Juliette Tentvakanties at Vakantiepark Delftse Hout

I’d be daft not to start in Delft itself: the city’s famed around the world as a producer of pretty blue plates, and if that’s what’s enticed you here you can admire them at the Royal Delft pottery factory (20 minutes’ walk). There’s more to the place than pottery, though, so take some time in the centre to visit the Vermeer Centre, the Oude Kerk and meander along the canals on a boat tour. If that’s not sated your appetite for city wanderings, head to The Hague or Rotterdam, both of which are about 20 minutes away by car. And should you seek a break from such things, it’ll take you 25 minutes or so to drive to the beaches of Kijkduin and Scheveningen, or 35 minutes to get to the classic Kinderdijk windmills. Open-air antics are closer to home too – the BuytenDelft kids’ farm and water playground is just a couple of minutes’ walk from the site, there’s a windsurfing centre 15 minutes’ walk away, and golfing types can swing their clubs about at the golf course 10 minutes’ drive away.