School Hockey Tour to the Netherlands

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Inspire your team with a school hockey tour to the Netherlands! Field hockey is big business here and the country has historically been one of the most successful in the sport. Rotterdam Hockey Club has three water-based pitches and five sand pitches and there are a great number of hockey clubs in and around Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

Your team will improve their skills with professional coaching and team training sessions, before putting their skills to the test against local opposition of a similar standard.

When you’re not on the pitch, you’ll enjoy exciting cultural activities which will help you and your team to bond as a unit, making you even stronger when you next get back on the field!

School Hockey Tour to the Netherlands

From

£300PP

4 days, 3 nights

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Suggested Itinerary

Day 1

Morning

Depart for the Netherlands

Afternoon

Check in to accommodation

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation Bowling

Day 2

Morning

Training session

Afternoon

Training session

Evening

Evening meal at accommodation

Day 3

Morning

Day trip to Amsterdam

Afternoon

Friendly fixture against local opposition

Evening

Friendly fixture against local opposition

Day 4

Morning

Return journey to UK

Afternoon

 

Evening

 
  • 3 nights' half-board accommodation
  • Return executive coach travel
  • Return ferry crossings
  • 2 x 90-minute coaching sessions with HC Rotterdam academy coaches including lunch between sessions
  • 1 x friendly hockey fixture (per team)
  • Excursion to Amsterdam
  • Free staff place ratio 1:8
  • Itinerary planning service
  • Detailed information pack
  • Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
  • VAT

Accommodation

Stayokay Amsterdam Vondelpark

This youth hostel, one of the most modern in Europe, has a great location in one of central Amsterdam’s major parks only a few minutes’ walk from the Rijksmuseum. Facilities include: restaurant, TV lounge, brasserie, internet stations, meeting room and games room with pool table. The group will normally sleep in four, six, or eight bedded rooms all of which are fully en-suite. Group leaders will normally be accommodated in twins or singels

Stayokay Amsterdam Oost

The hostel is located to the east of the city centre in a quiet, typical Amsterdam neighbourhood. Amsterdam’s historic centre is less than 15 minutes away by bike or tram.Stayokay Amsterdam Oost is housed in an amazing building: a former school dating from around 1900. Visitors can enjoy the ultra-modern facilities in classical settings. The hostel is ideally suited to accommodate (large) groups, providing access to various multifunctional areas within the building. The bedrooms are all spacious, and ensuite. All rooms are designed by the famous Dutch designer Edward van Vliet. Stayokay has its own café/restaurant and also shares the building with a cinema and theatre – a truly fantastic entertainment combination!

a&o Amsterdam Zuidoost

This hostel is located in the suburb of Bullewijk near to the Amsterdam Arena - home of Ajax. Bullewijk metro station is just a few minutes' walk from the hostel. The city centre, easily accessible by metro, is about 20 minutes awayStudents are accommodated in multi-bedded rooms with 6-8 beds and staff in twins/singles. All rooms are en-suite and have lockers for each person.The reception is open 24 hours and facilities include a TV-lounge, pool table, table football, free Wi-Fi, bar and garden.

Hotel Inner

Hotel Inner is centrally located in Amsterdam. The budget hotel offers 81 rooms in total. The Hotel has a range of 2,3,4- bedded rooms with ensuite facilities and 6 to 8 bedded dorms with shared facilities. Breakfast is available every morning.

Stayokay Haarlem

Enjoy some culture, visit a museum or go shopping? Or do you prefer wandering through nature, cycling between the dunes, going for a walk on the beach? It’s all possible in and around Haarlem. Furthermore, ‘Heavenly Haarlem’ – the ‘northern city with southern flamboyancy’ – has an extremely central location: the bulb fields, the windmills of Zaanse Schans and the city of Amsterdam are all within easy reach. You can also enjoy a meal and meet friends from all over the world in the friendly brown cafe ‘The Shuffle’. Stayokay Haarlem is centrally located near the connecting road to the beach, the woods, the city centre of Haarlem and Amsterdam.

Aan Zee Hotel

Located in the seaside resort of Noordwijk, around 30 miles from central Amsterdam, the family run Hotel aan Zee is deservedly popular with our youth and school groups. Amenities at the hotel include a dining room, a lift to all floors, a lounge with a bar and games facilities including a pool table, a TV and video. Groups are mainly accommodated in rooms which sleep up to 4 people, with group leaders in twin rooms. If staff require single rooms there will be a supplement. With 40 rooms all offering private facilities it may be possible for groups to be accommodated together on one floor (subject to availability).

