EuroParcs Brunssummerheide

You may well spend a fair amount of time wandering the trails of Brunssummerheide, but there’s plenty more in the local area to keep you busy when you fancy a different day out. For starters, it won’t take you long to the Dutch Mining Museum or Hoensbroek Castle (the largest castle in the Netherlands) – both are about 10 minutes’ drive away. More kid-friendly outings might come in the form of trips to GaiaZOO, Kerkrade’s Discovery Museum or the indoor slopes of SnowWorld Landgraaf (all 15 minutes’ drive). A steam-powered ride on one of the Miljoenenlijn heritage trains (20 minutes) is likely to find favour with guests young and old too… For town time, take a trip to Heerlen (10 minutes) to visit the oldest bathhouse in the Netherlands, head to Maastricht (half an hour) to stroll around the cobbled Old Town or cross the border into Germany for a day in Aachen (half an hour), a spa city that’s got a fabulous cathedral and museums as well as thermal baths.