Dutch Spring Camp |
Hospitality Queens Day Tour
Netherlands 28/04 - 01/05
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The Plan!

The camp will take place in a community for artists, a former industrial building in the port of Scheveningen, called De Vloek van Scheveningen. The beach is nearby, the city centre of Scheveningen is 1 km and city centre of Den Haag is 4km the away. In the main hall of the building is plenty of space for up to 200 people at daytime for workshops and to hang around. In the night there will be about 25 staple beds (for 50 people) where you can put your camping mattress and sleeping bag. You need a warm sleeping bag and warm clothes for during the evening, when you like to sit in the lounge corner, because the hall is not insulated and can be pretty cold if the weather is bad. There is also a vegetarian bar / restaurant in the building and they will prepare cheap and tasty meals especially for us.

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Scheveningen
Scheveningen is the largest bathing resort of Holland and draws about 10 millions of visitors every year. It was for the first time mentioned in 1280 as the fishermen village Sceveninghe ("people of Sceve"), about 4 km of the centre of The Hague. The local fish industry used ships that were taken on the beach by horses (bomschuiten), until a sea port was built on the south end of the boulevard (beginning 20th century). Meanwhile Scheveningen developed into one of Europe's most prestigeous resorts, with health treatment hotels like the impressive Kurhaus (1885).
Because both places have considerably grown since then, Scheveningen is now part of the city of The Hague and has a wide boulevard along the beach with lots of bars and dancings.

Things to do in Scheveningen
The end of April is a great time to be in Holland, because lots of flowers and trees are in bloom and there's pretty much sunshine. With its many beach pavilions and cafés on the promenade, it's great to enjoy Scheveningen’s relaxed atmosphere, by walking along the beach or in the nature of the dunes. By the end of April Holland will celebrate the Queen‘s Birthday. Queen Beatrix celebrates her government jubilee in Scheveningen during the time of our camp. In the old village (near the harbour) there will be a traditional folklore festival and you can watch the queen making a tram ride (30th of April, 14:00 to 15:30 h). On the beach, there will be a built a super sand sculpture for the queen, as part of the International Sand Sulpture Festival. You can enjoy some spectacular fireworks which are ignited from the Pier (30th of April, 21.30 h). A free flee market and kids activities can be found all day along Fredrik Hendriklaan, close to the harbour.

Things to do in The Hague (City Centre)
The centre of The Hague is going to be full of activities on Queen’s Night (29th of April) and Queens Day (30th of April). It's about 4 km to the centre of The Hague (15 minutes by tram, 45 minutes walk). Between 10.30 am and 11.30 am the queen will attend a gathering with music on the Binnenhof, the old inner court. An exhibition is organized in the Atrium (new Townhall). A flower market is held along Lange Voorhout, (30th of April, 9.30 until 17:30 h). For several days the traditional Queen’s Fair is situated on Lange Vijverberg, the Buitenhof and Frederik Hendrikplein, which offers also spectacular sideshows.

Queens Night
in the run-up to Koninginnedag, on Friday the 29th of April 2005 there is a music festival in the city, attracting more than 200,000 visitors. The event is free of charge, with stages on four different squares in the heart of the city where live bands will be performing. Away from the noice, in the Theater at Spui, the BinneNach (‘inside night’) will take place with singers in an acoustic setting. In the Grote Marktstraat, there are Sound Stations with jazz and funk with jamming musicians. Check out http://www.koninginnenach.nl for the full programme.