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Route description for Holland or Netherlands? Discovery tour along the Maas to the old Hanseatic cities


Holland or Netherlands? Discovery tour along the Maas to the old Hanseatic cities

Holland - or "Kingdom of the Netherlands"? It doesn't matter, we're going on a discovery tour in our charming neighboring country along the Maas to the romantic Hanseatic cities! For most people from North Rhine-Westphalia, Holland = Zeeland and for us Aacheners and ex-divers, Zeeland was our second home for decades. We have long wanted to explore the other sides of Holland, away from the sea in the midst of windmills, cheese and tulips .... The "old" Holland with the canals and the imposing trading houses, the small ports and the flair of the former wealth through trading in towels, spices and coffee After weeks of "Corona" curfew in our adopted country of Belgium, we will start our tour on May 7th, 2020.

Day

Roermond - CP Marina Oolderhuuske, Niederlande

6041 TR Marina Oolderhuuske, Niederlande

51° 11' 36.6" N 5° 56' 44.7" E

51.1934984 5.9457559


☍ 83,8 km ( 56 min.)


Day

Jachthaven 't Loo, Linden - Cuijk

The next stop is on the SP at the marina in Linden near Cuijk.

The SP is connected to the opposite CP. It is a large meadow along the harbor basin on which you can say "as you like" to the right and left. V / E and garbage cans are on the square.

Although the place is well filled, we are lucky again and get a place right on the water. Opposite us is the nice harbor restaurant with a terrace on the water!

We grab the bikes and do a little exploration trip to Cuijk. Nice place with everything your heart desires!

TIP: Eating kibbeling is a must in NL anyway, so we felt we have eaten kibbeling 1,000 times - but this one is an absolute dream! Freshly cut, breaded and fried in the small fish shop ..... and sooooo delicious breading :-) You have to try it!

Back on the SP, we walk with Henry (dog) along the harbor basin and romp on the sandy beach at the Maas basin. (free running is prohibited there during the day - swimming area)

It's so calm and relaxed here ..... good night!

The next day also greets us with sunshine. After breakfast we cycle to Cuijk and take the ferry to the other side to Plasmolen. There is also a nice SP right on the water at CP Eldorado.

Witteweg 18
6586 AE Plasmolen
+31 (0) 24 696 19 14

Hardweg 15, 5439 NG Linden, Niederlande

51° 45' 6.3" N 5° 49' 36.7" E

51.7517541 5.8268623


☍ 88,1 km ( 56 min.)

Day

Stadscamping Deventer / Camping De Worp

Worp 12, 7419 AD, Deventer, Netherlands

52° 15' 0.3" N 6° 9' 7.1" E

52.2500900 6.1519600


☍ 198,5 km (1 hrs. 45 min.)


Leer, Deutschland

26789 Leer (Ostfriesland), Deutschland

53° 14' 8.4" N 7° 28' 4.4" E

53.2356570 7.4679018


☍ 76,2 km ( 49 min.)



Camping Stadspark Groningen

The CP is really in the middle of a huge park on the edge of the city. Relaxed standing under huge trees, on a small stream, on a meadow or "semi" attached ..... without division with lots of space! We really like it here.

From the campsite you can walk through the park to Groningen's market square in less than 10 minutes. In the park itself you can go for a walk with your dog, there is even a dog playground - great :-)

Campinglaan 6, 9727 KH, Groningen, Netherlands

53° 12' 11" N 6° 32' 11" E

53.2030500 6.5363800


☍ 46,1 km ( 40 min.)


Lauwersoog, Niederlande

9976 Lauwersoog, Niederlande

53° 24' 19.3" N 6° 12' 43.4" E

53.4053662 6.2120483


☍ 20,5 km ( 18 min.)


SP Dokkum - Van Kleffensstraat 3, Dokkum, Niederlande

In front of us is the bridge over the canal from the Lauwersmeer into the city. We have to turn into a small residential area and immediately left again, between a rather narrow entrance made of high hedges. Ok as always if something seems "strange" or too tight, I park the camper and Sylke goes to see. She comes back with a bright smile and gives me to understand that I have to go through this "eye of the needle" and that I will pass "

So through the narrow hedge to a "backyard" and left again! There! A beautiful place right on the water opposite the lighthouse and the city! Great

Van Kleffensstraat 3, 9101 CL Dokkum, Niederlande

53° 19' 26.2" N 5° 59' 36" E

53.3239306 5.9933396


☍ 78,9 km ( 47 min.)


Jachthaven Lemmer Binnen, Plattedijk, Lemmer, Niederlande

Plattedijk 10, 8531 PB Lemmer, Niederlande

52° 50' 50" N 5° 41' 48" E

52.8472222 5.6966667


☍ 43,3 km ( 35 min.)


