Guidebook for Houten

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Guidebook for Houten

Getting Around

Take a train to Utrecht city centre...it takes only 10 min.
6 locals recommend
Houten Castellum Station
6 locals recommend
Take a train to Utrecht city centre...it takes only 10 min.
Take bus 47 here to go to the EXPO centre ! or the bus to the University of Utrecht. Or if you are a sports? take the bike!
7 locals recommend
Houten station
7 locals recommend
Take bus 47 here to go to the EXPO centre ! or the bus to the University of Utrecht. Or if you are a sports? take the bike!

Entertainment & Activities

This is a new and luxury cinema where they also have love-seats! You can order a drink and a bite during the movies!
8 locals recommend
CineLounge
4 Onderdoor
8 locals recommend
This is a new and luxury cinema where they also have love-seats! You can order a drink and a bite during the movies!
WHAT IS DOM UNDER? The secrets of Utrecht’s Dom Square have been revealed. The entrance to the underground space where you can view 2,000 years of Dutch history is in the middle of Dom Square. A route under the centuries old square can be followed with a special torch to discover all sorts of archeological finds. History literally springs to life as the torch activates stories and animated films. Why was Utrecht the center of the Netherlands in the middle ages? You can even experience the destructive tornado that caused the nave of the Dom Cathedral. You can walk by and buy a ticket but you can also book them in advance (especially in the summer,high season) www.domunder.nl
69 locals recommend
DOMunder
9 Domplein
69 locals recommend
WHAT IS DOM UNDER? The secrets of Utrecht’s Dom Square have been revealed. The entrance to the underground space where you can view 2,000 years of Dutch history is in the middle of Dom Square. A route under the centuries old square can be followed with a special torch to discover all sorts of archeological finds. History literally springs to life as the torch activates stories and animated films. Why was Utrecht the center of the Netherlands in the middle ages? You can even experience the destructive tornado that caused the nave of the Dom Cathedral. You can walk by and buy a ticket but you can also book them in advance (especially in the summer,high season) www.domunder.nl

Sightseeing

Great to cycle to or drive by car and walk around the fort. The fort is part of the former defence line (De waterlinie) of the Netherlands, all the forts in this line combined has been the most expensive project in the Netherlands. At the fort there is a restaurant and a museum about the defence line of al the forts.
24 locals recommend
Fort Bij Vechten
12 Achterdijk
24 locals recommend
Great to cycle to or drive by car and walk around the fort. The fort is part of the former defence line (De waterlinie) of the Netherlands, all the forts in this line combined has been the most expensive project in the Netherlands. At the fort there is a restaurant and a museum about the defence line of al the forts.
Only at 3 minutes walking from the Central station Utrecht you can see the famous Domtower. Climbing the Dom Tower is a wonderful opportunity to explore the city of Utrecht in an entirely different way! Via 465 steps (there is no lift), a guide will take you to the top of the highest church tower in the Netherlands. Halfway there, you will get a view of the historic bells with a total weight of no less than 32,000 kg. One floor higher is the magnificent 17th-century Hemony carillon. The tower galleries at 70 and 95 metres provide a spectacular view of the city and province of Utrecht.
58 locals recommend
St. Martin's Cathedral Domkerk
1 Achter de Dom
58 locals recommend
Only at 3 minutes walking from the Central station Utrecht you can see the famous Domtower. Climbing the Dom Tower is a wonderful opportunity to explore the city of Utrecht in an entirely different way! Via 465 steps (there is no lift), a guide will take you to the top of the highest church tower in the Netherlands. Halfway there, you will get a view of the historic bells with a total weight of no less than 32,000 kg. One floor higher is the magnificent 17th-century Hemony carillon. The tower galleries at 70 and 95 metres provide a spectacular view of the city and province of Utrecht.
A small but big enough lake to take a nice swim in the summer and sometimes in winter when its cold enough.... Than we can wear our ice skates on this lake ! Also there are some great wooden and colorful houses on a small part of the lake!
Rietplas Strand
34 Binnentuin
A small but big enough lake to take a nice swim in the summer and sometimes in winter when its cold enough.... Than we can wear our ice skates on this lake ! Also there are some great wooden and colorful houses on a small part of the lake!

