De Bilt

Worth seeing in and around De Bilt

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Utrecht University

   Utrecht University is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established 26 March 1636, it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands.

   3.9 km · university in the Netherlands · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

   The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute is the Dutch national weather forecasting service, which has its headquarters in De Bilt, in the province of Utrecht, central Netherlands. The primary tasks of KNMI are weather forecasting, monitoring of climate changes and monitoring seismic activity.

   2.3 km · research institute · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Utrecht University Botanic Gardens

   The Utrecht University Botanic Gardens have consisted of two locations since 1987: the main Botanical Garden Fort Hoofddijk ) in De Uithof, Utrecht, and the Von Gimborn Arboretum ) in nearby Doorn. Both locations are open to the public.

   3.7 km · Botanical gardens of Utrecht University, the Netherlands · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Westerdijk Institute

   The Westerdijk Institute, or Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, is part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. The institute was renamed on 10 February 2017, after Johanna Westerdijk, the first female professor in the Netherlands and director of the institute from 1907 to 1958.

   3.4 km · Dutch mycology research institute · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Catholic University of Utrecht

   The Catholic University of Utrecht or Catholic Theological University was a Roman Catholic pontifical university in Utrecht, Netherlands. The university was a public institution and was primarily focused on educating future Catholic priests.

   3.9 km · pontifical university · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Dutch University Libraries and National Library

   UKB refers to the association of thirteen Dutch university libraries and Royal Library of the Netherlands. Furthermore, associate members are Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Open Universiteit, Dutch Research Council, and the Dutch Werkgroep Speciale Wetenschappelijke Bibliotheken.

   3.9 km · consortium of the thirteen Dutch university libraries · Wikipedia

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Where to eat

1. 01
   PK Bar & Kitchen

   Julianalaan 10, Bilthoven, contact@pkbilthoven.nl.

2. 02
   Ripassa

   Emmaplein 10, Bilthoven, info@ripassa.nl.

3. 03
   Osaka

   Julianalaan 2a, Bilthoven,.

4. 04
   La Terrazza

   Vinkenlaan 47-49, Bilthoven,.

5. 05
   Brasserie Olivier

   De Kwinkelier 54, Bilthoven, info@brasserieolivier.nl.

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Getting to De Bilt

Airports

Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS), 37 km · Rotterdam The Hague (RTM), 55 km · Eindhoven (EIN), 75 km

Stations

Den Dolder railway station, 3.8 km · Bilthoven railway station, 1.5 km

• Rotterdam → De Bilt

  52 km · quickest by road, 1h 17m · €7–9
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• Eindhoven → De Bilt

  77 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · €9–12
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• Maastricht → De Bilt

  145 km · quickest by road, 3h · €18–25
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