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Molecaten · Utrechtse Heuvelrug (Leersum)
Molecaten Park Landgoed Ginkelduin
A 95-hectare wooded estate in Leersum with pools, wellness and bowling — 2h 34m drive from Brussels outside peak hours, estimated from €345 for 3 nights for 4 people.
Scherpenzeelseweg 53, 3956 KD Leersum · Google Maps
- The forest
Calculated from Brussels, like the title, the tips and the alternatives on this page.
- 2h 34m from Brussels
- 3h 20m Friday 6pm (estimated ×1.3)
Indicative range · price not checked
€345 · 3 nights, 4 people, not tied to datesindicative range · accommodation, 3 nights, 4 people · price not read on the operator's site
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Our favourite
Why you'll like it
A 95-hectare wooded estate in Leersum with pools, wellness and bowling.
Heated indoor pool, slides on site
Included in the price, open whatever the weather.
Excellent for families
4 outings suitable for children less than 40 min away.
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.
Rain spoils nothing
Rainy-day score 74/100: swimming pool, indoor play and sheltered outings.
Who it's for
Ideal for
This park is particularly suited to:
- Yes Families with young children
- No Teens after thrills
- Average Nature lovers
- Yes Rainy weekend
- Average With the dog
- No Nightlife and going out
- No Week-long stay
An estate of nearly 95 hectares on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug at Leersum, combining a campsite and a holiday park. It offers indoor and outdoor pools with slide, a wellness area, indoor play area, bowling, Brasserie Ginkeltuin, tennis, mini golf, entertainment and bike rental.
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: ≈ €12 per adult.
- 9am
Breakfast at the cottage
Fresh bread from the park mini-market, on the terrace if the sun is out.
- 10.30am
Indoor and outdoor pools
Indoor pool with steam room and outdoor pool with four-lane slide.
On site
- 1pm
Lunch at the park restaurant
2 restaurants on site: menu and opening times displayed at reception.
On site
- 3pm
Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Forests, heath and dunes for walking, cycling and mountain biking. · free
2 min from the park
- 6.30pm
Back to the cottage
One last swim before dinner.
- 8pm
Bowling or games night
The park bowling alley, then board games at the cottage.
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 19%
2h 34m drive under normal conditions
- Facilities weighting 13%
indoor pool, bowling
- Surroundings weighting 13%
forest
- Family weighting 13%
4 child-friendly activities nearby
- Dining weighting 10%
2 places to eat listed nearby, 2 of them under 20 min away, 2 restaurants on site — no sourced public rating, quality is not part of the calculation
- Things to do weighting 13%
5 activities, 5 of them under 30 min away
- Rainy day weighting 13%
indoor pool and indoor outings: rain is not a problem
- Fine weather weighting 9%
enough to get outside, without abundance
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
- €345
- Return journey
- €97
- Meals
- €252
- Activities
- €0
- Estimated total
- €694
per night€231
per person€174
per person per night€58
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: ≈ €51 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 Molecaten Park Landgoed Ginkelduin. 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
2 restaurants on site: menu and opening times displayed at reception.
- 3pm
Day 2 · Outdoor day
Walking, cycling, views · ≈ €12 / adult
- 9am
Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Forests, heath and dunes for walking, cycling and mountain biking. · free
2 min from the park
- 11.30am
Bowlz Ginkelduin
Bowling alley with bar, pool, air hockey and table football.
- 1.30pm
Lunch at the park restaurant
2 restaurants on site: menu and opening times displayed at reception.
- 3.30pm
Broekhuizen Park
Historic estate with landscaped grounds in Leersum.
11 min from the park
- 9am
Day 3 · Indoor day
Indoor and outdoor pools, Indoor play area and Bowling at the park · ≈ €12 / adult
- 10am
Indoor and outdoor pools
Indoor pool with steam room and outdoor pool with four-lane slide.
- 12.30pm
Packed picnic
Sandwiches and fruit in the bag, so you can stop wherever you like.
