Date: Sunday, April 13th
Time: 12:00pm onwards
Place: Ode aan de Amstel, Amstelboulevard 1, 1096 HH Amsterdam

The Committee of the Oxbridge Society NL is excited to invite you to the Watch Party of The Boat Race 2025 at Ode aan de Amstel, a restaurant-café, quite literally, on the Amstel. 

The event will kick off with a two-course brunch along with bread and scones, setting the stage for the women’s boat race. Following this, we’ll hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM), ensuring it concludes in time for everyone to enjoy the men’s boat race. 

Schedule of the day

Brunch menu

Select one savoury dish and one sweet dish (bread & scones is included):

Savoury:

• Egg benedict with
  • crab or
  • spinach (vegetarian)
  • ham
• Brioche bread with homemade shrimp croquette
• Golden beet & orange salad (Vegan)
• Avocado smash & chickpeas on a sourdough (Vegan)

Sweet (all vegetarian):

• Banana cake with peanut praline
• Canelé with pistachio ganache
• French toast with white chocolate and raspberry sorbet
• Red beetroot and dark chocolate (Vegan)

The brunch includes mineral water + coffee/tea. Other drinks must be paid by attendees individually at the end. 

Ticket price:  45 EUR – Member | 50 EUR – Guest or First-time attendee (non-Member)

Booking deadline & cancellation policy. The last day for obtaining tickets is 10th April. Please note that ticket cancellation is only possible until 28th March for a refund. Tickets may well be cancelled after, however, there will be no refund. We will operate a waitlist, so these types of cancellations may be refunded if a suitable replacement is found.

For any questions, please email us at info@oxbridge-nl.com. 

Date: Saturday, March 29th
Time: 17.30 onwards
Place: Bistrot De Alpes, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 141, 1017 WE, Amsterdam

The Oxford and Cambridge Society of the Netherlands would humbly invite members and guests to our first culinary event of 2025. We will take a journey through the mountains of Alps as we transition into Spring, enjoying some heart warming food in a cosy setting.

Through this delicious 3-course dinner we hope to together discover Alpine Cuisine. You also have an opportunity to get your own personalized fondue fork to keep a memento of this amazing experience. 

Entrée: Selection of Starters to share, charcuterie/ cheese/ pate/ bread and butter*
Plat: Cheese Fondue and Salad*
Desert: Selection of mini deserts*

*Please share any dietary instructions or if you would like to choose the non-cheese option while filling in the check-out form. Drinks will be billed separately. 

When: Saturday, March 29th, 5:30pm
Where: Bistrot De Alpes, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 141, 1017 WE, Amsterdam
Prices: Members – 32.5 EUR | First Time Attendees and Guest of Members – 37.5 EUR | Personalized Fondue Forks – 8 EUR 

Tickets are limited, given venue capacity and booking closes a week in advance of the event. Hence, early booking is recommended! Cancellations with a refund are only possibly up to a week in advance. Past this date only possible ticket swaps may be possible. 

We hope you can join us for this lovely dinner and social food experience in Amsterdam.

About Bistrot des Alpes: Bistrot des Alpes opened in 2015 by Thibault and Dieuwertje. The restaurant imports all products from the Savoie region in the French Alps, where Thibault comes from. 

When: Sunday, February 9th, 11:00 onwards
Where: Rhenen to Veenendaal West

Join us in the new year for a winter walk led by society member Wicher. We’ll begin our journey at Rhenen train station and make our way through the town center to the expansive forests of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park. Midway, we’ll reach the lofty Elsterberg (62.5m!) where we can enjoy a scenic view (weather permitting) and pause for a brief picnic. From there, we’ll continue through the rolling, historic Amerongen Forest, concluding our walk at Veenendaal-West train station. 

There are no restaurants on the route, so feel free to bring a snack to share! Sign-up using link below to be part of the Society’s first Nature walk of 2025!

As always, the first drink will be courtesy the Oxbridge Society NL (coffee, tea or any other drink).

Meeting Point: Outside Rhenen Train Station