Tasting en Toasting in Burgundian Brabant
Pancake restaurant Belveren
Naturally, as a guest in Brabant, you want to enjoy a delicious and pleasant lunch, drinks (or borrel), or dinner! Wherever you are, you will always find an outdoor café (terrace) or eatery nearby. Just 100 meters away from ‘Onder De Wolfskap’ is Pancake restaurant Belveren, known for its tasty pancakes. With more than 290 different pancakes, everyone will have a feast here.
Nemerlaer Castle
On the ground floor of Nemerlaer Castle, there is a beautiful spot during the day for a snack and a drink in the castle’s basement (or souterrain) or, when the weather is nice, on the terrace. In the village, there is the café and dining room Juffrouw Jopsen, a local village pub where the owner welcomes you with true Brabant hospitality.
Oisterwijk City Centre
Just three kilometers away is the small town of Oisterwijk, featuring perhaps the largest terrace in the Netherlands! You will be spoiled for choice by the varied range of eateries: in the forest, by a fen (small lake), or in the center on De Lind, ranging from easy-going and casual to super luxurious. You will find it all there.
Moreover, at the former Royal, United Leather Factory (Koninklijke, Verenigde Leerfabriek), in the shop of Master Boulanger and Master Patissier Robèrt van Beckhoven, famous for the show Heel Holland Bakt (The Great Bake Off), you can score the most delicious pastries.
Discovering Brabant’s towns & cities
Oisterwijk (3 km)
In august 2020 Oisterwijk was crowned to be one of the most beautiful towns in the Netherlands! The jury praised the typical Brabant and Burgundian atmosphere and the enviable location in the woods. Oisterwijk, the Pearl in the green, has a lot to offer with its historic center, all kinds of cultural sights that are really worth a visit, the many beautiful shops, and Burgundian cosiness. It is a diverse and popular destination.
Tilburg (13,5 km)
Tilburg has many hidden gems, but also high-profile museums such as Museum De Pont and the Textielmuseum, a wandering area full of special shops in beautiful historic buildings and a street art cycling route along more than thirty large murals. And what about the hip Spoorzone, with the special LocHal that was not only declared ‘world building of the year’ in 2019, but was also awarded two other prestigious prizes.
Den Bosch (13 km)
The capital of Brabant is a beautiful fortified city with a bustling center where there is always something to do and where you can enjoy shopping. In Den Bosch you can enjoy a varied cultural-historical offer, interspersed with modern and contemporary sights. Take a city walk along special heritage locations, a cruise on the Dieze river, or visit the museums: North Brabant Museum, Design Museum, the Jeroen Bosch Art Center, or a special heritage location.
Oirschot (14km)
If you walk straight through the Kampina nature reserve from ‘Onder de Wolfskap’, you will find the picturesque village of Oirschot with its historic village center on the other side, in the middle of the Kempen. For centuries, wealthy lords, clergy, architects, farmers, citizens and artists have left their mark here. With its more than 350 national and municipal monuments, Oirschot is well worth a visit.
Sports
Swimming is possible all year round in the Oisterwijk indoor pool Den Donk; in the summer months, both the Staalbergven outdoor pool in Oisterwijk and the IJzeren man beach pool in Vught (8 km) can be an attractive alternative.
You can play golf on various Brabant golf courses that are located in the triangle of Den Bosch, Tilburg and Eindhoven.
Gorgeous expeditions through Brabant’s countrysides
For walkers, cyclists, mountain bikers and horse riders there are plenty of opportunities to make a beautiful tour in nature through the Kampina, Het Groene Woud or the Oisterwijk forests and fens. Using the hiking, equestrian and cycling nodes, you can easily map out your own route that can even start at ‘Onder de Wolfskap’ bed and breakfast.
You can also opt for an existing walk such as the stages of the Pilgrimspad (LAW 7.II) that starts about 150m from our farmhouse.
The La Trappe cycling routes take you from the Abbey of the Trappists past beautiful villages and the Van Gogh cycling route has three rounds close by ‘Onder de Wolfskap’. We are located on the bicycle junctions tracks of the Netherlands. Of course you can also first take the car or bicycle to one of the beautiful nature reserves in the vicinity, the National Park Loonse en Drunense Duinen.
