Things to do & places to visit in Flemish Brabant Province, Flanders, Belgium

Flemish Brabant Province province in , Belgium. Timezone: Europe/Brussels, current date and time: Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 16:55.

Top things to do (19)

Top places to visit (29 attractions)

5.0 Brouwerij Oud Beersel (brewery & taproom) (45 reviews)
- Awesome tour. Great tour guide.
Wednesday: Spent 1-2 hours Breweries

Brewery Oud Beersel, an authentic and independent lambic brewery which started in 1882 is located near Brussels. It is well-known for its lambic beer, brewed according to traditional brewing methods. Brewery visits are possible individually or in a group, each Saturday, with online reservation. Groups are limited to 25 people per guide. The tour itself takes 45 minutes to 1 hour, followed by a tasting session in the tasting room "Het Bierhuis" next door. For the ones who would just like to taste one of the many delicious beers, Het Bierhuis is open from Thursday till Sunday. Locally produced dishes made with beer are also available. See more..
4.5 Groot Begijnhof (1.153 reviews)
- The jewels of Leuven
Wednesday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

This serene area use to be the residence of beginjner now converted to be the residence of KU professors, guests and research students. The well preserved houses and garden worth a visit. The area is very quiet and nice for an evening walk. It is located 10 minutes walk from Old Town Hall. Worth a visit as it is an Unesco Heritage. See more..
4.5 Old Market Square (849 reviews)
- Fun location
Wednesday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Points of Interest & Landmarks

The liveliest square in the heart of Leuven. During the day, you can enjoy some drinks on one of the many terraces. At evening, the ideal place the have a dinner or a drink to unwind after a tiring day. The longest bar in Europe with over 30 bars and restaurants. Also the place for a lot of (musical) events during the year. See more..
4.5 Botanical Garden Kruidtuin (698 reviews)
- Fabulous place to go everyday
Gardens

This garden deserves a daily visit while you are in Leuven. Each day something new pops up and the collection of plants is gorgeous and the garden is beautifully maintained. It is centrally located, easy to walk to from most of Leuven and open daily. I loved visiting it everyday for two weeks in February. I imagine it even more delightful in the flowering seasons. Take your children -- besides the wonderful paths to explore, there are chickens in one part of the garden and often ducks on the pond. See more..
4.5 University Library & Bell Tower (565 reviews)
- World class library
Architectural Buildings

This huge building with millions book collection is another landmak of Leuven. To visit the library and tower you need to pay for a fee. A huge plaza in front of the library with no obstruction is the best place to take pictures. The surrounding area is restaurants. The building architecture is fabulous. A very place to sit at evening just to admire the huge grand design building. See more..
4.5 Great Market Square (Grote Markt) (459 reviews)
- Very impressive
Points of Interest & Landmarks

I did not expect to see here a beautiful and very impressive building. I was shocked. I like this city and enjoyed walking there. See more..
4.5 Meise Botanic Garden (327 reviews)
- One of the largest botanical gardens in the world
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Points of Interest & Landmarks • Gardens

Meise Botanic Garden is more than two centuries old and is a feast for the senses. It is a place enchanting to the local hiker as well as to the tourist looking for something more. You wander through 92 hectares of nature, with 18,000 plant species from all over the world and with world-class botanical and horticultural collections! You visit the castle, the gigantic glasshouses, the gardens and you can learn all about wood in the WOODlab. Different every day and every season at its best. Here, science and nature meet each other in a picturesque historic domain. A botanical pearl in the heart of Europe. See more..
4.5 Hallerbos (318 reviews)
- Lovely day trip
Spent 1-2 hours Nature & Wildlife Areas • Forests

Lovely day out from Brussels. Take the train from Gare du Midi to Halle, then a local bus. On popular days in April and May they run a free shuttle bus from the station to the bluebells. See more..
4.5 Gaasbeek Castle (248 reviews)
- Medieval enchantment
Temporarily closed - Closed until further notice Spent 1-2 hours Castles

Gaasbeek Castle is currently closed until 2023 for a large restoration campagn. Gaasbeek Castle is a unique historic house with an extensive collection that has grown organically with it. We are the permanent custodians of this piece of heritage. We present this house and its collection in a bold way as a heritage laboratory and inspiring place to meet. The castle is a ‘work in progress’: we develop systematic innovative initiatives which we share with the local heritage community and beyond. In so doing we put our visitors first: we excite, move and invite them to reflect. We work on an interdisciplinary basis and reach a collective vision of how to enhance art, heritage, nature, education and tourism. All this with attention to quality and maximum social relevance. See more..
4.5 Neuhaus Factory Shop (205 reviews)
- Good Quality Reasonable Prices
Spent < 1 hour Factory Outlets

