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“All guests who come are to be received as Christ himself.” (Rule of St. Benedict, chapter 53)

Our Guest House is open to everyone who desires to return to him/herself, to that interior space where Life welcomes you, in surroundings characterized by silence and separation from the world. The rhythm of the Divine Office and the Eucharist, to which our guests are kindly invited, is a source of inspiration, strength, and solidarity.

There are 14 rooms (several of which are double rooms): 6 rooms are on the ground floor and 8 rooms are upstairs. Each room has its own toilet and shower. Internet connections are also available.

There is a pleasant sitting room for guests, which also houses a library for their use. The meals are vegetarian, eaten in common in the guests’ refectory.

COST:
The cost is € 40,00 per day (24 hours), which includes three meals. A recommended price for persons with minimal income is € 30,00 per day (24 hours). Guests can bring their own bed linens and towels (a coverlet is provided); or towels and bed linens can be rented for €7,50.

RESERVERVATIONS:
The first time you inquire, please contact the guest sister by telephone. Guest House telephone: 026 443 9863 (Tuesday through Friday between 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM) E-mail: gastenhuis@koningsoord.org 

   
Daily Schedule    
Weekdays

4:30 AM Vigils and mental prayer
7:15 AM Lauds and Eucharist
Breakfast between 8:00 and 9:00 AM
9:30 AM Terce
12:15 PM Sext
12:30 PM midday meal
2:15 PM None
5:00 PM Vespers and mental prayer
5:50 PM evening meal
7:30 PM Compline

 Sundays and Holidays

4:30 AM Vigils and mental prayer
7:30 AM Lauds
Breakfast between 8:00 and 9:00 AM
11:00 AM Eucharist
(no Sext)
12:45 PM midday meal
2:30 PM None
5:00 PM Vespers and mental prayer
5:50 PM evening meal
7:30 PM Compline
     
Directions to Koningsoord Abbey:
By train or bus:
Get off at the Oosterbeek Station. Or get off at the Arnhem Station and take the trolley to Oosterbeek Station. From the Oosterbeek station, it’s about a 20 minute walk to the Abbey. See the map below.

By car:

• From Nijmegen, take highway A50 and then exit 19 Renkum/Oosterbeek.
Then follow the signs to Oosterbeek.
In Oosterbeek, turn left at the first stoplight, onto Stationsweg.
Immediately after crossing the bridge over the railroad tracks, turn left and follow the signs to Abdij Koningsoord.

• From Utrecht and Apeldoorn,
take highway A12 and then exit 25 Oosterbeek.
Follow the signs to Oosterbeek on Amsterdamseweg (highway N 224).
Take the Oosterbeek exit and follow Dreijenseweg until just before the bridge over the railroad tracks.
Turn right and follow the signs to Abdij Koningsoord.


N.B. The Tomtom (GPS) gives an inaccurate description of the route, but if you use Johannahoeve 2 6861 WJ Oosterbeek instead of Johannahoeveweg 79, you will be headed in the right direction. There will be signs pointing to Abdij Koningsoord next to the logo of the Mill Hill Missionaries.

 

 


 

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