Holiday apartment in Oud Zuilen: Vecht, Slot Zuylen and windmills
Accommodation in Oud Zuilen
Oud Zuilen between the Vecht, pastureland and history
Oud Zuilen lies on the Vecht and is surrounded by open pastureland. There are also numerous walking and cycling routes that follow the river and pass through the surrounding landscape. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Oud Zuilen, you can plan your activities around culture, walks or cycling tours.
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Slot Zuylen and its gardens
Slot Zuylen originated around 1250, when Steven van Zuylen laid the first stone for his square residential tower, with walls more than 2.5 metres thick. The collection at Slot Zuylen includes objects from the 16th through the 20th century. Here, an early construction date meets a collection spanning several centuries.
The oldest known design of the garden at Slot Zuylen is considered to be the layout depicted in a drawing from 1624. It included tree-lined avenues, an orchard and a kitchen garden. The south-facing serpentine or espalier wall can create a microclimate in its curves that retains heat for longer and allows exotic fruit such as figs to grow.
Cultural monuments and windmills
The historic village setting includes the Dutch Reformed Church in Oud Zuilen. It dates from 1847 and has a single-manual organ built by G. van Druten in 1894. The church at Dorpsstraat 10 is one of the Rijksmonumenten, the Netherlands’ national heritage sites, and is regarded as a chapel with a small bell tower and heraldic cartouches. The walled family cemetery and the entrance complex in Oud Zuilen have been Rijksmonumenten since 1990.
Oud Zuilen Cemetery is considered the oldest cemetery still in active use outside a built-up area. With a wingspan of 28 metres, the Molen van de Polder Westbroek is the largest windmill in the province of Utrecht and dates from 1753; today it serves as an auxiliary pumping station. The Molen van de Polder Buitenweg was built as a hollow post windmill in 1830 and, with a wingspan of 18 metres, is the smallest windmill in the province of Utrecht.
Holiday apartment in Oud Zuilen for routes along the water and through the landscape
For walks, the 3-kilometre Park Slot Zuylen walking route is a good option; it passes through the castle garden and the park of Slot Zuylen. The final section of the “Walking along the Vecht at Slot Zuylen” route follows the Vecht through Oud Zuilen. The 36-kilometre Buitenplaatsen en Plassenroute begins at TOP Slot Zuylen in Oud Zuilen. The “Along castles and fortified towns in Utrecht West” route can also begin at TOP Oud Zuilen, between junctions 45 and 53.
If you are travelling by bicycle, Slot Zuylen is located on the Dutch cycling node network; free bicycle parking is available at the entrance. The different route lengths and landscape settings help you plan your day around short park paths, sections along the river or longer connections. This allows you to closely connect your search for accommodation in Oud Zuilen with the experiences you actually want to include during your stay.
Another place to explore
For further regional orientation, you can also discover Maarssenbroek.
For the broader travel overview: Maarssen.
