School Trip Coach Hire in Amsterdam

The Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht is the most visited museum in the Netherlands. Entry is timed and must be pre-booked online; school groups should book at least two to three months in advance for spring visits. The museum is in the canal ring, so coach drop-off is at the nearest accessible point (Marnixstraat or the Prinsengracht riverside) with a short walk to the entrance. The Dutch Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) in the Plantage district, which covers the full range of responses to the German occupation, is an important complement to the Anne Frank House for Second World War curriculum groups; it has a specific children's wing for younger groups.

The Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum face each other across the Museumplein, making them a natural pairing for an art history school trip. The Rijksmuseum covers Dutch art from the Middle Ages to the present, with the Rembrandt and Vermeer galleries as the primary school attraction. The Van Gogh Museum holds the full span of Van Gogh's work in chronological order; school group booking includes an educational programme option. Coach drop-off for both museums is on the Stadhouderskade or the Paulus Potterstraat. The Stedelijk Museum (contemporary and modern art) is adjacent to both. The FOAM photography museum in the canal ring suits art and media groups.

Keukenhof Gardens (40 kilometres south-west, open from late March to mid-May) is a popular primary and lower secondary school addition during the tulip season. Haarlem (20 kilometres west, 25 minutes) has the Frans Hals Museum and a well-preserved medieval centre suitable for art and history groups. The Open-Air Museum at Arnhem (100 kilometres south-east, 90 minutes) is the Netherlands' best open-air heritage museum, with reconstructed Dutch village life from various historical periods. The Efteling theme park in Kaatsheuvel (120 kilometres south, 100 minutes) is a popular primary school reward trip.