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Pinetum Blijdenstein

The Pinetum is a botanical garden founded by B.W. Blijdenstein in 1911. It is famous around the world among those knowledgeable on the subject. The Pinetum has one of the world's most important conifer collections, with many species rare and endangered in the wild. Besides conifers, there are gatherings of cycads, palms, ephedras, Tasmanian flora and rhododendrons. A notable tree is the sequoia sempervirens, the largest tree in the world. Get a map at the visitor's centre and walk along the advised path.

Address
Van der Lindenlaan 125
Getting there
bus 105 to Trompenbergerweg
Hours
1 Nov-31 Mar: Mon-Fri 09:00-16:00; 1 Apr-31 Oct: Mon-Fri 09:00-16:00, Sat Sun hols 12:00-16:30
Price
€2.50, free entry on Wednesdays

Listing from Wikivoyage: Hilversum, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Location and details from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.