Location: 51o 58.223' N 4o 55.575' E
Address: Zijdeweg 1, 3411 MH Lopik, the Netherlands.
Telephone: +31 - (0)348 551300
Site manager:
(655 kB)The Cabauw site has been the experimental research site of the KNMI since 1973. It's main landmark is the 213 m high meteorological mast. Since May 2002 seven Dutch research institutes co-operate in CESAR (Cabauw Experimental Site for Atmospheric Research) to develop Cabauw into a major scientific international site for remote sensing, atmospheric research and climate monitoring.
Location: 51o 58.223' N 4o 55.575' E |
(655 kB) |
View the map for the main route to get to Cabauw. Note that you have to leave the 'N210' road at the traffic lights
at the western border of the village "Lopik". After leaving the 'N210' turn immediately left again on to the smaller
road parallel to the 'N210' but on the other side of the small waterway.
If you want to take your time,
the scenic road from Haastrecht to Schoonhoven or the small winding road from Linschoten to Oudewater are worth
the detour. Oudewater is nice scenic town with some canals and old buildings.
From Central Railway Station in Utrecht take bus 195 in direction of Rotterdam. On weekdays the bus leaves almost every half-hour at approx. hh:06 and hh:36 from the station. It takes about 35 minutes to get to Lopik. Leave the bus at the last bus stop in Lopik (just after the last traffic lights), ask the driver if you are not sure about the correct bus stop. From the bus stop it is a 15 min. walk to the tower itself. You need a "strippenkaart" which you can buy amongst others from the bus driver, or at the service shop at the bus station. The bus ride to Lopik will cost 7 "strippen". For the exact present time schedule of the bus see the website of the bus company (click here).
(Inter)national trainplanner in Dutch and English.
National planner for all public transport (trains, busses, ferries etc.) in Dutch and English.