Van Gogh NP walking tour Etten-Leur
Welcome to Etten-Leur. This is the place where Vincent van Gogh started his artistic career in 1881.
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Welcome to Etten-Leur. This is the place where Vincent van Gogh started his artistic career in 1881. The heathland landscape enchanted him above all. The countryside, the farming life, and the simple people intrigued him. He took lengthy walks through his birth region. Walk in his footsteps and experience what touched and inspired him. Take a moment to enjoy Vincent’s countryside.
Etten-Leur: the landscape that touched and inspired Van Gogh
Van Gogh started his artistic career in Etten-Leur in 1881. For Van Gogh, nature and art were int…
Welcome to Etten-Leur. This is the place where Vincent van Gogh started his artistic career in 1881. The heathland landscape enchanted him above all. The countryside, the farming life, and the simple people intrigued him. He took lengthy walks through his birth region. Walk in his footsteps and experience what touched and inspired him. Take a moment to enjoy Vincent’s countryside.
Etten-Leur: the landscape that touched and inspired Van Gogh
Van Gogh started his artistic career in Etten-Leur in 1881. For Van Gogh, nature and art were intrinsically connected. Vincent took lengthy walks here and the heathland landscape, the countryside and the farming life enchanted him. The long-distance walk (14 km) is 98% unpaved. You walk through farmland, over rugged fields with characteristic pollard willows, through forests, past ponds, streams and picturesque fens. The walk is easily combined with the five Van Gogh Monuments in Etten-Leur, including the Van Gogh Church, the Sexton’s House, the place where he lived and had his very first studio and where nowadays a statue by the Amsterdam artist Hein Vree reminds us of him, the Old Townhall where he first registered as an artist, and St Lambertus Church, which glows on the horizon in his drawings ‘Akker bij opkomend onweer’ (Field with Upcoming Thunderstorm) and ‘Weg met knotwilgen’ (Road with Pollard Willows). But also the well-known ancient Linden tree and the picturesque Sint Paulushofje (St Paul Courtyard) on the Markt that Vincent regularly admired. The ‘Museum De Kunst van het Leven’ (Museum the Art of Life) is also in the courtyard. Here you can (re-)experience the time when Van Gogh lived and worked in Etten.
The footpath is easily combined with the Van Gogh monuments in the centre of Etten-Leur (sights 11 through 17). You do not encounter these during this round trip.
If you would like to know (more) about Vincent’s time in Etten, visit Van Gogh Etten-Leur.
Van Gogh National Park
The Van Gogh walking tours in the Van Gogh National Park immerse you in the landscape Vincent van Gogh fell in love with. Enjoy the meandering streams, extensive nature reserves, farmland, country estates and greenery that stretches out right into the heart of the villages and towns. The locals are working together to preserve and expand this beautiful, healthy and green living environment. With Vincent van Gogh as their guide.
Finding the way with numbered junctions
This Van Gogh NP walking tour has been mapped out using the local numbered junction system. You can recognise the route by the signs with the words 'Van Gogh National Park', which you will find on every junction post.Between the junctions you can follow the junction system signposts.
Routes reporting point
If you find something wrong with the signage or the route itself, you can report it via the Brabant junction route reporting point. You can also call 0800 4050050 free of charge.
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Hotline routes
Hotline routesIf there is something wrong on the route, report it here.
Sights on this route
De Menmoerhoeve
At De Menmoerhoeve campsite, restaurant and activity farm, you can enjoy everything the countryside has to offer. If there’s anywhere you can literally immerse yourself in the Brabant farming life, it’s at this recreational farm.
Starting point:
De MenmoerhoeveZundertseweg 66
4876 NL Etten-Leur
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Akkerrand Menmoerhoeve
Bloemrijke akkerrand achter bij De Menmoerhoeve. Hier kun je genieten van alle mooie bloemen om je heen.
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MenmoerheidedreefEtten-Leur
Wildertven De Pannenhoef
Hier bevindt zich een prachtig kunstwerk genaamd Landschapskunstwerk Werelddragers. Met de prachtige natuur om je heen word je betoverd.
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WildertvenEtten-Leur
De Zwarte Schuur De Pannenhoef
De Zwarte Schuur staat in natuurgebied De Pannenhoef. Hier zijn regelmatig leuke en bijzondere exposities te vinden.
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Pannenhoef 4Etten-Leur
Ven De Flesch Vogelkijkhut
Bij het Ven De Flesch ligt een prachtige vogelkijkhut. Op het water kun je bijvoorbeeld een wintertaling zien. Verderop in het gebied wordt de klapekster wel eens waargenomen.
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OosteindsewegEtten-Leur
Padvindersven
Bij het Padvindersven in natuurgebied De Pannenhoef groeien zeldzame planten als heidekartelblad en moerashertshooi. Dit kun je zien langs de vennen.
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PadvindersvenEtten-Leur
Ecologische verbindingszone Rondgors
Het Rondgors is een Ecologische Verbindingszone (EVZ) die de Pannenhoef, de Vloeiweide en Schuitvaart verbind met het nieuwe landgoed 's Heeren Vrunten.
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EttensebaanEtten-Leur
Landgoed ’s Heeren Vrunten
Nabij Etten Leur is Landgoed ´s Heeren Vrunten gerealiseerd. Inmiddels heeft de natuur al aardig vorm gekregen en heeft het landschap een prachtige natuurlijk sfeer die een beetje aan Zweden doet denken.
