Beach - excellent water quality: Campgrounds in North Netherlands

Camping Ruinen

• 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

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 Blauwe Lantaarn

• Family-friendly site in the Drents-Friese Wold National Park
• A 40-minute drive from Drouwenerzand theme park
• Swimming pool, playgrounds, sports field and summer activities

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 Strandheem

• Aimed at families with kids and teens
• A few minutes' walk from a sandy beach and waterside recreation area
• Pool, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, youth centre and fishing pond

Parc Bûten

• Quiet Friesland glamping site five minutes' drive from Jubbega
• Access to forest trails from the site; 45 minutes' drive to Groningen
• Large pond for fishing and swimming; play area and barbecues

Vakantiepark De Barkhoorn

• Family-friendly lakeside site in the scenic Westerwolde
• A 35-minute drive from Emmen, and five minutes from the German border
• Restaurant, snack bar, canoe/kayak and bike hire, lake and beach

Camping de Breede

• Site with fully-equipped safari tents, each with portable kitchens
• Next door to Breedenborg Palace; five minutes' drive from Warffum
• Tennis, TV room, games room, play areas and organised entertainment

Vakantiepark De Sikkenberg

• Family-friendly Christian site set among meadows and woodland
• Surrounded by bike trails through countryside and traditional villages
• Outdoor pool and Christian-orientated activities for grownups and kids

Vakantiepark Het Timmerholt

• Spacious family-friendly site 10 minutes' cycle from Westerbork
• Less than half an hour's drive from Wildlands adventure zoo
• Large private lake with beach, fishing, swimming and canoeing

Vodatent at Camping Break Out Grunopark

• Busy lakeside site with waterskiing, climbing and beer tasting
• A 15-minute drive from the centre of Groningen
• Safari tent stays with all kit provided and restaurant on site

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 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

Camping De Helleborus

Camping de Hondsrug

• Spacious family site with modern facilities for all ages
• Two kilometres from Eext and 30 minutes' drive from Groningen
• Indoor and outdoor pools, several play areas and restaurant

Camping 't Ol Gat

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