Vakantiepark Arnhem

Stepping foot outside the site puts you on the path to many wanders in the national park; it’s also only a 15-minute stroll to get to the Arnhem War Museum, where a collection of World War II artefacts has been gathered by a private collector. For more museum action nearby, head for the Netherlands Open Air Museum (10 minutes’ drive) for a glimpse of local life in days gone by, or get your art appreciation hat on for a trip to Kröller-Müller Museum (20 minutes), which houses a sculpture garden and the second-largest Van Gogh collection in all the world. Yet more museums are over in Arnhem (15 minutes), where there’s also a castle and historic city centre to poke about in. Likely to be on the wishlist for many younger travellers are days out among the animals at Burgers’ Zoo (five minutes) and the Apenheul monkey park (half an hour), and hours spent scampering between the rides and shows at Julianatoren amusement park (35 minutes).