museum
Rietveld Schröder House
Gerrit Rietveld's radical 1924 Utrecht house, the purest built statement of De Stijl with its sliding walls and Mondrian palette: UNESCO-listed and visitable on pre-booked tours.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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De Bilt
Utrecht, Netherlands · Europe
About De Bilt
De Bilt works well as a base: 5 minutes from Nijenheim, 13km from Kasteel de Haar.
De Bilt is in Utrecht, Netherlands, with about 8,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nijenheim, about 4 km away.
De Bilt (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈbɪlt] ) is a municipality and town in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. It had a population of 43,384 in 2021. De Bilt houses the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).
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What is there to see near De Bilt?
Within an hour or so of De Bilt: Rietveld Schröder House (4 km), Dom Tower of Utrecht (5 km), Kasteel de Haar (13 km), Naarden-Vesting (21 km).
Are there any good drives near De Bilt?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Brouwersdam and Afsluitdijk.
Where is De Bilt?
De Bilt is in Utrecht, Netherlands, about 4 km from Nijenheim.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,945
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Utrecht
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.1100, 5.1806
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Worth the detour from De Bilt
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
5 km · about 10 min drive
castle
Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Muiderslot
A moated red-brick medieval fortress at the mouth of the Vecht, one of the best-preserved castles in the Netherlands.
26 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Van Gogh Museum
The world's largest collection of Van Gogh's works with over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and 700 letters in Amsterdam.
34 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Rijksmuseum
The Netherlands' national museum showcasing 800 years of Dutch art and history, including Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Amsterdam Canal Ring
UNESCO-listed 17th-century canal system forming concentric half-circles through Amsterdam, lined with narrow merchant houses.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near De Bilt
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 52 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
- 60 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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