Camping in Friesland
39 campsites in Netherlands, Friesland
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RCN De Potten is a good choice for lovers of watersports. This campsite is located on a peninsula on the Sneekermeer. The site has its own marina with boat launching facilities (charge applies). All manner of water transport is on offer here: motorboats, rowing boats, sailing boats, canoes, and more besides!
Found on the border of Friesland and Groningen, Camping De 4elemente offers a perfect escape within the Dutch countryside. This small campsite, situated directly on the Prinses Margrietkanaal, provides a unique camping experience with waterfront pitches and access to a quaint harbour. The campsite, which stretches across the rear part of a long peninsula, is particularly well looked after. Twenty-five narrow but spacious touring pitches with 10Amp electric hookup points available lie directly on the canal and offer beautiful views across the flat Frisian landscape.
Recreatieoord Klein Vaarwater is a bustling family holiday park on the interesting island of Ameland. The site is 1 km. from the North Sea beaches and has its own indoor pool, with bars, restaurants, supermarket and party centre. Klein Vaarwater has 187 touring pitches (all with 16A electricity), of which 130 also have water, wastewater and cable. Pitching is off hardcore access lanes, on fields taking 6-10 units on grass. The level pitches are numbered and partly separated by young trees. Some of the pitches enjoy good views over the countryside.
Within the Friesian meadows of De Friese Wouden nature reserve, De Wedze Camping offers a tranquil escape for those seeking peace and nature. This intimate campsite provides a spacious and private setting, allowing you to unwind and connect with the surrounding beauty. With its park-like layout and well-manicured lawns, De Wedze Camping offers 25 touring pitches with a variety of options to suit your preferences. Whether you are looking for a secluded spot next to a hedge or a panoramic view of the meadows, you'll find the ideal location to relax and recharge. The spacious safari tents provide comfortable and well-equipped accommodation for those seeking a bit of home comfort.
De Roggeberg may prove a good choice for families with children who love outdoor activities. There is an impressive paddling pool here, with all manner of water features (including fountains and water games). Older children will enjoy the 15 m. climbing wall with six different ascent routes, as well as the 80 m. long climbing track. Specialist instructors are on hand to teach the basics of climbing. This is a spacious site with large, grassy pitches (around 20 with electricity, water and drainage) scattered across a number of small fields. Many are sunny, but some are backed with high hedges and are rather more shaded. A good range of modern mobile homes and chalets are available to rent and are located close to the main amenities area. This secluded, wooded region in southeast Friesland has no large cities close at hand, but a visit to Giethoorn is highly recommended; known locally as 'the Venice of the North' and was founded in 1230. Transport around the village is only possible by boat or bicycle.
Camping de Ikeleane (Frisian for Oak Lane) has a rural setting 14 km southeast of the pleasant town of Drachten. This is a much-loved part of Friesland, where forests alternate with dunes and heathland. De Ikeleane is a good base for exploring the Frisian countryside on foot or by bicycle and has wonderful views over the countryside. Drachten merits a visit, with an attractive centre best known for its pioneering traffic scheme. Removing almost all traffic lights and signs has led to a significant reduction in accidents.
Camping Drijfveer is ideally situated around the Tusken de Marren marina, providing stunning water views and easy access to various boating activities. You can rent a variety of different boats from the campsite, or you can bring your own and explore the Frisian waters at your leisure. The campsite also provides essential boating amenities like a mast crane, trailer ramp, winter storage, and service facilities.
This is an attractive, child friendly site with 800 m. of beach, situated directly beside the IJsselmeer with a canal on one side. It is ideal for those who enjoy watersports as there are many activities on the lake, including windsurfing, sailing, swimming, fishing, or you can launch your own boat. There are 650 pitches here, of which 400 are good sized, individual, flat and grassy for tourers, with 6-10A electrical connections. A few pitches also have water and drainage. In separate areas, the other pitches are taken by seasonal guests and about 50 static units. Dogs are only allowed in one area and cars must be left in a car park.
