Camping Ruinen
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Add your business details- Spacious park with large pitches 1km from Dwingelderveld National Park
- Petting farm and indoor play area with trampolines and miniature golf
- Indoor waterpark with waterslide, paddling pool and Jacuzzi corner
What a covered waterpark... and indoor play area... and undercover petting farm: you'll need to firmly factor in some outdoor time too at the Drenthe region's Camping Ruinen to ensure you and yours get an appropriate amount of fresh air.
Which, to be fair, is a walk in the park as well. For this family-friendly place has top-notch facilities and activities for all age groups out of doors as well as in, all on a roomy, green and laidback site with spacious pitches set scenically under trees.
Indoor antics first... as the kids will no doubt whoop when they clap eyes on the waterpark: they have their own paddling pool area here, with a teeny slide for teeny types. The main pool has a waterslide for bigger (and braver) types, as well as a Jacuzzi corner for serene steaming while the smalls splash about.
Once everyone's dried off, take the crew to the petting farm to meet, coo over and probably talk to the Ruinen animals, then make your way to the indoor playground for miniature golf, trampolines, table tennis and karting. Time then for refuelling indoors at the restaurant if the kids are able to sit still after all that excitement; if not, let them loose outside while you have a rejuvenating drink or two.
There's stacks of space outdoors too for kicking a ball about or pedalling around using bikes hired from the team – and if the kids are so inclined you can bamboozle them/calm them down by challenging them to outdoor giant chess. Then, finally, get out and about in the region: on the hiking and cycling paths of Dwingelderveld National Park, or to famed Netherlands attractions such as Emmen's zoo.
Campground type
20
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12Tourist board rating
Languages spoken
Dutch
English
French
German
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Features
Dogs allowed
Leisure on site
Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Pétanque TV room Take away Tennis Waterslide WatersportsAmenities on site
Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area WifiGroups welcome
Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearUtilities
Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearbyType
Large (51-200 sites)Nearby leisure
Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearbyTouring and motorhomes
Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravansLocation
Camping Ruinen
Oude Benderse Weg 11
Ruinen
Drenthe
The Netherlands
7963 PX
Directions Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam +0200 (GMT+02:00)
GPS
52.77503°N
6.36939°E
Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.
Local attractions
Dwingelderveld National Park, the biggest wetland heathland in western Europe, is an easy kilometre from the site. Hiking, cycling and mountain biking are all popular picks here, as are astronomy and stargazing: drop into the Planetron astronomy centre 20 minutes' drive away for telescope tales.
For Drenthe towns and villages, Ruinen is a few kilometres away via car, foot or bike; Dwingeloo, home of the Dwingeloo Radio Observatory and its famed telescope, is within 20 minutes, and the waterways and pretty thatched cottages of Giethoorn are just over half an hour's drive.
Wildlands, the adventure and safari theme park at Emmen, is 35 minutes from the site.
Food and drink
- Brasserie Europarcs Ruinen 0.01 km
- Buitencentrum De Poort 1.3 km
- Café Hees / Brinkzicht 1.3 km
- Luning's 1.3 km
- 't Wapen van Ruinen 1.4 km
- De Burgemeester 1.5 km
- Ni-Hao 1.6 km
- Brasserie Vrouwe Swedera 1.8 km
- De Huuskamer 2.5 km
- 't Olde Posthuus 3.3 km
Groceries
- PLUS Supermarket 1.5 km
- Boon's Dagmarkt Supermarket 5.6 km
- Groente &zo Supermarket 6.3 km
- Albert Heijn Supermarket 6.4 km
- Gall & Gall Off-licence 6.4 km
- ALDI Supermarket 7 km
- ALDI Supermarket 8.3 km
- SPAR Supermarket 8.3 km
- Sham Market Supermarket 8.4 km
- Albert Heijn Supermarket 8.4 km
Parks and play
- Halfpipe Playground 5.8 km
- Millenniumbos park 6.4 km
- Oens Speulplekkie Playground 6.5 km
- Oens Speulplekkie Playground 6.5 km
- Speelbos Playground 7.1 km
- Speel- en IJsboerderij De Drentse Koe Playground 7.7 km
- Meeuwenveen Accommodations park 7.8 km
- Steenbergerpark 8.2 km
- Mantingerplein Playground 8.3 km
- Vlinderdijk Playground 8.7 km
Family days out
- Bezoekerscentrum Dwingelderveld Visitor attraction 0.8 km
- Schaapskooi Ruinen Visitor attraction 1.3 km
- Vogelpark Ruinen Visitor attraction 2.6 km
- Schaapskooi Achter 't Zaand Visitor attraction 5.1 km
- Oldengaerde Castle 5.5 km
- Havezathe Batinghe Castle 6.8 km
- Westrup Castle 6.8 km
- Escaperoom Drenthe Visitor attraction 6.9 km
- Huis te Echten Castle 7.3 km
- Schultehuis Castle 9.6 km
Public transport
- Benderseweg 1 km
- Centrum 1.4 km
- Achter de Broeken 1.6 km
- De Stobbe 1.7 km
- Leeuwte 22 2 km
- Huttenweg 2.3 km
- Leeuwte 42 2.4 km
- Defensieweg 2.8 km
- Anholt 3.2 km
- Wijkveld 3.3 km
Beaches
- Nuilerveld 8.1 km
What’s nearby
- De Woldstek Fishing 7.7 km
- Passantenhaven Marina 8 km
- Pitch & Putt Play and Stay Golf course 8.1 km
- Het gat van Gort Fishing 8.3 km
- Carp Nijstad Fishing 8.5 km
- Visvijver Westerbergen Fishing 8.6 km
- HSV Beilen Fishing 8.6 km
Local services
- AVIA XPress Ruinen Fuel station 1.6 km
- Apotheek Ruinen Pharmacy 1.9 km
- Huisartsenpraktijk Ruinen Doctors 1.9 km
- Shell Green Planet Fuel station 5.1 km
- Shell Green Planet Fuel station 5.2 km
- Shell Green Planet Fuel station 5.2 km
- RoboCharge - 22kW Charging station 6.8 km
- Medisch Centrum Dwingeloo Clinic 7 km
- Avia Fuel station 7.1 km
- Allego Charging station 7.8 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Does Camping Ruinen have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
- Is Camping Ruinen dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Camping Ruinen? Dwingelderveld National Park, the biggest wetland heathland in western Europe, is an easy kilometre from the site. Hiking, cycling and mountain biking are all popular picks here, as are astronomy and stargazing: … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Camping Ruinen?
Camping and caravan Arrive: 1 p.m. – Anytime Depart by: 11 a.m. Reception is unmanned after 6pm. Please call the site using the contact details provided in the booking confirmation email if you are arriving after this time. The team will then provide you with the relevant information about your unit/pitch.
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