Berne Abbey

#73 among destinations in the Netherlands

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Berne Abbey, a Dutch abbey of the Premonstratensians, or Norbertines, in Heeswijk, North Brabant, is the oldest extant religious community in the Netherlands. It has 27 brothers and priests. ()

Local name: Abdij van Berne Coordinates: 51°39'17"N, 5°28'21"E

Location

Abdijstraat 53Heeswijk Dinther 5473 AC Noord-BrabantNetherlands

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Day trips

Berne Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kasteel Heeswijk, Post mill Rosmalen, Aan de Pegstukken, Veghel.

1.3 miW
11th-century castle and museum
Kasteel Heeswijk
35 min walk • Nestled in the lush, green heart of the Brabant countryside in the Netherlands, Kasteel Heeswijk emerges as an architectural gem with a storied past. This imposing 11th-century fortress turned museum is not only a testament to medieval architecture but also a treasure...
6.1 miNW
Windmill
Post mill Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch
156 min walk • Post mill Rosmalen is a post mill in Rosmalen, Netherlands. The mill is situated in the neighbourhood of Molenhoek. The mill was built in 1732 on a natural slope. This slope is accented with old millstones. In the past there were several mills in Rosmalen, but this mill is the only one remaining.
3 miSW
Windmill
Aan de Pegstukken
76 min walk • Aan de Pegstukken is a windmill located on De Pegstukken 27 in Schijndel, North Brabant, Netherlands. Built in 1845 on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as a gristmill.
4.1 miSE
Town
Veghel
105 min walk • Veghel is a town and a former municipality in the southern Netherlands. On 1 January 2017 Veghel, together with Schijndel and Sint-Oedenrode, merged into a new municipality called Meierijstad creating the largest municipality of the province North-Brabant in terms of land area.
6.4 miNW
Church
Saint Lambertchurch, 's-Hertogenbosch
164 min walk • The Saint Lambertchurch is a Catholic church in Rosmalen, North Brabant, Netherlands. The name of the church refers to Lambert of Maastricht, the Seventh-Century Bishop of Maastricht.
6.7 miNE
Memorial
Vorstengraf, Oss
172 min walk • The Vorstengraf in Oss is one of the largest burial mounds in the Netherlands and Belgium. The hill was 3 metres high and had a diameter of 54 metres.
6.7 miNW
Canal
Máxima Canal, 's-Hertogenbosch
171 min walk • The Máxima Canal dates from 2014 and runs from the Zuid-Willemsvaart near Den Dungen to the Meuse near Gewande.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Eikenburg, 's-Hertogenbosch
128 min walk • Eikenburg is an estate in the southern Netherlands, in the south of Rosmalen, North Brabant. The area of the estate is 80 ha. Since the 19th century the owner of this estate has been the noble family Van Meeuwen.
6.4 miNW
Square
Markt, 's-Hertogenbosch
164 min walk • Markt is the name of a Square in Rosmalen, North Brabant, Netherlands. It used to be the garden of a rectory until 1911. The name is given to the square, because the Street market was held on this square. Until 1981 there were two graves of Canadian soldiers who rode their motorcycle over a mine near Sprokkelbosch during World War II.
3.9 miSE
Church
Sint-Lambertuskerk
100 min walk • The Sint-Lambertuskerk in Veghel is a large three-aisled cross basilica in neo-Gothic style. The church was designed by Pierre Cuypers and was built between 1856 and 1862. In 1863 the church was consecrated by archbishop-metropolitan Joannes...
1.8 miSE
Windmill
Kilsdonkse Molen
47 min walk • The Kilsdonk Mill is a unique combination of a water-flown corn mill and a water-driven oil mill. The corn mill has a conical lower part with an almost cylindrical part above it, which was restored with white IJssel stones during the restoration.