Hoogland: Nature, Golf and Cultural Heritage

Anyone looking for a hotel for a trip to Hoogland can choose their destination based on the themes associated with the area: meadow birds and recreation, golf, and chapel and church history. The Bird Boulevard and Landgoed Coelhorst represent different connections with nature; Golfclub Hoogland Amersfoort adds a sporting dimension. Historic buildings and the Dorpsfeest round out the selection.

Nature and landscape

The Bird Boulevard is located in Hoogland-West and is specifically designed for meadow birds and recreation. It is part of the Dutch nature network, Natuurnetwerk Nederland. Landgoed Coelhorst offers a different natural focus: it has an orchard dating from 1947, whose younger trees bear the locally re-cultivated Coelhorsterappel apple. The difference is clear: meadow birds and recreation are at the heart of the Bird Boulevard, while Coelhorst focuses on the orchard and a locally cultivated variety.

There is no parking at Landgoed Coelhorst; visitors are advised to travel by bicycle or public transport if possible. Take this travel recommendation into account when planning your visit.

Golf as a travel interest

Golfclub Hoogland Amersfoort has a 9-hole course with A status in the landscape of Hoogland. The club also has an official 18-hole FootGolf course. If golf plays a part in your choice of destination, you can start by distinguishing between these two types of course. The course type and number of holes are concrete points of comparison for planning your trip.

Chapels, churches and local history

Kapel Coelhorst is a Catholic chapel from the 14th century, built for the residents of Hoogland. After Hoogland received a new village church, De Inham, in 1843, the chapel was sold to the residents of the Coelhorst estate and used as a family burial chapel. Two dates are important for understanding its history: its construction in the 14th century and the later change in use after 1843.

Sint Martinuskerk has 10 stained-glass windows in the church, 2 behind the priests’ choir and 1 in the Marian chapel. The rectory of R.K. St. Martinuskerk at Kerklaan 22 was probably built in 1888 to designs by P.J.H. Cuypers and A. Tepe. The cultural topics have different emphases: the chapel is about a change in use, the church about the arrangement of the windows, and the rectory about its probable date and attributed designers.

Dorpsfeest and when to visit

Dorpsfeest Hoogland is held regularly around the weekend of the third Saturday in September and lasts four days, from Thursday to Sunday. The festival answers a different planning question from nature, golf and local history: it provides a recurring time of year to plan around, while the other themes shape the focus of your trip.

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