Camping de Tabaksschuur

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  • Peaceful site on the edge of Elst in Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park
  • A half-hour drive to Utrecht and 40 minutes to Arnhem
  • Landscaped park with restaurant, tennis court, play area and bike hire
If you’re eying up the Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park as an outdoor holiday destination, where better to base yourselves than a park that’s centrally located within the park? Plan a stay at Camping de Tabaksschuur, in the village of Elst, and you’ll be within easy reach of all sorts of excellent walking and bike routes plus a good cluster of family days out. The scenic views start right there at the park, which has been carefully landscaped and planted with lots of native greenery. There’s history to the place, too – the family business has been running since 1972, but the two well-preserved old tobacco barns at the centre of the site date back further than that and give a good nod to the area’s heritage. Heading out to explore the surroundings? Start with the Amerongse Berg nature reserve, a few minutes’ walk away (or accessible on a great mountain bike route from just outside the site), then get set to spend days biking or walking through scenery of forests, rivers, dykes and pretty villages. Rhenen, Veenendaal, Wageningen and Wijk bij Duurstede are all within cycling distance for a bit of urban time, or you could drive up to Utrecht in about half an hour for some city culture. This is a peaceful and laidback site that’s popular with young families and more mature travellers – it’s got a play area, tennis court, games room and pétanque court but if you’re after lots of on-site activities you’ll want to look elsewhere. A bar (with snacks available), bike hire and a launderette are also provided, and it’s a short walk to shops and places to eat in the village.

Site type

Tent sites 30
Travel trailer sites 30
RV sites 30
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 6
Open now
Opens April 4
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of €0.50 ($0.74) applies for the use of the shower.
  • The sauna (and/or hammam) is open between 04/04 and 05/10.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • The games room is open between 04/04 and 05/10.
  • The bar is open between 04/04 and 05/10.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.

Languages spoken

Dutch

English

German

Open from Fri, Apr 4 to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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93% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Sehr freundliches Personal, schöner Platz mit altem Baumbestand, nett gestalteter Aufenthaltsraum;…

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Anonymous

Cabin

Liked Sehr freundliches Personal, schöner Platz mit altem Baumbestand, nett gestalteter Aufenthaltsraum;

Da wir zum zweiten Mal da waren, würden wir nicht noch einmal kommen.

Overall 9/10

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Anonymous

Powered grass campsite

Liked Platz zentral gelegen und sehr sauber
Sanitäre Anlagen auch sauber
Vorbuchen möglich

Disliked Abwasch (Geschirr) draußen
Brötchendienst wäre schön

Beautiful site, felt very rural but close to a village. Nice clean…

Overall 10/10

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Jayne D.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Beautiful site, felt very rural but close to a village. Nice clean facilities. Really helpful reception staff.
Tip: if you stay here make sure you have a torch as it's very dark at night!

Like ;)

Overall 8/10

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Matej B.

Powered grass tent campsite

Liked Quiet, nice, clean camping

Disliked It will be handy to have vending machine on shower tokens and better wifi conection

Krásné a klidné a čisté prostředí se vším důležitým k dispozici

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent campsite

Liked Personál, čistota, krásné prostředí, společenská místnost, lednička k dispozici, teplé nápoje k dispozici, tenisový kurt

Excellent place to stay

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent campsite

Liked This is a great campsite if you're looking for a quiet spot with good facilities. It's right next to a huge woods with gorgeous bike trails and lots of walking opportunities. Our 14 year old particularly appreciated free hot chocolate in the common room, and free use of sockets to charge phones! There's a TV in the common room so we could watch the Olympic highlights of an evening. The Wifi is really good, there's a lovely tennis court, a football space, and a really nice trampoline. Our kids are too old for the playground but it looked good too.

If you're looking for somewhere with lots of small children where your kids can make friends with others, this probably isn't the place for you as it's mainly cabins and generally older people. But we had a lovely space for our tent, with shade and a free electric point (if we'd had the necessary adaptor!). There is a little bit of traffic noise from the nearby road, but really overall it's one of the most peaceful campsites we've stayed in as a family. There's also an infrared sauna, which we didn't use but might be nice in colder weather!

We also really appreciated the fact that there is a big fridge and freezer for campers to use. There isn't anywhere on the campsite to buy bread or other supplies but the local shop is a 5 minute cycle away.

Disliked You have to pay for the showers, but they are very clean and if you use the family shower or the one in the stall with the sauna you get 6 minutes rather than 5. Since charging phones is free it seems to balance out though!

Don’t mess around looking at all the other places just book this one

Overall 10/10

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Keith M.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Clean , quiet

Disliked None

Fantastic campsite

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jeff w.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Friendly Staff, reception and sitting room. The large Sitting room had free coffee machine and was air conditioned. Although we had no children with us the sports and games facilities were great. Good supermarket and bakery a km down the round in Elst. Pitches were fabulous and quiet

Disliked Nothing

Nice location…

Overall 8/10

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lee t.

Powered grass tent campsite

Liked Nice location

Excellent site and facilities, poor welcome for the weary traveller!

Overall 6/10

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Juliet G.

Cabin

Liked Clean trekkershut with some useful extras. Exceptional clean toilet and shower block. Quiet, peaceful, beautiful campsite.

Disliked Terrible welcome. We arrived at 5.30pm, reception had closed at 11am. Rang bell, eventually answered by unfriendly voice. No apology. Told to wait one moment. Many moments later a young girl appeared who didn’t really know what she was doing, gave us our key and shower tokens but we didn’t really ‘check in’ properly so didn’t pay or get WiFi passcode.
Paid before leaving and paid more than expected. Disappointing.


Features

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 Pétanque Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Waterslide Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Composting toilet 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed No pets allowed

Themes

Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful

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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Camping de Tabaksschuur

Bosweg 3

Elst

Utrecht

The Netherlands

3922 GJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Amsterdam +0200 (GMT+02:00)

GPS

51.98806°N
5.48652°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

Mix a bit of history into your days of exploring the scenery with outings to Amerongen Castle (five minutes’ drive), Duurstede Castle (20 minutes) and Soelen Castle, or visit the Airborne Museum at Hartenstein to see tanks and other memorabilia from World War II. Ouwehands Zoo is 10 minutes away for kid-pleasing days, or it's a half-hour drive to the excellent Burgers' Zoo, where you can see animals from all over the world in a series of themed ecosystem areas. There are several small towns around that are worth a stop as you roam, but you might also like to consider some time exploring the streets and museums of Arnhem (40 minutes) or checking out the Miffy Museum, DomUnder and Sonnenborgh Observatory in Utrecht (half an hour). Once you’ve had your fill of outings, walks or bike rides for the day, seek out one of the local aquatic areas to cool off: Henschotermeer beach (20 minutes’ drive) or the Leersum forest pool (10 minutes) are both lovely places for an open-air dip.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping de Tabaksschuur have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping de Tabaksschuur dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping de Tabaksschuur? Mix a bit of history into your days of exploring the scenery with outings to Amerongen Castle (five minutes’ drive), Duurstede Castle (20 minutes) and Soelen Castle, or visit the Airborne Museum … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping de Tabaksschuur?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping de Tabaksschuur? From $42.87 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.