Half-term Heroes: Our favourite destinations for families in the Netherlands
It’s no secret that keeping kids busy during the half term holiday can be a challenge. Luckily, the Netherlands has plenty to offer young families looking to get away this February. Here you’ll find our top destinations for kids and some kid friendly spots that their parents w...
Family Friendly Ferry Travel
To celebrate our nomination for the Best Family Ferry Operator with Family Traveller we wanted to share some of our tips for ferry travel for families as well as a family-friendly travel guide. Travelling by Ferry for families requires more time but offers maximum comfort and flexibility, getting to Holland can be as straight forward as…
Happy’s Here
Meet Happy, our friendly porpoise mascot, though he is sometimes confused with a dolphin and even a shark, Happy wants all the kids to know he is the happy, helpful porpoise here to support and keep the kids entertained! Discover the Story of Happy The Porpoise who helped defeat King Caesar with Stena Line and bring…
Tenting Days In Holland
The official Tenting Days (Uit-je Tent) for 2018 in the Netherlands run from the 8th – 11th of June. Special campsites, from tents, caravans, “glamping” and more are set up in the wild and resorts where the organization of the Tenting Days cooperates with local partners, camping sites, the Society for the Preservation of Natural…
Best Cycle Routes | Holland
Groningen | An Urban Cyclist’s Dream If you’ve been to Amsterdam, you’ll have realised that the city totally digs the humble bicycle and all that it represents but, head north to the Dutch city of Groningen, where they positively worship the contraption. Lo and behold, the city has been described as one of “the world’s most bike-friendly…
Summertime in Holland
Yes folks, it’s that time of year again, summer is on the way and it’s time to get planning those trips away. Beat the Brexit blues and head over to Holland to spice up your life. We’ve found a few events that may be of interest and give you some ideas for that next trip…
Travel to Holland with your Faithful Four Legged Friend
We all deserve a break from time to time and that even includes your old faithful four legged friends. Stena Line are a pet friendly ferry company allowing you to bring your trusty pet onboard our ferries to Holland. Before you decide to book your trip and travel with us...
Alternative European beaches
This summer avoid the obvious, tourist-filled beaches and enjoy some alternative beaches with Stena Line. There are a number of beautiful, lesser known beaches both in Germany and Holland all easily accessible from the Hook of Holland port. Below are five fantastic beaches where you can spend time cooling off in the sea! Kühlungsborn Beach,…
Ferry vs Flying
It’s the second week of National Ferry Fortnight 2013, which has got us thinking about all the great reasons to travel by ferry rather than flying. Quite besides the fact that straight-to-DVD sequel Snakes on a Ferry received terrible reviews, every stage of a ferry journey has an upside compared to its alternative. Here is…