FAQ

From De Lepelaar you are at the beach of Sint Maartenszee in no time. It is only a 10-minute bike ride!

In 2026 De Lepelaar is open from 15 March to 27 September. In October we are open on a limited basis, with motorhome pitches and a few rental accommodations.

Our car-free campsite is a wonderful place for children, especially up to the age of 12. Play equipment is spread across the site so they can play to their heart’s content. During Ascension, Whitsun and the summer holidays there is an entertainment team on site.

Absolutely. On the extensive dune site the pitches and accommodation are spread out generously, so you can enjoy your stay in complete peace.

De Lepelaar is not suitable for groups of young people. For group camping bookings we generally have one field available. It is important to note that our guests are mainly couples and families with young children, so the campsite must be quiet from 10.00 pm. We reserve the right to refuse bookings from (large) groups. People under 21 who are not accompanied pay a 50 euro deposit per person per booking.

De Lepelaar lies in the middle of a beautiful but vulnerable dune area. We ask you to keep this in mind during your stay, so please walk on the surfaced paths as much as possible. Sections of the site that are cordoned off may not be entered.

Digging, felling, pruning, clearing and/or sawing is not allowed. Flying stunt kites, cycling, scooting, inline skating, skateboarding and sliding down the dunes (dune sliding) are also not appropriate because of the vulnerable dune terrain. Football is only allowed on the camping fields and the small pitch by the Kids Club.

Open fires are prohibited. Barbecuing is only permitted with a gas or electric barbecue and a bucket containing 10 litres of water beside it. You can also use the barbecue area by reception, where charcoal is allowed. Ask at reception for details.

The pitch always stays entirely 'natural', without fences, posts, screens, boxes, paving slabs and so on.

Outside opening hours we can be reached for urgent matters on 0224 56 26 02. In (medical) emergencies you should always call the emergency number 112 first.

The easiest way is to book through our online booking system using the search and book function on our website. You can also send an email to info@delepelaar.nl or call us on 0224 561 351.

You do not have to pay immediately when booking online. The booking confirmation you receive by email contains the payment details, allowing you to pay in 1 or 2 instalments. The payment link in the confirmation makes paying online easy, and payment by bank transfer is also possible.

As standard you can pay in 1 or 2 instalments of 50% each: the first instalment is due 14 days after booking and the second 14 days before arrival. If you book less than 14 days before arrival, you can only pay the amount in one go.

The easiest way is to start a booking through the search and book function on our website. When booking there you can select the pitch or accommodation of your choice on the site map. Available pitches and accommodations are marked with a green pin.

Yes. When booking through our website you can select the pitch of your choice on the site map. This choice is then recorded as a preference in our reservation system. If you do not make a choice, a pitch is selected automatically. It can happen that a preferred pitch turns out not to be available; if so, we will of course contact you well in advance.

You can. Please get in touch with us at info@delepelaar or 0224 561 351.

A booking made through the website always reaches us as an option. The reservation only becomes final once we confirm it. Would you prefer a longer option? Please mention this in the comments field when completing your online booking, or contact us at info@delepelaar.nl or 0224 561 351.

In the early, mid and late season we accept the Camping Key Europe card (ANWB/ADAC): you receive a discount on the standard base rate for your touring pitch. The card cannot be combined with other discounts and offers.

Drop by reception to ask about the options.

You book a package through the online booking function on our website. If a package is available in the period you have selected, it appears on screen and you can select it. You can also send us an email at info@delepelaar.nl. You will find an overview of the available packages here.

Camping units with a tow bar (caravans, folding campers, luggage trailers) are always placed on the pitch by us with a small tractor. Driving onto the campsite yourself is not allowed. De Lepelaar is not liable for damage during the transport of camping units.

Because of the dune terrain, we generally apply a maximum length of 6.5 metres including the drawbar for caravans and folding campers (twin-axle units are not allowed). Do you have a longer camping unit? Please get in touch with us.

That is fine. Please register your guests at reception. Guests who stay overnight pay € 5.75 per person per night. Visitors and overnight guests always report to reception on arrival. You remain responsible for the behaviour of your visitors and overnight guests at all times.

In 2025 we have 3 great-value packages: early season, June Plus and late season. You will find more information here.

In principle we apply a maximum of 6 people per pitch. Would you like to come with more people? Please get in touch with us.

On this page you can see our current range of available seasonal pitches.

The only permanent pitches at De Lepelaar are a number of DuinHutten. These no longer become available.

