Oud Amelisweerd country house

Please note: due to winter break, Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd is closed. From 28 March 2026, the manor will be open for visits again.

The Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd with Koetshuis and park is one of the most special national monuments in the Netherlands. Mainly because of the 18th-century Chinese paper wallpaper present.

Moreover, the Landhuis is located in a beautiful nature reserve on the Kromme Rijn river. Residents of Utrecht and the surrounding area have long held the estates of Amelisweerd and Rhijnauwen in their hearts.

Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd gives space to individual makers and organisations to provide changing exhibitions and programmes for a diverse audience. It provides space for contemporary art, showcases its rich history and gives makers the opportunity to create and be inspired.

History
The Landhuis was built in 1770 as a summer house, commissioned by Gerard Godard Taets van Amerongen. He had a bridge built over the Kromme Rijn river and restructured the estate into the current park. The later history surrounding the various owners is too rich to summarise here in a few lines: from King Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, the Bosch van Drakestein family to the Municipality of Utrecht from 1951 onwards.

The layout, floors, doors and ceilings have remained unchanged since 1770. This originality, together with the surviving 18th- and 19th-century Chinese and Dutch wallpaper, makes this house very special as heritage.