Den Dungen: Routes, Mills and Market

Den Dungen brings together routes over dikes, mill and craft history, and recurring events. When planning your trip, you can weigh different priorities: route length and connection to the landscape, historical themes, or fixed dates throughout the week and year.

Walking between dikes and the ring dike

The historic route through Den Dungen is just under 10 kilometers long and follows the dikes through the surrounding countryside. The Dungense-Broek Route is 12 kilometers long and runs as a walking and cycling route along Den Dungen’s ring dike. The historic route is therefore shorter; the second route is explicitly described as suitable for both walking and cycling. A walking and cycling guide to the Ringdijk tells the story of Den Dungen and its centuries-long struggle against the water. This adds a historical perspective on the struggle against the water to the route overview. So length is not the only factor in your choice: the routes also differ in their connections to the dikes and surrounding countryside on the one hand, and the ring dike on the other.

Mill, memorial site and tree garden

The De Pelikaan windmill in Den Dungen-Maaskantje is a round, stone Dutch-style windmill, built in 1864 and rebuilt in 1924. The war memorial near the Sint-Jacobus de Meerdere church consists of three commemorative stones attached to the south wall of the Roman Catholic church on Grinsel. The two sites reveal history in different ways: for the mill, its design and two construction phases are central; for the memorial, it is the number of stones and their placement on the church wall. The Bomentuin D’n Hooidonk covers around 7.5 hectares and is home to nearly 1,800 different trees and shrubs. Guided tours with explanations are available for groups of ten or more.

Crafts and local produce

The collection at the ’t Brabants Leven Museum includes tools, objects and stories from around 35 traditional occupations. The combination of work tools and stories makes the collection more than a simple inventory of objects: it presents items alongside stories about the trades. Dungense Molenbakker makes bread every day using only natural ingredients and liquid sourdough. It also offers local products such as farmhouse cheese, free-range eggs and fruit juices. Visitors can discover the world of Dungense Molenbakker’s craftsmanship in the authentic De Pelikaan mill, dating from 1864. If you are interested in traditional crafts, there are two different perspectives to explore: the collection and stories at the museum, and the bread-making and products at the bakery.

Market and fair

The market in Den Dungen takes place on Tuesdays from 08:30 to 12:00. The annual fair begins on the first Sunday in June and runs from Sunday through Wednesday inclusive. The dates follow different schedules: the market is a weekly Tuesday-morning event, while the fair is a multi-day event in June. If you are planning your trip specifically around the fair, check the exact dates against your travel dates.

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