Finding Out More

Holidays by Destination Europe Netherlands Amsterdam Finding Out More 

Netherlands Board of Tourism
PO Box 30783, London WC2B 6DH
tel: 0906 8717777 (60p per minute)
The web site includes a children's corner with ideas on what to do and where to stay with children.
The UK office sells relevant publications, notably ANWB (Dutch AA) combined Cycle/Road Maps.

Amsterdam Tourist Board
De Ruyterkade 5, Postbus 3901, 1001 AS Amsterdam
+31 20 551 2525/2512; in Holland (0900) 400 40 40 €.0.55 per minute info@amsterdamtourist.nl
Operates several busy offices including Stationsplein 10, opposite the central station, Central Station (platform 2), and Leidseplein 1. If you don't want to queue, go early.

Visit Amsterdam
The official site, connects to an extensive hotel booking site and itself includes extensive information on practicalities and attractions.

Amsterdam
Decent site with links to hotel booking for example.

Simply Amsterdam
A site for independent travellers including for example numerous links to museums.

Reading

The Rough Guide To Amsterdam Rough Guides, Martin Dunford and Jack Holland, £8.99
Details current issues as well as the standard cultural itinerary and practicalities.

The Time Out Guide to Amsterdam Penguin Books, £11.99
Specialists in short break city guides, this is one of their staples and extremely thorough.

Children's books in English are sold at Waterstones Kalverstraat 152 + 31 20 638 3821 books@amsterdam.waterstones.nl including a handful of translated Dutch titles.

Recommended for maps is Spiral Amsterdam AA, £9.99