# Things to see in Nijkerk (Netherlands): 135 places and when to go

> Nijkerk is a town in Netherlands, and this site lists 135 places in and around it, mainly Wildlife (99), Nature (97), Hiking (19). The best known are Koppelpoort, De Hoeksteen, Barneveld and DierenPark Amersfoort. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: October to March. In June there are 16 h 30 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 30. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/nijkerk/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Netherlands · 52.189, 5.5457
- **Places:** 135 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/fauna/) (99) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/naturaleza/) (97) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/senderismo/) (19) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/historia/) (6) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/familia/) (4) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/arquitectura/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** October to March.
- **Nearest airport:** AMS Amsterdam, 55 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Nijkerk

The places in and around Nijkerk, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Koppelpoort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/koppelpoort/): Combined city and water gate in Amersfoort · 11 km
- [De Hoeksteen, Barneveld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-hoeksteen/): Large church in the Netherlands · 7.5 km
- [DierenPark Amersfoort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/dierenpark-amersfoort/): Zoo in Amersfoort, Netherlands · 14 km
- [Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/onze-lieve-vrouwetoren/): Late gothic church tower in Amersfoort · 11 km
- [Amersfoort, former NCS railway station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/amersfoort-ncs/): Former station building of the Nederlandsche Centraal Spoorweg Maatschappij in Amersfoort · 12 km
- [Oud Groevenbeek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/oud-groevenbeek/): Nature · Wildlife · 12 km
- [Recreatiegebied Zeumeren](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/recreatiegebied-zeumeren/): Beaches · 5.3 km
- [Adullamkerk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/adullamkerk/): Church building in Barneveld, Netherlands · 7.7 km
- [Arkemheen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/arkemheen/): Protected area in Netherlands · 8.5 km
- [Speulder- en Sprielderbosch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/boswachterij-speulder-en-sprielderbos/): Protected area · 8.9 km
- [De Salentein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-salentein/): Protected area · 5.6 km
- [Den Olden Florus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/den-olden-florus/): Windmill in Terschuur, Netherlands · 4.4 km
- [Kasteel Stoutenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/heerlijkheid-stoutenburg/): Protected area · 7.3 km
- [Horsterwold](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/horsterwold/): Nature area in Flevoland, the Netherlands · 15 km
- [Kasteel Oldenaller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/kasteel-oldenaller/): Castle · 6.9 km
- [Veluws Museum Nairac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/nairac-museum/): Museum in Barneveld, the Netherlands · 6.0 km
- [Kamp Amersfoort National Monument](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/nationaal-monument-kamp-amersfoort/): Museum · 14 km
- [Onze-Lieve-Vrouw ter Eem](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/onze-lieve-vrouw-ter-eem/): Monastery · 14 km
- [Wekeromse Zand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/wekeromse-zand/): Heath in the Netherlands · 14 km
- [Galgenberg Amersfoort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/amersfoortse-berg/): Summit · 13 km
- [Bloeidaal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/bloeidaal/): Protected area · 8.4 km
- [Bokhorst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/bokhorst/): Protected area · 6.0 km
- [Landgoed Nimmerdor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/bosgebied-nimmerdor/): Natural area in Amersfoort, Netherlands · 13 km
- [De Berencamp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-berencamp/): Protected area · 6.3 km

