Egmond Abbey

Egmond Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Egmond-Binnen featuring a modern abbey church, monastic living quarters, workshops, and gardens throughout its grounds. The complex also includes a candle workshop, a cheese-making facility, and farmland where the community produces goods.

The site was established around 950 when Count Dirk II of Holland built stone structures to replace earlier wooden buildings. Over the centuries, the complex was expanded and reconstructed through various periods of change and conflict to become the monastery it is today.

The monastery is a working community where monks divide their days between prayer, manual work, and study following ancient monastic traditions. Visitors experience the rhythm of contemplative life as they walk through spaces shaped by centuries of spiritual practice.

The monastery is easily reached on foot and offers quiet spaces for visitors, though only parts of the grounds are accessible to the public. You can purchase handcrafted products directly from the community at the shop, including candles, cheese, and beer.

The abbey displays sacred relics of holy figures like Saint Adalbert in a visible glass case within the church, connecting visitors directly to its spiritual past. This preservation allows people to see tangible links to centuries of religious devotion at the site.