Location photo · Dennis Lamczak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Center Parcs · Brabant (Westerhoven)
Center Parcs De Kempervennen
Indoor ski slope and lake, 25 min from Eindhoven
Kempervennendreef 8, 5563 VB Westerhoven · Google Maps
- The forest
- A lake
Calculated from Brussels, like the title, the tips and the alternatives on this page.
- 1h 31m from Brussels
- 1h 58m Friday 6pm (estimated ×1.3)
- €€€ hoprat estimate
- 7.7/10(Zoover, recorded on 09/09/2026)
hoprat estimate
€399 · 3 nights, 4 people, not tied to dateshoprat estimate · lodging only, 3 nights, 4 people, not tied to dates · surveyed 2026-09-13
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1 genuine photo of the place, under a free licence (Wikimedia Commons, author and licence shown under each photo). The others are mood illustrations (Unsplash), not the park's official photos.
Our favourite
Why you'll like it
Indoor ski slope and lake, 25 min from Eindhoven.
Heated indoor swimming pool
Included in the price, open whatever the weather.
A lake for summer afternoons
Beach, pedalos or sailing: open-air swimming without going to the sea.
Private sauna in some cottages
Only some of the cottages have a private sauna: check the range when booking.
Excellent for families
3 outings suitable for children less than 40 min away, children's club on site.
Bikes to hire on site
Bike hire on site: a way to get out without taking the car.
The dog comes too
Some accommodation accepts pets, with a supplement at booking.
Who it's for
Ideal for
This park is particularly suited to:
- Yes Families with young children
- Yes Teens after thrills
- Average Nature lovers
- Yes Rainy weekend
- Average With the dog
- Average Nightlife and going out
- Average Week-long stay
Campine park beside a lake with Aqua Mundo, indoor skiing at Montana Snowcenter, beach and renovated cottages. Efteling and Beekse Bergen less than an hour away.
What the listings don't tell you
Your stay at the park
An indoor ski slope twenty minutes from Eindhoven, in a country without relief: the Montana Snowcenter is part of the park and operates all year, whatever the weather outside. It is the trump card for teenagers, who rarely find much for them in a holiday park. The lake and its beach complete the picture in the warmer months.
The accommodation catalogue is the widest of our Dutch parks: Comfort, Premium, VIP, Eden, and a woonboot, a houseboat moored on the lake. The list of facilities is also the most complete of the group: indoor pool, spa, private sauna, children's club, indoor play area, supermarket, bike hire, bowling, wifi, and dogs are allowed. The downside shows in the rating: 7.7 out of 10 on Zoover, from 3,367 reviews, a volume that makes the figure hard to dispute. Plenty of facilities does not mean faultless cottages.
Around it, theme parks dominate. Efteling is 54 minutes away, Toverland 48, the Beekse Bergen safari 48 as well: three possible days out, two of them outdoors. To draw breath in between, Genneper Parken is 19 minutes away and Eindhoven's Strijp-S district 24, with its converted former Philips halls. Zarzo, one Michelin star, is 22 minutes away. The park is aimed at families with older children or teenagers who are prepared to drive every day. It suits less well anyone after a slow, quiet stay: between the indoor ski slope, the bowling alley and the closeness of Eindhoven, quiet is not the selling point. Brussels is 1 hour 31 minutes away, Amsterdam 1 hour 52 minutes.
At a glance
For you
Six ways to experience this park, rated from its facilities and what is around it.
Family
play areas, swimming pool, children's outings
Nature
forest, lake, trails
Pool & facilities
swimming pool, spa, bowling, bikes
Romantic
quiet, spa, good restaurants
Rainy day
everything you can do indoors
Fine weather
open air, water, panoramic views
The weekend, not just the park
Your ideal day
Family day: pace suited to children, short journeys. Indicative budget excluding accommodation: ≈ €90 per adult.
Note: Zarzo is the only restaurant we have recorded around this park, and it is fine dining (€€€). The budget above accounts for it.
- 9am
Breakfast at the cottage
Fresh bread from the park mini-market, on the terrace if the sun is out.
