Not many know about it, but there is a castle down the dike a little ways in Oijen. The property is privately owned and not open to visitors.

However, one of our acquaintances here in Ravenstein knows the current residents and took me along with him on a recent visit.

They said to best view the grandeur of the place, we had to be at water level. But after taking a look at the itty bitty row boat we'd be using, I left the Leica on the bank.