Duinrell is one of those holiday parks where the campsite really is the destination. You can spend the morning on rollercoasters, head to one of the biggest water parks in the Netherlands in the afternoon, then wander into beautiful Wassenaar for dinner. And because the theme park is included when you stay on site, there is none of that pressure to try to cram everything into one day.

We stayed at Duinrell for five nights as part of a Netherlands road trip with our three children and it was an absolute hit.

Here’s everything we found useful before we went, what we thought once we got there and the things I’d definitely want to know before booking.

Our Campsite Snapshot

📍 Location	Wassenaar, the Netherlands
🏡 Accommodation Options	Camping pitches, Duingalows, mobile homes/cabins
🎢 Biggest draw	Unlimited access to the theme park
💦 Swimming	Incredible mainly indoor waterpark, 21 slides, cost of visit depends on your accommodation type
🗺️ What’s close by	Wassenaar, Leiden, The Hague, Amsterdam and the Dutch coast
❤️ Would we go back	Absolutely!! The kids keep asking all the time.
🚗Car needed?	No, the public transport is good.

Where is Duinrell?

Duinrell is in Wassenaar, between The Hague and Leiden on the west coast of the Netherlands. The beach is around 4km away, while Leiden, The Hague and Amsterdam are all realistic day trips.

Our journey was part of a bigger Netherlands trip. We travelled through the Channel Tunnel with Le Shuttle, spent a few days in Bruges, stayed for one night in Amsterdam and then headed to Duinrell for five nights.

It is however an easy and quick drive from Calais, just 3,5 hours, if your going direct!

Do you need a car?

No. This is a huge bonus about the site. You can also easily do Duinrell without a car. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is the closest major airport, around a 30-minute drive from Duinrell. By public transport, the journey takes roughly 45 minutes, travelling by train towards Leiden and then continuing by bus to Wassenaar and Duinrell.

Once you arrive, you really don’t need a car for the holiday park itself. Wassenaar town centre is within walking distance, you can hire bikes at Duinrell and there are public transport connections for trips to Leiden, The Hague and Amsterdam.

For families travelling from the UK, flying isn’t the only car-free option either. You can take the Eurostar from London and continue to Duinrell by train and bus.

Our Cabin: What Did We Book?

We booked a three-bedroom Premium Eurocamp mobile home. There are lots of different accommodation options at Duinrell, including Duinrell’s own Duingalows and lodge tents as well as accommodation run by companies such as Eurocamp.

Our Eurocamp cabin worked perfectly for the five of us. We had three bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen and living area, plus plenty of outside space with decking and a BBQ, and perhaps most importantly for us, a Nespresso coffee machine!

That outdoor space makes such a difference with children. We could have breakfast outside, the kids had room to potter around while we got organised and we could BBQ in the evening rather than eating out every night.

Tip: Eurocamp’s accommodation varies between parks and accommodation grades, so I would always check exactly what is included in the specific mobile home you are booking rather than assuming every Premium cabin is identical.

Duinrell Theme Park

While staying on site, you get unlimited access to the theme park attractions that are open during your stay. There are more than 40 attractions, ranging from proper thrill rides to gentler rides, playgrounds and attractions aimed at younger children.

My daughter’s favourite ride was Falcon, Duinrell’s proper thrill rollercoaster, with a 22-metre climb, steep dive, loop and corkscrew. Then there’s Splash, a great water ride where you WILL get wet!

My youngest’s favourite was the Kikkerachtbaan (Frog Rollercoaster). This was Duinrell’s iconic family coaster, which has sadly now closed. However, it has been replaced by the new Kikker8baan, which opened in April 2026. It follows a similar family-friendly format but now has a red track, motocross theme and Rick the Frog leading the train.

Our biggest tip: The beauty of staying on site is that you don’t need to spend an exhausting full day at the theme park. You can pop in for an hour, head back to your cabin for lunch or even visit Leiden in the morning and return to Duinrell for the afternoon. It’s a huge bonus!

Swimming at Duinrell: The Tiki Pool

This is a water park and a half!! The Tiki Pool is incredible. Duinrell’s indoor water park has 21 slides, alongside a wave pool, lazy river, whirlpool and a children’s water play area called Playa. The water is kept at subtropical temperatures above 30°C

There is also a seasonal outdoor water park with a heated swimming pool, five larger slides, a water play structure and children’s areas.

Do you need to pay for the Tiki Pool?

This is probably the single most important thing to understand before booking Duinrell. Although theme park access is included with your stay, Tiki Pool access depends on who you book your accommodation through.

Guests staying in certain Duinrell accommodation receive a set number of included visits, depending on the length of their stay. We booked through Eurocamp and, for 2026, Tiki Pool entry costs €15 per person per visit for the indoor pool and €5 per person for the outdoor pool.

Is limited pool access actually a problem?

For us, no. Our kids absolutely LOVE swimming, and before going I wondered whether restricted Tiki Pool visits would annoy us. It didn’t. There is so much else to do at Duinrell that you’re not relying on a swimming pool to fill your days.  We went twice during our stay and honestly didn’t feel that we needed another visit. Two hours also sounds quite short on paper but, with the intensity of the slides, it was plenty!

Is Duinrell good for younger children?