- 10.30am
Aqua Mundo
Tropical pool and 4 slides. · free
On site
- 1pm
Restaurant: Zarzo
Creative · €€€. One Michelin star in Eindhoven.
22 min from the park
- 3pm
Genneper Parken
Farms, mills and trails at Eindhoven. · free
19 min from the park
- 5pm
Safaripark Beekse Bergen
Safari by car or by boat. · from €30
48 min from the park
- 6.30pm
Back to the cottage
One last swim before dinner.
- 8pm
Private sauna or evening in
Private sauna in the accommodation, depending on the range booked.
Calculated from Brussels, the reference city for this page, with no profile. Change the starting point or the profile: the score is recalculated.
- Distance weighting 14%
1h 31m drive under normal conditions
- Price weighting 12%
hoprat estimate €399 (3 nights, 4 people, not tied to dates), at the upper end — not a price from the operator
- Facilities weighting 10%
indoor pool, spa, children's club, bowling
- Surroundings weighting 10%
lake, forest
- Family weighting 10%
6 child-friendly activities nearby
- Dining weighting 8%
1 place to eat listed nearby, 0 of which under 20 min away, 4 restaurants on site — no sourced public rating, quality is not part of the calculation
- Things to do weighting 10%
7 activities, 4 of them under 30 min away
- Rainy day weighting 10%
indoor pool and indoor outings: rain is not a problem
- Fine weather weighting 7%
enough to get outside, without abundance
- Reviews weighting 12%
7.7/10 from 3,367 public reviews
How much does this stay cost?
All-inclusive estimate: accommodation, travel, meals and outings. Your settings are saved on this device.
Dates are optional: without them, the estimate covers a typical stay.
- Accommodation
- €399
- Return journey
- €57
- Meals
- €342
- Activities
- €202
- Estimated total
- €1,000
per night€333
per person€250
per person per night€83
What's the weather like?
A 7-day on-site forecast, covering your dates if you have chosen any, with advice to match: indoors if it rains, outdoors in fine weather.
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Suggested itinerary
Generated from the park's activities and restaurants: arrival, full days alternating outdoor, rainy-day and discovery ideas, then departure. Adjust it with the options.
Indicative budget for the programme: ≈ €141 per adult, excluding accommodation (4 days).
Day 1 · Arrival day
Settling in gently · ≈ €12 / adult
- 3pm
Arrival at the park
Check-in at reception at Center Parcs De Kempervennen. Collect your pool passes and the site map.
- 4pm
Settling into the cottage
Unpack, then stop at the mini-market for breakfast.
- 5pm
First swim
The park's indoor pool, included in the stay.
- 7.30pm
Dinner at the park restaurant
4 restaurants on site: menu and opening times displayed at reception.
- 3pm
Day 2 · Outdoor day
Walking, cycling, views · ≈ €70 / adult
- 9am
Genneper Parken
Farms, mills and trails at Eindhoven. · free
19 min from the park
- 11.30am
Montana Snowcenter
Indoor ski slope of 5,500 m² of real snow, on the park.
- 1.30pm
Lunch: Zarzo
Creative · €€€. One Michelin star in Eindhoven.
22 min from the park
- 3.30pm
Eindhoven: Strijp-S
Design district and Philips museum. · from €10
24 min from the park
- 9am
Day 3 · Indoor day
Aqua Mundo, Toverland and Indoor pool at the park · ≈ €44 / adult
- 10am
Aqua Mundo
Tropical pool and 4 slides. · free
- 12.30pm
Packed picnic
Sandwiches and fruit in the bag, so you can stop wherever you like.
- 2pm
Toverland
Indoor and outdoor theme park. · from €32
48 min from the park
- 4.30pm
Indoor pool at the park
Included in the stay: the simplest refuge when it rains all day.
- Tip
Time slots and bookings
Some indoor facilities have to be booked in advance: our listings do not record these rules, which vary from one operator to another. Check at reception on arrival.
- 10am
Day 4 · Departure day
One last activity, then the drive home · ≈ €15 / adult
- 9am
Aqua Mundo
Tropical pool and 4 slides.
