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 ...

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 ...