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Kołobrzeg · small groups since 2011
Tours by halves. Half planned, half yours.
Every day on our trips has a guided morning and a free afternoon. We start from a 1906 spa house on the Polish Baltic coast, which has its own brine pool, a winter garden and a small casino on the ground floor.
How it works
Mornings with a guide, afternoons on your own
You meet the group after breakfast. The guide leads the walk, the ride or the boat until lunch, and the route is fixed, so you know what you are signing up for. Lunch is often together, never compulsory.
After that the day is yours. Some guests go back to the beach, some sleep, some ask the guide for a second walk. The van carries luggage and anyone who has had enough. That is the whole idea, and the reason for our name.
2027 season
Next departures
| Date | Route | From | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 March 2027 | A slow week in Kołobrzeg | from PLN 3,450 | Book |
| 15 April 2027 | Amsterdam and the Zaan by water | from PLN 5,360 | Book |
| 22 April 2027 | The moving dunes of Łeba | from PLN 2,640 | Book |
| 2 May 2027 | A slow week in Kołobrzeg | from PLN 3,450 | Book |
| 13 May 2027 | Amsterdam and the Zaan by water | from PLN 5,360 | Book |
| 15 May 2027 | The R10 coast by bike | from PLN 4,980 | Book |
| 16 May 2027 | Wolin island and the lagoon | from PLN 3,180 | Book |
| 20 May 2027 | The moving dunes of Łeba | from PLN 2,640 | Book |
Six in Poland, one in Scotland, one in the Netherlands
Eight routes
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The R10 coast by bike
Six riding days east along the EuroVelo 10, with the train back to Kołobrzeg at the end. First and last nights at our house; on the road you stay in guesthouses.
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The moving dunes of Łeba
Four days around the largest shifting dunes on the Baltic, on foot and by electric cart. Three nights at a hotel in Łeba with a small gaming room.
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Hel and the Kashubian shore
A narrow sandbar 35 km long, seals at the tip and a ferry back across the bay. Two nights in Gdynia at a hotel with a gaming room downstairs; three on the peninsula.
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A slow week in Kołobrzeg
Five nights in our own house: the spa town, the salt marsh and the beach in every season. All five nights in our own house; the gaming room is off the winter garden.
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Tatra valleys from a timber lodge
From the Baltic to Poland's only alpine range: six nights in a wooden lodge at Zakopane. The lodge keeps a small gaming room by the bar; the mountain mornings start early.
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Wolin island and the lagoon
Cliffs, bison and a lagoon on Poland's westernmost island, ending at our house. The last night is at our house, where the gaming room is open.
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Highland castles from Edinburgh
Our one trip abroad by coach: three nights in a castle hotel and a loop through the Highlands. The last two nights are in Edinburgh, in a hotel that has a gaming floor below the lobby.
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Amsterdam and the Zaan by water
Canals by small boat, windmills on the Zaan and a dyke ride to Marken. No gaming room on this trip.
Where the Baltic trips begin
A spa house on the promenade
The Half Casual house was built in 1906 as a bathing hotel for visitors who came to Kołobrzeg for the salt water. It has 31 rooms, a glass winter garden facing the sea and a pool filled with brine from the town's springs.
The Kołobrzeg week and the coast ride start and end here. Wolin finishes here. On the other trips we use hotels we have known for years.
Ground floor
The casino behind the winter garden
The Casual Room is part of the house: five tables and a small bar in what was, for forty years, the amber workshop where local craftsmen cut and polished stones from the beach. It opens every evening in summer and on Friday and Saturday the rest of the year.
From the desk you walk twenty-two steps across the hall and past the cloakroom, never outside. A member of staff checks a passport or ID card at the door of the casino every time, and nobody under 18 goes in.
Three countries, three sets of rules
Casino entry rules on our routes
- Poland18 and over. Every guest is registered from an identity document before entry.
- Great Britain18 and over. Carry photo ID; one national scheme bars you from every land-based venue.
- The Netherlands18 and over, with ID. Our Dutch trip includes no gaming room at all.
Help lines
If gaming is costing you more than money
These lines are free or local-rate and confidential. They also take calls from family and friends.
- Poland801 889 880, every day 17:00 to 22:00
- Great BritainNational Gambling Helpline, 0808 8020 133, round the clock
- The NetherlandsOpenOverGokken, 0800 24 000 22, free
Three things people ask first
Do I pay when I book?
No. You send the booking form, and a manager phones you within 48 hours. Payment only comes after that call, by bank transfer, once you have the written confirmation.
What if I want company in the afternoon?
Ask the guide at lunch. There is usually a second, shorter walk for anyone who wants one.
Can I join from abroad?
Yes. About half our guests come from outside Poland, and every trip is led in English and Polish.