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SchuitvaartjaagpadEtten-Leur
Trouwkerkje Etten-Leur
Het Trouwkerkje is de voormalige Nederlands hervormde kerk van Leur (Etten-Leur Noord). Het gebouw bevindt zich aan het Van Bergenplein 1 en het stamt uit 1614
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Trouwkerkje Etten-LeurVan Bergenplein 1
4871 CD Etten-Leur
Trouwkerkje Etten-Leur
Trouwkerkje Etten-Leur
Trouwkerkje Etten-Leur
Van Bergenplein 1
4871 CD Etten-Leur
Kosterswoning Van Gogh Etten-Leur
In de kosterswoning woonde toen Familie Claas.
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Markt 44875 CE Etten-Leur
Standbeeld / Voormalige Pastorie
In de pastorie van Etten-Leur had Vincent van Gogh zijn eerste atelier. Het gebouw zelf staat er niet meer, maar een standbeeld markeert de plek.
Starting point:
Roosendaalseweg 44875 AA Etten-Leur
Standbeeld / Voormalige Pastorie
Standbeeld / Voormalige Pastorie
Roosendaalseweg 4
4875 AA Etten-Leur
Oude Raadhuis Etten-Leur
Het Oude Raadhuis (ook wel Vergadercentrum genoemd) was het voormalige gemeentehuis van Etten-Leur. Het was hier dat Vincent van Gogh zich inschreef als kunstschilder.
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Markt 14875 CB Etten-Leur
Lambertuskerk Etten-Leur
Vincent Gogh maakte diverse schetsen en tekeningen waarop de Lambertuskerk te zien is.
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Markt 624875 CG Etten-Leur
De Moeierboom Etten-Leur
De Moeierboom op de Markt in Etten-Leur is in 2020 verkozen tot De Boom van het Jaar en nu in de race voor European Tree of the Year!
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Toeristisch Informatiepunt Etten-LeurMarkt 4
4875 CE Etten-Leur
De Moeierboom Etten-Leur
De Moeierboom Etten-Leur
Toeristisch Informatiepunt Etten-Leur
Markt 4
4875 CE Etten-Leur
Museum De Kunst van het Leven
Beleef samen met Vincent de authentieke Boerenkamer
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Sint PaulushofjeMarkt 59
Etten-Leur
De Menmoerhoeve
At De Menmoerhoeve campsite, restaurant and activity farm, you can enjoy everything the countryside has to offer. If there’s anywhere you can literally immerse yourself in the Brabant farming life, it’s at this recreational farm.
Starting point:
De MenmoerhoeveZundertseweg 66
4876 NL Etten-Leur
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Story of the route
De Menmoerhoeve
At De Menmoerhoeve campsite, restaurant and activity farm, you can enjoy everything the countryside has to offer. If there’s anywhere you can literally immerse yourself in the Brabant farming life, it’s at this recreational farm.
Starting point:
De MenmoerhoeveZundertseweg 66
4876 NL Etten-Leur
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As soon as the weather was favourable, Vincent went out and about with his drawing tools. On the spot of De Menmoerhoeve (S), there was a small farm in Vincent’s time. It was a bit more primitive than it is now. The farming landscape and the farming life fascinated Vincent. We go past the cattle, the flower garden, the butterfly garden, the orchard and the pollard willows (2).
Via the farmland, we arrive at the Pannenhoef estate. Forest, fens and flower-filled meadows characterise this nature area covering 706 hectares. Originally, there was a sort of mini-Peel here. The entire peatland was excavated in a few centuries between 1400 to 1750. In its dried form – turf – it went via turf canals to the cities to be used as fuel by households and breweries. When Brabants Landschap purchased this area in 1970 there was little life to be seen. That has completely changed, nowadays it is an attractive wooded area with 11 fens! One of them is the Wildertven (4). By this fen, there is a piece of landscape art ‘Werelddragers’ (World Bearers) by the Etten-Leur wood artist Martin Wijngaards.
Past the Turf Canal, we walk via De Bak (5) fen to Buitenlokaal De Zwarte Schuur (6). The venue is open every third Sunday of the month from April to September. And they usually bake bread in the Bakhuisje. A bit further along by De Flesch fen there is a bird spotting hut. At the Padvindersven (9) there is a Van Gogh ‘poosplaats’ / poetry bench by the Breda artist and poet Pien Storm van Leeuwen.
The Turf Canal winds its way towards Breda through the Rondgors area (10). This ecological connection zone (EVZ) turns into ’s Heeren Vrunten. This estate is not included in the walk, but it does offer some beautiful views, sightlines and vantage points. Via the Schuitvaart wooded area, a name that is also reminiscent of the former peat extraction, we find ourselves a spot at De Menmoerhoeve (1). Here, we can relax reminisce to our heart’s content about the walk and the delicious products from the Netherlands and the region.
De Menmoerhoeve
At De Menmoerhoeve campsite, restaurant and activity farm, you can enjoy everything the countryside has to offer. If there’s anywhere you can literally immerse yourself in the Brabant farming life, it’s at this recreational farm.
Starting point:
De MenmoerhoeveZundertseweg 66
4876 NL Etten-Leur
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