De Maat
Netherlands · from €26.75 per night
A naturists' camping ground of the Zon en Leven association, laid out in a 2.3-hectare old orchard near Ravenswaaij in the river country of Gelderland. 35 pitches sit between the fruit trees, 32 of them with a 6 ampere connection, and the ground has its own swimming pond, playground and a sauna heated every Sunday.
Price list
| Pitch | €3.75 / night |
|---|---|
| Camping person tariffs | €11.50 / pers. / night |
Prices are advertised figures read from the campsite’s own public page, not a quote. Check with the campsite before you travel. Camp's own site
About the camp
The pitches, mostly about 10 by 10 metres, are spread through an old apple and pear orchard; in spring the trees are in blossom and in late summer the fruit ripens and is pressed into Maatsap, the ground's own juice, sold on site in 1.5-litre cartons. Shrubs and trees were planted all around to screen the ground, which also makes it a little warmer and calmer in wind than the surrounding land, and old woven branches form a habitat wall where a pair of owls lives. The big electrically heated sauna is warmed every Sunday by experienced stokers who give relaxing, fragrant opgiets, with a sunbathing lawn and the swimming pond between sessions; the pond has a shielded part for children. Walking and cycling start at the gate, and the year brings green-work days, sauna events, a cycling week and the creative Maatweek in September.
- camping between fruit trees in an old orchard
- own swimming pond with a shielded children's part
- sauna warmed every Sunday
- apple and pear juice pressed on the ground
- rivers and dikes for cycling straight from the gate
Activities & services
| Sauna visitchildren free; for guests of the day the sauna is charged on top of the day-visit tariff | €5 / use |
|---|---|
| Day visitthe price a visitor with an NFN or INF card pays; children free, Zon en Leven members enter free | €7.50 / person |
| Electricity32 of the 35 pitches have a 6 ampere connection; the tent field has none | €3.50 / day |
Things to do
- sauna with opgiets every Sunday
- swimming pond
- playground
- boules
- walking and cycling from the ground
- dike cycle routes along the Lek
- annual Maatweek with workshops in September
Facilities the camp lists: electricity · sauna · swimming lake · playground · sunbathing lawn · boules · wheelchair accessible
Pitch types: camper hardstanding · tent field without power · caravan and camper pitch, about 10 by 10 m
Rentals: caravan Het Klokhuis for 2 persons, near the sauna and the swimming pond
Suited for: families with toddlers and primary-school children · naturists · solo campers · couples · rest-seekers
In the Gelderse river landscape close to the rivers: Buren, Tiel and Culemborg are within cycling distance, a ferry crosses to Wijk bij Duurstede, Amerongen and Doorn, and the dikes along the Lek give wide river views. Shops 2 km away in Beusichem and 7 km in Buren; bus and train 10 km.
Hours
- Season
- Open from Easter to the end of September; the camp's own pages give no fixed dates. Association members can use the grounds all year, with summer given to recreation and camping and winter to the sauna and maintenance.
- Capacity
- 35 pitches
Contact
Zon en Leven (naturists' association)
Maatsteeg 7A, 4119 LT Ravenswaaij, Netherlands
06-15110926
Camp's own site
