We stayed at the De kempervennen, Centre Parks Near Einghoven in October, the park was very well set out and well maintained.
We have previously stayed at De Eemhoff and could not say the same for that park which was in need of a lot of lovin or at least a paint brush.
At "De Camper van en" the villa was very clean and well appointed, we were part of a group of 16 and shared to 8 person villas, beware there is no oven fitted,but we did have a dish washer. This is the second trip to centre parces in Holland and much prefere this camp to the Uk outlets. The reasons are price, as an adult couple we found that even with the ferry,the car and overnight cabin it was approx £300 cheaper to go Dutch.
The food outlets and the bars were very reasonable and the staff very friendly. I noted from other reports that others had said nothing was in English and that communication was hard, nothing of the sort, I think they must have gone to a different place?. The ski centre was very good as was the swimming,which had a snorkling area and great flumes etc. We also enjoyed archery, Badminton,Squash pool, high wire walk in the trees and the wake boarding.
If you choose to go I doubt you will be dissapointed. One thing though if you feel brave and going to Einhoven( we went on the local bus which were frequent and only 3 Euro return) dont bother there is nothjing there and as a result of the rebuild after WW2 is grey and soulless.
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We have visited the UK Center Parcs sites at Longleat & Elveden Forest in recent years and decided to try out a CP site on the continent this year. Our main reasons for going to De Kempervennen were the price and the on-site ski centre. We went in the October half-term week when a basic villa at Longleat would have been £1,000 from Mon-Fri whereas de Kempervennen was half the price (€550 = £500 approx.). The UK CP prices seem to have been increasing sharply in recent years so the continental parks become a better option even taking into account a ferry crossing and a tank of fuel for the drive. We booked ski lessons for our family (2 adults & 2 kids – 10 & 5 years old) at the ski centre, which ran for 1hr each day from Tue to Thu. The ski run is not that big (100m, gentle slope) but the centre was very well organised, the instructors were excellent and the kids really enjoyed their first taste of skiing.
Compared to Longleat, the de Kempervennen site was broadly similar but with a few plusses & minuses. On the down-side, the site feels a little old & tired in places and some of the features at a newer site like Longleat were missing – for example, there was no spa or branded restaurants (e.g. Strada). Also, the villas were not 100% clean (e.g. dusty under the beds), which wasn’t great and there was no oven (only a hob & microwave). Also, we would have preferred to be able to book our activities (“toppings”) online beforehand. We had a dinner at the Pizza & Pasta restaurant which was a bit disappointing. On the plus side, the site is flat (easier cycling for our 5-year old) and the animals on-site were a nice touch – our villa was close to the farm with its goats, donkeys & chickens. The CP staff were all really friendly and the organised entertainment in the central dome in the evenings was fun for the kids. The new Eden villas and boat-houses look to be a little more up-market and may be worth a try next time around.
But at half the price of the UK CP sites, we felt the CP experience at de Kempervennen was very good value for money.

During my time at Center Parcs, I found that it was a place for children of all ages, the perfect family holiday. I especially enjoyed the swiming pool, and all the interesting and exciting things there were to do. For example: there was a pool with fish behind glass in which you could see not only the types of fish but learn facts aswell. There was a wild water rapid which, In my opinion, was the best water slide in the park. However, I thought there could have been a life guard at the top controlling the amount of people going into the rapid. This could reduce the amount of accidents occuring during the times when the slide came to a complete stop.The Montana snow centre was an enjoyable experience for my family. I thought that the ski lessons in which my brother took were Excellent for Beginners. He seemed more confident on the slopes after he had taken the morning ski lessons. My sister and I enjoyed skiing at the later hours due to the ski centre closing at eleven O’clock at night!
All in all a very good active holiday.

Visited in Aug 2011 & while still not cheap, much better value than rip off CP UK. We payed about £1100 for 2 bed Eden Premium (new style) which included 2 adult bikes & a few free activities (toppings) which we used to get a child's bike for our 6 year old & a game of crazy golf. We chose the Eden as we saw a few reviews complaining that the original properties stank of smoke.

CP Longleat wanted about double with nothing thrown in for the same week & while yes the food is better in the UK parks, it doesn't justify the crazy prices. It is noticeable there was a lot of English in Holland CP when we visited.

Anyhow, this is a nice park & flat as a pancake, so bikes are excellent for getting about on. Also has the indoor ski centre which unfortunately my wife & kid didn't want to do, but still it was nice to go & watch other people.

The swimming pool seemed a lot less busy than UK & was fine. My son also liked the animal farm, but basically it was the bikes that made the week so enjoyable.

Because Holland is so flat & bike friendly means you can go out of the park & there are cycle paths everywhere so its very safe, & I would definitely recommend getting out & about.

If you go left out the main gate (about a mile or so) there is a little farm shop that also sells ice cream & drinks & has a couple of trampolines plus go karts & kids play tractors. There is also a conservation area with lots of cycle paths over the other side of the road.

If you go right out the main gate you pass a war memorial grave yard & there is also a pancake house (about a mile also) with outdoor kids play area. The food was OK, nothing special. If you carry on to the roundabout & go left you will eventually come into a little village (I think it was Borkel or something like that) & you pass a windmill on the way. Borkel has a couple of places to eat, one being a snack shop kind of like a Dutch version of our chippy, so did the chips with mayo thing.

Back in Center Parks, the on site shop was not bad & the prices seemed fairly reasonable.

On the negative side, the food in the restaurants is pricey & very average & as everyone else has mentioned, you don't get an oven in your accommodation. Surprisingly the best food was the burger joint.

Also found their website to be a bit lacking in info & hit & miss on whether they reply to e-mails you send.

The other annoying thing was the Antwerp traffic on Friday afternoon, but that's life.

In summary I think we will be returning next year & we don't generally like going back to the same places, so I guess we were suitably impressed.