Groenendaal park is situated at the site of the former summer home of Amsterdam banker Jan Hope, whose estate Bosbeek was the first example of a large garden in the 'English Style' in the 18th century in the Netherlands. The grounds are part of a long sandy ridge of deciduous forest running in a straight line from the Hague to Alkmaar.
Groenendaal park is situated on the site of Jan Hope's former summer estate, Bosbeek, which was an early example of an English-style garden in 18th-century Netherlands. The grounds are part of a continuous stretch of deciduous forest along a sandy ridge from Hague to Alkmaar.