Discover Dronten

If you’re looking for a hotel in Dronten, you can plan your stay around the interests you want to pursue locally: walks in the forest, cycle routes through varied landscapes, culture or leisure activities. The routes and activities offer different points of interest; the walking routes, for example, vary in length, signage and access conditions. This means you can decide during the planning stage which things matter to you.

Forest trails and walks

Wisentbos was planted by Staatsbosbeheer in 1969. Some of the trails in Wisentbos are suitable for wheelchair users.

The Wisentbos Natuurpad is a 2.1-kilometre walking trail marked with posts topped in yellow. The Bomenroute in Dronten is five kilometres long, runs around the town centre and features 27 different tree species. By comparison, the Bomenroute is the longer of the two routes and, with its course and tree species, offers a different focus from the Natuurpad.

The Bospad near Golfresidentie Dronten is freely accessible, provided you stay on the designated paths. This condition is part of planning your route: access is free as long as you stick to the marked paths.

Cycling and landscapes

Cycling routes in Dronten cross dykes, run alongside lakes, pass through forests and go by tulip fields. This makes the scenery along the routes the main focus when planning a cycling trip; walking routes, by contrast, can be distinguished by their length and the Natuurpad’s markings.

Culture, history and events

Outside the winter months, the Mechanisch Erfgoed Centrum holds a steam engine day on the third Saturday of each month. If you’d like to include this event in your travel plans, check the date for your trip. The MEC also has a visitor mooring where boats can berth for three periods of 24 hours. Operational details may change, so check the information about the mooring before making plans.

De Meerpaal is a cultural heritage site in Oostelijk Flevoland and offers films, cabaret, concerts and theatre. Stichting Historisch Dronten can be engaged for illustrated talks and guided tours for a small fee. If you’d like to include one of these activities in your plans, check the booking conditions in advance; they may change.

Leisure activities and a coffee break

Speelboerderij Plexat offers, among other things, pitchfork darts, clompen golf, hay-bale basketball, playtime in the straw barn, cow milking and a craft barn. There is also an animal pasture, a maize maze and pedal go-karts. Activities range from games with an agricultural theme to crafts, animals and other leisure options.

At Dorpsboerderij Dronten, you can enjoy coffee and cake.

Getting to Dronten

Dronten is easy to reach via the Hanzelijn from Zwolle or Lelystad. If you’re planning to travel by train, these are the two starting points mentioned for the connection to Dronten.

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