Surroundings

Surroundings

Looking for beautiful hiking trails, museums, golf courses or restaurants? It’s all around the Five Suites in Elp. Within half an hour at the most beautiful locations!

Hiking trails

Would you like to hike in the nature of Drenthe? You can!  We have specifically selected some great routes for you. We also have a good hiking map available.

Restaurants

Excellent restaurants can be found in the vicinity of The Five Suites. Nice restaurants can be found, for example, in Assen, Valthe, Meppen and Westerbork.

Surroundings

Oud Aalden & Orvelte

Both villages are full of beautiful Saxon farmhouses.

Surroundings

Dolmens

Drenthe’s pride, the famous prehistoric dolmens are scattered throughout the province.

Surroundings

Camp Westerbork

A visit to Camp Westerbork memorial center is an impressive experience. A museum is located next to the camp grounds.

Zoo emmen

Dierenpark Emmen is considered by many to be the most beautiful zoo in the Netherlands.

The animals are in a natural environment without fences or bars. What makes animal park Emmen special are the large groups of animals. For example, there is a herd of 13 elephants, a group of 130 penguins and there are 125 mantle baboons. For more information, see www.dierenparkemmen.nl.

Tree crown path

The Borger tree canopy trail is a special nature experience.
Walking among the tops of trees, who wouldn’t want that! The Borger tree canopy path offers this opportunity. From The Five Suites, you can be at the Boomkroonpad in 10 minutes.

National parks

In the vicinity of the Five Suites there is a lot of beautiful nature. There are several national parks such as the Drentse Aa and the Balloërveld

Golf courses

The most beautiful golf courses in Drenthe can be found near The Five Suites. There are several golf courses in the area. The nearest and also oldest club in Drenthe, the Drentse Golfclub De Gelpenberg, is located in a wooded area just outside the beautiful village of Aalden. But how about these golf courses in Drenthe. Just north of Assen, in the area of Zeijen is the Drenthe Golf and Country club. In Ees, you will find the Country Golf Ees.