Anyone done center parks Europe??

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It's a lot cheaper than UK
are they similar?
I don't mind driving over to Germany

Yes we’ve done de kempervennen in Holland twice and going to Belgium this year. They’re great and we’ve had brilliant holidays each time - and much cheaper even adding on tunnel/ferry costs.

Great thanks
Would you recommend the one you've been to in Holland?
I don't mind which we go to as long as it's not France
Do you drive over? How long does it take you?

We have, but in France. Much cheaper and the weather has been amazing.

Going to the one at Disney this year.

My friends swear by Belgium and France! Repeat visitors. I don't really know why we haven't been... *scuttle off to investigate

There's one at Disney????

Wonder which is easier to get to by ferry?
I don't do the tunnel

We went to de kempervennen which was fab and is near the Dutch / Belgian border and about an hour and a half from Maastricht. We got the ferry from Harwich to Hook of Holland overnight. You need to book a cabin overnight but the kids were so excited to sleep on a boat. De Kempervennen was supposed to be 1.5 hrs drive but more like 2 in traffic but once you are outside Rotterdam the motorways are easy. There are centre parcs nearer to the port which I want to try

We did Eiperhide last year and it was fab. Day out at Efteling too.

Mine are 14 & 9

Any recommendations on which would be better?
And also is Belgium or Netherlands easier to get to / drive in??

Rarely go short haul and never driven that far in Europe so sorry for so many questions

Definitely Vossermeren in Belgium has a massive lake and loads of watersports, would be great for those ages.

@poorbuthappy looks great, would it be suitable for older ones

@User165443456 how did you get there?

Mine are 14 and 10...they all really enjoyed it! And I didn't fell ripped off with the food, even for 5 of us. There's an Aldi about 10 mins drive away which is where the wine came from!
We are about to book Duinrell for this year as it seems we love a water park and a theme park...I'm amazed it's taken us so long to get to get there to be honest!

I really liked the look of Parc Zaandvort which is right on the beach and one of the closest to Hook of Holland, I think it was about 45min drive. I didn't choose it in the end as I had a 3 yr old and thought some of the others were more like UK Centerparcs. There's also a similar group called Landal which have Parks in the UK and in Europe.

Ferry from Hull or Harwich. It's not even far from Calais. Very easy.

We went to Port Zelande in The Netherlands. It was nice but not like centreparcs UK I didn't think, less to do on site. There did seem to be lotsof water sports though, my kids were a little young for that. The kids liked it though and enjoyed the experience of going across on the ferry.

They are so easy to get to from Calais. We've been to Lac D'Ailette which is about 2.5 hours (get refurbished accommodation).
Have been to Les Ardennes which is about 4 hours I think because it's pretty much the other side of Belgium but still an easier drive than 4 hours in the uk. It's very hilly and good for outdoor activities.
We've also stayed at Sunparks at De Haan which is part of the same group but a bit smaller and cheaper.
The Dutch sites look amazing and I wouldn't hesitate to drive. I reckon from Class to the Dutch border is about 1.5 hours, maybe 2 hours at the most.

that's Calais, not Class!

So my best option would be to stay in Dover, get the ferry over then it's a few hours drive into Belgium yes??

It's just me with the dcs

We've never done uk centerparcs as it's too expensive but they love bluestone
Mine will be happy with a great pool / slides and bikes

Definitely stay over here the night before.
We left very very early (South Wales) so a good trek to Folkestone on a Monday morning with a massive accident on the M25 making us late.
Traffic the other side not great. Choice between Brussels and Antwerp to drive through and they are both as bad as each other. We got to CP about 4 hours later than planned.

Can I ask why you won't do the tunnel? Obv you can ignore but it's so much easier and quicker than ferry.

@poorbuthappy an also South Wales so would make a fun start staying in Dover
Why did you do Folkestone? Was it still to Calais?

I just don't do tunnels, if I was stuck in one for any longer than driving through in a matter of minutes I'd have a total meltdown

Just lost a huge post....
The journey this side is crap and it's always nicer to get the 7am train/ferry without having to have left the house at 3

I love planning Europe drive holidays.

@poorbuthappy I'll be glad of some help!!!

I can plan a trip to Asia for the 3 of us no problem but a road trip to Europe is terrifying!!!

No problem!!

@poorbuthappy

So have I got this right?

Travel to Dover
Stay over
Ferry Dover - Calais
Drive Calais into Belgium

Which park did you say you'd done? Would it be ok for us? Bikes & good pool ?