You pay about 30 percent less if you shop three boxes and you pay for two. The good part is that you can taste all the varieties to decide. It is a 30 minute metro ride and 15 minutes walk from the center. See more..
4.5 Provinciaal Domein Kessel-Lo (145 reviews)
- Beautiful scenery, lots for kids to do
Amusement & Theme Parks

Visited here with friends as a group on holiday. Ideal for mid coronavirus activities as able to socially distance whilst still enjoying the lovely weather and scenery. Lots for kids of all ages to do with climbing frames, wooden obstacle courses and slides etc. Well built paths around lakes so would be good for wheel chairs etc too if needed. Parking bit of an issue because you could only get out with contactless payment using a bank card no one in the UK is ever going to hold, so had to get staff to let us out with cash. See more..
4.5 Provinciedomein Het Vinne Zoutleeuw (119 reviews)
- Birds!
Hiking Trails

I started a walk of 11,4 km over here! The place Is stunning! A perfect place to do some bird watching! See more..
4.5 Duvel Moortgat Brewery (117 reviews)
- A must see if you are in the area!
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 8:30 PM Spent 2-3 hours Breweries

The Duvel Moortgat brewery was founded in 1871. A specialized, beer-passionate guide will tell you the story of innovative brewing with respect for family tradition and quality, in a 2-hour tour, including a tasting and the typical pouring ritual for Duvel. Cheers! See more..
4.5 Arenberg Castle (101 reviews)
- Arenberg Castle
Castles

Worth a visit! Just take bus 2 (Heverlee Campus) to get to the place. Aside from the castle, it is nice to take a stroll around the area. See more..
4.5 Rozentuin Coloma (87 reviews)
- Superb
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Gardens

Very nice garden with a lot of roses from all over the world It s the city where I m actually living so I can't do something else than recommend you to go to There is also a beautiful castle just nearby and a bar / brasserie to eat drink See more..
4.5 Arboretum Tervuren (87 reviews)
- The most beautiful walk you could take
Nature & Wildlife Areas

Fabulous nature (trees) in a well maintained surrounding wood. Clean, quiet, lovely. Recommended for all! See more..
4.5 Rock Werchter (75 reviews)
- Unbelievable
Music Festivals

Often voted the best rock festival in the world, Rock Werchter is a four-day event that sees more than 150,000 people through the gates to listen to around 60 bands on three stages. If there’s one festival to attend over summer 2016, Rock Werchter is it. See more..
4.5 Park van Tervuren (67 reviews)
- Lovely park
Spent More than 3 hours Bodies of Water • Parks

We picked up a large map of the park at the Visit Tervuren visitors’ centre and took an enjoyable stroll along canals and ponds on a sunny October Sunday afternoon. The landscaped park offers lovely views on the neo-classical museum palace (1904-1909), modelled on the Petit Palais in Paris, and the smaller Palace of Colonies or Africa Palace (1897) modelled on the Petit Trianon. There is a smattering of old statues, most of them close to the Colonial Palace and the museum. To the east of the garden there is an interesting contemporary fountain entitled “The Congo, I presume”, by Belgian artist Tom Frantzen. In recent times it has been vandalised twice despite the fact that the ensemble is clearly critical of the colonial policy of Belgian King Leopold II in Africa. A clear case of misdirected iconoclasm. See more..
4.5 St-Martin's Basilica (65 reviews)
- Stupendous church
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Churches & Cathedrals

The Basilica of St Martin is the only reason why the small Flemish town of Halle has been graced with two stars in the Green Michelin Guide. As Halle is only ten minutes by train from Brussels, we really wonder why it took us so long to visit this stupendous church. There is so much to be seen the basilica is a whole museum of medieval religious art in itself. We picked up a brochure for sale at the back of the church, containing a floor plan, fifteen good-quality pictures and detailed descriptions of the interior. We regretted not having brought binoculars to examine the famous 14th century apostle statues because they are very high up and difficult to see with the naked eye. The crypt was closed, an extra reason to come back. See more..
4.5 Abdij Grimbergen (46 reviews)
- Abbey and Beer
Spent < 1 hour Churches & Cathedrals

A beautiful Large Abbey in a small town with a microbrewery and a restaurant attached - what’s not to like! The brewery tour was basic but the Grimbergen beers were excellent - the restaurant looked busy but we did not eat there on this occasion See more..
4.5 Chateau de Grand-Bigard (37 reviews)
- Beautiful castle and surrounding gardens
Spent 2-3 hours Gardens

