Large house in quiet neighbourhood (former village Overschie, nowadays part of Rotterdam). Rotterdam is Holland's second big city and only metropole, known for it's architecture, seaport (largest in Europe) and art museums. Nice sunny garden, shops nearby, city center 5km, countryside 2km, well situated for traintrips (nearest station 3km) and trips by car (two main motorways can be reached within 5 minutes). Historical cities of Delft, Dordrecht, Schiedam to reach within 20min by car or train. Sandy beaches about 30min. Other historical cities: Amsterdam, Leiden, Haarlem 1 hour.
Belgian cities Antwerp, Bruges and Brusssels within 2 hours reach, Paris 5 hours by highspeedtrain.