This differs per type of pitch. Because of the setting in the dunes, the pitches vary a great deal, including in size. If you select a preferred pitch during online booking (free of charge), you immediately see how large the level part of the pitch is. In the search and book function on our website you can also filter by available ground surface in m².

We do not have pitches with a TV connection.

An arrow on the pitch number sign shows which side of the connection point your camping unit should stand. This is usually the left-hand side of the post. Camping units with a tow bar (caravans, folding campers, luggage trailers) are always placed on the pitch by us with a small tractor. Driving onto the campsite yourself is not allowed. De Lepelaar is not liable for damage during the transport of camping units.

The electricity connection uses a blue CEE plug. Allow around 15 metres for the length of the cable you need.

A perforated (open) groundsheet is preferred, because it stops the grass from being smothered. Root membranes or closed groundsheets for your tent or equipment are not allowed, in order to protect the grass.

On pitches with electricity, up to 10A is available. A large number of pitches have a smart connection point, so you can choose 6A or 8A when booking. Compared with the rate for 10A, you receive a discount of € 1.00 per night for 6A and € 0.50 per night for 8A.

Because De Lepelaar is car-free, motorhomes can only use our dedicated motorhome pitches.

Two extra sleeping tents for 2 people each are allowed per pitch and with most accommodation. You can indicate during online booking that you want to put up a sleeping tent, and you will see the extra cost there. On the tent pitches without electricity, an extra tent is not allowed because of the limited space.

Barbecuing is only permitted with a gas or electric barbecue and a bucket containing 10 litres of water beside it. You can also use the barbecue area opposite reception, where charcoal is allowed.

Party tents are not allowed, because gusts can occur in strong winds and because they spoil the look of the dune landscape. Special camping sun shelters are allowed.

We have 5 toilet blocks. In them you will find everything you would expect from comfortable facilities, including chemical toilet disposal, a washing machine and a dryer. You will find more information here.

Use of the sanitary facilities (including hot water) is included in the price. To use hot water you do need what is called a sepcard, which you receive free of charge when you check in. A deposit of € 5.00 per card applies.

De Lepelaar is a completely car-free campsite. Motorhomes are only allowed on the motorhome pitches, which are located right by one of the entrances to the site.

A maximum of 2 dogs per pitch is allowed. Please only walk your dog outside the park. On the site, dogs must always be kept on a short lead. 

From April to September, electricity use is included for touring pitches for short stays and for the rental accommodation. On the motorhome pitches that are open in October, 4 kWh per day is included and additional use is charged at € 0.55/kWh. For packages on pitches with an electricity meter, part of the electricity use is included in the price and additional use is charged at € 0.55/kWh. For seasonal pitches, 100 kWh is included in 2025, 50 kWh for the early season package and 25 kWh for the other packages.

The pitches are not hard-standing, although some of the motorhome pitches are.

You can use the motorhome service point in the car park between gates F and G to empty waste water and refill your drinking water tank free of charge.

We have motorhome pitches with an electricity connection, and some of them are hard-standing. Because De Lepelaar is car-free, the motorhome pitches are located right by one of the entrances to the site (mainly at gate A, gate J and gate P). Because they lie close to the provincial road (60 km/h), you may hear traffic noise.

Because De Lepelaar is car-free, motorhomes can only use our dedicated motorhome pitches.

Our tent pitches can only be reached with our tractors to bring a luggage trailer or folding camper. Because there is limited room to manoeuvre, (small) caravans cannot be accommodated here.

We do not work with deposits for the use of accommodation.

Our DuinHut Kiekendief has a hot tub.

The DuinHutten have both their own kitchen and a bathroom. ZeeHut Zilverplevier has a kitchen but no bathroom. ZeeHut Strandplevier has a kitchen and a toilet. The Pipowagens only have a kitchen. The De Waard tents have neither a kitchen nor sanitary facilities, although the fully equipped De Waard tents do have simple cooking facilities. The camping bungalows only have their own kitchen. The safari tent has simple cooking facilities.

Dogs are only allowed in the camping bungalows, the empty and basic-equipped De Waard tents and the Pipowagens.

All accommodations come fully equipped, geared to the maximum number of people who can stay there. Do you have specific questions about the equipment? Please get in touch with us.

Would you like everything taken care of? Then choose Complete Cleaning when booking: on departure you simply walk out of your accommodation and we do the rest. If you choose Basic Cleaning, you must leave the rental accommodation clean and tidy. We ask you at the very least to do the washing-up, empty the fridge, strip the bed linen and towels, clean the oven, microwave and appliances after use, put your rubbish in the containers and move any furniture back into place.

In the permanent rental accommodations bed linen is included in the price and the linen pack is laid out ready for you. Our rental tents do not include a linen pack.

