Duinrell

We stayed at Duinrell in Aug 2011 for 4 nights after seeing the review on Mumsnet.

We chose a Duingalow comfort plus which was one of their mobile homes, it was very comfortable, with a dishwasher, coffee maker, TV etc. The duingalow was very clean and well maintained.

The site itself is fantastic, there's an onsite theme park which has a selection of rides suitable from the very young to the slightly older more adventurous. Entry to the theme park is included in your stay.

There's also a pool complex, and two hours a day of access is also included in your stay.

My DCs also loved the onsite go kart hire.

Onsite shop is expensive but has what you need, but there's a small Dutch town within walking distance with a medium sized more reasonably priced supermarket.

We drove, caught the Dover-Calais ferry then drove to Duinrell from Calais in just over three hours.

I have no doubt we'll be going there again. My children were campaigning for it this year, it was only the promise of Disneyland Paris instead that beat it :)

Comments from other Mumsnetters:

The site has a wonderful waterpark with large slides,wave machine,waterchutes ideal for older children.There are two smaller pools ideal for younger children with slides.There is also a sauna for the adults.My five children loved it,with children ranging in ages from 14 to 3 years they were all catered for in the waterpark.The changing rooms had familly changing rooms which are ideal for yourself and little ones to get changed in.On the site there was a theme park which you had free entry into,here again there was plenty to keep teenagers,dads and toddlers happy and my favourite word it was - 'free!'

This was a great place to have a family holiday. We have three children of 2, 9 and 12 and there was loads to do for all of them. Also, most of the activities are free, which made it a relatively inexpensive holiday. There is a great pool complex with about 12 different kinds of water slides and other features and also an amusement park on site with loads of rides from miniature trains to scary rollercoasters. There are also great playgrounds dotted about with a wide variety of slides/roundabouts etc. A real bonus for us as the lovely, clean, sandy beach which is about 10 minutes drive away (or you can cycle on the cycle path). The beach was dotted with beach cafes which all had play equipment so we could sit and have a leisurely beer while the kids played in the sand. The nearby town is only 5 minutes walk and is very pretty with a wide range of shops and cafes. We stayed in a duingalow which we booked direct with the park through their website (there is an English version.) This looked like the best kind of accommodation and was in the quietest area. The duingalows were grouped around a playground where the kids congregated in the evening and played while we could sit on our little patio and have a glass of wine. All the Dutch speak perfect English and are very friendly. The kids think it was their best holiday ever and want to go back next year. Highly recommended

We have been to Duinrell three times and are going again this Easter (2010). If you have young children you probably don't need to leave the park as everything you could want is on the site. Shops, restauarant (expensive but okay), take-away (expensive, not okay), pub, cashpoint, doctor (hope you don't need one), theme park with free entry and rides for toddlers to teenagers to go on, huge (and I mean huge) waterpark which in the past was free to Eurocamp and Keycamp customers, but now we have to pay 3.50 euros to use for two hours (I agree with a previous review, the two hours is from the minute you buy the ticket to the minute you put it through the machine at the exit and if you are over two hours they will charge more). We go into Amsterdam each time we visit, using the park and ride at Sloterdick, and have been to the gardens at Keukenhof (which are amazing and there are plenty of places for the children - young and not so young - to run around). Ohh, I could go on and on about how great this holiday is (by the way, we have only gone for 3 nights (and a four night) at a time, I think that is plenty and leaves you wanting to go back.

Excellent holiday, adaquete mobile home and lots to do. We love the pool (lazy river, etc) and lots of free activities at adjacent theme park (pedalos, ferris wheel, roller coaster, mini train, etc). We absolutely loved it.

We have been to Duinrell twice, both times booking direct and staying in the site-owned "Duingalows", which are very nice (but have no oven, which we noticed AFTER we had bought frozen pizzas in the supermarket). Weather was fab on both visits.

It is a great holiday for kids. Loads to keeep them amused, most of it free (themepark, good playgrounds, nearby beach) or at least relatively cheap (fantastic swimming pool/slides complex, some attractions in the themepark have a nominal charge). It is our kids favourite holiday and they have been to many european campsites over the years. The restaurant is not good though, and the on-site takeaway is even worse. Luckily there are plenty of places to eat in the lovely little town of Wassenaar across the road. The pancake house next to the site entrance is very good too.