Yes! This isn’t somewhere younger siblings are simply dragged around while older children go on rides. There are playgrounds, gentle attractions, play areas and plenty that smaller children can enjoy. Wonderland in particular is aimed at younger visitors, with fairytale scenes and small rides that parents can join them on.

The Tiki Pool is also really good for younger children, with shallower areas, water play and slides designed for little ones, so they are not left out there either.

It worked really well for us with three different-aged children.

What is the key height at Duinrell?

If you have children around 120 cm tall, this is probably the most important height to know before visiting Duinrell.

A number of the bigger theme park attractions have a minimum height of 120 cm, including rides such as Splash, Falcon and Aqua Swing. Staff were also very strict about height checks when we visited, so don’t rely on being almost tall enough.

The 120 cm rule also matters at the Tiki Pool. Anyone under 120 cm must wear a flotation aid, such as armbands or a life jacket, even if they can swim confidently. Our son was around 115 cm and could swim perfectly well, so he wasn’t particularly impressed about suddenly having to wear armbands. He kept taking them off. Staff kept measuring him. We put them back on. Repeat!

There are also several slides at the Tiki Pool with minimum height restrictions, so if your child is hovering around 120 cm, it is definitely worth checking both the ride and water-slide restrictions before you go.

Food, Restaurants and Supermarket

You could easily stay at Duinrell without doing a huge supermarket shop before you arrive. There is an on-site Superstore, which was enlarged and updated for 2026 with a bigger bakery and more fresh produce. There are also several places to eat around the park, including quick food options and places to stop for drinks or snacks.

My advice, however, would be don’t eat every meal inside Duinrell. Wassenaar is a really lovely town with plenty of cafés, restaurants and shops. There is also a huge supermarket called Jumbo, which is brilliant if you want to cook or BBQ at your cabin.

Facilities at Duinrell

Duinrell has pretty much everything you need for a family holiday, including supermarkets, restaurants, playgrounds, bike hire, sports areas and laundry facilities.

A couple of practical things worth mentioning:

Wi-Fi: This depends on your booking provider. Guests booking directly with Duinrell receive basic Wi-Fi, but it isn’t included as standard with Eurocamp accommodation. If internet access matters to you, check before travelling.

Laundry: There are washing machines and dryers on site, which is particularly useful if Duinrell is part of a longer European road trip.

Things to Do Near Duinrell

One of Duinrell’s other big strengths is its location. You can spend several days without leaving the park at all, but there are some fantastic places nearby if you want to explore more of the Netherlands.

• Leiden – If you only do one day trip from Duinrell, I would choose Leiden. We absolutely loved it. It’s beautiful, relaxed and much easier to wander around with children than some of the bigger Dutch cities. It’s got canals, narrow streets, cafés, bridges, boats and a windmill. Leiden is only around 10 km from Duinrell and can also be reached by public transport.
• Wassenaar Beach – The coast is about 4km away, we drove played on the beach and had dinner there. If you’ve brought or hired bikes, cycling towards the dunes and beach would be a lovely way to spend a quieter day between theme park visits.
• The Hague – The Hague is also very close to Duinrell. I’ll be completely honest though, we didn’t love The Hague as much as the other places we visited. If we were short on time and had to skip one of our day trips, this would probably be it. We did, however, find an amazing restaurant there which the children still talk about, mainly because the tables had glass tops filled with sand underneath. It’s a seafood restaurant –  Vishandel Hollands Spoor Den Haag – order food in The Hague

• Amsterdam – Amsterdam is around 45 minutes away by car, depending on traffic.  We actually stayed for one night in Amsterdam before arriving at Duinrell rather than visiting it as a day trip, which worked brilliantly for our itinerary. While in Amsterdam we did a super child friendly bike tour, which I would definitely recommend. It was the only bike tour which we could find that was super child friendly – we used an adult and child tandem which was super fun as well as cargo bikes. See photos below. This is the trip we did with ‘We bike Amsterdam’.

5 Things to Know Before Booking Duinrell

1. Check your Tiki Pool allowance or entry price. It varies depending on your accommodation and who you book through. Don’t assume swimming is included.
2. 120 cm is an important height. It affects access to several attractions and the Tiki Pool’s flotation aid rules.
3. Check the ride opening dates. Unlimited theme park entry means access to the attractions operating during your stay, rather than every ride necessarily running all year.
4. Look at your accommodation’s location on the park map. Duinrell is big! Being close to the attractions can be convenient with children, while a quieter area might suit other families better.
5. Bring passport-style photographs. Duinrell requires an ID for guests aged three and over. Bring a recent passport-style photograph for each person or pay to have one taken on site.

Is Duinrell Worth It With Kids?

100% yes. We will absolutely go back to Duinrell. The kids loved it and, importantly, we did too. The combination of staying somewhere with a proper theme park, having an enormous water park on site and still being able to walk into a beautiful Dutch town makes it quite different from other Eurocamp holidays we’ve done. There is genuinely enough at Duinrell to keep children occupied for days without leaving but you’ve also got Wassenaar, Leiden, the coast, The Hague and Amsterdam around you, you will want to explore. For us, that’s what made it such a brilliant family base.

The children still ask when we’re going back, which probably tells you everything you need to know!

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