Oosterbeek

Getting to Oosterbeek

The larger municipality of Renkum is divided down the middle by the A50 highway, which serves the municipality with a single exit: Renkum (19). From there, the N255 (Rijksweg) connects east towards Doorweth and Oosterbeek, and west towards Renkum. An additional exit is found on the A12 highway: Oosterbeek (25).

1. 01
   Oosterbeek
2. 02
   Wolfheze

   Particularly in Oosterbeek, getting to the town centre requires a short walk through relatively hilly terrain for the Netherlands.

Worth seeing

1. 01
   Airborne Museum 'Hartenstein'

   Utrechtseweg 232, info@airbornemuseum.nl.

2. 02
   Airborne War Cemetery

   Van Limburg Stirumweg 28 (from the Oosterbeek train station, follow the Van Limburg Stirumweg, which leads directly to the cemetery).

3. 03
   Kasteel Doorwerth

   Medieval castle on the banks of the river Rhine, first mentioned in writing in 1260.

4. 04
   Duno Estate

   A buitenplaats (summer estate) near the Doorwerth Castle.

5. 05
   Oranje Nassau's Oord

Things to do

Being a still largely forested area, and rather hilly by Dutch terms, Oosterbeek and its surroundings lend themselves well to hiking and cycling. Many of the estates that cover the non-urban area are publicly accessible.

1. 01
   Renkums
2. 02
   De Hemelse Berg
3. 03
   Wolfheze's forests

   Consisting of Wolfheze, Laag-Wolfheze, the Wolfhezer Bossen and the Bilderbergbossen, the area between Oosterbeek and Wolfheze is littered with pretty forests.

Getting around Oosterbeek the local way