Peaceful: Camping sites & Campgrounds in North Netherlands

Watersportcamping Heeg

• Family-friendly site between two lakes, a short walk from Heeg
• Watersports rentals, watersports lessons and fishing/swimming beach
• Beach bar in a converted shipping container

Camping Het Horstmannsbos

• Car-free forest site with direct Drouwenerzand nature reserve access
• A 25-minute drive from Assen and 30 minutes from Emmen
• Rides at Slagharen theme park within 45-minute drive

Camping Taniaburg

• Lakeside site in the grounds of a former working farm
• 50 metres from a lakeside beach
• Games room, free wifi and badminton court

Camping 't Vlintenholt

• Rental tents on a wooded park two kilometres from Odoorn
• A 15-minute drive from Emmen and Wildlands Adventure Zoo
• Outdoor swimming pool, playground and summer horse and carriage rides

Aqua Camping de Rakken

• Water's edge stays with an adjacent beach
• Bike, boat and car hire all available
• Next to the restaurants, cafés and shops of Woudsend

Aquamarijn

• Small friendly canalside site five minutes' drive from New Amsterdam
• Plopsa theme park, Wildlands zoo and Van Gogh House within 20 minutes
• English-style tearooms on site; private bathroom for each pitch

Camping Slachtehiem

• Wildlife haven on a Friesland farm site 10 kilometres from the coast
• A 15-minute drive from a sandy beach; half an hour from a boating lake
• Running water on site; food shop and restaurants nearby

Camping Zeestrand Eems-Dollard

• In the UNESCO-protected Wadden Sea area just off the Ems river
• A five-minute walk from Termunterzijl’s harbour and canoe rentals
• Playgrounds, kids’ entertainment, football pitch, snack bar and wifi

Minicamping van Harinxma

• Quiet family-friendly campsite on the Van Harinxma Canal in Friesland
• Leeuwarden 20 minutes by bike; ice-skating rink 10 minutes’ drive
• Games and TV in the chill-out zone and a private pier for fishing

Camping Sotterum

• Family-friendly site on the banks of the IJsselmeer
• Five minutes' drive from Makkum beach and half an hour from Leeuwarden
• Ponies, playground, pedal karts and well-equipped games barn

Camping De Zeehoeve

Camping de Ommekeer

• Peaceful countryside site on the outskirts of Assen
• A few minutes from a reservoir and beach for fishing and canoeing
• Toilets, showers, free wifi, recreation area and big covered terrace

Camping De Helleborus

Camping de Berghoeve

• Glamping in safari tents two kilometres from Ruinen
• Slagharen theme park/ Wildlands Adventure Zoo within half-hour drive
• Traffic-free site with playground, trampoline and small farm animals

Camping Midden Drenthe

• Kid-friendly family-run site set among a green wildlife haven
• Zoo, theme park and racing circuit within 30 minutes' drive
• Nature pond, petting zoo, playground, inflatable slide and trampoline

Hayema Heerd

• Peaceful farm site five minutes' drive from Oldehove
• A 20-minute drive from Groningen and 25 from the coast
• Play barn, go-karts, trampoline, summer pool and barbecue evenings

Camping Weidumerhout

• Superb rural location by the river Zwette

Camping de Achte

• Family site on a farm a five-minute drive from Wommels, in Friesland
• Franeker 20 minutes’ drive; De Alde Feanen National Park 35 minutes
• Cycle hire; resident ponies; playground and play room; go-karts