Camping De Holterberg

Start hols by getting adrenaline spiking at one of the two theme parks within 25 minutes’ drive of the site: younger families will find Waarbeek a better fit, with kid-friendly rides, and more grownup kids (and their parents) should have a thrilling time on Hellendoorn’s ‘coasters and waterpark slides. Feel like spending a day or two mooching around some fab Dutch cities? It’s 25 minutes from base to Deventer, where there are museums, parks, stunning churches and lots of shopping options, and capital city Amsterdam is an hour and 15 minutes away for the world-famous Rijksmuseum, canal network and floating flower market (as well as museums, galleries, restaurants and cafés aplenty). For slower paced days, clamber into the car for a jaunt to the top of Holterberg hill (a five-minute drive), where there are restaurants, a nature museum, miniature golf and stunning views over the area. Otherwise, spend them traipsing around De Wiersse gardens or the public gardens at Warmelo castle, Weldam castle, Twickel castle and (with a manor house and museum attached) Kasteel het Nijenhuis, all within half an hour.