You can add these during your (online) booking. A tea towel pack can also be added for a small amount.

If you are staying in a DuinHut, a ZeeHut or a Pipowagen, you can add a microwave to your booking. Select it during online booking.

In the 2026 season the activities team runs a programme on at least 5 days a week during Ascension, Whitsun and the summer holidays. You will find the entertainment programme in our De Lepelaar app.

You can easily book a tennis court online at T.C. ’t Oghe in Callantsoog.

Every morning from 8.30 am you can collect freshly baked bread rolls and your favourite newspaper at our Eetcafé De Kleine Stern . The rolls are baked to order. The easiest way to order is through the new De Lepelaar app, which you can download from the app store on your phone. Click here for more information about the app. Paper order forms are also available at reception and by the bread display in De Kleine Stern. You can post your completed order form in the green letterbox on the outside wall of De Kleine Stern until 6.00 am at the latest.

For € 9.50 per person you can have breakfast in our eetcafé with bread rolls and toppings of your choice, a free-range egg, a cup of coffee or tea or a glass of milk, and a glass of orange juice. You can order your breakfast (preferably) until 6.00 am on the same day using the breakfast order form, but we are here for you without an order too. At busy times we may only be able to offer the breakfast service to order.

Each of the 5 toilet blocks has a washing machine and a dryer. There is an extra charge for washing and drying. You need a sepcard for this, or washing and drying tokens, depending on which building you use. Buildings 1 (field C), 4 (gate M) and 5 (gate P) work with the sepcard. Buildings 2 (field F) and 3 (gate K) work with tokens only. Sepcards and tokens are available at reception.

There is a freezer in all of the toilet blocks.

A microwave is only available to hire for the DuinHutten, ZeeHut and Pipowagens.

You are very welcome at our Eetcafé De Kleine Stern for snacks, pizzas and pancakes. Every Monday from 5.30 pm it is pancake night and only pancakes are available, to eat in or take away. Every Wednesday from 5.30 pm De Kleine Stern is all about pizza, available for takeaway only. You will find the opening hours in our De Lepelaar app and on the door of De Kleine Stern.

You can also collect snacks and pizzas from our Eetcafé De Kleine Stern.

You will always find the current opening hours in our De Lepelaar app. The opening hours of reception and Eetcafé De Kleine Stern are also shown on their entrance doors.

Yes, you can. Just drop by reception. Because of the many differences in height, cycling on the site is not allowed.

There is a double charging point for electric cars in the car park between gate H and gate I.

De Lepelaar does not have a swimming pool, but the North Sea is practically in our back garden: ten minutes by bike and you are on the beach!

We ask you to deal with your rubbish in an environmentally conscious way and to help keep the campsite clean. You will find waste containers at gates C, F, H, K, M, O and P. The containers are not intended for bulky waste; please ask at reception about that. Empty plastic deposit bottles can be donated to Stichting SOS Dolfijn, with a collection point at our cafeteria De Kleine Stern. Small chemical waste can be handed in at reception.

On the day of arrival your pitch is available from 1.00 pm and rental units from 3.00 pm. In the early and late season you can often arrive earlier, but it is wise to check with us beforehand. If you are coming with a caravan, folding camper or luggage trailer, please do not arrive too early, as we need to tow the unit to the pitch (De Lepelaar is not liable for damage during the transport of camping units).

Ask about the options at info@delepelaar.nl or contact us by phone or WhatsApp on 0224 561 351.

So that we can help you as well as possible, we ask you to always come to reception to check in. On most pitches the electricity is only switched on at check-in.

If you have booked a pitch, we ask you to check in before reception closes. That gives us enough time to place your camping unit on the pitch if needed. You will find the opening hours here and in our De Lepelaar app. If you have booked accommodation and expect to arrive after reception closes, please get in touch with us. We will then leave your key and the welcome information ready for you in a key safe.

Camping units with a tow bar (caravans, folding campers, luggage trailers) are always placed on the pitch by us with a small tractor. Towing them onto the campsite yourself by car is not allowed. De Lepelaar is not liable for damage during the transport of camping units.

On arrival, park your caravan, folding camper or luggage trailer on the wide verge of the Westerduinweg, preferably not in a car park.

De Lepelaar has 5 car parks of its own. You may also park on the wide verge along the Westerduinweg, the road the campsite is on.

On the day of departure we ask you to vacate your pitch by 12.00 noon at the latest (rental units by 10.00 am). After you have checked out at reception we tow your camping unit off the site again (to your car where possible).

Drop by reception or get in touch with us about this.

