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Walibi Holland
Dutch thrill park near Amsterdam known for intense roller coasters and a fun Halloween Fright Nights event.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Biddinghuizen
Flevoland, Netherlands · Europe
About Biddinghuizen
Biddinghuizen works well as a base: 15 minutes from Dronten, 27km from Houtribdijk.
Biddinghuizen is in Flevoland, Netherlands, with about 5,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Dronten, about 8 km away.
Biddinghuizen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɪdɪŋˈɦœyzə(n)]) is a village in the municipality of Dronten in the Netherlands. It is situated in the center of the province of Flevoland, about 13 km north of the city of Harderwijk.
On 1 January 2018, the village had 6,295 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 1.93Read more
km2 (0.75 sq mi) and contained 1,995 residences.
Biddinghuizen is home of the annual Lowlands Festival and Defqon.1 Festival and Biddinghuizen contains the theme park Walibi Holland.
FlevOnice, a 3 km (2 mi) long, outdoor, refrigerated, ice skating track, opened in 2007 in Biddinghuizen and belongs to the longest in the world. A part of it is a standard speed skating rink, connected to the rest. The track was shortened from the original 5 km (3 mi) in 2013.
In 1994, Biddinghuizen hosted the European Scout Jamboree.
In 1995, the 18th World Scout Jamboree was hosted. 28,960 Scouts and staff members from 166 countries and territories participated in this event.
The ultra athlete Ria Buiten is from Biddinghuizen.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Biddinghuizen?
Within an hour or so of Biddinghuizen: Walibi Holland (5 km), Schokland (21 km), Houtribdijk (27 km), De Librije (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Biddinghuizen?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Biddinghuizen?
Biddinghuizen is in Flevoland, Netherlands, about 8 km from Dronten.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,010
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Flevoland
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.4550, 5.6931
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Netherlands
Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Biddinghuizen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Schokland
Former Zuiderzee island now stranded in the Noordoostpolder, the Netherlands' first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
21 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
Houtribdijk
A 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.
27 km · about 30 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.
28 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
Marken
Former Zuiderzee island village on a causeway north of Amsterdam, its green-and-black wooden houses raised on stilts and mounds against floods; walk out to the Paard van Marken lighthouse on the dike.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Naarden-Vesting
The best-preserved star fortification town in Europe, a double-moated six-pointed star of 17th-century ramparts enclosing a grid of gabled streets, 25 minutes from Amsterdam yet ignored by most itineraries.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Giethoorn
Car-free village known as the 'Dutch Venice' where thatched-roof farmhouses are connected by canals and wooden bridges.
41 km · about 45 min drive
museum
Kröller-Müller Museum
Museum deep inside Hoge Veluwe National Park holding the world's second-largest Van Gogh collection plus a 25-hectare sculpture garden with Rodin, Moore and Dubuffet; free white bicycles carry you there through the park.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Biddinghuizen
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 27 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.
- 73 kmAfsluitdijkA 32km causeway sealing off the Zuiderzee, this dead-straight engineering marvel is one of Europe's great driving roads.
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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