Gateway to liberation cycle route | Liberation Route Brabant
This bike route passes through the area around Bergeijk.
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This route goes through the area where the English scouts first arrived on Dutch territory. In the run-up to Operation Market Garden, this group of scouts was able to move almost as far as the River Dommel. In the Kempen, you'll find many stories of courage and of struggle. The early arrival of the English brought hope. Yet much had to be endured before the liberation finally happened. The locations of the crashed planes and the stories of the difficult passage of the English tanks bears witness to this.
Liberation Route Brabant
The Liberation Route Brabant tells the story of the liberation, but also shows what the Second World War was like for ordinary people who lived in Brabant at the time. Eight cycling routes, spread across North Brabant, lead you past the Brabant Remembers stories, the Liberation Route Europe audio columns, monuments and museums. Together they make the impact of the war on North Brabant clear, even all these years later.
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Signposting Liberation Route Brabant
Follow the signs marked ‘Liberation Route’. These are located below the regular junction signs.
Signposting Liberation Route Brabant
Follow the signs marked ‘Liberation Route’. These are located below the regular junction signs.
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De Muzenval
De Muzenval
A beautiful building in the heart of the village where various disciplines in the fields of culture and welfare come together.
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Statue of Saint Joseph
Statue of Saint Joseph
This statue was donated by the people who went into hiding during the Second World War in the Sint-Jacobus Monastery.
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Our Lady Chapel Eersel
Our Lady Chapel Eersel
A stained-glass window in the chapel of Our Lady in Eersel tells the story of the unmarried Hoeks brothers.
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Crashed Aircraft Memorial
Crashed Aircraft Memorial
Shortly after D-Day, on 22 June 1944 at 1:00 a.m., an English AVRO Lancaster III crashed in flames at Walik, in the Waliker Heath.
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Hiding Place Farm Hertheuvelsehoef
Hiding Place Farm Hertheuvelsehoef
In the summer of 1944, the unmarried brothers Janus (60), Jan (58), and Driek Hoeks (54) lived together on the Hertheuvelsehoef, on the border between Eersel and Bergeijk.
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De Hofkaemer
De Hofkaemer
De Hofkaemer in Bergeijk is a welcoming local restaurant which serves 80% local produce and has a menu that changes with the seasons. You can enjoy contemporary meals in an easy-going, homely atmosphere.
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Laundry room behind the church in Bergeijk
Laundry room behind the church in Bergeijk
Not everywhere was there brutal warfare. For children, the war was often a great adventure.
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Wellington HZ520 Monument
Wellington HZ520 Monument
On 22 June at 1:20 in the morning, a bomber crashed beside the Borkelsedijk in Bergeijk . This Wellington HZ520, from the 429th Squadron, was shot down by the notorious night fighter pilot Werner Baake. The stricken aircraft was taking part in a bombing m
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Gentlemen’s Farm De Bunker
Gentlemen’s Farm De Bunker
Foundation Werkgemeenschap Ideecentrum, operating under the name Herenboerderij De Bunker, is a unique location.
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Valkenswaard War Cemetery
Valkenswaard War Cemetery
Valkenswaard was the first town in the Netherlands to be liberated by British troops as part of Operation Market Garden. There was heavy fighting in the woods around Bergeijk and Valkenswaard during the advance. The Valkenswaard War Cemetery contains the
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Listening Post – A beer for the liberation
As early as September 11, British scouts were in the area. They raced through the Brabant countryside in fast vehicles, tasked with assessing whether the bridge over the Dommel could support tanks.
Listening Post – A beer for the liberation
As early as September 11, British scouts were in the area. They raced through the Brabant countryside in fast vehicles, tasked with assessing whether the bridge over the Dommel could support tanks. At this café, which at the time was called Rustoord, they were invited to have a beer to a hopefully swift liberation.
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Poort der Bevrijding (Liberation Gate)
Poort der Bevrijding (Liberation Gate)
The Bergeijk Liberation Gate Monument is located at De Barrier border crossing where the first liberators passed through on 11 September 1944.
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Listening Post – Into an Ambush
Listening post with the story of the British army corps that drove into an ambush.
Listening Post – Into an Ambush
Listening post with the story of the British army corps that drove into an ambush.
"Not long after crossing the border, the tanks of the British XXX Corps drive into an ambush. The advance that begins on September 17, 1944, intended to reach Arnhem quickly, comes to a halt not far from here for the first time. Fierce battles follow, and valuable time is lost. A week earlier, a very different tragedy had taken place here."
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Former Border Crossing Bergeijkse Barrière
Former Border Crossing Bergeijkse Barrière
"The Tommies are at the Bergeijkse Barrière!" The news spreads quickly through the village. The 54-year-old Jan Maas hears it too.
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De Drie Linden
De Drie Linden
The beautiful village of Luyksgestel, known for its many, well-maintained hiking and cycle routes, is located in the centre of Kempen. This village is a must if you are going for a bicycle ride in this part of North Brabant.
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De Keizer food & drinks
De Keizer food & drinks
De Keizer is a restaurant located in Recreation Park TerSpegelt. Here you can enjoy a delicious meal and drinks.
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Kempenmuseum De Acht Zaligheden
Kempenmuseum De Acht Zaligheden
Visit Kempenmuseum de Acht Zaligheden and discover how the life of the impoverished Kempish smallholder has changed over the last 100 years.
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Restaurant NU
Restaurant NU
Bicycle café and restaurant NU is the perfect stopping place for everyone who wants to explore the beautiful Kempen area. The former residence of a civil-law notary on Markt street in Eersel offers a charming atmosphere and a child-friendly garden terrace with an Ibiza feeling.
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De Muzenval
De Muzenval
A beautiful building in the heart of the village where various disciplines in the fields of culture and welfare come together.
Dijk 7
5521 AW Eersel
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