- 11am
Check-out
Return the keys to reception. Check the exact time on your confirmation.
- 12.30pm
Lunch on the way
A picnic prepared before check-out, or a brasserie in a village on the way back.
20 min from the park
- 9am
A typical day, by visitor type
Family day
Pace suited to children, short journeys
Indicative budget: ≈ €90 / adult, excluding accommodation
- 9.30am
Aqua Mundo
Tropical pool and 4 slides. · free
On site
- 12.30pm
Lunch: Zarzo
Creative · €€€. One Michelin star in Eindhoven.
22 min from the park
- 2pm
Genneper Parken
Farms, mills and trails at Eindhoven. · free
19 min from the park
- 5pm
Safaripark Beekse Bergen
Safari by car or by boat. · from €30
48 min from the park
- 7pm
Back to the cottage
Dinner in the accommodation, then the indoor pool or indoor play area in the evening.
What to do nearby?
7 activities, sights and outings, each with an address, a Google Maps link and a route from the park. The radial map ranks them by driving time; the list filters by visitor type, category, distance and indoor / outdoor.
Kempervennendreef 8, 5563 VB Westerhoven
Reception : +31 402 08 33 33
- EftelingEuropalaan 1, 5171 KW Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands · 54 min
- Safaripark Beekse BergenBeekse Bergen 1, 5081 NJ Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands · 48 min
- Eindhoven: Strijp-SEindhoven, Netherlands · 24 min
- Genneper ParkenStratum, Eindhoven, Netherlands · 19 min
- ToverlandToverlaan 2, 5975 MR Sevenum, Netherlands · 48 min
- ZarzoBleekweg 7, 5611 EZ Eindhoven, Netherlands · 22 min
OpenStreetMap base map, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Hover over or select a point (keyboard: Tab) to see the details. 8 places shown.
- Aqua Mundo (Water) : on site, Free
- Genneper Parken (Nature) : 19 min from the park, Free
- Safaripark Beekse Bergen (Nature) : 48 min from the park, from €30
- Toverland (Theme park) : 48 min from the park, from €32
- Efteling (Theme park) : 54 min from the park, from €40
- Zarzo (Restaurant) : 22 min from the park, €€€
- Montana Snowcenter (Thrills) : on site, Variable price
- Eindhoven: Strijp-S (Town to visit) : 24 min from the park, from €10
Montana Snowcenter
Indoor ski slope of 5,500 m² of real snow, on the park.
On siteVariable priceFor everyoneBrabant · address not recordedGoogle MapsGenneper Parken
Farms, mills and trails at Eindhoven.
19 minFreeFor everyone
Eindhoven: Strijp-S
Design district and Philips museum.
Photo: Brbbl · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
24 minfrom €10Adults
Safaripark Beekse Bergen
Safari by car or by boat.
Photo: SQCK · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
48 minfrom €30Family
Toverland
Indoor and outdoor theme park.
Photo: Mw007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
48 minfrom €32Family
Addresses and coordinates recorded from OpenStreetMap (Nominatim), driving times calculated from real routes (OSRM), on 22/09/2026. The “Google Maps” links open a simple search: none of the data shown here comes from it.
Restaurants within 45 minutes
Addresses found around the park. A rating is shown only when its platform and the date it was recorded are known; otherwise, no rating.
Zarzo
Creative · €€€
One Michelin star in Eindhoven.
22 min from the park
Bleekweg 7, 5611 EZ Eindhoven, Netherlands
Other options?
Cheaper, closer or better rated: alternatives calculated from Brussels, the reference town for this page.
Cheaper alternatives
Differences based on the hoprat estimate (3 nights, 4 people, not tied to dates), not on an operator price.
Closer alternative
No similar park closer to Brussels.
What sets a comparison site apart from a blog
How fresh the data is
Every family of data shown on this page, with its source and the date it was recorded when we have one. When we do not, we say so.
- Displayed pricehoprat estimate
hoprat estimate for 3 nights and 4 people, calculated from our own data. It is not an operator rate, it does not depend on your dates, and nothing can be booked at that amount.
hoprat estimate - Public ratingRecorded and dated
7.7/10 recorded on 9 September 2026 on Zoover, from 3,367 reviews. We do not recalculate this rating, we quote it.
