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Centrum van Eindhoven vanuit een luchtballon. (8 juli 2005)
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de wijk Achtse Molen in Eindhoven, stadsdeel Woensel-Noord
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Woenselse Heide

North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe

About Woenselse Heide

Woenselse Heide is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Son, 55km from Biesbosch National Park.

Woenselse Heide is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 5,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Son, about 4 km away.

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What is there to see near Woenselse Heide?

Within an hour or so of Woenselse Heide: DAF Museum (5 km), Sint-Janskathedraal (25 km), St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch (25 km), Efteling (34 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam, Houtribdijk and Baraque de Fraiture.

Where is Woenselse Heide?

Woenselse Heide is in North Brabant, Netherlands, about 4 km from Son.

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Quick Information

Population
5,205
Continent
Europe
Country
Netherlands
Region
North Brabant
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
51.4833, 5.4667

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Netherlands

Police
112
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
Non-emergency police
0900-8844
Driving side
right

Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.

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Worth the detour from Woenselse Heide

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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.

5 km · about 10 min drive

cathedral

Sint-Janskathedraal

The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.

25 km · about 30 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.

25 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Efteling

Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.

34 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Toverland

Dutch indoor-outdoor theme park in Limburg offering a mix of thrill rides and family attractions in themed areas.

37 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.

44 km · about 50 min drive

national park

Biesbosch National Park

Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.

55 km · about 65 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.

57 km · about 65 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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