Laarwoud

#153 among destinations in the Netherlands

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Laarwoud is a monumental stronghold in the centre of Zuidlaren, the Netherlands. People also describe Laarwoud as a little castle, in the Netherlands locally known as havezate. The word havezate is used in the Dutch provinces of Drenthe and Overijssel. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°5'45"N, 6°41'23"E

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Laarwoud – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Strubben–Kniphorstbos, Appèlbergen, De Wachter, De Zwaluw.

2.5 miS
Archaeological site
Strubben–Kniphorstbos, Drentsche Aa National Park
63 min walk • The Strubben–Kniphorstbos is a nature reserve of 377 hectares, located between Anloo and Schipborg in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is the only archaeological reserve in the Netherlands.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Forest, Natural attraction
Appèlbergen
88 min walk • The Appèlbergen is a forest to the east of the village of Glimmen. It's located in the province of Groningen. In the Second World War, the Germans buried 34 people secretly after they had killed them. Of the 34 people, 15 have never been recovered. Between 1949 and 2004, there were several attempts to find the buried people.
~1910 ftNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Windmill
De Wachter, Tynaarlo
10 min walk • De Wachter is a smock mill in Zuidlaren, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1851 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41064.
3.4 miSW
Windmill
De Zwaluw, Drentsche Aa National Park
88 min walk • De Zwaluw is a smock mill in Oudemolen, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was built in 1837 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 38148.
1 miNE
Windmill
De Boezemvriend
25 min walk • De Boezemvriend or Molen van De Groeve is a smock mill in De Groeve, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. It was built in 1871. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41097.
6.8 miNW
53°9'39"N • 6°33'56"E
Jachthaven Zuidwesthoek, Tynaarlo
174 min walk • Sailing, Marina
5.8 miNW
Museum
International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde
149 min walk • The International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde is a museum in Eelde, the Netherlands, for clogs, clog-making equipment and machinery. It has the largest collection of wooden footwear in the world.
5.1 miN
Museum
Nationaal Bus Museum
129 min walk • The Nationaal Bus Museum is a transport museum in Hoogezand in the Netherlands. The museum has a collection of Dutch buses. With 27,027 visitors in 2015, it is one of the most-visited museums in the province of Groningen.
2.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Zuidlaardermeer
57 min walk • Zuidlaardermeer is a lake in the northern part of the Netherlands. The lake runs Northwest of the village of Zuidlaren and southwards of the former municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer and is called Zuidlaardermeer.
6.2 miNE
Town
Midden-Groningen
159 min walk • Midden-Groningen is a municipality with a population of 60,953 in the province of Groningen, Netherlands. The municipality was formed by the merger of former municipalities of Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Slochteren and Menterwolde on 1 January 2018 in the context of the municipal redivision in the province of Groningen 2013-2018.
7.4 miSW
53°1'6"N • 6°34'3"E
IJsvereniging Peelo, Assen
189 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink