Bois de la Cambre, Brussels

Name: Bois de la Cambre
Address: Brussels, Belgium

#43 among attractions in Brussels

Park, Relax in park

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The Bois de la Cambre or Ter Kamerenbos is an urban public park in Brussels, Belgium. It lies in the south of the Brussels-Capital Region, in the municipality of the City of Brussels, and covers an area of 1.23 km², forming a natural offshoot of the Sonian Forest, which penetrates deep into the city in the south-east of Brussels. It is linked to the rest of the municipality by the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, which was built in 1861, at the same time the park was laid out. ()

Alternative names: Created: 1866Elevation: 364 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°48'24"N, 4°22'42"E

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Bruxelles-Ville (Bois de la Cambre)Brussels Belgium

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Bois de la Cambre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Horta Museum, La Cambre Abbey, Museum David and Alice van Buuren, Villa Empain.

1.6 miNW
Museum, Art Nouveau architecture, History museum
Horta Museum, Brussels
41 min walk • The Horta Museum is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former house and workshop, Maison & Atelier Horta, in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles.
0.9 miN
Monastery, Church
La Cambre Abbey, Brussels
24 min walk • La Cambre Abbey or Ter Kameren Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the City of Brussels. It is located in the Maelbeek valley between the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos and the Ixelles Ponds.
1.1 miW
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Museum David and Alice van Buuren, Brussels
29 min walk • The Museum David and Alice Van Buuren is a private house, now a museum, built from 1924 to 1928 for banker and art collector David Van Buuren and his wife Alice in Uccle, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium.
~1380 ftE
Museum, Architecture, Art gallery
Villa Empain, Brussels
7 min walk • The Villa Empain is a private house in Art Deco style in Brussels, Belgium, built in 1930–1934 by the Swiss architect Michel Polak. It was commissioned by Baron Louis Empain, son of the Belgian industrialist Édouard Empain. Since its restoration in 2009–2011, it has been open to the public.
1.2 miN
Park
Ixelles Ponds, Brussels
32 min walk • The Ixelles Ponds or Elsene Ponds are two freshwater ponds in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles. The ponds we can see today are those spared by a 19th-century campaign of drying the wetlands of the Maalbeek valley between La Cambre Abbey and Eugène Flagey Square.
0.7 miNW
Street
Square du Bois, Brussels
18 min walk • The Square du Bois, also known as the Billionaire Square, is a private street in Brussels, Belgium. It belongs to the owners who live there and who bear the cost of maintenance, development and repair.
0.5 miN
Universities and schools
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Brussels
13 min walk • The Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management is a school of economics and management and a Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, a French-speaking private research university located in Brussels, Belgium.
1.2 miE
Church
Church of St. Clement, Brussels
32 min walk • The Church of St. Clement is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort in Brussels. It is one of the earliest examples of Romanesque architecture in Belgium, dating from the 11th century.
1.6 miSE
Area
Enfants Noyés Nature Reserve, Brussels
40 min walk • The Enfants Noyés Nature Reserve is a nature reserve consisting of three large ponds located in a valley of the Sonian Forest in Brussels. The nature reserve consists of three distinct ponds: The Étang du Fer à Cheval, the Étang des Canards Sauvages and the Étang du Clos des Chênes.
1.1 miNW
Park
Tenbosch, Brussels
29 min walk • Tenbosch Park, Tenbosch or Tenbos, is a public park in the municipality of Ixelles in Brussels, Belgium. Although relatively small with an area of 2 hectares, it is an exquisitely landscaped park popular among local residents. It is surrounded by a wall and offers an unexpected oasis of calm in a busy district.
1 miSW
Observatories and planetariums
Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels
26 min walk • The Royal Observatory of Belgium, has been situated in the Uccle municipality of Brussels since 1890. It was first established in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in 1826 by William I under the impulse of Adolphe Quetelet.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bois de la Cambre?

Nearby attractions include Villa Empain, Brussels (7 min walk), Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, Brussels (9 min walk), Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Brussels (13 min walk), Salle Allende - Art contemporain, Brussels (13 min walk).

How to get to Bois de la Cambre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bois de la Cambre:

Bus

Avenue Defré - Defrélaan • Lines: 123, 136, 365a, W (8 min walk)
Avenue de l'Orée - Zoomlaan • Lines: 366 (8 min walk)

Tram

Marie-José • Lines: 25, 8 (11 min walk)
Solbosch - Solbos • Lines: 25, 8 (11 min walk)

Train

Boondael - Boondaal (19 min walk)
Vivier d'Oie - Diesdelle (21 min walk)

Metro

Delta • Lines: 5 (36 min walk)
Hankar • Lines: 5 (40 min walk)