I visited here with some friends when the Florilia Brussels event was being held here in 2021. The millions of flowers were stunningly beautiful. With the castle as a backdrop the event was really spectacular. The castle grounds are larger than I expected. I'm not sure if the castle is open regularly to the public, but whenever it is open I recommend a visit. Great day our for family and friends. See more..
4.0 Leuven Train Station (390 reviews)
- Brussels Airport to Leuven Train Station
Architectural Buildings

The trains depart from Brussels airport Zaventemon quite regularly to Leuven. It's takes 9 minutes to walk to the platform (3) with a train journey of 21 minutes. I had pre-purchased a SNCB (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Belges) /NRCB (National Railway Company of Belgium) train ticket. With it being a weekend, they offered half-price travel for the day with a return trip from 7 p.m. Friday until Sunday available in 1st and 2d class to any destination in Belgium. 1st class carriages are marked with a yellow stripe above the windows and each carriage is marked with a one or two to signify which class it is. Leuven station is situated in the centre Leuven and is well laid out, with a steady stroll up Bondgenotenlaan towards Saint Peter's Church, the Grote Market and the Gothic town hall. See more..
4.0 M - Museum Leuven (342 reviews)
- What A Great Museum
Wednesday: Speciality Museums

Sometimes I think when people visit Belgium, they hit Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, and Brussels, but Leuven gets ignored. This museum was really great. It was one of my favorite museums I visited in Belgium (and I visited many). There was a lot of variety in the types of art represented and there were some really interesting exhibits. The museum is very kid-friendly, too. I don't have kids, but I like how accessible the museum tries to make art for the younger generation. One piece of art I saw at this museum was a sculpture of The Prodigal Son. It moved me to tears. The audio guide they provide is also great, and mine was programmed in English. It really supplemented my experience. It took me about two hours to get through everything. Well worth it. See more..
4.0 Saint Peter's Church (Sint-Pieterskerk) (298 reviews)
- Gigantic cathedral in old town
Religious Sites

This huge cathedral is just in front of the Town Hall, worth a short visit the interior while you are in old town. The interior has amazing design with painting. Worth a short visit if they are not in mass service. See more..
4.0 Stella Artois Brewery (127 reviews)
- Once we found it, a great visit.
Spent 1-2 hours Breweries

Finding the start of the tour is not that easy (the map on the ticket from the tourist office is not that great) but we arrived just a few moments before 1. Once kitted out with our hi-vis jackets 25 of us were taken first to a little film about the history of the brewery, and brewing in Leuven, before visiting the brewing hall and finally on to bottling. The guide was knowledgeable, and seeing the process on such a massive scale was fascinating. Once we had finished the tour we were given a glass of standard Stella as a sample, and then further samples of some of the other beers brewed by them were available. Soft drinks were available for those who don't drink beer. A small, and remarkably well priced, gift shop was open whilst we sampled the fare. Finally it was time to take a bag of samples and walk all the way back to the start, in time to hand our jackets to the 3pm tour. See more..
4.0 Abdij van Park (111 reviews)
- A viisit to the PARCUM museum is a must
Spent 2-3 hours Historic Sites • Parks

The promise that this site and the PARCUM museum would be better starting from the end of 2018 became a reality - they currently have a nice exhibition about war & religion - a big plus of visiting the exhibition also gives a nice opportunity to see a renovated wing of the historical building- and if you would visit on Friday, Saturday or Sunday at 2PM, there is a extra opportunity to get a guided tour through the abbey. See more..
4.0 Begijnhof Diest (95 reviews)
- Meeting with cousins
Spent 1-2 hours Neighborhoods

beginhof is full of history.My Dad was born there and went there for holidays as a child and going back some 50 years later it is still the same as l remember as a child cobbled streets and the houses just the same.Wonderful See more..
4.0 Provinciedomein Huizingen (80 reviews)
- Seriously...just go!
Parks

This park is south of Brussels and amazing. Until March 31st, entry to the park is free (so a number of attractions are not open yet). There is a great playground with sand, multiple parkour courses, a pool, a restaurant in a little castle, trampolines, car course for kids, animals, lots of open space and trails, a competitive running track...we've been twice and haven't seen everything. After April 1st, it's only a few Euros to get in. The park is huge and beautiful. See more..
3.5 Royal Museum for Central Africa (434 reviews)
- Disappointing
Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent More than 3 hours Architectural Buildings • History Museums

The AfricaMuseum is a centre for knowledge and resources on Africa, in particular Central Africa, in an historical, contemporary, and global context. The museum exhibits unique collections. It is a place of memory on the colonial past and strives to be a dynamic platform for exchanges and dialogues between cultures and generations. See more..