Parc de Kievit

The Netherlands and Belgium await under 10 minutes' drive away at both Baarle-Nassau and Baarle-Hertog: markers are all around town if you're (understandably) unsure at any point which country you're in. There's plenty of walking and cycling to be had in the surrounding woodland too: ask the Parc de Kievit team for its tips on the best routes. If you've got the kids in tow, bundle them into the car for the 40-minute drive to the fairytale park of Efteling, the biggest theme park in the Netherlands. A bit further away at 50 minutes is Zoo Veldhoven, specialising in birds and birds of prey, and there's also DippieDoe at Best, an amusement park for the under-13s. You're well placed for urban days in both countries here: as well as Antwerp and Amsterdam, you can use the site as a base for Eindhoven, within 50 minutes' drive; Turnhout , 20 minutes south over the border; Rotterdam, just over an hour away, and Brussels, within an hour and a half.