You can pass on your arrival time (camping) and car registration through your My De Lepelaar area, which you reach via delepelaar.nl/mijn-account You can also enter your registration in our De Lepelaar app, which is especially handy if there is a problem with your car. Your login details are in the booking confirmation you received by email.

On our website and in our De Lepelaar app you will find a map of the park. Once you are logged in to the app, the "My booking" button on the home screen shows you the route to your pitch. Tap the relevant booking, scroll down and tap the "Route to pitch" button. Of course the receptionist will also point out your pitch when you check in.

You download the app by searching for ‘De Lepelaar’ in the Google Play Store (Android) or App Store (iPhone). You will also find direct links here.

The De Lepelaar app has all the information that may be useful during your stay at De Lepelaar: facilities, opening hours, the entertainment programme, information about the area and so on. Think of it as a digital information booklet. In the app you can also view your booking and enter or change your details (such as your car registration). You can easily order fresh bread rolls through the app too, and you will always find the latest news about the park there.

On our extensive campsite you stay just a little bit wild, right in the middle of the North Holland dunes. We embrace this unique setting as an offline holiday spot. Only within a generous radius around reception and the eetcafé can you use the free wireless internet (WiFi) on your laptop, tablet or smartphone. You can get an access code free of charge at reception. There is no WiFi in the rest of the park. The "De Lepelaar WiFi user agreement" applies, which you can find here . 

On the site, dogs must always be kept on a lead or stay behind a fencing net by your camping unit. A maximum of 2 dogs per pitch is allowed. A dog is also permitted in various rental accommodations. There is a dog shower by toilet block 3. Please only walk your dog outside the park. If your dog does relieve itself on the campsite or in an unsuitable spot outside it, please clean it up. You can use the free poo bags available at all toilet blocks and the main building. Between 1 October and 1 April dogs may run free on the beach. From 1 April dogs must be on a lead during the day and may only run free between 7.00 pm and 9.00 am. 

There are 4 stretches of beach where dogs may run free all year round:

• between beach post 8,100 and beach post 9,400;
• between beach post 10,500 and 11,100;
• between beach post 14,500 and 17,100;
• between beach post 18,400 and 20,000.

Dogs are only allowed in the camping bungalows, the empty and basic-equipped De Waard tents and the Pipowagens.

Yes, but on the site dogs must always be kept on a lead or stay behind a fencing net by your camping unit.

Cancelling is possible, but usually involves costs. The cancellation charge is 15% when cancelling more than 3 months in advance, 50% between three and two months, 75% between two months and one month, 90% within one month, and 100% of the agreed price on the start date of the booking. Our cancellation terms in the RECRON terms apply. Would you like maximum peace of mind? Then choose the option to join our cancellation fund when booking.

During booking you have the option to join our cancellation fund.

Please get in touch with us in good time. Rebooking is usually only possible to a period within the same calendar year.

For your stay we work with the RECRON terms, which apply to all accommodation agreements. You will find all the terms here.

You will find the terms for the cancellation fund here.

You will find the terms for using the WiFi network here.

A few rules apply in the toilet blocks. Please leave the shower, washing and toilet cubicles clean and dry. Children under 7 may only use the facilities when accompanied by an adult. Hanging around in or in front of the toilet blocks when you are not using the facilities is not allowed. Adults may only enter the children’s area when accompanying a child. 

Many of our guests choose Duincamping De Lepelaar for the space, privacy and quiet. We ask you to respect the peaceful character of our campsite during your stay. Night-time quiet applies from 10.00 pm to 8.00 am. During the day we also ask you to avoid causing noise nuisance. 

Setting off fireworks is prohibited at all times.

The use of drugs is not permitted. Drinking alcohol is allowed, but only on your own pitch or in and around your accommodation, inside Eetcafé De Kleine Stern or on its terrace, and at the barbecue area opposite reception, provided it does not cause a nuisance to others.

Open fires are never allowed under any circumstances. Barbecuing is only permitted with a gas or electric barbecue and a bucket containing 10 litres of water beside it. You can also use the barbecue area by reception, where charcoal is allowed. Ask at reception for details.

De Lepelaar is a car-free campsite. You may not drive across the site. You park your car in one of the 5 car parks or on the wide verge along the Westerduinweg. The car parks are not locked.

De Lepelaar lies on a long site and has 16 access gates. During the regular opening months (April to September) we never lock the gates, so the emergency services always have access to the campsite.

Being nude and/or topless on the campsite is not permitted. The nudist beach is at the level of the campsite via the Sint Maartenszee beach access, near marker post no. 16.