Where to stay in Zeist

Zeist is a municipality in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands.

The municipality of Zeist contains population centres: Zeist, Austerlitz, Bosch en Duin, Den Dolder and Huis ter Velde. Zeist is known to have existed since 838. Zeist has been severely influenced in its development by its castle. Zeist grew steadily over time, and by the 19th century, when trains started allowing the rich to travel to the countryside, and build their estates and summer retreats there, Zeist started housing many of these people, and many estates and country retreats were built. Many of these were demolished in the 20th century in favour of housing development.

Getting in

Zeist is tucked in between the A12 and A28 highways. The first one connects to Utrecht, Gouda and Rotterdam in the west and Ede, Arnhem and Oberhausen in the east. The A28 runs from Utrecht to Zwolle via Harderwijk and Elburg. From Amsterdam, follow the A2 heading for Utrecht, where you turn onto the A12 heading for Arnhem after passing exit 8. Follow the A12 until you reach knooppunt Lunetten, where you switch onto the A27 heading for Hilversum, but take the next exit again, turning onto the A28 going to Amersfoort. Here, use exit 3 (Den Dolder) to get to Zeist.

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