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<a href="sitemap.htm">Website of the Scoutcentre Rotterdam, a meetingplace for scouts from all over the world</a>
Click to http://www.rotterdam.scouting.nl for information about scouting in Rotterdam and holland.
The scoutcentre is a place where scouts meet other scouts. In the summermonths its a meetingplace for allkinds of nationalities.
The campsites are well maintained and we hope to welcome you soon to the Netherlands
Dear Friends,
We are very happy you are interested in our Scoutcentre.
This booklet we made to help you organise your summer camp
A lot of other information is also available on our internet site.
www.scoutcentrumrotterdam.nl
Please make a visit to this address as well.
On site activities
During July and August there is an International Staff organised. Al World scouts and guides who are at least 18 years old and speak English can join this Staff. They will help you out with lot's of activities, equipment and ideas for your group.
In July and August we daily provide the Scout Centre Newspaper. Every group will get one printed out and this paper will also be put on the internet. So your friends at home can see how you are doing in Holland
To help you meeting other scouts on our centre we organise next events:
Every Saturday evening there is a meeting of all leaders.
Every Sunday evening we invite guests to join our big international Campfire
evening.
Once in every week we organise a typical Dutch lunch for all our guests from
other countries.
Once in every week we organise a international tournament of Football,
Volleyball or raft building.
Hikes (one or two days) scouting techniques
“Fierljeppen” (jumping diches with poles)
Several workshops
Photo hike 2,5 hours
Raft building
Dutch game “sjoelen”
Table tennis
Archery
Yakar twist
Public transport:
Holland has a zones system for trams, metro and buses.
For 1 zone you pay 2 lines on your ticket a € 0,43 for over 11 years. (4-11 years € 0,22)
The nearest subway station is 800mtrs from our centre.
The Metro will bring you to the Rotterdam city centre in 10 minutes.
(2 zones = 3 lines on the ticket = € 1,29)
Bikes:
On the central station Rotterdam you can hire bikes:
Prices:
Per day: € 6,50
Per week: € 27,00
If there are more than 15 bikes needed, It can be interesting to let them delivered on the campsite.
Please contact the Centre Staff for details.
Touristic and cultural suggestions:
Cheese Farm: http://www.home.hetnet.nl/~thoogerwaard
Tour is about 90 minutes Prices: ± € 3,50
Windmills Kinderdijk: http://www.kinderdijk.nl/
Distance: ± 10km
Route descriptions for car and bikes are available.
Every Saturday the mills are at work.
To visit a windmill inside: ± € 2,00
Nice cities to visit:
Please visit the selected internet sites with updated information.
Rotterdam http://www.rotterdam.nl/
Distance to city centre ± 8km
Very modern city with new architecture
Delft http://www.delft.nl/
Distance ± 25km
Route descriptions for car and bikes are available.
Traditional old town with canals
Gouda http://www.gouda.nl/
Distance ± 15km
Route descriptions for car and bikes are available.
Old city famous of “stroopwafels” , Cheese and candles
Amsterdam http://www.vvvamsterdam.nl/
Distance ± 55km
Other opportunities:
Bowling centre: http://www.bowlingkrimpenhof.nl/bowling.htm
Monday – Friday till 18.00pm € 16,00 per lane per hour
Monday – Friday after 18.00pm € 21,50 per lane per hour
Saturday- Sunday € 21,50
Swimming
Water activities can be organised on the centre in the ditches. (about 60cm deep)
Beach 35km
Lake specially for swimming and surfing 15km
Swimming pool 3km
Special pool with a lot of slides and other skills. 5km