Camping Gerstekot

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Peaceful family-friendly site with petting zoo and trampoline for kids
Explorers’ haven: marked walking, hiking and biking routes nearby
Within half an hour of city sights in Sint-Niklaas, Antwerp and Ghent

Is your fave part of any holiday learning your way around new places? Then strap on your helmet, lace up your walking boots and grab a map, because at Camping Gerstekot, a family-friendly site five minutes’ drive from the town of Waasmunster in Flanders, that should be mission one. This is a top spot to use as a base for exploring the countryside of eastern Flanders: there are loads of walking trails to pick from in the area between Waasmunster and the city of Sint-Niklaas (less than 10 minutes away). When you’re all tuckered out from your wanderings, head back to the site – making a pitstop first at the public swimming pool less than 10 minutes from base to cool off – to kick back in peace. Need a break from the kids? There’s plenty here to keep them distracted, so point them in the direction of the playground, trampoline or petting zoo, then challenge them to a game of table tennis or football. Feeling peckish? Bag supplies at the supermarket five minutes down the road then get the barbie nice and stoked up – have your eats next to the campfire and don’t remember to slip the dog some choice morsels (this really is a spot for the entire family). If you need a break from cooking, plenty of restaurants are within 15 minutes' drive.

Site type

Open all year

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

Dutch

English

French

German

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Rallies welcome

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Forest

Hikers’ paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Convenience store nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horseback riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for RVs/trailers

Location

Camping Gerstekot

Vinkenlaan 30

Waasmunster

East Flanders

Belgium

9250

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Brussels +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.12688°N
4.08394°W

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

There’s lots to draw travellers to this part of Flanders: history buffs might want to head to the stunning Castle Marnix de Sainte Aldegonde (30 minutes’ drive from the site) for tours of the castle and its carriage museum, while explorers and adventurers should chart a course for the Drowned Land of Saeftinghe nature reserve over the border in the Netherlands, or take a sky-high trip in a hot air balloon (lifting off from Sint-Niklaas). The big draw in these parts isn’t castles or other countries – it’s cities. The site is less than 10 minutes from Sint-Niklaas and half an hour from Antwerp and Ghent, so there’s plenty to entice anyone who’s craving a more urban feel to their hols. Take snaps of Sint-Niklaas’ Stadhuis en Belfort, in Antwerp’s Grote Markt, Cogels Osylei and Zurenborg neighbourhoods, and at Ghent’s Post Plaza, before hitting up museums, galleries, cathedrals and castles in all three. Only have time for a few stops? The Red Star Line museum in Antwerp is essential for anyone interested in the spread of Europeans, and Sint-Niklaas’ Mercatormuseum is an absolute must for map nerds.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Perkpolder Badstrand	30.9 km	Estuary	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Baarland Badstrand	32.4 km	Estuary	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Braakman Haven Buitenzijde Badstrand	34.5 km	Estuary	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Krabbendijke Roelshoek Badstrand	34.5 km	Sea	Good	Good	Good	Excellent
Oesterdam Westzijde Badstrand	40.1 km	Sea	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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Does Camping Gerstekot have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Camping Gerstekot dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Camping Gerstekot? There’s lots to draw travellers to this part of Flanders: history buffs might want to head to the stunning Castle Marnix de Sainte Aldegonde (30 minutes’ drive from the site) for tours … Read more