Camping De Wigwam is on the opposite site of the road from the extensive Gaasterland woodlands of southern Friesland, and only three kilometres to the shore of the IJsselmeer and its beaches. This is a fairly open site with 200 pitches (about half for tourers) divided into grass areas by hedges, each taking between four and 20 units and all with electricity (up to 16A). Twenty also have water and drainage. Numbered pitches are separated to the back by high hedges, which provide some shade. A café behind reception offers simple meals and takeaway. In high season, plays and bicycle tours are organised and there is a small paddling pool for toddlers.
Camping ’t Hop, in addition to 60 seasonal pitches and 35 permanent pitches, provides 60 touring pitches (about 100 sq.m), all with 6A electricity and 32 fully serviced. There are a few hardstandings. The site is adjacent to the Menno van Coehoorn forest and only a few yards from Sloter lake with an open connection to it for boats. The site is divided into 11 areas, each with around ten pitches. The seasonal pitches are in a separate area. The focal point of the site is an adventure play area, together with the pride of the site, a café which offers a varied menu and is definitely recommended.
Camping Stortemelk is located on the West Frisian island of Vlieland, separated from a broad sandy beach by high dunes. The island is car (and caravan) free, therefore this is a traditional tent campsite. with around 900 pitches.
De Kuilart is a well run, modern and partly car-free site by Friesland’s largest lake. With its own marina and many facilities, it attracts many watersports enthusiasts. There are around 543 pitches, 310 for touring units, all with electricity (6/16A), water, drainage, WiFi and TV connections, and 34 pitches with private sanitary facilities. The restaurant provides beautiful views over Lake Fluessen. The marina provides windsurfing and sailing lessons and boat hire, and there are special rates at the site for groups and sailing clubs. However, the site also has an excellent indoor swimming pool, as well as an area for lake swimming and on land, there are sports facilities and woods for cycling and walking. It may also, therefore, appeal for a relaxing break in a pleasant area not much visited by British campers.
Camping De Weyde Blick comprises two camping areas divided by a hedge, giving the site a rural feel. The area behind reception is mainly for mobile homes, the other terrain is reserved for touring units. There are ten touring pitches with 4/6A electricity and water. They are off a long, paved access road in two groups of five units. The site is fairly open, although some shade is provided by tall bushes. Large units cannot access this site due to the narrow access to the camping field.
Camping ’t Séleantsje is located just behind the IJsselmeer dykes, which makes it an ideal base for enjoying all kinds of watersports and fishing. The site rents a variety of canoes and motorboats and it is possible to get everything you need for fishing (including the permit) 200 m. down the road. The site is divided into a section for mobile homes and one for tourers. The 36 touring pitches are on a single large field without separation or shade. The grassy pitches are level and there is access from paved roads. There are just 16 pitches with 6A electricity and 20 with electricity, water and drainage. Across the road are 18 hardstanding motorhome pitches with 10A electricity.
Located between the three largest Frisian lakes, Slotermeer, Heegermeer and Sneekermeer, De Rakken is a great choice for both nature and watersports enthusiasts. Woudsend is a good watersports resort with a wealth of catering facilities and places of interest (mills and churches) just two minutes on foot from the site. The site offers boat moorings and bicycles, electric boats and car hire. The 40 touring pitches are reasonably sized, and all have 6-16A electricity, with 15 on hardstanding (20 with drainage). Accommodation to rent on-site includes hikers’ cabins and attractive chalets. De Rakken is open all year.
Camping It Wiid is surrounded by water and has easy access to the famous Frisian lakes. On-site, it is possible to rent sailing boats and motorboats or you can moor your own. The site has 300 touring pitches, all with 4-16A electricity. Of these, 90 have water, wastewater and cable as well. Pitching is on level, grassy fields with shade from mature trees and hedges. There are 12 hardstanding pitches for motorhomes, all fully serviced. To the far edge of the site is a spit of land where you can camp surrounded by water, and from where there are great views over the Fokkesloot water. Cars are parked away from pitches.
