The Venue

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The Venue

The Berckt Castle is a large estate, it has had many different owners since 1279, having previously been a monastery for over 100 years, with a centuries-old castle, canals, gardens and a farm. Much of the original stonework can be seen throughout the labyrinth of halls.

Goats, chickens, peacocks and cats made it their home. There is a small petting zoo and a hen house. The Berckt Castle also has a its very own Castle Cat: Lana.

For the modern minded there is also free and good Wifi at the Castle.

Meals

3 Meals a day are inclusive of the accommodation price and fully vegetarian and have been designed to provide an experience that would tempt you to dine with us again and again. The staffs are easily accessible, work hard to please your taste. 

At the Berckt Castle all used ingredients are regional products.

If you have special dietary needs then please mention this in the additional information area of the booking form so we can accommodate your needs as best as possible.

How to get there

Site address

Kasteel de Berckt, De Berckt 1, 5991 PD Baarlo, Netherlands

The site is located in the small town of Baarlo, just a few kilometers south of Venlo, on the Dutch-German border. It is easily reachable by air, car, and public transport. GPS provides accurate instructions.

 

By car

Please follow GPS instructions, these are accurate. Please note the site does not have charging stations available for electric cars. Full list of available charging stations (the site is in Dutch, please use browser translation.)

From the A67 Eindhoven/Venlo: Take the exit Venlo-West/Maastricht. There take the N273 to Baarlo. Just before Baarlo (opposite Camping de Berckt) turn left.

From the A73 from Nijmegen: Take the exit Venlo-West/Maastricht. There take the N273 to Baarlo. Just before Baarlo (opposite Camping de Berckt) go left.

From Roermond: take the N273 to Venlo. Just past Baarlo (opposite camping de Berckt) go right.


Public transport

From the train station Venlo, take bus 377 in the direction of Roermond via Kessel. Get off at bus stop De Berckt. Travel time: 15 min. The bus stop is 5 min. walk from the site.
Train information and ticket purchase is available at www.ns.nl/en/. Bus information is available at www.9292.nl/en/.

Nearest airports

Eindhoven (70 min. by train to Venlo, by car 50 min to site)
Maastricht/Aachen (90 min by bus and train to Venlo, 50 min by car to the site)
Schiphol (110 min. by train to Venlo and also by car to the site)
Düsseldorf (90 min. by train to Venlo, by car 50 min to the site.)

We strongly recommend not taking taxis from the taxi ranks at the airports, especially Amsterdam Schiphol, as they are known to have extortionate rates. However, if you can get a group of people together arriving at Schiphol (at least 4 recommended), Centrale Schiphol Taxi has reasonable rates. More details can be found at Centrale Schiphol Taxi – please contact them directly for a quote.

Ferry ports

Hoek van Holland (120 min by car to the site.)
IJmuiden (120 min by car to the site.)


Travel times by road

Cologne, Germany: 80 min.
Brussels: 120 min.
Amsterdam: 135 min.

Accessibility

The site is on even ground with all buildings and activity areas fairly close together, with many paved walkways. The main building with all bedrooms and activity rooms has lifts/elevators to each floor, and the hallways and doors are wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs. Dining areas are on the ground floor and are accessible by wheelchair. Most rooms have their own private/ensuite toilet and shower, and the public bathrooms and showers at the site have wider accessible stalls available. Low ramps are in place for easier entry into buildings that have steps. Pets are not allowed but guide/service dogs are.

 

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