Arts & Culture

Lokaal theater met een mooi programma en op maandag en dinsdagavonden een filmhuis. De koffie is er super!
Theater aan de Slinger
40 De Slinger
Lokaal theater met een mooi programma en op maandag en dinsdagavonden een filmhuis. De koffie is er super!
Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht’s largest music venue contains five separate stages that were custom-built to accommodate specific genres. Besides having the possibly the best acoustics in the entire country, Tivoli also features bars and cafés alongside several sky-high observation areas that look onto central Utrecht. Check their website www.tivolivredenburg.nl
210 locals recommend
TivoliVredenburg
11 Vredenburgkade
210 locals recommend
Tivoli Vredenburg Utrecht’s largest music venue contains five separate stages that were custom-built to accommodate specific genres. Besides having the possibly the best acoustics in the entire country, Tivoli also features bars and cafés alongside several sky-high observation areas that look onto central Utrecht. Check their website www.tivolivredenburg.nl

Food Scene

Typical Dutch cheese shop, where you can buy all the cheese you would like. Also they can prepare it in case you want take this tasty pleasure home with you!
De Alexanderhoeve Kaas en Noten
11 Cardo
Typical Dutch cheese shop, where you can buy all the cheese you would like. Also they can prepare it in case you want take this tasty pleasure home with you!
If Chinese and sushi is "your cup of tea" ? Than this is the place to be in Houten! You can eat there or let it be delivered at the house! Check their menu at www.mingenming.nl a And yeah, we also order our Chinese food there....
Ming en Ming Chinees-Sushi Restaurant
130 Het Rond
If Chinese and sushi is "your cup of tea" ? Than this is the place to be in Houten! You can eat there or let it be delivered at the house! Check their menu at www.mingenming.nl a And yeah, we also order our Chinese food there....
Here you can eat typical dutch pancakes, where you can fill them up with whatever you like!
Tante Truus Pannekoeken
83 Piazza
Here you can eat typical dutch pancakes, where you can fill them up with whatever you like!

Parks & Nature

Het huis of kasteel Rhijnauwen is gelegen op de rechteroever van de Kromme Rijn, ongeveer twee kilometer ten westen van de Utrechtse plaats Bunnik. In het 18e-eeuwse landhuis zijn aan de achter- en linkerzijde delen van een ouder huis te zien, dat hier eerder moet hebben gestaan. Het huis vormt het middelpunt van een uitgestrekt, drukbezocht landgoed, waarover gewandeld kan worden door prachtige lanen. Sinds 1933 is in het landhuis een jeugdherberg gevestigd; dit is de oudste jeugdherberg van Nederland. Dicht bij de jeugdherberg staat Theehuis Rhijnauwen, een van de grootste trekpleisters van het gebied. Vandaar uit kun je fijne wandelingen of fietstochten maken.
80 locals recommend
Teahouse Rhijnauwen
16 Rhijnauwenselaan
80 locals recommend
Het huis of kasteel Rhijnauwen is gelegen op de rechteroever van de Kromme Rijn, ongeveer twee kilometer ten westen van de Utrechtse plaats Bunnik. In het 18e-eeuwse landhuis zijn aan de achter- en linkerzijde delen van een ouder huis te zien, dat hier eerder moet hebben gestaan. Het huis vormt het middelpunt van een uitgestrekt, drukbezocht landgoed, waarover gewandeld kan worden door prachtige lanen. Sinds 1933 is in het landhuis een jeugdherberg gevestigd; dit is de oudste jeugdherberg van Nederland. Dicht bij de jeugdherberg staat Theehuis Rhijnauwen, een van de grootste trekpleisters van het gebied. Vandaar uit kun je fijne wandelingen of fietstochten maken.