museum
DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
15 km · about 30 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Brabant
Eersel
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
About Eersel
Eersel is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hapert, 51km from Hoge Kempen National Park.
Eersel is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hapert, about 4 km away.
Eersel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrsəl] ) is a municipality and a town in southern Netherlands in the province of North Brabant. Eersel is situated in the Campine (Kempen) area.
Eersel is part of the Acht Zaligheden (Eight Beatitudes) and known for its attractive market. This market, together with the Hint, has beenRead more
declared a protected village on 19 October 1967. This has been done to guarantee the future survival of its authentic character.
The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Eersel?
Within an hour or so of Eersel: DAF Museum (15 km), Efteling (37 km), Sint-Janskathedraal (37 km), St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch (37 km).
Are there any good drives near Eersel?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Baraque de Fraiture and Houtribdijk.
Where is Eersel?
Eersel is in North Brabant, Netherlands, about 4 km from Hapert.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,185
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Brabant
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.3575, 5.3181
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Worth the detour from Eersel
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
37 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
37 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
37 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Circuit Zolder
A Belgian circuit tragically linked to Gilles Villeneuve's death in 1982, with a rich history in Formula 1 and touring car racing.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Thorn
The 'white village' of Limburg: an entire former abbey-principality of whitewashed brick lanes and cobbles beside the Maas, painted white in the Napoleonic era to dodge a window tax and kept that way ever since.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Toverland
Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.
46 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Hoge Kempen National Park
Belgium's first national park, a heath and pine landscape in Limburg with six gateway entrances and visitor car parks.
51 km · about 60 min drive
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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