The best hiking areas with playgrounds

It’s the weekend or you have a day off with your kids and you want to get out there. You want to go outside because it’s dry. But what are you going to do? You want to go for a nice walk or sit down on a terrace, while your children mainly want to run, climb and clamber around. We have searched for you the most beautiful hiking areas with the nicest playgrounds for your children.

Monkeybos in Meijendel Wassenaar

Meijendel is the largest contiguous dune area in South Holland. This beautiful nature reserve stretches between Scheveningen, The Hague and Wassenaar, and consists mainly of open dune landscape, water features, forests and miles of sandy beaches. An area where there are plenty of cycling, hiking, and equestrian routes. Coming by car? When you drive via Wassenaar to Meijendel you will encounter a barrier. Pass it and, as the road leads you to the parking lot, you can already see a beautiful part of the dune landscape. The parking lot is adjacent to Meijendel Farm.

This (self-service) restaurant offers seating inside, warm by the fireplace or outside on the spacious terrace. And next to the restaurant is Forest Playground Het Monkeybos. Children can literally and figuratively experience nature here. They can build huts, climb trees, there is a cable car, a watchtower, very large water pipes they can walk through and much more. So settle down on the terrace of Boerderij Meijendel for a cup of coffee and apple pie, a generously filled pancake or a sumptuous lunch, while the kids are having fun in this beautiful play forest full of discoveries.

The forest playground in Maxima Park

Maximapark is a beautiful park on the border of Vleuten, De Meern, Leidsche Rijn, Terwijde, Het Zand and Veldhuizen. You can enjoy a nice walk on Het Lint, a green strip around the park of almost 10 kilometers long. But you can also stroll through the Binnehof with its beautiful bridges, ponds and gardens or enjoy the serenity of the Japanese Garden. Would you rather settle down on a terrace or in a restaurant? In the north of the park you have restaurant Dengh, at the Haarrijnseplas you will find Key West Beachhouse and in the heart of the park Anafora Park restaurant.

Anafora is directly adjacent to Bosspeeltuin Maximapark. So if you want to let your kids have a good time after a nice walk, this is definitely a nice place. so plop down at Anafora for a refreshing drink and a delicious sandwich while the kids climb, clamber and slide. In addition, it is also possible to rent a pedal boat or a boat at Anafora to get out on the water and see this beautiful park from a different perspective.

Climbing park Landgraaf

The south of Limburg is known for its beautiful forests and hills. For hikers and cyclists, there are plenty of opportunities to go out and do sports. Also in Landgraaf. In addition to the many mountain bike routes and hiking trails, you can also climb the steps of the Wilhelminaberg. This is the longest staircase in the Netherlands with 508 steps and a height of 225 meters above sea level. I promise you a splashing view of the surroundings here.

You’ll also find the largest climbing park in Europe here, at Snowworld Landgraaf. Here you climb around 25,000 m2, 1,000 meters of ziplines and no less than 6 climbing routes of varying difficulty. And around the climbing park runs a very cool toboggan run. Plenty of fun for the kids. If you dare, you can climb along. But you can also settle down on the terrace and enjoy a snack and drink while supervising the climbing performance of your kids.

Nature playground the “Small Biesbosch” Lage Zwaluwe

In Lage Zwaluwe near the Biesbosch you will find a recreational area where you can really go in all directions. Nature playground the “Kleine Biesbosch” is a wonderful outdoor play area of no less than 26,000 m2! They have a rowing pond with boats, creeks, a huge willow tunnel and much more.

But because this wonderful outdoor playground is adjacent to Recreation Paradise De Belhamel, there is much more to experience. For example, you can do survival games, bowling and there is even an indoor play paradise. Both areas have their own catering facilities. At the outdoor playground you can bring your own refreshments, but there are also delicious drinks and sandwiches, sweets and ice cream available.

Climbing park Biesbosch Hank

Also located near the Biesbosch, but in Hank, kids can enjoy climbing and clambering at Klimpark Biesbosch. Children from a height of 1.25m can enjoy themselves here. There are climbing courses at different heights and heights and also a zipline across the water of no less than 750 meters! The smallest children (under 1.25m) can already practice on the various low rope courses. So they will be ready for the real thing when they are big enough.

The climbing park is located on the estate of De Kurenpolder directly at the Biesbosch. So a wonderful environment to combine climbing with a trip through this beautiful nature reserve. On De Kurenpolder itself you can enjoy a beach and have something to eat and drink in the plaza. But you can also take a whistler boat tour on the waters of the Biesbosch.

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