Hortus Bulborum

Hortus Bulborum is a Dutch foundation that conserves historic cultivars of spring flowering bulb- and tuber crops. The collection garden of the foundation is located at the Zuidkerkenlaan in Limmen, North Holland, Netherlands, near the historic city of Alkmaar.

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Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: noon—5:00 PM
Type: Garden
Description: Botanical garden of historical ornamental bulb plants in Limmen, North Holland, The Netherlands
Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Corneliuskerk and Castricum railway station.

Sint-Corneliuskerk

Church

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Sint-Corneliuskerk is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Hortus Bulborum.

Castricum railway station

Railway station

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Castricum railway station is located in Castricum, the Netherlands. Castricum railway station is situated 3 km southwest of Hortus Bulborum.

Huis van Hilde

Museum

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Huis van Hilde is the archaeology information centre and repository of the Dutch province of North Holland, which was opened in Castricum early 2015. It was named after a model and facial reconstruction that was made of a skeletal find from the 4th century and that came to be known as Hilde. Huis van Hilde is situated 3½ km southwest of Hortus Bulborum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Limmen and Kapel.

Limmen

Village

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Limmen is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Castricum, and is situated about 9 km southwest of Alkmaar. Before 2002 it was a separate municipality.

Kapel

Hamlet

Kapel is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Heiloo, about 2 km south of Heiloo itself. The hamlet is named after the chapel of "Onze Lieve Vrouwe ter Nood", a pilgrimage site since 1409.