North Brabant · Netherlands
Where to stay in Helmond
Helmond is a city in North Brabant, Netherlands, home to about 93,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Helmond.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- EIN20 km · Eindhoven Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Language
- Dutch
About
About Helmond
Helmond is a city and municipality in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant in the Southern Netherlands.
Helmond originated from a settlement in 1179 and was first mentioned in a bull of Pope Alexander III. The city was founded in 1225 by Duke Henry I of Brabant. Helmond received city rights in 1232. In the 19th century the textile industry took off. At this time the Zuid-Willemsvaart was built that connects Helmond with 's-Hertogenbosch and Maastricht. Along the canal villas of textile barons remember to the former textile industry.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Helmond
See
- Brandevoort
- Helmond castle
- St. Lambertus Church
- Saint Lucia church
- Water tower
- Cube houses
- Gemeentemuseum Helmond
- Home Computer Museum
- Edah Museum
- Helmond Barrel Organ Foundation
- Helmond Industrial Heritage Foundation
- Kunsthal Helmond
Do
- De Groote Peel National Park
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Helmond
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
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| Wellness-Hotel Helmond hotel |
When to go
The best time to visit Helmond
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Helmond are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; December is the wettest, with about 75 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Helmond: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 36 km) and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 64 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Nearby is Eindhoven Airport. Ryanair, Wizzair, Transavia and more companies, service this airport from more than 60 destinations within Europe. Getting from the airport to Helmond is possible by public transport; the most convenient is by bus to Eindhoven railway station to take a direct train to Helmond. Helmond has four railway stations on the line Eindhoven-Venlo. Intercity trains only stop in Helmond station. The A270 highway connects Helmond with Eindhoven. The regional buses, operated by the Hermes, link Helmond with major surrounded cities.
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EIN · Eindhoven Airport
NRN · Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport
MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Helmond
Drink
There are a lot of pubs in Helmond. In Helmond centre near the Zuid-Willemsvaart are some nice pubs with terraces.
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Questions
Helmond: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Helmond?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Helmond are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; December is the wettest, with about 75 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Helmond?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line; Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport (NRN, 36 km) and Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST, 64 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Helmond?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Helmond
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.