There was no night time entertainment to speak of at all when we were there but that suited us fine. Our boys played out with the neighbouring kids in the playground beside the Duingalows every night until dark and made loads of new friends.

The Netherlands is absolutely lovely and everyone we met was so helpful and friendly (and fluent in English). We went to Madurodam (Holland in miniature) in Den Haag, and to the space expo in Nordwijk - or possible Kaatwijk - can't quite remember which! But both were great. To be honest we had intended to see and do and bit more but it was hard to drag the kids away from the site, they were having such a good time.

I would highly recommend Duinrell to anyone and I fully expect that we will spend at least one more holiday there before our children get too big for it.

Stayed on this site and had mixed feelings about the site overall. The slides and pools were great - they are not free to all guests staying on the site, you pay ?3.50 for two hours and if you go over this time in the pool then you are charged extra (so be quick getting changed!!) The pools were great for dc and really worth the money. The pleasure park and rides were also great and the dc really enjoyed them.

If camping under canvas/caravan/motorhome at this park the facilities are very clean but basic. The camping area is very basic and relly not good for a large outfit that may get stuck in the mud if it rains - there is not good drainage and just a little rain will have tents digging trenches around the tents to stop water coming in... This would be easy to put right and make then tents area far better.

The area is wonderful for cycling and Dan Hague, and the beach are within easy cycle distance.

Just spent half term there with mixed weather. Very impressed and are already looking to go back next year. There were no queues for most of the rides and only very small ones where there were any. The swimming complex was fab, 2 hours free if you enter between 10am and 2pm. We went 1 evening after a day out and it was only 3.50Euros so cheaper than our local pool. It certainly tired out our children (8,6&3). Only downside was the buffet restaurant that we thought was over priced for what it was. Great C1000 supermarket in Wassanaar itself.

We have been to Duinrell every year for the last 6 years! It's great - we've stayed with both Canvas and Keycamp - not much difference between them, but I'd advise anyone booking to ask for the MiddenVeld pitches as they are nearer the theme park and super market/ restaurants. The free theme park access is great, as is the free entry into the waterparks. The beach is a 10 minute drive with loads of nice shore side cafes, while the town of Wassenaar is ok too. Amsterdam is within easy sight-seeing as is a minature village called Madurodam. Dutch people all speak English, healthcare is excellent - there is GP on site every day at Duinrell and it's 30 minutes from the Hook of Holland (boat) or 3 hours with the wind behind you from Calais.

We spent Easter 2008 at Duinrell and had a fantastic time despite it being literally freezing! The campsite itself was pretty basic and we didn't venture into the caf

This is a fantastic place to take the family. All the major camping companies go there, and if you like you can book one of the site-ownned Duingalows, or take your own tent/ caravan.
The theme park itself is good for the whole family, but excellent for younger children. There are some white knuckle rides, but it isn't Alton Towers. And neither is it Disney. Rides are less 'professional' but you don't have to queue for hours either.
There is also an excellent water park, with lots of slides to suit all the family, from the white knuckle blitz and flits, and 10 floor pelican drop, to the low key Lazy River.
There are fast food options on site (not that good) and a resturant on site (not that good either), but there is an excellent pancake house at the gates of the park which is worth going to.
The campsite facilities are spotlessly clean, there is a reasonable supermarket on site, but it is probably worth stocking up before you get to the site. There is also a bar, and a bowling alley. There are bikes and go-karts to hire, and lots of cycle paths nearby.
All of the Netherlands is within driving distance. Things to see locally are the bulbfields (in season, obviously, otherwise it is just a bloody flat set of fields) and a miniature city at Madurodam (sounds naff, but is great)
We have been four times, and my kids talk more about their holidays here than the ones to Disney, which cost me far more money, and a promisary note on some of my major organs. If you go with one of the camping companies you get into the rides free all day, and get 2 hours in the water park.
Food isn't fantastic, but you can always stock up in France before you get there! ;-)))
It's a great place to go. And the Dutch are fab. Go. Tell them I sent you!