Top 12: Family campsites in your own country
A new year is the perfect time to make plans. For a camping trip during the spring or autumn holidays, for example. Therefore: the 12 best family campsites in the Netherlands, a family campsite in every province. And: at all campsites you can also rent accommodations!
GRONINGEN: Family campsite Lauwersoog
For adventurous families
Fancy a nature walk, boat trip or excursion on the Wadden Sea? Come to campsite Lauwersoog, in the north of the Netherlands and right on the Wadden Sea. Here you can cycle, (kite)surf, walk and much more. Sail into Lauwersmeer National Park with a boat to spot special birds. Or visit the seal sanctuary in Pieterburen. Hungry after such an strenuous day? Satisfy your hunger at restaurant Het Booze Wijf.
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ANWB 5*
Zoover 8.8
www.lauwersoog.nl
FRIESLAND: Family campsite It Wiid, Earnewald
Sailing & discovering
A wonderful combination of camping and water sports. Camping It Wiid is located between the Frisian waters and National Park De Alde Feanen, a large low moorland. You can explore the surroundings by sloop, Valk sailboat, motorboat or by bike. All available for rent at the campsite. Fun and educational: sailing courses and backpack routes to the nature park. Children receive a backpack with research material and carry out assignments such as catching water creatures, spotting birds of prey and tracking.
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ANWB 5*
Zoover 8.6
www.wiid.nl
DRENTHE: Family campsite De Norgerberg, Norg
100% kid-proof
A wooded family campsite where you camp on small, intimate pitches. Or rent a forester's cottage, tree house or hay bale. At campsite De Norgerberg, your kids will be no trouble at all. They can be found in the playground or the swimming pool (while you enjoy a coffee on the terrace). Baking cookies, crafting, exploring the forest: it's all possible here. And even brushing teeth is a party in the special children's sanitary facilities. A cliché but true: if the children are having a good time…
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ANWB 4*
Zoover 9.4
www.norgerberg.nl
OVERIJSSEL: Family campsite De Kleine Wolf, Ommen
Cozy & snug
The conveniences of a large campsite with many (!) facilities where you can still camp on cozy pitches in the middle of nature. Camping De Kleine Wolf is located in the Overijssel Vechtdal, near the pleasant towns of Ommen and Hardenberg. From a swimming pool and extensive recreation program to an indoor play palace and a bike cross track: everyone will have a good time here. And after another wonderful holiday, you can sit by the fireplace in the brasserie for a regional dish.
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ANWB 5*
Zoover 9.1
www.kleinewolf.nl
GELDERLAND: Family campsite De Wildhoeve, Emst
Forest, wildlife and well-being
Camping De Wildhoeve is located on the Veluwe, which means you camp here among red deer, wild boars, roe deer, badgers and foxes. Scavenger hunts, games in the forest or cycling with the forester: the Wildhoeve Forest Rangers go wild in the forest. At the campsite itself, you naturally have an (indoor and outdoor!) swimming pool, water playground, pétanque and bike cross track, bicycle rental and a tennis court. You can order a homemade Veluwe burger or Veluwe Venison Steak in the very cozy brasserie.
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ANWB 5 *
Zoover 8.8
www.wildhoeve.nl
UTRECHT: Landgoed Ginkelduin, Leersum
Waking up to birdsong
Forests, heathlands and sand drifts of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug beckon for long walks and exciting scavenger hunts. Landgoed Ginkelduin is located in the middle of the nature park and less than three kilometers from Leersum. Here you wake up in the middle of nature to the chirping of birds. Will today be sporty, active or creative? Everything is possible with an extensive animation program, a nice swimming pool and the Ridder Roelof playground. Or go bowling with the whole family!
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ANWB 4.5 *
Zoover 8.2
www.ginkelduin.nl
FLEVOLAND: Family Campsite Erkemederstrand, Zeewolde
Water + beach + forest
Water, beach and forest are the ingredients for camping happiness at campsite Erkemederstrand. Here, on Flevoland's longest beach – right on the Nuldernauw – you can surf, sail or play on the inflatable water toys. Covered barbecue areas, a petting zoo and a bike cross track complete the picture. Erkemederstrand is popular with dog owners; there's even a dog training school. Young people also like to chill here; there's a separate field for them.
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ANWB 4.5 *
Zoover 8.1
www.erkemederstrand.nl
NORTH HOLLAND: Family Campsite Geversduin, Castricum
Party in the dunes!
The North Holland Dune Reserve is home to campsite Geversduin. Camping between forest and dunes and close to the beach and the North Sea! Here you can discover nature, play outdoors in one of the natural playgrounds or bake bread rolls by the campfire. Also fun is the forest theatre where children practice all week for the grand finale. For children, it's one big party at campsite Geversduin! Tip: they have vegetable houses and hobbit homes for rent here.
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ANWB 4 *
Zoover 7.8
www.campinggeversduin.nl
SOUTH HOLLAND: Family Campsite Delftse Hout, Delft
City campsite in the green
A campsite in the green and close to the historic center of Delft. During the summer months, a bus takes you to and from Delft city center every half hour. You can also cycle, you just rent bikes at the campsite. Right next to the campsite is a large recreational lake with a small beach. Here you can sunbathe, swim, fish, row and surf. But you can also swim at the campsite, in the heated outdoor pool.
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ANWB 4*
Zoover 7.9
www.delftsehout.nl
ZEELAND: Family Campsite De Wijde Blick, Renesse
On the Zeeland coast
Here on the coast, the Zeeland coast… lies family campsite De Wijde Blick. It teems with cycling and walking routes and the beach is just around the corner. The campsite itself is ideal: a swimming pool, brasserie, breakfast café, snack bar, swimming pool and playground. Sports enthusiasts will also get their money's worth. You can play pétanque, basketball, volleyball, football and table tennis here. And there's plenty to do on Schouwen-Duivenland: a visit to Slot Moermond or the Watersnoodmuseum, for example.
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ANWB 5*
Zoover 9.0
www.wijdeblick.ardoer.com
NORTH BRABANT: Family Campsite De Paal, Bergeijk
Children's paradise
Imagine: the Biebelebontse Berg… That's a mega-large sand drift with lots of play equipment, a pirate ship and a water playground. Campsite De Paal is a true children's paradise. The swimming pool is also so cool with a belly slide, slides and a whale. The surroundings, catering and pitches are also perfectly fine and hospitality? They invented that at De Paal. There's a good chance you'll never want to leave here.
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ANWB 5 *
Zoover 9.0
www.depaal.nl
LIMBURG: Family campsite De Witte Vennen, Oostrum
Water fun guaranteed!
A large recreational lake with a thirty-meter (!) long slide: that is truly the eye-catcher of the campsite. Add to that the nature, the small scale, and the Limburg hospitality, and you have a super campsite. Fun: take a covered wagon ride from the campsite or join Ruud the Forester. And: teenagers also love it here, because there's a teen disco.
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ANWB 4.5 *
Zoover 8.6
www.wittevennen.nl
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