2011 Tour of Holland
Friday 29th April - Monday 2nd May
Following their attendance at the 2010 TOC Annual Rally in Northumberland Ton van Leeuwen & Arnoud Alderlieste have decided that TOC members should be given the opportunity to see their own beautiful country.
They have put together a route based upon visiting 3 of the smaller towns in Holland (Scherpenzeel, Franeker and Hoorn).
The Tour takes you from the Hook of Holland (Where the Harwich Overnight Ferry lands) on a circular route around the centre of the country:
Note: This is not the exact route we will we taking, it is just an outline.
FERRIES
For those of you travelling from the South and South West of the UK the overnight Stena Ferry from Harwich to the Hook of Holland is your best alternative to the cut-price Norfolk Line crossing from Dover to Dunkerque (however you will face a 190 mile drive from Dunkerque to the Hook of Holland)
For those of you in the Midlands, North and West, the P&O Hull to Rotterdam crossing is your best option - please contact Mick Popka for details of discount rates.
From Scotland and the North East the DFDS Seaways run a ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam (IJmuiden) which is a 54 mile drive to the Hook of Holland.
Outline Itinerary
Day 1 - Friday 29th April 2011 (William and Katie Royal Wedding Day Holiday)
The Rally starts at the "Hook of Holland" (See [1] on the map above).
On 13th May 1940 the last cabinet-meeting on Dutch ground was held here. From here Queen Wilhelmina and the ministers fled to England.
We are passing the windmills in Kinderdijk and we are trying to visit the warehouse of Traction Avant Nederland (TAN) in Rijswijk (Gelderland).
Accommodation: The first night we are staying in the 4 star hotel “De Witte Hoolevoet” in Scherpenzeel ([2] on the map above).
Double room is only EUR €75, when you have dinner in this hotel.
E-mail: info@witteholevoet.nl
Internet: www.witteholevoet.nl
Tel: 0031 332 779 111
Day 2 - Saturday 30th April (Queen’s Day)
From Scherpenzeel we will be driving to the two oldest National Parks of the Netherlands: De Hoge Veluwe & De Veluwe Zoom.
In the afternoon we will visit the old Hanse town Kampen.
Accommodation: The second night we are staying in hotels “De Stadsherberg” (Now fully booked by only TOC-members) and Tulip Inn De Valk (still rooms available), both hotels are in Franeker ([3] on the map above)
“De Stadsherberg” (Fully Booked)
E-mail: stadsherberg@gmail.com
Internet: www.stadsherbergfraneker.nl
Tel: 0031 517 392 686
Tulip Inn De Valk (Rooms Available)
Email: info@tulipinnfraneker.nl
Internet: http://www.tulipinnfraneker.nl/?Language=ENTel.: 0031-(0)517-398000
Click here to find out why the Dutch "Go Orange" on Koninginnedag "Queens Day"
Day 3 - Sunday 1st May
In the morning we take the time for a stop at the old university town Franeker (Friesland province).
We cross The Enclosure Dam with the North Sea on the right and the IJsselmeer (fresh water, the old Zuiderzee) on the left.
This is an essential part of the larger Zuiderzee Works, damming off the Zuiderzee, a salt water inlet of the North Sea.
It is possible to visit the Zuiderzee museum in Enkhuizen.
Accommodation:The third night we are staying in hotel “De Keizerskroon” in Hoorn ([4] on the map above)
Double room EUR €90
Email: info@keizerskroonhoorn.nl
Internet: www.keizerskroonhoorn.nl
Tel: 0031 229 212 717
Day 4 - Monday 2nd May (May Day Bank Holiday in UK)
In the morning we visit Hoorn.
Founded in 716, Hoorn rapidly grew to become a major harbour town. During Holland's 'Golden Age' (or 'Golden Century'),.
Hoorn was an important home base for the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and a very prosperous centre of trade.
We will be driving through the tulip fields to the ferry in Hook of Holland and Rotterdam where the tour will end (See [5] on the map above).
The Tour organizers have taken an option on the hotel rooms, however, if you attend you have to book the three nights yourself (use the e-mail addresses or phone numbers of the 3 hotels), please state the magic letters "TOC" upon your reservation.
The rally fee is per person:
Driver EUR €55
Adult passenger (>13 years) EUR €45
Child passenger (<13 years) EUR €25
The entry fee covers the cost of the itinerary book and entry to two tourist attractions
Click
here to download the booking
form
Must be submitted before 31st December 2010!
If you need more information, please send your questions by e-mail to arnoud.alderlieste@planet.nl.
The room options are only being held until the end of 2010, so in order to secure a room you must contact the hotels directly and submit the booking form and fee before the end of 2010!
Thank you so much.
Hope to see you all…
Kind regards,
Ton & Arnoud
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