Discover in a group the fascinating history and wonderful surroundings of Herkenrode Abbey Site. The old farm buildings of Herkenrode Abbey and the surrounding 100 hectares of countryside are well worth a visit. This vibrant site is the starting point for various walking and cycling routes. You can also hire a bicycle there.
Group visit to the Experience Centre
The Experience Centre takes you on a chronological tour of the fascinating 600-year history of Herkenrode and the women who lived there, in both good times and bad. On request the guide takes you afterwards on a short walk (max. 30 minutes) through the abbey site.
- Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm - not on Mondays and in January (with the exception of the Christmas holidays), on 1 January, 24, 25 and 31 December
- Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours
- Group rate (min. 15 persons): 4 euros p.p.
- Guide fee: 70 euros - max. 20 pers. per guide
Group visit to the exhibition Herkenrode monastery site
In the 16th-century basements of the monastery, you will become acquainted with the 900-year history of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre: ‘From Jerusalem to Herkenrode’. Captivating and surprising.
- Every day between 10h00 and 17h00, except Mondays. Closed in January.
- Duration: 1,5 hours.
- Group prices (min. 15 pers.): 1 euro pp
- Price guide: 70 euros - max. 20 pers. per guide
Group visit to the herb and inspiration garden
Stroll through this 2-hectare contemporary herb park, with its more than 500 different plants and fascinating architecture. A unique place in which to relax, and one that you can return to time after time....
- 1 April to 31 October
- Duration: 1.5 hours
- Group rate (min. 15 persons): 3 euros p.p.
- Guide fee: 70 euros - max. 20 pers. per guide
Group visit to the Experience Centre & herb and inspiration garden
Together with your guide, discover in the Experience Centre everything about the abbey and visit the herb and inspiration garden.
- 1 April to 31 October
- Duration: 3 hours
- Group rate (min. 15 persons): 5 euros p.p.
- Guide fee: 140 euros - max. 20 pers. per guide
Group visit to the Bee Hall
- Every Sunday from May to August: 2 pm to 5 pm
- Ghislain Louis, T +32 474 32 13 51 of ghislain.louis@telenet.be
- By appointment only. Please book a few days in advance.
Tester and petty facts walk
Taste all the delicious items that the abbey and the region have to offer. During the walk, a guide will tell you all kinds of facts about the abbey, its history and the nature that surrounds it.
- Duration: 2.5 hours (3.5 km)
- Group rate:
- € 12 per person (min. 8 and max. 15 people)
- € 8 per person (< 18 years old)
- Guide fee: € 70