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TT Circuit Assen
The Cathedral of Speed -- the only circuit to have hosted a MotoGP round every year since the championship began in 1949.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Beilen
Drenthe, Netherlands · Europe
About Beilen
Beilen is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Westerbork, 21km from Hunebedcentrum.
Beilen is in Drenthe, Netherlands, with about 9,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Westerbork, about 7 km away.
Beilen is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 16 km south of Assen. The old Reformed church is the only remaining truly old building; a large fire destroyed a major part of Beilen in 1820.
Beilen has a railway station - Beilen railwayRead more
station.
The biggest employers in Beilen are the former DOMO milk powder factory and the psychiatric hospital GGZ Drenthe. The village is also home to a large distribution centre for the Jumbo supermarket chain. Beilen is also visited by many tourists, as it is located between many forests and National Reserves. Each August the so-called "Wende-aovends" take place in Beilen, featuring activities for children in the shopping center and showcases by local artists at night.
Until 1998, Beilen was a separate municipality.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Beilen?
Within an hour or so of Beilen: TT Circuit Assen (11 km), Hunebedcentrum (21 km), Giethoorn (32 km), Fort Bourtange (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Beilen?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk and Afsluitdijk.
Where is Beilen?
Beilen is in Drenthe, Netherlands, about 7 km from Westerbork.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,495
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Drenthe
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.8633, 6.5139
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Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Beilen
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Hunebedcentrum
Museum in Borger beside D27, the largest of the Netherlands' 5,000-year-old hunebed dolmens: 22-metre granite burial chambers older than Stonehenge, scattered along the Drenthe hondsrug ridge.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Giethoorn
Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.
32 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Fort Bourtange
1593 star fortress village in remote Groningen restored to its 1742 form: a living five-pointed star of moats, bastions and wooden drawbridges with a cobbled marketplace at its heart, most striking from the ramparts or the air.
48 km · about 55 min drive
restaurant
De Librije
The Netherlands' only three-Michelin-star restaurant, set in a former prison complex in Zwolle, where the late Jonnie Boer's team under chef Nelson Tanate has held the top rating since 2004.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Schokland
Former Zuiderzee island now stranded in the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands' first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Beilen
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 78 kmHoutribdijkA 26 km dike road (N302) running straight across the water between Enkhuizen and Lelystad, splitting the IJsselmeer from the Markermeer with sea views on both sides.
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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