Duration
14 nights
When
August 2023
Why
An activity-packed holiday exploring lush landscapes
After a break from European travel, we were keen to cross the Channel again, opting this year to limit the mileage and the number of campsites but meeting key holiday family criteria – action, adventure and angling!
We began by spending a few nights away in the UK in our VW California Ocean to get back into the swing of things, then started our preparations in earnest. Travelling the first time with depleted cupboards and fridge (thanks to the post-Brexit food rules, imposed since we last ventured abroad) meant more time focused on activity packing!
Unaware of such industrious preparations, Lucy, our six-year-old Cavachon, could hardly contain her excitement as we finally boarded the 9am Stena Line crossing from Harwich to Hook of Holland – snuggling down together in a shared pet-friendly cabin (another first for us) marked the official start of our summer holidays.
An hour from the ferry terminal and in the relentless rain, we pitched up at our first stop, Boerderijcamping Demmerik, chosen for its proximity to Amsterdam (25-minute drive), Lake Utrecht and the surrounding regions of Northern Holland, all of which we were planning to explore in some depth.
In a tranquil, rural setting, this is a reasonably priced CL-type site, with just 12 pitches. We set up alongside the dairy farm, making full use of the
