Brabant Monastery Trail Stage 13: Berkel-Enschot – Biezenmortel
This walking route takes you from Koningshoeven Abbey in Berkel-Enschot to Landpark Assisië in Biezenmortel.
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This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Berkel-Enschot and Biezenmortel. This route takes you from Koningshoeven Abbey in Berkel-Enschot to Landpark Assisië in Biezenmortel. Along the way you pass various locations such as the Catharinenberg monastery and Saint Peter’s Church. You can also take a look at the statue of father Poirters and Nemelaer castle. This route is part of Brabant Monastery Trail, a trail in 15 stages.
Staying overnight
A number of monasteries along Brabant Monastery Trail have the option of staying the night. Always check in advance what is possible, some monasteries are only open on certain days. For all locations and up-to-date information, please visit brabantskloosterleven.nl (Dutch language). There are many hospitable hotels, B&Bs, campsites and other locations where you can stay the night in the trail’s surroundings. You can find an accommodation from this list of places to stay in Brabant.
Brabant Monastery Trail
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This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Berkel-Enschot and Biezenmortel. This route takes you from Koningshoeven Abbey in Berkel-Enschot to Landpark Assisië in Biezenmortel. Along the way you pass various locations such as the Catharinenberg monastery and Saint Peter’s Church. You can also take a look at the statue of father Poirters and Nemelaer castle. This route is part of Brabant Monastery Trail, a trail in 15 stages.
Staying overnight
A number of monasteries along Brabant Monastery Trail have the option of staying the night. Always check in advance what is possible, some monasteries are only open on certain days. For all locations and up-to-date information, please visit brabantskloosterleven.nl (Dutch language). There are many hospitable hotels, B&Bs, campsites and other locations where you can stay the night in the trail’s surroundings. You can find an accommodation from this list of places to stay in Brabant.
Brabant Monastery Trail
While walking, become acquainted with the life and work of the Brabant monks and nuns – then and now. Brabant Monastery Trail takes you past around fifty-five monasteries and abbeys in North Brabant in various stages. The total length of the trail is 330 kilometres, but there are also beautiful trails marked out around various monasteries.
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Signposting
Simply follow the signs and cycle along the route from one numbered junction to the next.
Signposting
Simply follow the signs and cycle along the route from one numbered junction to the next.
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Hotline routes
Hotline routesIf there is something wrong on the route, report it here.
Tips from Brabant residents
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Koningshoeven Abbey
All of the La Trappe beers have been created and are brewed here, together with the Trappists of Our Lady of Koningshoeven Abbey.
Eindhovenseweg 35056 RP Berkel-Enschot
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Villa Moerenburg
Villa Moerenburg, built around 1310, was one of the first stone houses in Tilburg. It was sold to the Tongerlo abbey at the end of the 14th century and served as a rectory.
Catharinenberg Convent
In 1451, the Catharinenberg Convent of the Women of the Third Order of St. Francis stood on this site. It was burned to the ground in 1573, and upon their return in 1617, the convent was rebuilt.
Statue of Father Poirters
Adriaan Poirters (1605–1674) was born in Oisterwijk and was a Jesuit. He was a teacher, clergyman, and poet. Poirters’ best-known work is *Het Masker van de Wereldt* (The Mask of the World), published in 1646 and reprinted more than sixty times.
St. Peter’s Church
St. Peter’s Church in Oisterwijk is a Neo-Gothic cruciform basilica built in 1894 by architect Pierre Cuypers
Protestant Church
As a congregation, we want to be welcoming and approachable. By this we mean that we want to be a place where people feel at home, where they inspire and encourage one another.
St. John of Oisterwijk Church
St. John of Oisterwijk is a Roman Catholic church in Oisterwijk. It is located at De Lind 52. The parish belongs to the Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch.
Nemelaer Castle
Nemerlaer Castle was first mentioned in the archives in 1303; named after the small river 'de Nemer' and 'Laer', an open space in the forest.
What on earth is getting into you Chapel
What on earth is getting into you Chapel
Landpark Assisië
For 110 years, Landpark Assisië has been a breeding ground for new developments, particularly in the care of vulnerable members of society. In 1904, the then “Huize Assisië” began providing care for people with intellectual disabilities.
Pandaplein 15074 NA Biezenmortel
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