Jachthaven Camping de Maasterp

Lots of topping outdoor options are what’s on offer in the locale: cycling and walking can be done around the local trails that lie nearby, with a six-kilometre rambling route that runs past the site, and a network of cycle routes that link up with others in Belgium and Germany. For cyclists, a passenger ferry accessed a mere kilometre away crosses the border to Belgium, and the German border is just 10km away, so it’s mightily easy to hop on your bike and bolt it into Belgium or pedal your way across the German border. Further afield, a couple of national parks in the vicinity, including De Groote Peel and Hoge Kempen, both within an hour’s drive. In the lakes around the site are all sorts of watery sports options like sailing, swimming, diving, canoeing and waterskiing and, also swimmingly, you can embark on a boat trip nearby to reach beaches, fishing spots and restaurants, while cultured and sightseeing days can be spent over in Maastricht and Eindhoven, both within easy reach by car. One for a wee tipple? Then head to the Marl caves, for the network of ancient passageways that throughout these spectacular caverns lead intrepid explorers to the famed wine cellars of Château Neercanne, once hewn from limestone to create a wondrous backdrop within which to sample some of the château’s most carefully chosen and verily lovely vintages.