Brabant Monastery Trail Stage 2: Heeswijk - Uden
This walking route runs from the Abbey of Berne in Heeswijk to Maria Refugie Abbey in Uden.
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This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Heeswijk and Uden. It runs from the Abbey of Berne in Heeswijk to Maria Refugie Abbey in Uden. On the way you will pass various locations such as the mill at Kildonk and former monastery Zusters van Barmhartigheid (sisters of mercy). 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…
This walking route allows amblers to discover the area between Heeswijk and Uden. It runs from the Abbey of Berne in Heeswijk to Maria Refugie Abbey in Uden. On the way you will pass various locations such as the mill at Kildonk and former monastery Zusters van Barmhartigheid (sisters of mercy). 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 walk along the route from one numbered junction to the next.
Signposting
Simply follow the signs and walk 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.
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Abbey of Berne
Abbey of Berne
This abbey was originally founded in the Dutch hamlet of Berne, but due to war and plundering it finally found its home in Heeswijk in 1857.
Abdijstraat 49
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Kilsdonk mill
Kilsdonk mill
The Kilsdonk mill consists of two mills, a windmill that ground grain and a water-powered oil mill.
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Estate Zwanenburg
Estate Zwanenburg
Dinther had six fortified medieval houses. Estate Zwanenburg is the only one that has remained. The area inside the moat is not accessible.
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Convent of the Sisters of Mercy
Convent of the Sisters of Mercy
In 1938, a convent of the Sisters of Mercy was established next to the church. These sisters initially only provided education for girls.
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St. Lambertus Church Vorstenbosch
St. Lambertus Church Vorstenbosch
A little further along on Kerkstraat lies the large and beautiful St. Lambertus Church (1933) with in the apse the triptych St. Anthony the Great and his temptations by the 's-Hertogenbosch artist Hendrik de Laat.
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Chapel Vorstenbosch
Chapel Vorstenbosch
In the 14th century, Vorstenbosch had a chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony the Abbot, which was subordinate to the Saint Lambertus parish of Nistelrode.
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Bedafse Hills – Sand Dunes
Bedafse Hills – Sand Dunes
The sand dunes of Bedaf. A special piece of primeval land where you can wander freely and where it feels as if time has stood still.
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Peelrandbreuk
Peelrandbreuk
The Peelrandbreuk is a geological fault line that roughly runs from Roermond via Deurne to Uden. The Earth's surface shifts here relative to each other.
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Maria Refugie Abbey
Maria Refugie Abbey
The origins of Maria Refugie Abbey in Uden can be traced back to Rosmalen, on the estate known as Coudewater.
Vorstenburg 1
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