A weekend at the Roompot in Oosterhout

Early October, Jan had to celebrate his 50th birthday in Oosterhout and we profited booking a long weekend in the Roompot "Katjeskelder". 

I was positively surprised by the style and space in our little triangle house: we had one for 4 people which is in fact exactly the same size as one for 6 people , but our rooms and bathrooms are a larger size instead of one extra bedroom.  Having 2 floors (unlike the Center Parcs I know) also felt more homey. 
We had pre-ordered groceries so we arrived with a filled fridge which was nice after the incredible traffic jams on the Antwerp Ring on Friday evening. 
The only disadvantage to such a vacation park is that all houses are so close to each other so you can partially look into each other living rooms and you practically share "your garden" with the partying neighbours. 

Funny : Jan was here for his 50th birthday but watching the balloons on windows or doors, he surely wasn't the only one.  Birthdays and anniversaries of all milestones were all around: it seems a good family tradition in the Netherlands to gather with a extended family in the Roompot for a family celebration in one of the bigger villa's.  

With the children I amused myself in the park while Jan was first celebrating and then later hit with the stomac flu.   We jumped on the trampolines, did a pirate quiz walk with QR codes , played mini-golf, played on the playgrounds and in the mini indoor playground.   We also went swimming each day but with Center Parcs in mind, this swimming pool is very small and in the morning very overcrowded (and hence too noisy).  It was a little better in the afternoon but unfortunately the outdoor pool which was the nicest part closed earlier than officially announced. 

On Saturday we visited Oosterhout itself. We walked through the woods around the Roompot to the city center. 

On Sunday we visited the nearby museum of Old Oosterhout at the children's request. 
Part of the museum is an outside miniature park that has rebuilt the old streets of Oosterhout to detail.  Great to watch on such a sunny nice autumn day. There were still some sand sculptures as well. 

In the main buildings you could learn all about several crafts and how life happened in the countryside of the Netherlands in the 1800-early 1900. 

The chilren each had a child quiz to follow that took them all along , right at the level of their different ages, while I could listen to explanations on my phone via QR codes. 

On Monday we intended to go to the Efteling which is only at 20'. Alternatively, the Safari park Beekse Bergen is also very close and the city of Breda is almost around the corner.  Unfortunately, we did none of that all, but I'll keep it in mind as an option to repeat one of the next years.