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Things to do in Simpelveld

6 activities, venues and outings in Simpelveld, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

ZLSM, Simpelveld
Photo: Rob Dammers, CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Things to do in Simpelveld

  1. Do

    ZLSM

    Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij

    Take a ride through the southern part of Limburg on this classic steamtrain ride. See the marvels and beauty of this part of the Netherlands cross high bridges and see some great cities on the way. The Simpelveld train station serves as a headquarter for the ZLSM and doubles as small museum..

  2. Do

    Natuurtransferium

    As in most small towns in the South Limburg region, many travelers use Simpelveld as a base for hiking and biking in the area. Simpelveld has a number of very suited routes. Head to the "Nature Transferium Poort Mergelland" on the edge of town. It is the main tourist information point and forms a starting point for many routes. Here you can rent a number of bikes (including motorized ones) and buy maps. If you've really been working out, they even offer use of a shower for bikers.

  3. DoSummit

    Vrouwenheide

    The Vrouwenheide (Women's heath) is a hill in the Netherlands and former heath land, just south of Ubachsberg in the municipality of Voerendaal. With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest points in the European part of the Netherlands.

    216 m high

  4. DoTheatre

    Harmoniezaal

    5a Dr. Nolensstraat

  5. DoZoo

    Hamburg Hagenbeck Zoo

    Hagenbeck

  6. DoNature reserve

    Klingeleberg

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Simpelveld (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps. Some descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).