Opposite:Foragingona shoalwhiletheWillem
Jacobrestsat lowtide.Belowle : A foragedmeal
of cockles,mussels,razorclamsandsealettuce.
Right:Pick-your-owngardenDeTuinnaastde
Branding on Schiermonnikoog islandMAKEIT HAPPEN
FromAprilto September,theWillem
Jacoboperatesas theWaddenSea’s
eco-friendlyferryserviceto allfive
islands(from£25fora daytrip;
eilandhopper.nl).Guestscan
overnightontheship,andthereare
alsoaccommodationoptionsonthe
islands,fromsimplecampgroundsto
boutiquehotels.It’sneverbeeneasier
to travelto theNetherlandsbytrain:
Eurostar’sdirectservicefromLondon
to Amsterdamtakesjustoverfourhours
(from£70;eurostar.com).Fromthere,
it’sa two-hourtrainrideto thecity
of Groningen(from£24;ns.nl)and
anotherone-hourbusrideto theport
of Lauwersoog(from£7;qbuzz.nl),
wheretheWillemJacob usually
docks once a week.