Valkenburg Attractions
The romantic little town of Valkenburg lies in the picturesque Geul valley, in the Limburg uplands, below the only hilltop castle in the Netherlands. It has long been a very popular holiday resort. A hundred years ago its main tourist attractions were its caves: it now also attracts visitors with its spa facilities in the futuristic Thermae 2000, one of the largest spa establishment in the Netherlands after Nieuweschans in Groningen. Valkenburg also has the country's oldest functioning railroad station (1853).
Thermae 2000
Thermae 2000 features: extensive bathing facilities, with several whirlpools; Lotus Bath in a beautiful botanical garden, with luxuriant tropical plants; sports facilities, yoga and meditation cells.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 | 23:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Castle Rock
On the south side of Valkenburg rises the Dwingelrots (Castle Rock), which is crowned by the ruined castle of the lords of Valkenburg. The castle was founded in the 12th century; the tower and the fortified communicating passages, some of them hewn from the rock, are later. After several sieges, and several rebuildings, the ruined castle was abandoned in 1672. There was a secret passage from the castle to the caves hewn from the rock below.
Kasteel Valkenburg
Grendelplein 13
Valkenberg, Limburg 6301 BS
Netherlands
Grendelplein 13
Valkenberg, Limburg 6301 BS
Netherlands
Hours
January 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 13:45 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 13:45 |
April 1 to June 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 |
July 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
October 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Catacombs
In Plenkertstraat is a reproduction of Early Christian catacombs dating from the Roman period.
Cave Aquarium
In the Cave Aquarium (Cauberg) are more than 40 tanks containing both river and sea fish.
Hours
May 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Caves
The local marlstone was already being used as a building material in Roman times. The underground quarrying of the stone has left a series of caves - the Gemeentegrot (Municipal Cave), which was used as a bomb shelter during the Second World War; the Fluweelen Caves; and the Panorama Cave, with an exhibition illustrating the origins and development of man.
Hours
January 1 to March 26
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 | 15:30 |
| Close | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 | 16:30 |
March 27 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
November 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 15:30 | 15:30 |
| Close | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 16:30 | 16:30 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
De Valkenier Recreation Park
The De Valkenier Recreation Park features: roller-coaster, Rodeo Hall, Haunted House.
Also of interest are the slides, dinosaurs, shows and more.
Also of interest are the slides, dinosaurs, shows and more.
De Valkenier Recreation Park
Koningswinkelstraat 53
Valkenburg, Limburg 6301 WH
Netherlands
Koningswinkelstraat 53
Valkenburg, Limburg 6301 WH
Netherlands
Hours
April 14 to April 22
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
April 28 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
October 6 to October 21
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Fairytale Park
Fairytale Park (Sprookjesbos) features: moving fairytale figures; water organ; water chute.
Hours
April 15 to June 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
July 1 to July 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Kasteel Den Halder
The Kasteel Den Halder in Valkenburg now houses the Limburg VVV office which produces a brochure on the "Euregio Maas-Rijn" holiday region (the Belgium and Dutch provinces of Limburg, the Belgian province of Liège and the area round Aachen in Germany), with information about recreation and leisure facilities, art, culture and nature.
St Nicolaaskerk
St Nicolaaskerk is a Late Gothic pseudo-basilica (14th C.), with a nave which was enlarged in 1891 and transepts and a choir which were lengthened in 1904. Its most notable feature is a triptych with scenes from the life of St Remigius.
Steenkolenmijn
The Steenkolenmijn, a model coal mine at Daalhemerweg 31, illustrates the technology of mining in the South Limburg coal field with a display of authentic mining equipment.
Hours
April 3 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Guides
Interpretive sessions sometimes available.
Town Walls
Of the old 14th century fortifications there remain two town gates, the Grendelpoort and the Berkelpoort, and some lengths of wall on the west side of Valkenburg.
Valkeburg - Old Houses
Valkenburg has a number of handsome old houses, such as Huis Den Halder (17th C.), Huis Ost, Huis Genhoes (15th-16th C.) and the Spaanse Leenhof, now occupied by the tourist information office.
Valkenburg Tourist Office
Th Dorrenplein 5
Valkenburg, Limburg 6301 DV
Netherlands
Th Dorrenplein 5
Valkenburg, Limburg 6301 DV
Netherlands
