Minicamping de Niers

When swimming in the Niers doesn’t quite cut it anymore, take the kids to Freizeitbad GochNess (five minutes’ drive), an aquatic park with an indoor pirate-themed toddlers’ pool and a larger outdoor pool with a waterslide. There is also a sauna area (plus pampering treatments) for stressed-out grown-ups. The Netherlands and Germany weren’t always the friends and allies they are today. In 1940, Nazi Germany invaded the country, and the difficult period leading up to the liberation is explored at Vrijheidsmuseum (15 minutes), on the outskirts of the border town of Groesbeek. In Groesbeek, it is also possible to ride a bicycle train along a former railway all the way into Germany. Lions, giraffes and pygmy hippos are among the residents at ZooParc Overloon (25 minutes), where you can witness feeding sessions, pull yourself across a lake on a pontoon and let the kids burn some energy in the adventure playground.