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Duinrell is fantastic if you have kids around you. The pleasure they will get from it will well compensate for the noise you may have to endure. I wouldnt go there if I didnt have kids. Wasennar is a lovely place and is the home of an American school ( not to mention the Dutch Royalty ) Everyone speaks perfect English and not being able to speak Dutch is not embarrasing. It is easy to get to Amsterdam and The Hague.
I'm resurecting the thread to see if Gerhard-or anyone else familiar with the Netherlands-can help. I've taken some infor from this & other threads which is very useful - but...
We are thinking of having ten days or so in J[U]anuary[/U] in the Netherlands- are we mad? I take it the weather will be similar to UK and we're willing to risk a few frosty nights. We'll probably use EHU- perhaps Camping Cheques tho I appreciate not all sites are open all year.
We both enjoy cycling (so shouldnt be a problem over there) and swimmimg (No- not the sea in January ) but I believe there are a few indoor water parks around somewhere. THere's a site on "Ameland" in Friesland which has some sort of Pool Complex. Anyone been there? Any idea of cost of ferry to the Island?
Any other advice or suggestions would be appreciated....and for the info of Steve(who apparently isn't keen on the Netherlands) I'm fitting the trip in between some home matches!
Thanks
yes indeed there might be some cold nights during January here in Netherlands. Though it has been many years since the traditional "Elfstedentocht", a skating tour over more than 200 km through 11 cities on the frozen canals, could take place.
Cycling is very common all over the place, you will find lots of well-signposted routes. If you don't want to bring your own bikes you will find a bicycle hire shop ("Fietsverhuur") almost everywhere. Severe gales could however spoil it...
Regarding Ameland you should check out the local tourist info site under http://www.vvvameland.nl. The ferry company sailing to Ameland is Wagenborg. Both have English versions.
Best Regards and have Fun,
Gerhard
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Hi Tell,
I will try to give a more conservative view now we have gotten over the holiday.
We made the mistake of staying in one place for the 14 nights (big mistake). The Netherlands is a beautiful country, but to us too much like England in the most. We do not regret going but for us we want some guarantee of sunshine if we go abroad, as we are sun lovers. I have no doubt you will enjoy it, bikes are a must (mind you in January, you had better fit chains to the tyres)
You do not have to go inbetween matches as the seat would not be wasted
Peejay- Thanks for that- a useful site which is now on my Favourites
Gerhard- Thanks for Info- Although Ameland looks nice I've looked at the Ferry prices on the links you quoted and decided that for 4 or 5 nights there we'll give it a miss (2006- 15Euros per metre plus 10 each for Passengers plus 7 for bike!!)- thanks anyway
Steve- I'd like to help but I get my ticket as member of a Supporters Club & would find it difficult to transfer a ticket-if you know what I mean
Still interested in any other views- especially re the water park places
Hi, I'm off to Duinrell at the end of the month. I've found reference to reduced speed limits for motorhomes, but can't find any details. Can anyone help?
Hi Boff, thanks for the info - my MH is over 3500kgs (3850kgs), so does this limit me to 80 on the Autoweg, and what is the limit on the motorway - 120 sounds a bit fast.
Thanks
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) but I believe there are a few indoor water parks around somewhere. THere's a site on "Ameland" in Friesland which has some sort of Pool Complex. Anyone been there? Any idea of cost of ferry to the Island?
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