When you think “theme park,” most Brits imagine three things: queues that stretch into oblivion, overpriced soggy chips, and maybe one or two rollercoasters worth the wait. For Londoners, that often means going to Thorpe Park or Alton Towers, which are great, but sometimes you might want to switch it up. Well, you could swap the M25 traffic for smooth continental roads, a burger for Dutch pancakes, and 90-minute queues for 15. That’s where Efteling comes in - a magical, story-driven theme park in the Netherlands that’s closer than you think. I went along to check it out.

Easier to reach than you think

From London, getting there is surprisingly straightforward. You can hop on the Eurostar to Amsterdam. From there, take the train to 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch). There are bus connections

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