In the north-west of England, in the county of Lancashire, you will find the coastal town of Blackpool and the Blackpool South Pier amusement park, one of a total of three piers in the town, directly on the Irish Sea. Opened in 1893 and formerly known as

The Kingoland amusement park offers families and smaller children a whole day of fun and adventure. The amusement park opened in 2014 in French Bretagne and already offers a wide range of attractions in five theme worlds. Whether you go for a ride on the

In Osterloog, a district of Norden in Lower Saxony's East Frisia, you will find the Whale Museum, which is part of the National Park House Seal Station.

In the Waloseum, just 5 km from the Norddeich seal station, you can see the 15-metre-long skeleton of

Every year, gingerbread and mulled wine fill the air with their enticing aromas at the Christmas markets in Bonn city center and its districts. The Bonn Christmas Market transforms the city center into an atmospheric village of stalls every year.

The

The Essen International Christmas Market is one of the largest and most atmospheric markets in Germany and is known for its unique, international flair. It stretches picturesquely through the entire city centre of Essen, starting at Willy-Brandt-Platz,

In the Belgian town of Beveren in the province of East Flanders, just 18 km west of Antwerp, you will find the swimming paradise LAGO Beveren De Meerminnen. The baths, which belong to the LAGO Group, which currently operates twelve swimming paradises in

The fair takes place on the Exercitieveld in Woerden.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Woerden station (350 metres away)

- by bus - bus stop Plantsoen (lines 4, 101, 524, 724, A, N26)

By car:

- Venue: Exercitieveld (Oostdam)

Car park:

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Germany's only leisure park by the sea.

In many themed areas the maritime park takes its guests into other worlds.

You can expect "HANSE in Europa, Wikingerland, Bonanza-City, Fiesta del Mar, alter Jahrmarkt" and many other areas.

Here, everyone from

In the Bavarian town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, about 80 km southwest of the Bavarian capital Munich and about 50 km northwest of Innsbruck in Austria, you will find the Garmisch-Partenkirchen summer toboggan run, which has been in operation since 1996.

In Bonn, the funfair is the lively centrepiece of one of the most spectacular weekends on the Middle Rhine as part of the Rhine in Flames festival. While the Rheinaue is the venue for a huge public festival with concerts and cultural performances during