Neighbourhood guide

Uccle and Forêt de Soignes

Villas, parks and the beech forest on the southern edge

Uccle is the large southern commune of villas and parks. The Forêt de Soignes begins at its edge, and the quarters around it, including Auderghem, hold Rouge-Cloître.

Museum Van Buuren is a house museum in Uccle with an Art Deco interior and a garden. Observatoire royal de Belgique is the Royal Observatory of Belgium on Avenue Circulaire in Uccle, home of its research institute. Planetarium is the planetarium of the Royal Observatory on the Heysel Plateau, with film shows about the sky. Rouge-Cloître is a former priory in the Forêt de Soignes in Auderghem, now a nature site with ponds.

Also on the map in this area: Saint-Pierre Church of Uccle, Forêt de Soignes, Parc de Wolvendael, Parc Tournay-Solvay, Jardin Jean Massart, Place Saint-Job market, Villa Lorraine.

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Nearby neighbourhoods

Matongé and Flagey African food and shops, and the ponds of Ixelles 6 places · 3.0 km away

Louise and Châtelain Avenue Louise, Art Nouveau mansions and the Bois de la Cambre 12 places · 3.1 km away

Saint-Gilles and Forest The Parvis, Horta's house and the Forest breweries 12 places · 3.9 km away

European Quarter and Cinquantenaire, Brussels

European Quarter and Cinquantenaire EU institutions around a large 19th-century park 21 places · 4.6 km away

The best of Uccle and Forêt de Soignes

Best museum Museum Van Buuren A house museum in Uccle with an Art Deco interior and a garden.

Best landmark Observatoire royal de Belgique The Royal Observatory of Belgium on Avenue Circulaire in Uccle, home of its research institute.

Best church Saint-Pierre Church of Uccle The main church of Uccle, beside the commune's Town Hall.

Things to do in Uccle and Forêt de Soignes

Landmark Observatoire royal de Belgique The Royal Observatory of Belgium on Avenue Circulaire in Uccle, home of its research institute.

Landmark · € Planetarium The planetarium of the Royal Observatory on the Heysel Plateau, with film shows about the sky.

Church · Free Saint-Pierre Church of Uccle The main church of Uccle, a neoclassical building of 1778 to 1782 on the Parvis Saint-Pierre.

Park · Free Forêt de Soignes A large beech forest that begins at the southern edge of the city and runs into Flanders and Wallonia.

Tree-lined path through Parc de Wolvendael in Uccle, Brussels

Park · Free Parc de Wolvendael A park in Uccle with ponds, lawns and an avenue of trees.

Park · Free Rouge-Cloître A former priory in the Forêt de Soignes in Auderghem, now a nature site with ponds.

Market · Free Place Saint-Job market A weekly market in Uccle.

Food Villa Lorraine A restaurant on Avenue du Vivier d'Oie in Uccle.

Museum Museum Van Buuren A house museum in Uccle with an Art Deco interior and a garden.

Pond with spring trees at Parc Tournay-Solvay in Watermael-Boitsfort

Park · Free Parc Tournay-Solvay A landscaped park in Watermael-Boitsfort with a rose garden.

Park · Free Jardin Jean Massart A botanical garden in Auderghem created in 1922, run with the Université libre de Bruxelles, with nearly 2,000 plant species.

What's on in Uccle and Forêt de Soignes

Local events in the next 30 days, read from the ward, park and organiser pages each one links to.

Documentaire : Une autre guerre (sauve qui peut ma vie!) par Chantale Anciaux Film
Fri 13 Nov · La Ferme Rose
An event at La Ferme Rose, 13 Nov 2026, 18:00 to 20:30, as listed on the La Ferme Rose agenda.
18:00 to 20:30 · Map · Source: La Ferme Rose
Roots & Traces Exhibition
On now, until 15 Nov · Villa Spazio Nobile
An exhibition at Villa Spazio Nobile in Brussels.
Map · Source: Spazio Nobile
Soirée Stand Up ! Le Farm Comedy Club Comedy
Fri 20 Nov · La Ferme Rose
Soirée Stand Up ! Le Farm Comedy Club at La Ferme Rose, 20 Nov 2026, 19:30 to 22:00, as listed on the La Ferme Rose agenda.
19:30 to 22:00 · Map · Source: La Ferme Rose
ANIMOPÉRA (concert classique, spectacle famille) Concert
Sun 29 Nov · La Ferme Rose
ANIMOPÉRA (concert classique, spectacle famille) at La Ferme Rose, 15 Nov 2026, 11:00 to 14:30, as listed on the La Ferme Rose agenda.
11:00 to 14:30 · Map · Source: La Ferme Rose · ANIMOPÉRA (concert classique - spectacle famille)
Récital poético-musical bilingue, Français & Espagnol Classical and opera
Sun 29 Nov · La Ferme Rose
Récital poético-musical bilingue, Français & Espagnol at La Ferme Rose, 29 Nov 2026, 17:00 to 18:30, as listed on the La Ferme Rose agenda.
17:00 to 18:30 · Map · Source: La Ferme Rose · Récital poético-musical bilingue - Français & Espagnol

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