Vakantiepark Bonte Vlucht

Before you venture out into the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park, have a chat with the folks on site who have much wisdom to impart on the subject of walking and bike routes through the forests, heaths, marshes and sand dunes all around. They’ve got bikes for hire too, and can point you in the direction of other activities including horse riding, canoeing and swimming from the lake beach at Henschotermeer. It's half an hour's drive from the site to Utrecht (or 45 minutes on the bus), where you can wander along the canals (flanked by tall colourful buildings reminiscent of those in Amsterdam), climb the Dom Tower (the tallest church tower in all the land) and visit some fab museums including the Miffy Museum and the railway museum. And there are many more ways to fill your days – perhaps learning to make cheese at De Weistaar farm and cheese museum (10 minutes’ drive), meeting the animals at Dierenpark Amersfoort zoo, seeing the planes at the national military museum or playing glow in the dark golf at GlowGolf Houten, all 25 minutes away ...?