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I'm planning a cycle camping tour in June, starting / finishing at Ijmuiden (using the ferry from North Shields). Approximately 50 miles a day with plenty of time for cafes and sightseeing. Thoughts so far:
- the mini campings and SVR sites seem the most suitable for a solo cyclist
- as it is before the main holiday season, maybe not book sites so that I can be more flexible
- planning to head towards the areas around Arnhem / Appeldoorn as I haven't visited those parts before

Any thoughts or suggestions on this, and possible places to visit, are welcome.

When we rode EV15 we camped at Fort WKU:
https://www.fortwku.nl

Recommended.

Jonathan

I've used Nature Campsites (NOT naturist!) lots of times as a cycle tourist in the Netherlands https://www.natuurkampeerterreinen.nl/ I've used a few mini campings - they like you to book in advance - and SVR - nice but not as nice as Natuurkampeerterreinen, for me it's mainly about not having cars on the campsite at all, and meeting other cycle tourers.
What might sway it is the location of campsites, which organisation fits your route the best.

Thanks Jonathan / Slowroad, I'll have a look at those.

When we have cycled through the Netherlands it has been at the end of 3 month tours, on the way home, so the timing has meant it has been during the school summer holidays - busy time! We never book campsites, and round about lunchtime look to see where the most convenient site for the night is and we have very rarely not been able to camp at our first choice site. Once it was a bit scabby looking, so we cycled to the next one, once the pitches were all full, so the owners got us to pitch on their front lawn, and even brought out cold beers, and patio chairs for us!