Dekema Equestrian Camping

Gorredijk (five minutes’ drive/ 10 minutes’ cycle) is your nearest source of shops and places to eat, and it’s also a lovely place to spend a bit of time. Fashionistas may like to hit the clothes stores at Rinsma Modeplein, while outdoor types take a walk along the canal path and culture lovers find out what’s on at the cinema and theatre in De Skans arts centre. A couple of other local towns worth visiting are Heerenveen (15 minutes’ drive), home to the Thialf stadium and a handful of museums, and Joure (20 minutes), which has a puzzle museum and the Swimfun pool complex. Sticking to outdoor activities, there are canoes to hire in the Drents-Friese Wold National Park (20 minutes) and some nice walks, bike rides and boat trips around the Frisian Lakes – the Tjeukemeer is probably the closest lake, at 25 minutes’ drive. Daredevils in search of more adventure can instead get up into the trees at Klimbos Overijssel (half an hour).