Superbly located, directly behind the sea dyke of the Wadden Sea and just a kilometre from the harbour of Harlingen, De Zeehoeve is an attractive and spacious site. It has 300 pitches (125 for touring units), all with 16A Europlug connection and 20 with water, drainage and electricity. There are 16 hardstandings for motorhomes and larger units. Some pitches have views over the Harlingen canal where one can moor small boats.
In the southwest corner of Friesland, close to the northern shore of the IJsselmeer, Camping De Wite Burch underwent major rebuilding and remodelling for the 2014 season. Improvements include a new restaurant, shop and an excellent indoor play pavilion. There are 300 pitches, of which 60 are for tourers, all equipped with electricity connections (10A), water, waste water, TV connection and free WiFi. There are 12 chalets and three trekkers cabins for hire, the remaining pitches being occupied by seasonal units. The nearby coastal village of Stavoren is a watersports centre and has a few restaurants.
Recreatiepark Idskenhuizen is beside one of the Friesian lakes and is completely aimed at watersports enthusiasts. One large touring field, separated in the centre by mature trees, takes 30 touring units on level grass. The field is surrounded by mature trees that provide shade, and each unmarked pitch is provided with 10A electricity, water, drainage and cable connections. Toilet facilities at Idskenhuizen are heated and quite acceptable for a watersports site. A café/bar with a terrace has views over the canal that leads to the lake. There is mooring for campers’ boats in the site marina, and next to the site is a sailing and windsurfing school.
Camping Bloemketerp can be found within walking distance of the interesting and historic town of Franeker. There are about 85 sheltered and good-sized pitches here. These are dispersed around several camping fields. The park also has a range of holiday homes to rent. There is a well-equipped sports centre adjacent, with a sub-tropical indoor swimming pool, canoe rental and bicycle hire. Campers are allowed free access to this centre (fitness, tennis, squash, racquetball, sauna and massage). The park boasts an attractive, friendly restaurant (with a sun terrace) offering both a set menu and buffet options.
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Friesland
Friesland is a unique province where Frisian is spoken and written widely alongside Dutch. The many lakes are a Mecca for tourists and not just lovers of watersports.
Friesland has a strong agricultural history, with a vast network of canals, ditches and streams dividing the fields and pastures. These lead not only to magnificent Frisian lakes, picturesque villages and beautiful countryside vistas but also to the 11 Frisian cities with designated historical status. Typical of the Frisian landscape are its strong vertical elements – steeples, windmills, masts and sails; the vast tracts of land and enormous skies are among its main attractions, together with the forests of Gaasterland and the cliffs of the IJsselmeer. But do not forget the four islands in the Waddenzee that also belong to this province: Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog, all accessible by ferry from the mainland.
The 11 Frisian cities are all worth a visit. The historic Hanseatic Bolsward, the pilgrimage town of Dokkum, the former university city of Franeker, the fishing town of Harlingen, the picturesque Hindeloopen, the canal city IJlst, the capital
Leeuwarden, small Sloten, bustling lakeside Sneek, the old Stavoren and the picturesque town Workum. Moving from city to city, you will take in the many cultural and historical sights while being captivated by some of the most beautiful corners of the Frisian countryside.
Places of interest
Leeuwarden: a city with 575 national monuments, home to ‘De Elfstedentocht’, the traditional 200 km. skating tour – there is also an alternative route for cyclists.
Schiermonnikoog: island and national park, with only a few areas closed to the public. Feel the wind in your hair and savour the tang of the tidal flats.
Hindeloopen: city surrounded by water on three sides, with charming narrow streets, bridges, shops, canals and a popular marina.
Makkum: known worldwide for its pottery – the oldest in the Netherlands.
Moddergat: 50 small fishermen’s cottages are a feature of this picturesque town.
Attractions
The Fries Museum, Leeuwarden: the largest regional museum in the Netherlands, combining art, culture and history under one roof.
Fries Scheepvaart Museum, Sneek: maritime museum tracing the history of Frisian shipping from the 17th to the 20th century.
Sneekweek: home to the country’s largest watersport event, with the famous race of the ‘skûtsjes’, a week-long regatta with historic sailing ships representing the different towns of Friesland.
Bolsward: visit the distillery of Sonnema and sample the national drink ‘Berenburg’.