Stayokay Noordwijk

Stayokay Noordwijk offers modern amenities in a stylish and contemporary interior.Groups will normally be accommodated in multi-bedded rooms and group leaders in twin or singles. Other facilities include meeting rooms, a cosy bar, lounge area, volleyball court and a playing field.

Stayokay Rotterdam

Rotterdam: the city with various perspectives. This city does not do ‘tidy’ and is perfectly imperfect. Buildings and their surroundings completely flow into each other. Every street in this city is different, with various shapes, sizes and corners. Our hostel is a perfect example of this. On the one hand, it is hidden among architect Piet Blom’s cubical works of art but, on the other hand, the hostel shines with its unique curves. Stayokay Rotterdam is located in the heart of the city and in the striking Cube Houses. The great thing about this hostel is that you feel like a guest in your own home. It creates an oasis of tranquillity, and you go wherever you please. Even though staying in would be fun too, you know that you have no time to lose to go out and about. In the middle of the hostel, you are surrounded by large windows that are luring you outside – into the city! You can see the business world on your left, with long roads and people with ambitions. On your right, you can see the harbour with old boats, colourful cafés and old buildings that show how different Rotterdam would have been if there hadn’t been any wars. But when you look ahead, you will see strong innovation: architecture, art and the diverse, striking shapes.All rooms are en-suite, there is free WiFi throughout, good meals in a large dining area, with board games. Groups are accommodated in four, five, six bedded rooms and group leaders are normally accommodated in twin or triple rooms. The Maritime museum and main shopping areas are within an easy 10 minute walk.

Hotel Zorn Duinlust

The Zorn Hotel Duinlust is a small family run hotel in Noordwijk.The hotel has well-equipped en-suite rooms with TV, free WiFi, and a safe. Groups will normally be accommodated in multi-bedded rooms and staff in twins or singles.Breakfast is served every morning, and both packed lunches and the evening meal are available on request. The hotel also offers a common room, terrace, vending machines and game room.

Hotel NH Atlantic Den Haag

Enjoy the beauty of the North Sea Coast at this lovely hotel, where you can step out of the door and straight onto the dunes of Kijkduin beach. The facilities at the Hotel NH Atlantic are fantastic and include an indoor pool, spa and free Wi-Fi. All guest rooms boast large windows which look out on to the spectacular landscape surrounding the hotel. All guest rooms also offer a private bathroom and flatscreen TV. The hotel even offers an on-site restaurant serving international cuisine. Why not make the most of your surroundings and enjoy your meal on the large sun terrace, with seaviews?

ROOM Rotterdam

Close to all of Rotterdam's main tourist attractions, this friendly hostel is located in the attractive Scheepsvartkwartier.The hostel's 17 guest rooms all have a specific 'Dutch' theme and free WiFi. Bathroom facilities are shared or private and a breakfast buffet is served each morning.

Excursions

World of Ajax Tour - Amsterdam Arena

Home to the biggest name in Dutch football, a guided tour of the Ajax stadium takes you to places only

Blue Boat Amsterdam Canal Cruises

Almost certainly the best way to see Amsterdam’s photogenic streets is from its famous canals.

Anne Frank House

Take your students to the building (now a museum) where Anne Frank and her family hid during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.

Amsterdam Arena

Amsterdam Arena opened on 14 August 1996.

Walibi World

Walibi World guarantees a day full of exciting moments for everyone.

De Efteling Theme Park

Welcome to a world full of adventure, excitement and romance, where you will find one surprise after another.

Supporting you
every step of the way

Creating your perfect sports tour

Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in school sports tours and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a tour to suit your group’s needs and meet your tour objectives.

Launching your tour to parents and students

The next step is to get your tour approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. Here you’ll find loads of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the planning process.

After
you’ve booked

Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start working on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your tour (making the whole process a lot less stressful for you).

Support while
you’re away

While you’re out on tour, we’ll be at the end of the phone 24 hours a day to provide support should you need it. We’ll also send you a final info pack before you go and you’ll be able to access all your tour documents via the free Vamoos app.

After
your trip

When you return from your sports tour, we’ll ask you to complete a detailed feedback survey, which helps us continue to improve the service we offer. And we can start planning your next tour too, so you can give parents plenty of time to pay for it (and so it’s less stressful for you). 

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We had an excellent tour organised with any issues discussed and sorted as quickly as possible. The fixtures, training and activities were all brilliant for our group and the students had both an excellent experience in hockey and culturally.

Silcoates School (Senior School)

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