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Camping Lauwerszee

1 acre hosted by Test O.
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Peaceful, spacious camping with a lake within cycling distance

Cycling in the UK is often synonymous with taking your life into your own hands. Big, boisterous buses, few cycling lanes and cross motorists can make it a hanging-on-by-the- seat-of-your-pants ordeal. Happily, such scenarios are unheard of in The Netherlands, where cyclists have priority over everyone else. Whether you’re four or 84, the preferred method of transport here is sedate pedalling.

One of the country’s top locations for enjoying a bit of biking is around Lake Lauwersmeer and its surrounding National Park. Twitchers will delight to hear that this area’s home to over 140 species, to be spotted flapping and wheeling overhead or paddling in the lake.

An easy pedal away is tiny Vierhuizen, watched over by its large wooden windmill. At the other end you’ll find Camping Lauwerszee, tucked behind its owners’ cosy restaurant, where local diners (just the men, thankfully) boast the kind of bushy moustaches that’d have the likes of Ned Flanders burning with ‘tache-envy.

The campsite resembles a landscaped garden, with brightly coloured hedgerows and huddles of trees providing tent- privacy, whilst sprinkles of flowers, host to butterflies, adorn the spacious lawns. Its laid-back ambience makes it the perfect place to relax after a good day’s exploration in the saddle.

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NetherlandsTraditional, ancestral territory of various First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Hosted by Test O.Joined in January 2015
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Peaceful, spacious camping with a lake within cycling distance
Nearby attractions

Go to nearby Anjum to visit the tiny mustard museum and candle-making factory (where you can make your own candles). Try a ghostly Full Moon Excursion around the mudlands of the lake. The walk begins at 11pm and finishes at 2am.

Food and drink

The Herberg Restaurant on the site is well known in the area for its tasty treats. The menu is entirely in Dutch, so be adventurous and go for something untranslatable.

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