{"id":11820,"date":"2013-07-04T20:03:40","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T19:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/?p=11820"},"modified":"2014-01-02T22:30:02","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T22:30:02","slug":"9-50-sun-holiday-park-272-duinrell-holland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinkoddy.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/07\/04\/9-50-sun-holiday-park-272-duinrell-holland\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a39.50 Sun Holiday – Park 272 Duinrell (Holland)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are going to Duinrell in Holland on our \u00a39.50 Sun Holiday this year as we enjoyed ourselves so much last year. I initially paid\u00a0\u00a3118.40 and then had a further bill for \u00a343, totalling \u00a3161.40 but this covers breakdown insurance, holiday cover and a waiver equipment damage charge – for 3 adults and 3 children, for 4 nights in Europe (we opted to take our own bedding to save money).\u00a0We chose this park because of \u00a0f the pool ‘Tikibad,’ reputedly the largest and most exciting water park in Europe (this had additional costs – I think it was 3.50 euros for a couple of hours each) – which we took our own photos for the pass cards, they need to be passport size and we went and had them done, but ones taken at home I am sure would be fine).\u00a0Make sure your children have the right swimming aids – my 4 and 5 year olds have life jackets which they don’t usually use over here.<\/p>\n

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Click the picture to read my post on why I think a long ferry journey is worth it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We decided to go on the ferry from Harwich to Hook of Holland again, mainly as this meant there was less driving for my husband, and the boys really enjoyed the journey as part of their journey.\u00a0The Sun Holidays do offer ferry travel but not from Harwich and it didn’t appear to work for our circumstances – as we need a roof top box on top of our people carrier – putting it above the height restrictions. Make sure you arrive at the Ferry in good time (check what time check-in closes – usually a minimum of an hour). We like to plan for lots of roadworks\/wee stops etc slowing us down to avoid missing the Ferry.\u00a0We used Tesco\u00a0clubcard<\/a>\u00a0vouchers which we exchanged in January and we got \u00a340 worth of\u00a0Stena Line<\/a>\u00a0vouchers for every \u00a310. I paid \u00a35 to use my credit card for extra protection and it came to \u00a3255.00 (\u00a360 in vouchers, which are free with the shopping, and \u00a315). Note this covers a reasonably sunny time of year, with a car above 1.8ms for 3 adults and 3 children. This brings the actual cost of our holiday to \u00a3176.40 (plus the clubcard vouchers).<\/p>\n

We couldn’t even do one day at a theme park for that price – and seeing as there is \u00a0the added advantage that the fair was FREE every day (open 10-5)\u00a0we really cannot grumble on price. I expected the fair to be for smaller children, but there were rides for the bigger children (including teen) too. You can pay a couple of euros to have the pictures from the rides sent straight to your e-mail address too.<\/p>\n

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Click for more details about the fair<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Make sure you know what the current laws are – eg: All those over 14 need to carry photo id; your car will need a GB sticker (unless it’s already on your number plate), and light beam reflectors. We also have other things in our car like a triangle, reflector jackets, fire extinguisher, spare light bulbs, first aid kit – because they were compulsory in other parts of Europe (especially if you travel up from Calais).\u00a0Know the speed limits – 50 kph in built up areas, 80 kph on open roads and 120kph on motorways – and that you drive on \u00a0the other side (right).\u00a0Make sure you have all your car documents with you (and have them to hand) – driving licence (legal minimum age to drive is 18), current insurance certificate and original vehicle registration document.\u00a0Have and bring paperwork for : Holiday Insurance, breakdown cover (make sure it covers Europe). Obtain a new European health and insurance card (EHIC) which replaced the E111 from January 2006.\u00a0Print off maps – it’s better to have an idea of where you are going even if you are taking a SatNav – ours stopped working when we got to France the first time we went, and it was then we discovered that our French wasn’t up to much!\u00a0Have plenty of change – especially useful if you meet any toll roads.<\/p>\n

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Holland are big on bicycles, look out for the bicycle lanes. Click the picture to find out about our experience of hiring out the Go-Karts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The staff when we arrived last year were all very friendly (and spoke English – as do 80% of the population in Holland apparently).\u00a0There were plenty of parks on the camp-site, which kept the whole family (or varying ages) entertained.<\/p>\n

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Click the picture to see more about our experience with the parks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

and there was a beach which we walked to (but it was 5 km away so we will take the car this year)<\/p>\n

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Click the picture for our trip to the beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We have also learnt that we need to take extras such as baking trays, mugs, tea towels etc, and of course, don’t forget the European adapters for the plugs.<\/p>\n

This is not a sponsored post, nor am I affiliated with any of the links.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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