Heusden

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Picture-postcard little Heusden features antique tile-roofed houses, post-mills, minibridge and lovely inner yacht-harbour all wrapped in a fortified river-moat still retaining triangular ravelins (island-bastions).

Its hotel and loveable B&Bs are often used by families heading for Efteling (16km southwest), but Heusden richly warrants a visit in its own right. Take bus 135 from Den Bosch (€3.40, 25 minutes) or better still stop here while cycling between Den Bosch and Woudrichem.


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7.05 MILES

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2. Slot Loevestein

7.54 MILES

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3. Stadhuis

7.77 MILES

At the southern edge of Den Bosch's vast, triangular market square, the spired town hall was given its classical baroque appearance in 1670.

4. Hieronymus Bosch Statue

7.79 MILES

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5. Design Museum Den Bosch

7.88 MILES

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6. Noordbrabants Museum

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7. St Janskathedraal

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8. Jheronimus Bosch Art Center

8.14 MILES

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