Camping Vinkenhof

Wake up in the peaceful Geul river valley for access to walking and cycling trails straight from the site, including the popular Blossom Walk among the flowers. A riding school is next door. Three kilometres away, the old tourist town of Valkenburg has a ruined castle to explore (adding the requisite imaginative leap to picture yourselves in The Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones). Then have a more modern (but still imaginative, thanks) time with a visit to the other Valkenburg castles of Den Halder, Oost and Schaloen, followed by days at the Valkenier and Sprookjesbos family parks. The guided tours available around the Valkenburg former marl quarries are also a great day out – one has been redesigned as a coal mine, another as the catacombs of Rome, and others as venues for Christmas markets. South east of Valkenburg is the village of Schin op Geul, a starting point for hikes up the surrounding hills for spectacular countryside views. The village also has a vintage steam train, the Miljoenenlijntje.