Camperplaats Haamstede

The place, a former farm is located a few meters outside of Giethoorn on the canal. We are greeted warmly by the bearded owner as we drive in. With him is the farm dog, an older, very relaxed dog lady.

We are allowed to choose a place and choose the "Heckenplatz" in the corner. Henry can hardly wait to come out of the camper to pay his respects to the lady-in-waiting :-) A quick sniff is enough to establish a certain sympathy for each other and so the two of them move across the yard and the parking space together. OK, let's get rid of our dog first! but, we are quite sure: he'll be back! (was also like that)

We feel at home straight away. The sanitary facilities are in a former shed, not luxurious but available. A notice board announces that you can also order something to eat. Small typical Dutch dishes: Frikandeln with fries etc. The garden terrace is open in summer and when it is not Corona. Now the pre-ordered food is delivered to the camper.

Kanaaldijk 17, 8355, Giethoorn, Niederlande

52° 43' 42" N 6° 4' 35" E

52.7283333 6.0763889


☍ 127,2 km (1 hrs. 24 min.)


Marina Volendam, Pieterman, Volendam, Niederlande

The motorhome pitch belongs to the Roompot holiday resort "Marina Volendam". It is on the edge of the harbor basin, pretty much directly on the water. A large parking lot marked out by hedges. V / E and electricity available. 20.- € for 2 people.

We didn't like it. It looked a bit "useless" and neglected for € 20 you can find something nicer.

The SP in Edam is much more charming - but: no dogs allowed!

Pieterman 12, 1131 PW Volendam, Niederlande

52° 29' 18" N 5° 3' 53.9" E

52.4883367 5.0649611


☍ 69,2 km ( 52 min.)


ERKEMEDERSTRAND

Even on the long and somewhat "lonely" journey to the campsite, it quickly becomes clear that you should have done some shopping beforehand and that a nice stroll through town will probably not work!

It is far away from any civilization in a wooded area. The next place would be Zeewolde (approx. 6 km). But good: the dogs should also have their vacation fun! So we check in. The "first row" is full - but behind it we are given a nice place with a view of the water! Reached place, water view? Um ..... yes in a water glass! OK don't be put off and explore the place. Dogs on a leash - no, that's clear! Except for ours, probably nobody is on a leash. On to the water and marvel at the great beach / dog beach. In the "first row" there are almost exclusively caravans with awnings and dog fences around them. We have to go this way to get to the dog beach. It's a bit like in an animal shelter: all the dogs stand yapping behind their fence and the people sit comfortably with a beer / coffee ... look up and then devote themselves to the card game or the cake - the dogs keep on yapping. But at the end of the path you can see our target: a beach with about 30 large, unleashed dogs that frolic with each other and on top of each other. The associated can openers stand together in groups and tend to care less about what their dogs are doing. Until a dog howls so loud in pain that you can't miss it. Probably not the first bite of the day. What fun - but not for our 5 kg dwarf!

We turn back, along the "dog fence mile" and want to take a walk on the green dike. We try to skip the hundreds of piles of manure or to walk around ...... no, that's not really fun either. Then we take a look at the on-site restaurant. Always follow the smell of french fries! Yes it's there and it's a takeaway.

This is not our place! It's good that we only booked one night!

Erkemederweg 79, 3896 LB, Zeewolde, Netherlands

52° 16' 8" N 5° 29' 17" E

52.2688900 5.4880600


☍ 87,4 km (1 hrs. 1 min.)

Jachthaven en Camperplaats Veerdam Druten, Veerdam, Druten, Niederlande

Veerdam, 6651 KB Druten, Niederlande

51° 53' 48.2" N 5° 36' 16.5" E

51.8967313 5.6045925


☍ 86,7 km (1 hrs. 5 min.)


Gravenhof, Ondersteweg, Kessel, Niederlande

Water sports campsite Gravenhof is right on the Maas and right on site.

Actually more of a permanent campsite for water sports enthusiasts with direct access to the water. But, they also have tourist sites (you don't necessarily see that at first glance) :-)

We are there on weekdays and apart from us no one else and certainly no mobile home! So we ring the groundsman's doorbell and ask somewhat shyly whether we could possibly stand here ?! But sure is the answer. "I'll go with you and show you where you can stand". We walk across the square with the groundskeeper and gradually he thaws out and tells us something about the square and the people here. Many boat owners from NRW have their permanent camping here and on the weekends / holidays it is all very "familiar". There isn't much going on during the week (we'll see - it's fine with us). We quickly found a large meadow with a view of the Maas!

It's a bit strange being all alone on a CP, but it's our last day and evening and we want to have it cozy and romantic, maybe have another barbecue .....

We like it very much here! And Henry has the "great freedom"


Ondersteweg 1, 5995 PS Kessel, Niederlande

51° 17' 32.3" N 6° 3' 36.3" E

51.2922955 6.0600905