I love swimming – but I’m a terrible sailor. The word “landlubber” could have been invented for me. Even rocking chairs make me feel a bit seasick. So I couldn’t wait to dive into a Dutch swimming ...

IT was lashing it down as we arrived on the overnight ferry from Hull, and it rained on and off – mostly on – for the first four of our six days in Holland. These were seriously torrential downpours ...

Bright sunshine greeted our arrival at Duinrell holiday park, Holland, and with it a sense of excitement shared with other families who had stepped into this children’s paradise. The only traffic we ...

Life Travel: Going Dutch in Duinrell makes for an epic and awesome family holiday What do you get when you mix a holiday park with an amusement park? A fun-filled, action-packed experience, as Fergal ...

Imagine diving deep into a world of endless fun, surrounded by natural beauty. The Netherlands offers just that with its ...

As a child I remember borrowing Miffy books from my local library. Beautifully designed and illustrated by Dutch artist Dick Bruna, they tell gentle stories in verse of Miffy the ­rabbit who lives in ...

THE unicorn, Loch Ness Monster, mermaid and the leprechaun — all mythical creatures more likely to exist over the idea of a “relaxing” holiday with four young kids. The annual family break is normally ...

The tone was friendly but the looks of bafflement not to say downright shock gave the game away. “Holland?” was the rhetorical question fired back at us by a succession of puzzled friends and family. ...

WHEN I told my wife we were going Dutch on holiday she nearly fainted. However, she needn’t have worried. Rather than getting her to prise open her purse, we were simply off to Holland. Not perhaps ...