Recorded and dated - Park addressNot verified
Entered by hand from the operator's official website, because OpenStreetMap placed several parks in the wrong municipality. No verification date was recorded for this entry.
Not verified - Coordinates and driving timesRecorded and dated
Coordinates taken from OpenStreetMap (Nominatim) and real routes calculated by OSRM on 22 September 2026. The “Friday evening” column is not a measurement: it is the normal time multiplied by 1.3.
Recorded and dated - Activities and restaurants nearbyRecorded and dated
7 activities and 1 restaurants: addresses and coordinates taken from OpenStreetMap (Nominatim), distances calculated by OSRM, on 22 September 2026. No restaurant rating is shown: we have none whose platform is known. The descriptions, the audiences and the seasons are written by us, with no recording date.
Recorded and dated - Park facilitiesNot verified
12 criteria recorded from the operator's pages. No verification date was recorded for these readings: they may have aged without our being able to say so. The number of units is not confirmed by a citable public source, so it is not shown.
Not verified - Online bookingNot verified
Availability not checked: we make no claim to know whether any units are still free.
Not verified
No date in this table is inferred: when a check has not been recorded, the row says “not verified” rather than showing today's date or the date the site went live.
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Frequently asked questions
The answers are worked out from the data on this page. A question does not appear while the data that would answer it is missing: here, “we don't know” is never said as “no”.
How long is the drive from Brussels?
1h 31m by road from Brussels, and an estimated 1h 58m on a Friday evening (normal time ×1.3). Real route calculated with OSRM on OpenStreetMap road data.
Where is Center Parcs De Kempervennen?
Kempervennendreef 8, 5563 VB Westerhoven, in Brabant (Westerhoven). The park is run by Center Parcs.
Does Center Parcs De Kempervennen have an indoor pool?
Yes, the park has an indoor pool.
Are dogs allowed at Center Parcs De Kempervennen?
Yes, pets are allowed. The operator usually charges a supplement per animal per stay: check it when you book.
What budget should you plan for a stay at Center Parcs De Kempervennen?
From €399 — hoprat estimate for lodging only, 3 nights for 4 people, no dates set. This is not an operator's rate: the real price depends on the season, the type of unit and the offers of the moment.
Center Parcs De Kempervennen in our shortlists
The themed rankings this park appears in, with the reason it was placed there.
Park facilities and accommodation
- Indoor pool
- Wave pool / slides
- Outdoor pool
- Spa / wellness
- Private sauna (some accommodation)
- Children's club
- Indoor playground
- Bowling
- Bike hire
- Mini-market
- Dogs allowed
- Wi-Fi
- 4 restaurants on site
Confirmed on 2026-09-22 on the operator's website: supérette, chiens acceptés, restaurants sur place. see the page
Accommodation types
- Cottage Comfort
- Premium cottage
- VIP cottage
- Eden cottage
- Woonboot (houseboat on the lake)
The surrounding area
What you see around Center Parcs De Kempervennen, in Brabant (Westerhoven): genuine free-to-use photos taken within 3 km of the park. They are not photos of the park itself — holiday parks are private property and their official photos are under copyright.
Venbergse Molen 20070203
1.7 km away from the park
mmeulens · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons · Commons page
Sint Valentinus Kapel Westerhoven
1.4 km away from the park
Johfrael · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Commons page
Otters - panoramio
400 m away from the park
Jan Uyttebroeck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Commons page
Otters - panoramio (1)
400 m away from the park
Jan Uyttebroeck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Commons page
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Photo credits
The real photos (of the park itself and in the “The surrounding area” section) come from Wikimedia Commons, under a free licence. Authors and licences:
- Center Parcs De Kempervennen (80515615) — Dennis Lamczak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Venbergse Molen 20070203 — mmeulens · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Sint Valentinus Kapel Westerhoven — Johfrael · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Otters - panoramio — Jan Uyttebroeck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Otters - panoramio (1) — Jan Uyttebroeck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The other visuals are mood images (Unsplash).