• subtropical swimmer’s paradise ’t Zuiderdiep’, Stellendam

• ‘Expo Haringvliet’, Stellendam: go down, with a guide, into the engine room. There are also fresh water and seawater aquariums, ship’s engines and a fishing museum.

• ‘Faunapark Flakkee’, Nieuwe Tonge: Australian parakeets, birds of prey, owls, kangaroos, emus, ponies, capibaras, tortoises, coatis and many other kinds of animals. There is also an ‘animal-hugging meadow’!

• ‘Waterland Neeltje Jans’, Vrouwenpolder: marine animals, splashing attractions and the famous Dutch Delta Works. You can board a round-trip boat and admire the Delta Works from the water.

• Children’s play paradise ‘Het Geuzenpaleis’, Brielle

• Children’s farm ‘Agathahoeve’, Oostvoorne

• Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port: Euromast and Blijdorp Zoo!