Five holiday parks under 1h 15m from Antwerp
From Antwerp, thirteen holiday parks are less than two hours away. The first two share almost the same address: Mol, in the Kempen region. They are an eight-minute drive apart, yet almost everything sets them apart — ratings, facilities, and what each offers in fine weather.
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Two parks in Mol, eight minutes apart, two different profiles
EuroParcs Zilverstrand (51 min) and Sunparks Kempense Meren (59 min) are both in Mol, about ten kilometres from the Zilvermeer. On paper, the choice seems simple: Zilverstrand has a better public rating — 7.9/10 on Booking.com based on 404 reviews compared to 7.1/10 based on 278 reviews, both collected on 9 September 2026. Price does not help you choose: neither has a price read on the operator's website, and their listings show an indicative range.
Facilities do not change this: Zilverstrand features an indoor pool alongside its outdoor pool and sandy lake beach, plus an indoor play area and a kids' club. Sunparks offers the indoor Aquafun pool with its waterslides. Both are suitable all year round.
EuroParcs Zilverstrand
the Campine (Mol)
1h 22m from Brussels · 7.9/10 on Booking.com
Sunparks Kempense Meren
the Campine (Mol)
1h 30m from Brussels · 7.1/10 on Booking.com
Same municipality, eight minutes apart — and a lake beach that only works in the warmer months.
Crossing the border adds ten minutes and changes category
Beyond the one-hour mark, the next three parks are in the Netherlands or right on the border: Landal Het Vennenbos (1h 01m, Hapert), Center Parcs De Kempervennen (1h 05m, Westerhoven) and Center Parcs De Vossemeren (1h 11m, Lommel, in Belgium). Just ten minutes more than Sunparks, and you enter a different category of facilities.
- Landal Het Vennenbos — indoor pool, wave pool, outdoor pool, indoor play area, bowling, dogs allowed, bicycle rental; kids' club and supermarket unconfirmed. Efteling is 48 min away, Safaripark Beekse Bergen 35 min, Toverland 53 min. Rated 8.3/10 on Zoover based on 2,289 reviews, collected on 9 September 2026.
- Center Parcs De Kempervennen — the only park in our selection with indoor skiing on site, plus the Aqua Mundo, a private sauna, kids' club, indoor play area and bowling. Rated 7.7/10 on Zoover based on 3,367 reviews, the largest volume of reviews in our selection.
- Center Parcs De Vossemeren — Aqua Mundo XXL, outdoor pool, spa, indoor Action Factory, lake with beach and pedalos. The Lommel Sahara is 5 min away, the Glazen Huis 8 min. Its rating, 8.6/10 on Booking.com based on 636 reviews, is the highest in our entire database.
Between Sunparks Kempense Meren (7.1/10) and Landal Het Vennenbos (8.3/10), just two extra minutes of driving buys a rating that is 1.2 points higher, based on eight times as many reviews. This is the kind of trade-off that a ranking based purely on distance misses.
The date trap, specific to this border
Three of the five parks are in the Netherlands. Dutch school holidays do not fall on the same dates as Belgian holidays, and the Dutch calendar is split into three regions — the South region, covering North Brabant and Limburg, goes last. These three parks are located in this exact region.
The practical result: a fully booked weekend on the Belgian side might still have availability just twenty minutes away. Conversely, a Dutch park might be packed during a week when Antwerp is at work. Compare both calendars with your travel dates before booking, not after.
How to decide in three questions
- Which season? From May to September, Zilverstrand adds the sandy beach and lake swimming. From October to April, only its indoor pool remains.
- With or without kids? All five parks have a confirmed indoor pool; only Zilverstrand and De Kempervennen also feature a kids' club AND an indoor play area.
- Is the dog coming? All five parks allow them: EuroParcs Zilverstrand, Sunparks Kempense Meren, Landal Het Vennenbos, Center Parcs De Kempervennen and Center Parcs De Vossemeren.
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Off-season, Landal Het Vennenbos performs best according to our data: it is just ten minutes further than the closest park, with the second-highest rating in our selection on a considerable volume of reviews. In midsummer, EuroParcs Zilverstrand takes the lead with its lake beach, while its indoor pool covers rainy days. If your weekend needs to impress the kids whatever the weather, De Kempervennen is the only place in our selection where you can ski. As for prices, none of these five parks have rates listed by the operator: outside the selection analysed here, the closest recorded prices to Antwerp are those of EuroParcs Kaatsheuvel (€377 for three nights and four people, 1h 10m away) and EuroParcs Schoneveld (€317, 1h 15m away), recorded in September 2026.
Frequently asked questions
- Which holiday park is closest to Antwerp?
- EuroParcs Zilverstrand, in Mol in the Kempen region, is a 51-minute drive from the centre of Antwerp under normal conditions. Its public rating is 7.9/10 on Booking.com based on 404 reviews, collected on 9 September 2026, and it has a confirmed indoor pool.
- Is there a holiday park with an indoor pool under an hour from Antwerp?
- Yes, two: EuroParcs Zilverstrand in Mol (51 min) and Sunparks Kempense Meren, also in Mol (59 min), with its Aquafun pool and waterslides. Just over the hour mark, Landal Het Vennenbos (1h 01m) and Center Parcs De Kempervennen (1h 05m) also feature a confirmed indoor pool.
- Which holiday park has the best rating near Antwerp?
- Center Parcs De Vossemeren in Lommel, 1h 11m away: 8.6/10 on Booking.com based on 636 reviews, collected on 9 September 2026. This is the highest rating in the entire hoprat database across all countries. Landal Het Vennenbos follows at 8.3/10 on Zoover, but based on 2,289 reviews, which is nearly four times as many.
- Can you go skiing near Antwerp?
- Yes, indoors: Center Parcs De Kempervennen in Westerhoven in the Netherlands, 1h 05m from Antwerp, features the Montana Snowcenter on site. It is the only park in our selection to offer indoor skiing. Its public rating is 7.7/10 on Zoover based on 3,367 reviews.
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