Having visited Amsterdam and stayed in a hotel the previous week I wanted something off the beaten track this time round. There were 4 of us; 2 adults 2 boys (12 & 11 years old). In short we all loved our stay on the farm. Henk picked us up from the ferry terminal and drove us to the farm where we met Alex who runs the farm.

Accommodation
The trailer was clean on arrival with fresh linen and filter coffee available in the kitchen. There is a small fridge and towels are provided. The beds are made up of 2 double beds that slide under each other so that in the day you have more space.

Breakfast
The farm produces organic diary sheep products such as yoghurt, raw milk and cheese. Every morning we were given a hamper full of these as well as orange juice, chocolate sprinkles (a dutch staple), homemade jam, fresh eggs, cinnamon bread and slices of chicken and beef. Wonderful!

Bikes
There are around 10 bikes to choose from that range in size from adults to kids. The bikes have seen better days but they are still fully functioning and we did use them a lot. You may have to get use to the braking system on the dutch bikes that involved pushing back on the pedals rather than hand brakes but aside from that we were fine. Considering hiring bikes in Amsterdam can cost around 14 euros a day having a them available to us at no extra cost was a real bonus. Riding to Amsterdam took 20-30mins and the route there is so scenic and memorable.

The Farm
A beautiful place! It has been in the family for 9 generations and despite being very busy Alex is always happy to chat about anything really! Our two boys got involved in the daily farming routine of milking the sheep and tending to the animals. They would automatically get up at 6am to do this! They would also hop on the bikes and leave the farm and return back after riding a few km; we never felt they were in any danger. The area is safe with little traffic.

What could be improved?
As you can tell we had a great time and would defo come back. We happened to stay during the hottest days of the year and at night the cabin got quite hot and we had to deal with the mosquitos. There are mosquito grills on the windows and door which did help but I'd recommend bringing some repellent with you just to be on the safe side. But as I say this was a minor issue when considering how wonderful our stay was!

Thanks Henk/Alex...