Hello fellow travelers. I will be in the Netherlands with my husband and my son (6 years old) for about 50 nights this summer from June 6 - August 3 (we're taking a trip to Copenhagen and Stockholm for 10 nights in the middle). At the end of our trip, we are basing in Utrecht (11 nights) and Rotterdam (12 nights). Since we have such a long time in those cities, we are looking for recommendations of nearby small towns that would make good day trips from either of those cities.
We're looking for cities/towns/villages that are less than 1 hour from either Utrecht or Rotterdam by train or bus (although closer is certainly better), and not listed in the RS Amsterdam and Netherlands guidebook.
I like art and history museums, my husband likes sitting at a café with a coffee or glass or wine, our son likes playgrounds and parks, and we all like churches, food markets, food in general, and scenic, historic towns.
For background, during the first part of our trip we will be bouncing around a lot more, and we are staying in: Nijmegen (5 nights), Amersfoort (6 nights), Bergen op Zoom (5 nights), and Wieringerwerf (7 nights, we have rented a car to explore the surrounding areas).
I'd appreciate any tips or destinations you have to share! Thank you all very much!