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  • The Nevel: Poles take up positions around Driel

    The Nevel: Poles take up positions around Driel Captured Germans under surveillance of the Poles. Presumably in the Molenstraat area.

    Because the Polish troops could not cross the Rhine on the first night, they took up positions ar...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Boerengolf / Atelier de Horst

    Boerengolf / Atelier de Horst

    We offer a whole range of activities at and around the farm. These include farmers bubble ball, f...

    GROESBEEK

    Farmer’s golf

  • The first clashes: German attacks repelled, losses to be mourned.

    The first clashes: German attacks repelled, losses to be mourned.

    The Polish troops took up positions in and around Driel, including at the predecessor of this pos...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Hotel Courage Waalkade

    Hotel Courage Waalkade

    Set in the heart of historic Nijmegen within a stone’s throw from the shopping and entertainment...

    NIJMEGEN

    Hotel

  • Amusement park Tivoli

    Amusement park Tivoli

    Amusement park Tivoli offers kids from two years old really great fun with exciting rides and amu...

    BERG EN DAL

    Amusement park

  • Groesbeek’s aqueduct

    Groesbeek’s aqueduct

    The Romans took full advantage of the landscape with differences in level rarely seen in this cou...

    BERG EN DAL

    Sight

  • Hotel Blue

    Hotel Blue

    Hotel Blue in Nijmegen is perfect for those who like to feel right at home. Here you have everyth...

    NIJMEGEN

    Restaurant

  • Audiospot: Hotel Erica

    Audiospot: Hotel Erica

    After Nijmegen was bombed on 22nd February 1944, Hotel Erica in nearby Berg en Dal became a refug...

    Berg en Dal

    Luisterplek

  • The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets

    The emergency hospital in the school - Operating dressed in flak jackets The emergency hospital on September 25th 1944. Polish ambulances of the ground army had managed to reach Driel. As a result, 70 patients could be evacuated to Nijmegen.

    The medical company of the Polish paratrooper brigade chose the Roman Catholic primary school as...

    Driel

    Historic mansion

  • The attempt of the Dorsets – doomed to fail

    The attempt of the Dorsets – doomed to fail Major General Sosabowski with, on the left, Major Desmond Pascale of The Dorsetshire Regiment in Valburg. Sosabowski's alternative to the Rhine crossing was turned down..

    In the night of 24 to 25 September 1944, after two earlier failed attempts by the Poles, a final...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Landing sites – then fields and orchards

    Landing sites – then fields and orchards Historical and recent images combined: Polish paratroopers near Overasselt in September 1944 along with a present-day photo of Driel

    On September 21st 1944, around 17:55, this was the landing area of the Polish troops. Around 1000...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Speeltuin De Blije Dries

    Speeltuin De Blije Dries

    Including a restaurant and patio that were revamped in 2016! Fun at the playground for the whole...

    WIJCHEN

    Play garden

  • Mini camping de Klos

    Mini camping de Klos

    The campsite is in a quiet spot on a push moraine in Groesbeek. The view is magnificent. With woo...

    GROESBEEK

    Mini-camp area

  • Fighting around the Dorpstraat on the southern side of Driel

    Fighting around the Dorpstraat on the southern side of Driel The Polish soldier Bier found his first resting place in a field grave on the Dorpstraat. He is possibly the radio operator who was helped by Henk te Dorsthorst, a resident of Driel at the time.

    At the T-junction of Dorpstraat-Honingveldsestraat, the Polish troops had taken up positions. Whe...

    Driel

    Sight

  • Vakantieboerderij de Meiberg

    Vakantieboerderij de Meiberg

    Situated in the beautiful rolling landscape of Berg en Dal is the holiday farmhouse De Meiberg. I...

    BERG EN DAL

    Group accommodation

  • Omnivents

    Omnivents

    Omnivents organises sports and adventurous events.

    VALBURG

    Restaurant

  • Immenhof Apiary

    Immenhof Apiary

    For a peaceful, atmospheric, informative and enjoyable stay, we offer an original and educational...

    HEUMEN

    Park/Garden

  • The monument at Plac Polski and the annual commemorations in Driel

    The monument at Plac Polski and the annual commemorations in Driel The first version of the monument erected by the Driel people in honour of the Poles.

    On September 21st 1946, a sober monument was unveiled to commemorate the events of two years earl...

    Driel

    Sight

  • De Pelgrim

    De Pelgrim

    Enjoy life together. Embark on an adventurous journey with your friends at de Pelgrim. Travel th...

    Nijmegen

    Restaurant

  • Campsite De Groote Flierenberg

    Campsite De Groote Flierenberg

    Our campsite lies near Berg en Dal, on the site of a traditional farmhouse dating from 1652, in a...

    BERG EN DAL

    Camp ground

  • Molenstraat (Nijmegen)

    Molenstraat (Nijmegen)

    Molenstraat in Nijmegen town centre offers numerous possibilities, with plenty of things to see a...

    NIJMEGEN

    Shopping area

  • Landgoed Jachtslot de Mookerheide

    Landgoed Jachtslot de Mookerheide

    A 10-minutes’ drive from Nijmegen lies the unique nature reserve 'Landgoed, Jachtslot de Mookerhe...

    MOLENHOEK LB

    Heritage

  • Camperpark Lingewaard

    Camperpark Lingewaard

    Lingewaard camper van park is situated in a rural setting just outside Gendt. The pitches include...

    GENDT

    Caravan park

  • Information Centre: The Poles of Driel

    Information Centre: The Poles of Driel

    ‘Bound by Friendship and Gratitude’. The Information Centre: The Poles of Driel provide insights...

    DRIEL

    Visitors' center

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