Vodatent at Vakantiepark Het Timmerholt

Feeling the need for speed? Get your two-wheel spinning and head for a track day at the Assen TT Circuit, a 20-minute ride from Het Timmerholt, where you can get a feel for what the superstars of bike racing experience on the circuit. When you’re through getting up close with the tarmac, take the kids to get up close with some exotic animals. Less than 10 minutes from the site is Zoo Bizar, the smallest zoo in the Netherlands, and a 30-minute drive will bring you to the Wildlands Adventure Zoo, where you can explore the arctic, the savannah and the jungle. Take a look through time too, as there’s a lot to learn about the area’s history: the Drents Museum, 25 minutes from Het Timmerholt, is an art and history museum that takes you back to prehistoric times, and, 15 minutes from the site, the Kamp Westerbork Reminder Centre tells the story of the persecution of the Jews who passed through the Westerbork transit camp in World War II.