Oosterhout: Art, Monastic History and Cultural Heritage
Accommodation in Oosterhout
Oosterhout brings together several distinct cultural themes: art by young and emerging artists, a special toy collection, monasteries surrounded by a cultural landscape, and historic buildings. There is also wine production and a circular walking route. If you are looking for a hotel in Oosterhout, these differences can help determine the focus of your stay. Consider whether you would like to focus more on art, collections, architectural history or landscape.
Art and Collections
MOYA, Museum Of Young Art, is an art platform for young and emerging artists, with 2,800 m² of exhibition space in Oosterhout. The exhibition programme may change.
The Speelgoedmuseum Oosterhout has Europe's largest collection of Anker building blocks. This means two distinct cultural themes sit side by side in Oosterhout: a platform for young and emerging artists and a collection with a clearly defined focus. If you make your choice based on whether you are more interested in art or in a specialised collection, the difference between the two themes becomes clear.
The Heilige Driehoek and Its Landscape
The Heilige Driehoek is a connected area in Oosterhout with three directly adjacent monastery complexes: Sint Catharinadal, the Onze Lieve Vrouweabdij and the Sint Paulusabdij. Gardens, estates and monumental farmhouses surround the area. A historic pattern of waterways and wooded banks encircles this landscape. This allows you to view the monastery complexes and their surrounding landscape as different perspectives on the same area.
The Wandeling Heilige Driehoek is a circular route of about 4 kilometres. If you plan to walk the route, check how the route description is available locally before setting out. Its approximate length gives you a concrete reference point for planning, without limiting the landscape aspect to the monastery complexes.
Architectural History, Wine and Monuments
The small castle De Blauwe Camer was built around 1400. Three wines are produced at the Sint-Catharinadal estate, each with its own character. Sint-Catharinadal offers tours of the small castle, the vineyard and the estate gardens. This gives you architectural history, wine production and gardens as distinct themes to explore.
The small castles Brakestein, Limburg, Beveren and Borssele are also located along Ridderstraat. These four monuments are closely connected with Oosterhout's history. They offer another historical reference alongside the approximate construction date of De Blauwe Camer: here, the focus is on four named monuments on one street.
A Romanesque three-aisled church already stood on the site of the Sint Jansbasiliek in 1277. The year refers to the church on this site. This gives you two distinct points of reference for Oosterhout's architectural history: the church on the site of the Sint Jansbasiliek in 1277 and the small castle De Blauwe Camer, built around 1400.
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