Camping Het Horstmannsbos

Gasselte, Netherlands

Camping Het Horstmannsbos — photo 1

Life without a car

Car-free score: 6/10

A realistic car-free option, but not one of the easiest. Local buses stop nearby. Shops, restaurants and Gasselte are reachable on foot. A bicycle makes exploring the wider area easy.

Train station
Assen
20.8km away
Nearest town
Gasselte
17 min walk (1.3 km)
Local buses
Bus 312 to Groningen
every ~30 min · 6am–12am
from Gasselte, Rotonde · 17 min walk
Cycling
Good option — cycle routes and quiet lanes nearby
Essentials nearby
Supermarket
53 min walk (4 km)
Bakery
17 min walk (1.3 km)
Restaurants
Available in Gasselte
Pharmacy
6.2km away

Getting here

Nearest station
Assen (16km)
Nearest airport
Groningen Airport Eelde (23km)

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Accommodation types

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Camping Het Horstmannsbos
Camping Het Horstmannsbos
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Places to visit near Camping Het Horstmannsbos

Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)
Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)
The Battle of Heiligerlee is remembered as the first major military victory of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule. It marked the beginning of the long struggle that eventually created the independent Dutch Republic.
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Plopsa Indoor Coevorden
Plopsa Indoor Coevorden
Plopsa Indoor Coevorden is an indoor Studio 100 theme park in Drenthe, in the north-east Netherlands — an all-weather family day out for families with young children.
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Battle of Ane (1227)
Battle of Ane (1227)
The Battle of Ane was one of the most significant medieval conflicts in the northern Netherlands. It was fought between the Bishopric of Utrecht and the forces of the Lords of Coevorden.
43km away Find out more →

How to get to Camping Het Horstmannsbos

From the station
Assen
From Assen station, walk 4 minutes then take Bus 8 to Port Natalweg, followed by Bus 310 to P+R Gieten (17 mins), Bus 312 to Gasselte Rotonde (5 mins), and finally walk 19 minutes to reach Camping Het Horstmannsbos. The entire journey takes approximately 1 hour 22 minutes.
From the airport
Groningen Airport Eelde
From Groningen Airport Eelde, walk to De Punt bus station, then take Bus 50 to Groningen Hoofdstation (26 minutes), followed by Bus 312 to Gasselte Rotonde (32 minutes), and finally walk 19 minutes to your destination. The total journey takes around 1 hour 52 minutes.

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Nearest airports
Groningen Airport Eelde
23km awayGRQ
Train stations
Assen
16km away
Veendam
16km away · Regionaal spoorvervoer Fryslân en Groningen
Emmen
21km away

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