At the Holten Canadian Cemetery Information Center, you can discover what lies behind the 1,394 graves in the field with stories, videos and exhibitions. In the middle of wooded nature, you will experience the history of the liberation of the Northeast Netherlands and the meaning of freedom. Then and now. Keeping memories alive is what we are committed to — Lest we forget Lest we forget
Admission is free.
Summer time opening hours: Monday to Sun 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Winter time opening hours: Wednesday to Sun 11:00 - 16:00. Also open on Mondays and Tuesdays during school holidays.
Eekhoornweg 10, 7451 HR Holten. Plan your route.
Easily accessible by car and bike, public transport, free parking.
Wheelchair-friendly, adapted facilities available.
Exhibitions, videos and life stories make the war and its liberation tangible. Enthusiastic guides and other volunteers take visitors across the field, past objects and memories that go deeper than numbers or names. For schools, we have educational programs that actively involve young people in the stories of freedom. Educational programs that actively involve young people in the stories of freedom.
This information center runs entirely on more than 120 enthusiastic volunteers. Together, they ensure that the memories and stories associated with the Canadian Cemetery in Holten stay alive and are shared for generations. With visitors, relatives and new generations. Physical and online. New volunteers are always welcome to continue this great work with us.
To the right of the entrance to the information center is the “Vector of Memory”. This marks that the Holten Canadian Cemetery and the information center are part of the Canadian Trail Overijssel, part of the Liberation Route Europe. Liberation Route Europe. More than 10,000 km of walking routes to museums, monuments, rest areas and other places across Europe that recall the last phase of the Second World War.
