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International 3ma is back! Our member from The Netherlands Albert Brouwer (http://131mirafiori.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=144) has dusted off his abandoned plans from 2020 and we are finally going to have the 3ma in the Netherlands that was cancelled due to the pandemic.

The dates for 3ma23 are now confirmed: Friday 26 May to Monday 29th May 2023

Many thanks to our member Albert Brouwer (http://131mirafiori.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=144) for making all the arrangements and resurrecting his plans from 2020 for 3ma23.

Our base will be the WestCord hotel de Veluwe (https://westcordhotels.com/hotel/hotel-de-veluwe/), in Garderen, The Netherlands who were very understanding when we had to cancel bookings in 2020 and have once again given us a great deal.

Garderen is a village with approximately 2000 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Barneveld, in the forests of the Veluwe. It is in an agricultural enclave on the west side of the Veluwe and is a very popular tourist destination. The Veluwe is a forest-rich ridge of hills (1100 km2) and features many different landscapes, including woodland, heath, some small lakes and Europe's largest sand drifts. It is a very popular tourist destination with many attractions in the area including four zoos, over 50 museums including the Kröller-Müller art museum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kr%C3%B6ller-M%C3%BCller_Museum), and the royal palace Het Loo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_Loo) at Apeldoorn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeldoorn). The National Sports Centre Papendal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Sports_Centre_Papendal), a large sports complex and Olympic Games training facility, is located in the south of the Veluwe near Arnhem.

'Our' hotel, the  WestCord hotel de Veluwe (https://westcordhotels.com/hotel/hotel-de-veluwe/) is located at:

WestCord hotel de Veluwe
Oud Milligenseweg 62
3886 MJ Garderen
The Netherlands
0031-577-461951

Situated just outside the village of Garderen, in the middle of the Veluwe area with its forests, this four star hotel offers accommodation with free Wi-Fi access throughout and free parking! It has 97 hotel rooms, including 7 family rooms for up to 4 people per room, rooms with terraces and a suite with jacuzzi. All rooms have free Wi-Fi, bathroom with shower, toilet and hairdryer (the Comfort rooms also have a bath), telephone, television, coffee and tea making facilities, safe and mini fridge. The majority of the rooms have air conditioning. The hotel offers a grand café, restaurant and terraces. After a long active day of driving you can use the wellness facilities (admission €15 per person) and the heated outdoor swimming pool.

We have negotiated a special package deal  for 4 nights at the hotel (Thursday 25th May to Monday 29th May). With 3ma20 being in a central Netherlands location, some participants might want to head home on the evening of Monday 29th. For those who want to stay the night on Monday 29th we have also negotiated a bed and breakfast addition to the 4 night dinner, bed and breakfast package.  

4 nights Dinner, Bed and Breakfast:
Arrival:  Thursday 25th May 2023 (after 3:00pm)
Departure:  Monday 29th May 2020

Price is Eur €413 per person based on a 2 person room.
Single person supplement Eur €30 per night.
Tourist tax Eur €1.50 per person per night.

Optional extra night (Monday 29th May) Eur €135 for a room including breakfast. An optional "Surprise Dinner" for Monday night will be Eur €39.50 per person.

We have reserved 12 rooms at the hotel and these need to be booked direct with the hotel quoting "3ma Brouwer".  The destination is a very popular tourist attraction so our rooms can only be held for us until the end of March 2023. Please ensure you book your room(s) before the end of March 2023.

You can call the hotel on 0031-577-461951 or email them at info@westcordhoteldeveluwe.nl (info@westcordhoteldeveluwe.nl?Subject=3ma Brouwer Booking request). Our contact at the hotel is Lizanne.

You must remember and quote "3ma Brouwer" to get our discounted package deal.

Please ensure you book your room before the end of March 2023

Once you've decided to join us for 3ma23 and have booked your accommodation, please email us (3ma23-Booking@131mirafiori.com?Subject=3ma23 - Hotel Booked!) to let us know giving us the following details:

Name:
Country:
Number of people attending:
Arrival date:
Departure date:
Car(s) attending - model(s):

We look forward to seeing old friends and making many new ones at 3ma23  :D

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Looks super   ..

What ferry details are we booking...times etc.

looking forward :-*

Outward ferry Dover to Dunkirk early morning on Thursday 25th March. It's about a 4 hour drive to the hotel. Call it five hours with a lunch/comfort/refuel stop. So let's allow 6 hours  ;) ;D

Return on Tuesday 30th May with a late afternoon/evening ferry.

Times to be decided nearer the time...

Tansy & I have booked a room for five nights, we’ll be leaving Tuesday 30th May before making a leisurely way back to the ferry for home.

Looking forward to seeing you all at 3ma.  8) 8)

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Hotel room booked !  Now getting the 131 ready !

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Have we an iterery firm last time ..
 Are we going to stop off on the way back this time to se Guy at Abarth Museum.

Not sure there'll be enough time for a meanigful visit.