Kids To Go: you can still go to these great (child-friendly) campsites this summer
Impossible to book a nice holiday spot in the middle of Dutch nature this summer? Certainly not! Because if we have discovered anything, it is that our own country is much (much!) nicer than we always thought and that one child- and parent-friendly campsite (read: glamping) after another will pop up in the summer of 2020. We stay in the area, fill our car with Suitcases & Koters (and forget the snacks not!) and leave for not so distant and certainly sunny places. Our latest camping discoveries, in our own country and with space available this summer.
(and, if you can't find it below, check out the article we have for it Parents of Now wrote)
You will find Nivon's nature accommodations throughout the country: from camping sites to nature friends' houses and private holiday homes: there really is something for everyone. Nivon's undiscovered pearls are basic, affordable and available. Exactly what we were looking for! Beach? There is! Heather? Do they have too? The forest? Check!
All Nivon nature camping sites have been open again since July 1. We spotted an old orchard in the Limburg hills and a beautiful spot on the banks of the Groningen Leekstermeer. The wooded camping site and nature friends house Dawn in the fairytale Kampina nature reserve is completely undiscovered, surprising and very child-friendly! The Banjaert nature friends house in Wijk aan Zee has its own entrance to the dune area (not kidding!) and works together with the local surf school (perfect, right?). More water fun can be found in the Biesbosch (you would almost forget it!), where you can book the nature friends house De Kleine Rug on an island... Anyway, you are probably already googling. Have fun! Nivon
Also take a look at this top list: 15 x the nicest (children's) campsites in the Netherlands
Here we already wrote an extensive report about the incredibly fun Safari Resort of the Beekse Bergen. 10 points there. But it's not over yet, at the Beekse Bergen in Hilvarenbeek, on the edge of Tilburg! No: on the other side of the road is the Holiday Park and there you can stay in one of the safari tents on the water, or at the campsite. That's nice, because whoever reserves a spot this summer will not only have that very nice campsite or one of the houses (with a nice indoor swimming pool on site if the weather is not so good), but will also immediately receive unlimited access to the Safari Park. and the Speelland! Do we have to explain how much fun that is?!
Slag Vlugtenburg is part of the Westland coast, between Hoek van Holland and The Hague and is, surprise, another undiscovered holiday destination in the Netherlands. Pristine. Real. That hehe-finally feeling. Sun, sea, sand. Surfing, yoga and tasty food, surrounded by the nature of the Hollandse Duinen National Park.
You sleep on the edge of the dunes or on the beach in a safari tent, gypsy wagon or cabin bungalow, but you can also bring your own camper or caravan. sbeach park Vlugtenburg. This beachside accommodation has various accommodations and a camping site. There is a restaurant in the park with an adjacent open-air playground – quite busy, yes, but the dream of the small stuff, and that is also worth something. That's completely okay because the rest of the time it is tasty for fathers and mothers and really very delicious and fun for things like Beach tent the Pit (one of ours favorite beach tents).
Ooowww, the tip we actually didn't want to share... Because no, no, don't confuse it with 'that campsite of Floortje Dessing', Camping Abroad. No, we are talking about a real, don't tell anyone, mini-campsite in the greenery of Brabant. tAbroad. The Foreign. Give the animal a name but put a T in front of it here you must be.
The super small-scale campsite is still an unknown gem where you will not come across half the Randstad, where the prices are still remarkably low and where you can enjoy a beer in the tobe in the evening while the kids can't keep their eyes open after a day of lugging around on the plain. So don't tell anyone.
Please don't shoot us, but when we read 'family camping', we usually quickly move on. These are usually mainly (read: only) fun for the children and as parents you are wrong. And we had already established that we don't like that, sorry. However, what caught our attention in the case of pop-up family campsite Kallumaan, an initiative of Netl de Wildste Tuin in Kraggenburg (Noordoostpolder, near Giethoorn, which is a nice tip now that there are no buses full of Japanese), was that the campsite is organized in collaboration with food festival Lepeltje Lepeltje. Look, that's a piece of cake for our (adult) faces! Speaking of bacon: at Kallumaan (pronounce it out loud, you'll understand) it is seriously encouraged that you let the offspring roast it in a marshmallow variety (actually exactly the same of course) in one of the many fire pits, and then make one yourself. cold beer when you open it. Okay.
There are romantic tepees and safari tents, but you can also bring your own tent or camper. Large art objects and mobile kitchens create an attractive camping site. And further? A beautiful area full of wild nature and small beaches.
Family camping Kallumaan is open until August 31. There are still places available in the midweeks and in the second half of August. kallumaan.nl
Don't have your own camper? Doesn't matter! There are so many nice things to rent for a while! Although this is our favorite anyway: Dumdum is a vintage camper from 1978 and can be rented for holidays, photo shoots and as a tiny office.
We cannot describe it better than Dumdum himself: “Over 40 years old on the outside, but a hip lady on the inside. With all amenities at hand, this will undoubtedly be an unforgettable time. A fixed double bed, seating for four, kitchen with refrigerator and freezer compartment, Nespresso machine with milk frother, toilet with sink, outdoor shower, spotlights for the late evenings and a heater for the chilly evenings. A Bang & Olufsen box and mini wannabe Green Egg. Do you want to be extra spoiled? Then order the treats. With beers, wine and snacks from Crisp and Jorisbrood with homemade goodies and a juice.”