And the other 111, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [De Schammer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-schammer/), [Erica Zuid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/erica-zuid/), [Groot Bijlaer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/groot-bijlaer/), [Natuurterrein Groot Zandbrink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/groot-zandbrink/), [Hulkesteinse Bos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hulkesteinse-bos/), [Juliusput](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/juliusput/), [Landgoed Hoevelaken](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/landgoed-hoevelaken/), [Lockhorst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/lockhorst/), [Lockhorsterbos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/lockhorsterbos/), [Luntersche Buurtbosch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/luntersche-buurtbosch/), [Melksteeg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/melksteeg/), [Middelpunt van Nederland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/middelpunt-van-nederland/), [Schovenhorst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/schovenhorst/), [Slichtenhorst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/slichtenhorst/), [Speulderbos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/speulderbos/), [Appel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/appel/), [Appel 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/appel-1/), [Asschatterkeerkade](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/asschatterkeerkade/), [Balkenschoten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/balkenschoten/), [Bergsham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/bergsham/), [Bijstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/bijstein/), [Birkhoven](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/birkhoven/), [Blarinckhorst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/blarinckhorst/), [Coelhorst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/coelhorst/), [De Blaauwe Schuyt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-blaauwe-schuyt/), [De Boom, Leusden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-boom/), [De Boschkamp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-boschkamp/), [De Doelen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-doelen/), [De Driesingel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-driesingel/), [De Emelaar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-emelaar/), [De Goudsberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-goudsberg/), [De Grote Burgwal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-grote-burgwal/), [De Hei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-hei/), [De Lorrekorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-lorrekorf/), [De Neude](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-neude/), [De Prinsenkamp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-prinsenkamp/), [De Tweel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-tweel/), [De Veentjes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-veentjes/), [De Wolfskamer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-wolfskamer/), [Ermelosche Zand - Schietberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/ermelosche-zand-schietberg/), [Esvelderbeek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/esvelderbeek/), [Gemeentebos Putten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/gemeentebos-putten/), [Gerven](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/gerven/), [Groot Bloemendaal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/groot-bloemendaal/), [Groot Malckenhorst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/groot-malckenhorst/), [Groot Wagensveld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/groot-wagensveld/), [Groote Beek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/groote-beek/), [Grote Fliert](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/grote-fliert/), [Hell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hell/), [Helpmekaar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/helpmekaar/), [Het Paradijs NSW](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/het-paradijs-nsw/), [Het Uilenbos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/het-uilenbos/), [Hoeve Oud Milligen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hoeve-oud-milligen/), [Hoge Eind](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hoge-eind/), [Huinerveld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/huinerveld/), [Kallenbroek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/kallenbroek/), [Kastanjehof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/kastanjehof/), [Klein Boeschoten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/klein-boeschoten/), [Klein Bylaer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/klein-bylaer/), [Klein Dennenhorst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/klein-dennenhorst/), [Klingkenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/klingkenberg/), [Landgoed de Leperkoen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/landgoed-de-leperkoen/), [Landgoed Nimmerdor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/landgoed-nimmerdor/), [Landgoed Schaffelaar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/landgoed-schaffelaar/), [Landgoed Scherpenzeel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/landgoed-scherpenzeel/), [Landgoed 't Sol](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/landgoed-t-sol/), [Lunterse Beek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/lunterse-beek/), [Nieuw Groevenbeek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/nieuw-groevenbeek/), [Otelaar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/otelaar/), [Poolse Driesten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/poolse-driesten/), [Roffelaarskade](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/roffelaarskade/), [Ruigeveld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/ruigeveld/), [Schoonderbeekhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/schoonderbeekhof/), [Sprielderbos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/sprielderbos/), [Uylenborgh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/uylenborgh/), [Vanenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/vanenburg/), [Veenhuizerveld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/veenhuizerveld/), [Volenbeek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/volenbeek/), [Weltevreden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/weltevreden/), [Werk aan de Daatselaar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/werk-aan-de-daatselaar/), [Wilbrinkbos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/wilbrinkbos/), [Wilde Kamp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/wilde-kamp/), [Zonnewende](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/zonnewende/), [Zwarte Goor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/zwarte-goor/), [Zwartebroek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/zwartebroek/)
- **Architecture**: [Hardenbergerbrug](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/hardenbergerbrug/)
- **Stargazing**: [Schothorst Public Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/publiekssterrenwacht-schothorst/)
- **With kids**: [De Torteltuin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-torteltuin/), [Dierenvallei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/dierenvallei/), [Klinkboerderij](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/klinkboerderij/)
- **Hiking**: [Grebbeliniepad - 09 - Leusbroekerweg-Asschattersluis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/grebbeliniepad-09-leusbroekerweg-asschattersluis/), [Grebbeliniepad - 10 - Asschattersluis - Flehite](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/grebbeliniepad-10-asschattersluis-flehite/), [Grebbeliniepad - 11 - Flehite-Kleine Melm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/grebbeliniepad-11-flehite-kleine-melm/), [Marskramerpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/marskramerpad-11/), [Marskramerpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/marskramerpad-12/), [Marskramerpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/marskramerpad-13/), [Marskramerpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/marskramerpad-alle-varianten/), [Pionierspad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/pionierspad-09/), [Veluwe Zwerfpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/veluwe-zwerfpad-etappe-04/), [Veluwe Zwerfpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/veluwe-zwerfpad-etappe-05/), [Veluwe Zwerfpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/veluwe-zwerfpad-etappe-07/), [Veluwe Zwerfpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/veluwe-zwerfpad-etappe-08/), [Westerborkpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/westerborkpad-08/), [Westerborkpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/westerborkpad-09/), [Westerborkpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/westerborkpad-10/), [Westerborkpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/westerborkpad-11/), [Westerborkpad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/westerborkpad-12/), [Zuiderzeepad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/zuiderzeepad-10/), [Zuiderzeepad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/zuiderzeepad-11/)
- **Museums and art**: [Mariahoeve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/mariahoeve/)
- **Food and drink**: [Wijnhoeve Middeldorp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/wijnhoeve-middeldorp/)

## When to go to Nijkerk

The best time to visit Nijkerk is **April to September**; also possible: October to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 7 h 59 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 38 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 31 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 39 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 28 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 30 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 04 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 27 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 23 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 19 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 27 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 30 |

In June there are 16 h 30 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 30. In June, 134 of the 135 places are at their best.

When to go to Netherlands in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Nijkerk

The nearest main airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS, Amsterdam), 55 km as the crow flies. How to get around Netherlands (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.189%2C5.5457)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.189%2C5.5457)

## Other towns nearby

- [Elst Ut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/elst-ut/): 137 places · 23 km
- [Almere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/almere/): 101 places · 25 km
- [Apeldoorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/apeldoorn/): 136 places · 27 km
- [Utrecht](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/utrecht/): 233 places · 31 km
- [Biddinghuizen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/biddinghuizen/): 81 places · 32 km
- [Arnhem](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/arnhem/): 223 places · 34 km

And all of Netherlands, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Nijkerk?

The best known: [Koppelpoort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/koppelpoort/), [De Hoeksteen, Barneveld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/de-hoeksteen/), [DierenPark Amersfoort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/dierenpark-amersfoort/), [Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/onze-lieve-vrouwetoren/), [Amersfoort, former NCS railway station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/paises-bajos/amersfoort-ncs/). In all, 135 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Nijkerk?

April to September; also possible: October to March. In June there are 16 h 30 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 30.

### How do you get to Nijkerk?

The nearest main airport is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), 55 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.189%2C5.5457) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Nijkerk as the destination and these 135 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).