I'm guessing you just head south, across all the dykes. I fancy having a go at this. When would be too late in the year? Is navigation easy? Where did you leave your car in Hull?
I plotted the route on Garmin before I left, and to be honest I would have been struggling to navigate without it. I was even struggling in a few bits WITH it! Garmin route here. I felt as if I could have done the ride in one day, but that wouldn't have allowed any time for stops or navigation errors, and in any case I like to take my time and see the places I go to. You are off the ferry at Rotterdam shortly after 8am, and need to check in for the ferry at Zeebrugge about 5pm. 85 flat miles in under 9 hours then..... Easy enough if you don't want to spend a night on the continent.
As far as how late in the year is concerned, I suppose that depends on how hard you are when it comes to the weather! I was lucky to get a good few days in October (otherwise I wouldn't have gone).
I left my car at the P&O terminal (for the Rotterdam ferry. The Zeebrugge ferry goes from another terminal about half a mile away). £7 per day parking charge. No doubt there are cheaper or even free options nearby but I didn't have a lot of time to get that organised as I only decided to book it on Sunday night.
Edit: You also need to factor in the time it takes to get the ferry crossing between Vlissingen and Breskens (cost about 3 euros). The crossing only takes 20 minutes but I'm not sure how often they sail. I think it might be hourly in the winter? Check here if you're any good at Dutch! Going in the opposite direction i.e. Zeebrugge to Rotterdam would allow more time, as I believe the ferry arrives at Zeebrugge at a similar time in the morning, but the ferry leaving Rotterdam at night is about 90 minutes later than the Zeebrugge departure. P&O ferries.
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