Den Brandt Park

Once you walk through the gates of Den Brandt Park you could be forgiven for imagining that you have stepped onto the set of the acclaimed TV series Downtown Abbey . The stately entrance gives out into a classic French garden. The path leads to the castle which dates from 1790. Behind the castle you can explore the English-stye landscape park. Music lovers flock to Den Brandt every year for Jazz Middelheim.

But the park has much more to offer. Stroll along the avenues and paths under the impressive tree canopies. Look for the adorable English cottage with a thatched roof or the reproduction of Michelangelo's David statue, which the locals call naked David (den bloten David). Also worth seeing: the bunker museum, in the former regional headquarters of the Atlantic Wall.

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