Campsite of the Year: ANWB election 2019
No less than 35,000 votes were cast for the 'Campsite of the Year' election. For the first time in the history of the ANWB election, there was no professional jury this year: the public determined the winners of 2019.
Dutch campers chose their favorite campsite in three categories: the nicest family campsite, the best rental accommodation, and the most beautiful green campsite. All applications were assessed on nine aspects. Due to the weighting of these criteria, the campsite with the most votes did not automatically win, but rather the campsite that scored high on a specific component.
For the nicest family campsite, the price-quality ratio, swimming facilities, and sanitary facilities played an extra large role. For the best rental accommodation, extra attention was paid to the price-quality ratio, the location of the holiday accommodation on the campsite, and its cleanliness. And for the most beautiful green campsite, the terrain and environmental awareness/sustainability played an extra heavy role. This weighting was based on what the voters themselves indicated they considered important.
A special feature of the election is that two campsites were awarded prizes in each category: one in the Netherlands and one outside. The reason for this is that the quality of Dutch campsites is very high, which means that foreign holiday parks might miss out on the ANWB election. Hence the choice for two campsites per category.
Category 'The nicest family campsite'
Winner from the Netherlands
Camping de Paal (Bergeijk, North Brabant)
In the Brabantse Kempen, in the middle of the forest, lies the luxurious family campsite De Paal. The camping pitches can be found on cozy camping fields with playgrounds. Children can build huts here, there is a bicycle cross track and a large water and sand playground 'Biebelebontse Paalbergen'. The campsite organizes fox hunts, live stratego and, for example, fun camping musicals. De Paal has a tropical indoor swimming pool with slides and a heated outdoor pool with a children's lagoon.
More information can be found at www.depaal.nl
Winner across the border
Camping Les Coudoulets (Pradons, Ardèche, France)
Les Coudoulets is located on the Ardèche river with a pebble beach where you can relax. The camping pitches are located on streets, trees provide shade. The campsite has a swimming pool complex with jacuzzi/whirlpool and a covered and heated swimming pool. In high season there are all kinds of activities. It is also fun here with older children: in the vicinity you can go white water rafting, canoeing, kayaking and rafting.
More information can be found atwww.coudoulets.com
Category 'The best rental accommodation'
Winner from the Netherlands
Camping de Leistert (Roggel, Limburg)
Near Weert in Limburg lies De Leistert, a family campsite and bungalow park in one, with a heated outdoor wave pool, a rowing and play pond, indoor play jungle and a subtropical indoor swimming pool with slides and a separate children's pool. In the bungalow park you can stay in luxurious bungalows in the style of a holiday farm, with private sauna and whirlpool. Sleeping in a luxurious lodge or hiker's cabin is also possible.
More information can be found at www.leistert.nl
Winner across the border
Camping & Resort Sangulí Salou (Salou, Cataluña, Spain)
Within walking distance of the boulevard and beach lies holiday paradise Sangulí, in the popular seaside resort of Salou. The luxurious family campsite has no less than five swimming pool complexes and there is an indoor playground, a tennis court and a sports field. Nearby you can play golf and go horse riding. The holiday park offers all kinds of luxurious rental accommodations, including 200 lodges and 12 safari tents in an African-themed area.
More information can be found at www.sangulisalou.com
Category 'The most beautiful green campsite'
Winner from the Netherlands
Camping de Helfterkamp (Vaassen, Gelderland)
The camping fields are located around an old farm, on the edge of the Veluwe. There is a play forest with a flowing stream (the Hartense Molenbeek), a petting zoo and in bad weather you can go to the farm barn or haystack, with a library, TV corner and pool table. The camping pitches are on fields; four of them are car-free. Around Vaassen, fifteen hiking and cycling routes have been set out through the crown domains.
More information can be found at www.helfterkamp.nl
Winner across the border
Hedesunda Camping (Hedesunda, Gävleborg, Sweden)
A picture of a campsite, on an island in the Dalälven river, accessible via a bridge. The campsite has beautiful pitches and organizes guided mountain bike tours, but you can also, for example, row a boat to a floating sauna. There is a beach with pine trees and rocks, a swimming and two boat jetties. Hedesunda camping has the appearance of a beautifully landscaped park, in the middle of unspoiled nature.
More information can be found at www.hedesundacamping.se
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