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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Woudenberg
Utrecht, Netherlands · Europe
About Woudenberg
Woudenberg works well as a base: 5 minutes from Maarn, 30km from Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Woudenberg is in Utrecht, Netherlands, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Maarn, about 4 km away.
Woudenberg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋʌudə(m)ˌbɛr(ə)x] ) is a town and municipality in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. On 23 July 2025 its population reached 15,000.
There are forests in the western part of the municipality in which the Pyramid of Austerlitz is located. The municipality also bordersRead more
the province of Gelderland to the east.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Woudenberg?
Within an hour or so of Woudenberg: Rietveld Schröder House (18 km), Dom Tower of Utrecht (20 km), Kröller-Müller Museum (27 km), Naarden-Vesting (29 km).
Are there any good drives near Woudenberg?
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Where is Woudenberg?
Woudenberg is in Utrecht, Netherlands, about 4 km from Maarn.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,305
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- Utrecht
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 52.0808, 5.4167
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Essential numbers in Netherlands
Watch for cyclists. They generally have priority.
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Worth the detour from Woudenberg
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.
20 km · about 25 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.
27 km · about 30 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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Hoge Veluwe National Park
Cycle free white bikes across heath, dune and forest to the Kröller-Müller museum's Van Goghs in this vast wild park.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Kasteel de Haar
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
30 km · about 35 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.
37 km · about 40 min drive
photogenic
Posbank
Rolling heathland hills of Veluwezoom National Park reached by a scenic drive up the Beekhuizenseweg, in late August the moors turn purple, and misty sunrises here are the most photographed in the Netherlands.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Woudenberg
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 61 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.
- 66 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
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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