Holiday apartment in Driebergen: Forests, gardens and history

Driebergen combines woodland landscapes, garden culture and vivid local history. Paths through the Driebergse Bos, distinctive gardens, historic buildings, and hiking and cycling routes offer various options for planning your trip. When choosing a holiday apartment in Driebergen, you can therefore focus on your personal interests: nature, culture, garden visits or a mixture of these.

Holiday apartment in Driebergen between forest and history

The Grote Kerk Driebergen stands on a site where a chapel already existed in the late Middle Ages; it was first mentioned in 1381. Its tower is approximately 65 metres high, making it the tallest in the village. During events such as Open Monument Day, the tower can be climbed under supervision. Kerkplein Driebergen-Rijsenburg is a semicircular square with workers’ houses dating from the Napoleonic era. The Belgian merchant Van Oosthuyse had it laid out around 1810. The Poortgebouw was built in 1861.

The Landgoed Heidestein estate contains three concrete tunnels, built between 1907 and 1926. The three Heidestein tunnels have cultural-historical and architectural-historical value as a rare and well-preserved example of a type of construction. The two outer tunnels are used by walkers. Kasteel Sterkenburg forms the centre of an estate with a coach house, gardener’s house, park and garden. By appointment, private tours for adults and children are available for groups of at least 10 people. The cemetery has been closed since 1970 and has been a municipal monument for some time.

Gardens and paths for different kinds of days

Heidetuin Driebergen-Rijsenburg is a sunny woodland garden with specimen trees, shrubs, winding stretches of water, bridges and extensive heather. After a storm in 1953 severely damaged the Rijsenburgse Bos, dedicated municipal employees created the Heidetuin on the resulting open space, planting around 500 different types of heather. The renewed Heidetuin has a walking path suitable for wheelchairs, walking frames and pushchairs.

The Driebergse Bos has forest paths running along watercourses with steep banks and small ponds. Mountain biking is permitted there on the paved cycle path. A 9-kilometre hiking route through the Driebergen section of the Stichtse Lustwarande begins and ends at Driebergen-Zeist railway station. The designated starting and finishing points, together with the varying types of paths, help you plan active days suited to your interests.

The Tuinen van Kraaybeekerhof in Driebergen-Rijsenburg include a pick-your-own garden, a nursery with a flower-picking garden, a food forest and a herb garden. Depending on the season, there is also a tea garden and an estate shop. The “De Boer Op” cycling route begins at Landgoed Kraaybeekerhof and then runs from Diederichslaan to Hoofdstraat and onwards to junction 34.

Choosing a location based on your interests

Driebergen therefore offers concrete points to consider when choosing accommodation: culture enthusiasts can focus on historic squares, the church, tunnels and estate, while garden and nature lovers can choose between Heidetuin, Kraaybeekerhof and forest paths. Those travelling with children can find a specific experience in the possible tours at Kasteel Sterkenburg. The various routes and the suitable path in the Heidetuin can also be taken into account when planning.

For further location comparisons, you can also look at Maarsbergen, Amerongen, Overberg, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Doorn and Maarn.

For the overarching travel overview: Utrechtse Heuvelrug.