- 2pm
Indoor play area
The children burn off energy under cover while the parents get a break.
- 4.30pm
Bowling at the park
Costs extra: book a slot, the queue grows from the first shower onwards.
- 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
Indoor and outdoor pools
Indoor pool with steam room and outdoor pool with four-lane slide.
- 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: ≈ €12 / adult, excluding accommodation
- 9.30am
Indoor and outdoor pools
Indoor pool with steam room and outdoor pool with four-lane slide.
On site
- 12.30pm
Lunch at the park restaurant
2 restaurants on site: menu and opening times displayed at reception.
On site
- 2pm
Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Forests, heath and dunes for walking, cycling and mountain biking. · free
2 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?
5 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.
Scherpenzeelseweg 53, 3956 KD Leersum
- Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug · 2 min
- Broekhuizen Park · 11 min
- DierenPark Amersfoort · 29 min
OpenStreetMap base map, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Hover over or select a point (keyboard: Tab) to see the details. 7 places shown.
- Indoor and outdoor pools (Water) : on site, Variable price
- Broekhuizen Park (Garden & castle) : 11 min from the park, Variable price
- Nationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug (Nature) : 2 min from the park, Free
- DierenPark Amersfoort (Theme park) : 29 min from the park, Variable price
- Brasserie Ginkeltuin (Restaurant) : on site
- Restaurant Ginkelduin (Restaurant) : on site
- Bowlz Ginkelduin (Sport) : on site, Variable price
Indoor and outdoor pools
Indoor pool with steam room and outdoor pool with four-lane slide.
On siteVariable priceFamilyUtrechtse Heuvelrug · address not recordedGoogle MapsBowlz Ginkelduin
Bowling alley with bar, pool, air hockey and table football.
On siteVariable priceFor everyoneUtrechtse Heuvelrug · address not recordedGoogle MapsNationaal Park Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Forests, heath and dunes for walking, cycling and mountain biking.
2 minFreeFor everyoneBroekhuizen Park
Historic estate with landscaped grounds in Leersum.
11 minVariable priceAdultsDierenPark Amersfoort
Zoo with animals from around the world.
29 minVariable priceFamily
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.
Brasserie Ginkeltuin
Brasserie dishes
Brasserie with terrace by the pool and play area.
At the park
Address on Google Maps
Restaurant Ginkelduin
Lunch and dinner
Pond-side restaurant serving from coffee to dinner.
At the park
Address on Google Maps
Other options?
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- 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 ratingNot verified
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Not verified - 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
5 activities and 2 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
9 criteria recorded from the operator's pages, 3 unverified — an unverified criterion is never counted as absent. 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.
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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?
2h 34m by road from Brussels, and an estimated 3h 20m on a Friday evening (normal time ×1.3). Real route calculated with OSRM on OpenStreetMap road data.
Where is Molecaten Park Landgoed Ginkelduin?
Scherpenzeelseweg 53, 3956 KD Leersum (Utrechtse Heuvelrug (Leersum)). The park is operated by Molecaten.
Does Molecaten Park Landgoed Ginkelduin have an indoor pool?
Yes, the park has an indoor pool.
Are dogs allowed at Molecaten Park Landgoed Ginkelduin?
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 Molecaten Park Landgoed Ginkelduin?
From €345 — 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.
Park facilities and accommodation
- Yes:Indoor pool
- Yes:Wave pool / slides
- Yes:Outdoor pool
- Spa / wellness(not verified)
- Private sauna (some accommodation)(not verified)
- Children's club(not verified)
- Yes:Indoor playground
- Yes:Bowling
- Yes:Bike hire
- Yes:Mini-market
- Yes:Dogs allowed
- Yes:Wi-Fi
- 2 restaurants on site
Accommodation types
- Holiday homes for 4-8 people
- 2-person apartments
- Chalets for 6
- Glamping tents for 5-6
- Group accommodation for 18-34
- Tent and motorhome pitches
Photo credits
No free photo of this place is available for now: the visuals above are mood images (Unsplash), not the park's official photos.