Grimbergen

Grimbergen is a town of 37,000 inhabitants (2018) in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, just north of Brussels. The town is known for its abbey, castles and abbey beer.

The abbey contains a beer museum, and though there has been no brewing there in years (the trademark is now owned by Carlsburg), plans for a new microbrewery in the abbey were announced in 2019.

By car
Grimbergen has its own highway exit on the R0 (the outer beltway of Brussels) called Grimbergen. After exiting the highway, drive 2 km north to get into the center of Grimbergen.

By bus
When talking about public transport, Grimbergen is only accessible by bus since the town does not have a railway station anymore. The Flemish national bus company, De Lijn, has lines to Grimbergen from Brussels, Vilvoorde and Kapelle-op-den-Bos. For more information regarding different timetables: https://www.delijn.be.

On foot
Grimbergen is located in an idyllic setting with many of green meadows. There are walking maps available and also on internet you can map out your route before hitting the road.

Bicycle
Grimbergen makes an excellent area for cycling. The cycle node network is widely present in the region. The regional tourism offices also have created several cycling routes through the municipality and wider area.

There are no bike rental companies in Grimbergen. If you do need to rent a bike, the best option is to rent one in neighboring Vilvoorde and cycle to Grimbergen. The center of Vilvoorde is only 4km away.

Do

 * Vier Dorpenroute (Four villages cycling tour) — will show you all the four villages of the Grimbergen municipality.
 * Prinsenwandeling (Princes walk) — starts at the church square. Leads to the Prinsenkasteel (castle), the “Guldendal” and the Municipal Hall.
 * Maalbeekwandeling (Maalbeek walk) — also starts at the church square and brings the hiker along picturesque places such as the Liermolen, the Charleroyhoeve farm and the Tommenmolen.
 * Humbeekwandeling (Maalbeek walk) — in the village of Humbeek. Shows the Lintkasteel (castle), the Saint-Niklaashoeve (farm) and the castle Vroeneveld.
 * Humbeekwandeling (Maalbeek walk) — in the village of Humbeek. Shows the Lintkasteel (castle), the Saint-Niklaashoeve (farm) and the castle Vroeneveld.

Go next

 * Brussels — the thriving national capital is nearby.
 * Meise and Vilvoorde — neighbouring municipalities with many interesting sights to discover. In Meise you can find the National Plants Garden.
 * Mechelen — compact historical city northeast of Grimbergen.
 * Kraainem — a municipality with a rich industrial history to the southeast of Grimbergen.
 * Tervuren — an oasis of nature and peace to the south of Brussels.