Playground: Glamping parks

Strandcamping Groede

• Family site next to one of the cleanest beaches in the Netherlands
• In Dutch Flanders within easy reach of Belgium for day trips
• Several playgrounds, brasserie, shop and excellent family amenities

Villaggio Camping Capo Vieste

• Six-hectare seafront site with direct access to a long sandy beach
• A 15-minute drive from Vieste for Tremiti Islands boat trips
• Swimming pool, watersports, restaurant and summer family activities

Ecolodge l'Etoile d'Argens

• Dog-friendly wildlife haven on the river Argens near Fréjus
• A 10-minute drive from the beach; 45 minutes to St Tropez and Cannes
• Restaurant, entertainment, bike hire, kids’ club and swimming pools

Parque de Campismo de Luso

• Woodland site five minutes’ drive from the pretty spa town of Luso
• Within 40 minutes' drive of Coimbra and Aveiro
• Bar, restaurant, food shop, garden and tennis courts on site

Camping Prima

• Glamping in safari tents in the small village of Kolodeje nad Luznici
• Bechyně, Pisek and Tabor all within a half-hour drive
• Direct access to the river for fishing, boating and swimming

Camping Walsheim

• Family-friendly glamping site by the river in the village of Walsheim
• Ottweiler and Saarbrücken within 45 minutes' drive
• Next door to an Olympic-sized swimming pool with slide and kids' pool

Recreatiepark de Wrange

• Glamping in safari tents 10 minutes' drive from Doetinchem
• De Hoge Veluwe National Park and Apenheul primate park within an hour
• Family-friendly site with outdoor pools and summer kids' activities

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 Les Rives du Lac

• In the Orient Forest Regional Natural Park, 650 metres from Géraudot
• A few minutes' stroll from Lac d'Orient and a sandy lakeside beach
• Woodland setting with walking and cycling paths close by

Camping Le Haut Village

Camping Les Étangs Mina

• Family-friendly site in the Brouage Marshes near Saint-Sornin
• Less than half an hour's drive from beaches in Royan and Oléron
• Busy summer programme of daytime activities and evening entertainment

Gaia's Hideaway at Upper Hurst Farm

• Luxury and well-equipped handmade yurt on a Peak District farm
• Private setting with spectacular views, a mile from the Manifold Trail
• Woodfired hot tub exclusively for yurt guests

Sans Parure

• Spacious site near Buxières-sous-Montaigut, run by a Dutch family
• Around an hour's drive from Puy-de-Dôme volcano and Le PAL theme park
• Farm animals, veg garden, swimming pool and table d'hôte meals

Pristava Lepena

• Stunningly scenic resort site in the alpine Triglav National Park
• Outdoorsy paradise: hiking, watersports, paragliding nearby
• Restaurant, cellar bar, sauna, hot tub and small pool

Porto Matrouh Resort

• On Egypt’s Mediterranean coast with easy access to private sandy beach
• A 20-minute drive from Marsa Matrouh resort town
• Pools for kids and grownups, restaurant, mini market

Villaggio Camping Grotta dell'Acqua

• Site with access to a sandy beach and sea cave, Tremiti Island tours
• In between Vieste and Peschici, a 30-minute drive from either town
• Bar, pizzeria and small shop on site; entertainment in summer months

Tipperne Camping og Hytter

• Cozy site surrounded by forest and a 10-minute drive to the North Sea
• Tipperne and Værneengene peninsula 10 minutes; Legoland around 1 hour
• Hot tub, pancake wagon on site and campfires permitted

Camping La Chute d'Eau

• Nature-rich site with fishing ponds, woodland and a sports area
• A 20-minute drive from Doullens and 40 from Naours and Azincourt
• Bar, brasserie, trampoline, sports facilities and pétanque courts

Camping Les Carolins

• Family site in lush greenery with direct access to sand dunes
• A five-minute drive to Portbail; half an hour walk to Lindbergh beach
• Heated pool, snack bar and entertainment in high season

Camping Schwabenmühle

• Family-run site in the Tauber valley, five mins' walk from Laudenbach
• Five minutes' drive from Weikersheim; 25 from Rothenburg ob der Tauber
• Next to the Liebliches Taubertal bike path; cycle hire on site