Camping De Pallegarste

Once everyone’s ready to get out and explore, getting about without the car is a cinch. This is the Netherlands, after all, so it shouldn’t surprise that bike rental is available on site and that plenty of bike routes criss-cross the area. If pedal power doesn’t appeal, it’s also just 10 minutes’ walk to the train station in Mariënberg for trips to Almelo, Emmen, Hardenberg, Coevorden, Zwolle and Dalfsen. For farther-flung adventures – or for those who are simply more content to be ferrying themselves about by car – the site is well-placed for motorised jaunts to local towns and cities, starting in Almelo (20 minutes’ drive) for museums, gardens and château tours, and travelling on to Emmen (and its zoos, open-air museum and casino) and Oldenzaal (a top spot for shopping) within 40 minutes. More high-octane moods will be handily satisfied within easy reach, as it’s about 20 minutes from base to the Slagharen and Hellendoorn theme parks, and 35 minutes to Waarbeek theme park.