Day trips from Antwerp
18 hidden towns and nature spots within 150 km of Antwerp, picked by Europe Revealed. Sorted from nearest to furthest.
15 km01 · Hidden townLierA canal town with a beguinage and an astronomical clock tower.
Trains run from Antwerp in about 15 minutes.
65 km02 · Hidden town · NetherlandsVeereA tiny Zeeland harbour town with a huge unfinished church.
Buses run from Middelburg, about 15 minutes. Easiest by bike.
65 km03 · Nature spot · NetherlandsBiesbosch National ParkA maze of creeks and willow forests, home to beavers.
Buses run from Dordrecht. Easiest by car or bike.
70 km04 · Nature spot · NetherlandsLoonse en Drunense DuinenA small desert of drifting sand in the middle of the Netherlands.
Easiest by car or bike from 's-Hertogenbosch or Tilburg.
70 km05 · Hidden town · NetherlandsDordrechtThe oldest city in Holland, with harbours and leaning merchant houses.
Trains from Rotterdam take about 15 minutes. Waterbuses also run from Rotterdam.
70 km06 · Hidden townOudenaardeA Flemish town with a lacy Gothic town hall, in the heart of cycling country.
Trains run from Ghent in about 30 minutes.
75 km07 · Nature spot · NetherlandsKinderdijkNineteen historic windmills along the canals of a polder.
Waterbuses run from Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge in about 30 minutes. Buses run from Rotterdam and Dordrecht.
80 km08 · Hidden townDammeA tiny medieval town on a canal lined with poplars, near Bruges.
Cycle or walk along the canal from Bruges, about 7 km. In summer a small boat also runs.
90 km09 · Hidden town · NetherlandsGoudaA Gothic town hall on a big market square, famous for its cheese.
Trains from Rotterdam and The Hague take about 20 minutes.
100 km10 · Hidden town · NetherlandsThornThe 'white village', where every house was painted white.
Easiest by car or bike. Buses run from Roermond.
105 km11 · Hidden town · NetherlandsValkenburgA hill town with a castle ruin, caves and the country's only cable car.
Trains from Maastricht take about 10 minutes.
110 km12 · Hidden townDinantAn onion-domed church squeezed between the Meuse river and a cliff with a citadel.
Trains run from Namur, about 30 minutes. The centre is walkable.
115 km13 · Hidden townYpres (Ieper)A rebuilt medieval town at the heart of the First World War battlefields.
Trains run from Kortrijk and Ghent. The centre is walkable.
120 km14 · Hidden townDurbuyA tiny cobbled town in the Ardennes, known for its topiary park.
Easiest by car. The nearest train station is in Barvaux, a few kilometres away.
130 km15 · Hidden town · NetherlandsNaardenA star-shaped fortress town ringed by double moats.
Trains run to Naarden-Bussum, then a short bus or walk.
135 km16 · Nature spotHan-sur-Lesse CavesHuge underground halls carved by a river in the Ardennes.
Easiest by car. An old-style tram takes visitors from the village to the cave entrance.
135 km17 · Nature spot · NetherlandsZuid-Kennemerland National ParkDunes, forest and beach just west of Haarlem, with a herd of European bison.
Buses run from Haarlem. It's easy by bike, about 20 minutes from Haarlem.
135 km18 · Nature spot · NetherlandsHoge VeluweHeathland, forest and drifting sand dunes, with free white bikes to ride.
Buses run from Arnhem and Ede-Wageningen stations.Questions
Day trips from Antwerp: good to know
What are the best day trips from Antwerp?
Our favourite hidden places near Antwerp are Lier (15 km), Veere (65 km), Biesbosch National Park (65 km) and Loonse en Drunense Duinen (70 km). All 18 are on this page, sorted by distance.
How far are these places from Antwerp?
All of them are within about 150 km of Antwerp in a straight line, close enough for a day trip by car, and many by train or bus too. Check each place for how to get there.