner Sand
Isterberg Watchtower
In Isterberg you can find a cool steel structured watchtower. On a clear day you see Burg Bentheim from here (we didn’t have a clear day unfortunately).
Isterberg Watchtower
Isterberg Watchtower
Isterberg Watchtower
Gildehauser Venn
Gildehauser Venn is a moorland area on the southern border of Grafschaft Bentheim. There are some really nice walks to find in this area.
Gildehauser Venn
Gildehauser Venn
Hutewald
The Hutewald is a forest right next to Bad Bentheim. The best thing about this place is that there’s a herd of Galloway cows roaming the forest. It was pretty amazing to see the herd cross the forest. Some of the leaders where mooing and the rest followed them. We especially liked the little black and white calfs that looked a bit like panda cows! 😉
Galloway Cow in the Hutewald
Galloway Cow in the Hutewald
This post was made in partnership with Geheim over de Grens and Grafschaft Bentheim Tourismus. All opinions and photos are our own.
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Great pictures. I am from Bad Bentheim. I would like to get the picture of the Schloss and the Kloster Frenswegen where my parents got married. Greatings from Austin Texas. Where you should come and write a story about. Nice area too.