Advice wanted for Holland trip (1 Viewer)

[Stretto Boy]

My wife has a Dutch aunt by marriage and we intend to visit her family in Holland next Spring. We live in Leicester and so the best ferry crossing for us is from Hull to Rotterdam. I have two questions to put to any of you with relevant experience. The first is, would you recommend any other crossings such as, for example, sailing to Zeebrugge? We will be taking our little dog with us and so feedback on dog facilities, such as availability of kennels or dog-friendly cabins, would be appreciated. The second is, can you recommend any interesting places to stop en-route? We will be travelling to Groningen, which is in the far north-west of Holland. Out holiday will only be about 9 or 10 days, so we won't have time for long detours, especially bearing in mind that we will want to spend two or three days in Groningen with the family.

 

[vin.egan]

I use Harwich, Hook of Holland about 3 or 4 times a year, Hull is nearer to me but a lot more expensive, the staff at Stena are great, very friendly and helpful.
The food on board is not, so take your own.
I think they have kennels, but I`ve actually seen dogs in the accommodation area on the day crossing, but check with Stena first.

I`m a club member with Stena, works for me, always keep an eye out for offers, Just got 30% off the Holyhead Dublin route, and I know around august time they do a 50% off Harwich route, last December we crossed for £165 inc cabins return for a 7.5m MH.

Take a trip to Amsterdam, we`ve stopped here twice, stopped 2 nights in June cost us 44euro, 5 minute walk to the free ferry taxi to Amsterdam central, wouldn't hesitate to stay there again.

 

[DavidG58]

Love the Hull crossings, but haven't used them since we had Lola, in fairness we have been told the kennels have been improved, but they looked awful 8 years ago and they don't have dog friendly cabins, also no access for any reason to car deck once sailing

Plus as suggested above, make sure you are sat down when you get the price that said we will still go back to that route anything to avoid the south east bit of our country, too busy / aggressive for us, spoils the holiday as soon as we get back

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[chaser]

I use Harwich, Hook of Holland about 3 or 4 times a year, Hull is nearer to me but a lot more expensive, the staff at Stena are great, very friendly and helpful.
The food on board is not, so take your own.
I think they have kennels, but I`ve actually seen dogs in the accommodation area on the day crossing, but check with Stena first.

I`m a club member with Stena, works for me, always keep an eye out for offers, Just got 30% off the Holyhead Dublin route, and I know around august time they do a 50% off Harwich route, last December we crossed for £165 inc cabins return for a 7.5m MH.

Take a trip to Amsterdam, we`ve stopped here twice, stopped 2 nights in June cost us 44euro, 5 minute walk to the free ferry taxi to Amsterdam central, wouldn't hesitate to stay there again.

Don't know enough about Holland to comment apart from seconding Amsterdam city camp, well secure and free ferry right to the station

 

[MichelleRyall]

We like Camping Zeeburg in Amsterdam. Lovely campsite with all services and close to the tram stop.

 

[Paul and Kate]

First stop would be delft hout for a day or two
Then head up to groningen there's a nice site about 10 miles from groningen in a town called zuidlaren called camping de timp
We have Dutch family who live in zuidlaren
We always do the harwich to hook

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[Paul and Kate]

Sorry forgot to add
On the return section I'd go camping de warnsboorn near arnhem then back to delft as the hook is only 20 mins drive from delft

 

[Speve]

Don't forget to visit Kuekenhof gardens they are wonderful we visited this year around April 25th