23 Sunday Apr 2017
Posted in All Updates and News, Products/Souvenirs, Updates from 2017
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crispa tulip, efteling, efteling garden, efteling tulp, eftelinguk, tulip bulbs, tulips, tulips from efteling, tulpenbolllen
Back in November, I bought these little bulbs from Efteling:
Five months later and they’ve finally popped their lovely furry heads out:
After all, being Efteling tulips they were always going to be very unique!
22 Wednesday Apr 2015
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The final nail has gone into the coffin of the Efteling Webshop. It had been coming for a while by the looks of the items (or lack thereof) on the site. The site had not been shipping to the U.K for a few months now, and the supposed ‘1001’ items in the store had dwindled dramatically.
It is a shame, but on the other hand, surely this is more of an excuse to visit Efteling, right? 😉
28 Thursday Aug 2014
We’ll admit it, we’re suckers for souvenirs, but only if they’re really nice souvenirs! We posted recently about Efteling’s web shop no longer delivering to the UK, which made us a little sad. However, it seems that the online store has reduced its range of stock massively. The ‘new’ section has items from quite a while ago, and its slim pickings unless you’re after crockery, Sprookjesbos items or Jokie paraphernalia.
Take us back to the days of items like these:
26 Tuesday Aug 2014
…and other typical Dutch souvenirs. If any of you have visited parts of the Netherlands other than Efteling, such as Amsterdam, you will be familiar with the barrage of clogs, tulips and other Dutch paraphernalia that adorns the souvenir shops.
Did you ever think ‘I wish I could get traditional Dutch souvenirs themed around Efteling’?
Well now you can!
Photo from vijfzintuigen.nl
Clogs, clog money boxes, clog keyrings, pencils wooden tulips, the works!
That’s a lot of clogs. But we like them; they’re different at least, and they’ll make a really nice present for your Efteling-deprived friends back at home.
12 Tuesday Aug 2014
Efteling has seen a 25% rise in Belgian visitors than there were in the same period last year. That’s a lot of Belgians!
They also claim that there has been a rise in the number of guests visiting from Germany, France and Britain. You’re welcome, Efteling!
Apparently the accommodation+park tickets options are just right for us foreign bods. Shame about the transport from wherever you fly to/sail to. It would be great to have an Efteling shuttle just like Disney do (oops, did we say the ‘D’ word?!). Struggling on and off trains and buses with suitcases and kids isn’t ideal!
In other news, if you are residing anywhere outside of the Netherlands or Belgium, don’t try to buy anything from the Efteling webshop, as they won’t ship to your address any more. Personally, we’ve spent a lot of money with them over the last couple of years when they started shipping to the U.K, so it’s a bit of a shame. Nevertheless, that’s only a better excuse to visit the park and stock up on Droomvlucht room spray!
Info from vijfzintuigen.nl
08 Sunday Jun 2014
Efteling are apparently considering selling ‘I ❤ Efteling’ merchandise. Think of the I (heart) New York stuff you will see in many a souvenir shop in the city, but Efteling’s version has a heart which is patterned like a Toadstool. Of course. We love most Efteling merchandise here at Efteling UK, (excluding the 60th year merchandise which was questionable in our opinion) and the image below show what it might look like. It isn’t too bad, but we’ve seen better! Nevertheless, if it has Efteling written on it, no doubt many of us Efteling-lovers will buy it.
What do you think? Tacky? Or simple and straight to the point?
Image from looopings.nl
16 Sunday Mar 2014
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coffee, efteling, efteling mug, eftelinguk, eftelwesley, fakir, heraut, kabouter, koffie, mug, roodkapje, sprookjesbos
As Springtime creeps up on us, so do new mugs at Efteling! Efteling have produced many small coffee mugs in the past, usually representing the different seasons, but this time they are representing different characters.
Blue Mug: Fakir
Red Mug: Roodkapje (of course!)
Yellow Mug: Heraut
Green Mug: Kabouter
Photo from our friend EftelWesley: http://www.eftelwesley.nl/
To get one, you simply need to buy a coffee for 4,50, and the mug is yours!
Our doors are open if anyone would like to send us one over 😉
12 Sunday Jan 2014
Posted in All Updates and News, Food!, Products/Souvenirs, Updates from 2014
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candy, efteling 1997, eftelinguk, lollipop, pardijn, pardijn lollie, pardoes
This is slightly disgusting. We found an old Efteling item in our possession. What makes it a bit disgusting? It is food-related!
This lollipop has been lurking in our home since around 1997, so about 16 years now! On it is Pardijn, Pardoes’ lady friend. We don’t see so much of her in the park any more, but back in the 90s, Pardoes mania was going strong!
Obviously it has suffered a little bit, as there is a crack in it, but in general, it doesn’t look too bad! Must be full of lovely preservatives 😉
We are willing to share!
13 Friday Dec 2013
Posted in All Updates and News, Products/Souvenirs, Seasons, Updates from 2013
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christmas tree, efteling, efteling baubles, efteling decorations, eftelinguk, tree, winter efteling
It has happened again, the Efteling Christmas tree is up, now with new baubles. They are a little big for the tree, but no matter!
The Efteling ornaments (not the baubles) are quite heavy for such a small tree, but it has not fallen over yet! Does anyone else have any Efteling Christmas decorations?
04 Wednesday Dec 2013
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baubles, christmas, efteling christmas, efteling webshop, eftelinguk, tree decorations, winter efteling
Tis the season! Soon, the Efteling tree will be going up, so we ordered some new baubles for it. They turned up from Efteling in only a few days, very fast. There are only four, and they are sold separately; The Wolf, Cinderella, Red Riding Hood and the Dragon. Definitely worth adding to your Christmas trees!
