Crossing from the UK by any of the South Coast Ferry routes or Channel Tunnel:
Leaving Calais, take the Motorway signposted for Brussels.
At Gent Turn Left onto the E19, signposted for ANTWERPEN. Follow the Antwerp ring and the signs for BREDA.
Crossing the Dutch Border at MEER/HAZELDONK turn right at the first motorway intersection on to the A58.
Turn Left at the first intersection, taking the road signposted UTRECHT. then follow the UTRECHT RING until the signs point you on to the A28 for GRONINGEN.
Follow the A28 in the direction of GRONINGEN and given advance notice of your travel times we will meet you at the Shell Service Station, 10 km from ZWOLLE.
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Crossing by the East Coast Routes. Depending on the port of departure you will arrive in Holland at IJMUIDEN; HOOK of HOLLAND or ROTTERDAM
From IJMUIDEN;
Follow the signs for AMSTERDAM; and take the AMSTERDAM RING (A10) until you reach the A1, signposted for HILVERSUM/AMERSFOORT.
At Amersfoort the road intersects with the A28 then as for the South Coast Crossings.
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From the HOOK OF HOLLAND OR ROTTERDAM
Follow the Signs for ROTTERDAM/BREDA
until you reach signs for UTRECHT
take the UTRECHT RING until reaching the A28 for GRONINGEN then as for the South Coast Crossings.
Through Rail services from all English Railway Stations are offered by Eurostar changing at Brussels to AMSTERDAM CENTRAAL. From Here take the Half hourly intercity service to ZWOLLE and given advance notice of your travel plans we will meet you at Zwolle.
BRITISH RAIL INTERNATIONAL in conjunction with Hoverspeed, Belgian and Dutch rail offer through bookings from any English Rail station to any Dutch station. There is a choice of crossing from Dover to Ostend, or from Harwich to the Hook
This is an inexpensive service with a travel time of about 9 hours. Book to ZWOLLE via UTRECHT and again given advance travel details we will meet you at ZWOLLE.
Both KLM and the major cut price airlines offer inexpensive flights to Holland from the UK. Flying time is about an hour and there are 2 choices of arrival.
1. AMSTERDAM SCHIJPOL On landing follow the signs in the Arrival hall for the Trains, which leave for Zwolle every Half Hour, changing at UTRECHT or AMERSFOORT. Advise us of your time of arrival at Amsterdam and we will meet you at ZWOLLE STATION.
2. ENSCHEDE (twenthe) Airport
A former Military airfield recently converted to civil use. given your flight details in advance we would meet you here on arrival.
NATIONAL EXPRESS in conjunction with their European partners,, EUROLINES offer through bookings from most major UK cities to AMSTERDAM or UTRECHT. Travel time from LONDON VICTORIA is about 8 hours and there is a choice of either a day or a night coach. Return Fares booked in advance are between 35 and 40 English pounds.
We advise that you book to and from UTRECHT, where given advance details of your travel, we can meet you from the coach on arrival.
