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familyfitz

14/4/2013 at 11:46pm
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Hi there,

Apologies is this is repetitive but I have looked through threads dating back well over a year and have just about got myself tangled in knots!

I am confident that sites like Delftse Hout, Koningshof Rijnsburg & Allurepark Laag Kanje are great if you like bigger sites with more onsite provision but we tend to like quieter sites with perhaps land to play football on etc but not lots of entertainment.

Starting to feel pressure to book now as we go in early July but reluctant to book either of thse mentioned above as not really our type of thing / very expensive especially as not really our thing BUT locations are OK.

i.e. looking for something smaller possibly in similar areas - either near the beach or more inland nearer Utrecht region - but if someone can suggest other areas fitting the bill then that is fine. What we definitely do want to be is near enough for a day trip by train/bus to Amsterdam (but not stay on outskirts). We arrive by ferry in Amsterdam but are travelling to Calais for our return trip.

I have now spent forever and a day looking at mini-camping sites etc but am so overloaded and worry about getting decent views/reviews at all.

SO can anyone help by offering any suitable suggestions either they have used or know of others using?Any help would be appreciated before I give up and try and cancel my ferry booking and stay in UK (honest ... exhausted and confused and as I am about to return to work as a teacher for the final school term, I know my time is running out!)

Thanks in advance

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Hacksaw Bob

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This site is on the outskirts of Amsterdam but pleasantly situated in a waterside setting on the edge of an extensive country park. If you really want smaller sites, though, try Googling Vekabo, if you haven't already (see you've mentioned minicampings)!

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Methinks you worry too much, you need to see the overall picture here. Camping/caravanning is at least as popular in Holland as it is in the UK, campsites are generally of a good standard & the Dutch of all ages are generally better behaved than Brits. You can go on spec & you don't need to book anything.

If you are arriving at Ijmuiden You only have to go as far as Zandvoort for a nice seaside resort with campsites in the area & there are several campsites north of Amsterdam up the Ijsselmeer coast. You are never that far from a campsite anywhere, the towns all have info boards up & English is widely spoken if you need directions/advice.

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Now that Ian has put Dutch sites on a map on camp site search he's made it much easier to see just where those sites are. You might like the one we reviewed at Lelystad, Camping 't Oppertje, though not quite the location you asked for. But the opening aerial photo on their website shows you exactly why we liked it.

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There's a network of small campsites called Natuurkampeerterreinen

Here's the LINKhttp://www.natuurkampeerterreinen.nl/en/

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Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 15/4/2013
Methinks you worry too much, you need to see the overall picture here. Camping/caravanning is at least as popular in Holland as it is in the UK, campsites are generally of a good standard & the Dutch of all ages are generally better behaved than Brits. You can go on spec & you don't need to book anything.

If you are arriving at Ijmuiden You only have to go as far as Zandvoort for a nice seaside resort with campsites in the area & there are several campsites north of Amsterdam up the Ijsselmeer coast. You are never that far from a campsite anywhere, the towns all have info boards up & English is widely spoken if you need directions/advice.

That really helps and inspires confidence, might give it a go in June. Thanks Tentz

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There are hundreds of small Dutch camp sites, the general term is 'mini camping' or 'mini kampings', a search on google for 'nederland mini kamperen' brings up plenty. While lots of the websites are Dutch language only it is pretty easy to see what is on offer and google will translate most of the Dutch for you.

You will see plenty of sites marked something like 'kamperen bij de boer', which is camping on farms, these tend to be very small sites, but cheap and offer something different to the usual sites. As said before, you don't usually need to book on the small sites, unless there is one that you really want to stay on.

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15/4/2013 at 7:23pm
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions and advice. Meant to post this morning that I felt my post was rather disparing but that was more to do with too much choice and hrs looking rather than thinking that camping there was an issue so sorry if that's how it came across.

I will have a look at those other search suggestions and see if I can narrow it down & let u know what we decide. Probably not a surprise to hear that i like to book up to know ehere i'm going but maybe there is something to be said for just booking a week in one to start then see where we want to go. Not sure when things get busy over there but we are going from 2nd july to 14th july. Am really looking forward to going, just need to get this bit sorted!

Thanks again everyone.

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Hi Familyfitz
How did the trip go?
We are thinking of visiting Holland, Belgium and Luxemborg in July/August 2014 and would like to hear of where you visited and what site(s) you stayed on.
We (Parents and 2 kids) disllike larger sites and prefer smaller sites with space for the kids to run around and play!
Any advice please?

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