Netherlands · Provincie Noord-Brabant · Breda
Bavel, Breda — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Bavel is a village held largely by Breda, its rural edges falling to Alphen-Chaam, with Heilige Maria Hemelvaartkerk among its listed buildings.
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Where to stay in Bavel
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Two municipalities share Bavel, and anyone booking a room will find the supply in Breda rather than in a village whose outer ground is farmland split with Alphen-Chaam. Bavel itself keeps almost no beds. A stay buys quiet, and the walk takes in Heilige Maria Hemelvaartkerk, the Brigidaklooster and the Nieuwe IJpelaar.
Drivers moving between Breda and Alphen-Chaam can work from here.
Few places to stay in Bavel — most visitors book in Breda nearby.
About Bavel
What are the main landmarks in Bavel?
The parish church Heilige Maria Hemelvaartkerk heads the list for Bavel, followed by the Brigidaklooster and by the Nieuwe IJpelaar, both carried on the same monument record. The Seminarieweg supplies two more. Seminarieweg 1 and Seminarieweg 2 are listed addresses in their own right.
One further entry is a workman's house built for Woutherus de Jong, which keeps a single name from the village's working past on the register.
What is the history of Bavel?
Bavel's entry carries no year. The village sits across a municipal boundary, most of it administered from Breda and the rest, chiefly farmland, falling to Alphen-Chaam, a split that leaves its outer fields under a different council. Its older fabric survives in a handful of listed buildings.
The Brigidaklooster, the two houses on the Seminarieweg and the dwelling raised for Woutherus de Jong stand for what North Brabant's monument lists keep of the village.
Where is Bavel?
Farmland and village streets make up Bavel, most of it on the Breda side of the Alphen-Chaam boundary, within the Dutch province of North Brabant.
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What is the best area to stay in Bavel?
Breda: travellers needing Breda's rooms with Bavel a short drive out.
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Updated September 2026