Despite the fact that there seems to be a good chance that a flying holiday will soon be possible again, many holidaymakers still opt for a camping holiday in their own country. 2021 promises to be another great year. At first the weather was still against us, but in the past week it was suddenly full of summer, which was massively benefited. You will probably have to look for another open space on a nice campsite, but ... once found, the fun will be splashed. When last year the campsites were allowed to open again after 15 June, that was a good reason for holidaymakers to look for an alternative.

Flight holidays were not possible and due to the closed borders, the holiday destination did not become the Spanish Costa, Italy or any other country. An obvious and massively followed alternative was to buy a camping equipment yourself; this resulted in a run on camping and caravanning companies, which posted record sales. The SVR campsites – at least in the Netherlands – also set records: from July to September, almost six million Dutch people celebrated their holiday in the Netherlands. Many of them discovered the charms of the SVR farm campsites there: coronaproof, with open sanitary buildings or even private sanitary facilities.

Hopeful Expectations

Although there are hopeful expectations in the fight against the coronavirus and even the date of September 1 is referred to as D-day, the Netherlands is once again orienting itself towards a summer within the national borders. The Free Recreation Foundation (SVR) is inundated with registrations from new donors (recreationists), while several independent, small-scale campsites also register as participants in the SVR organization. “The latter comes in handy,” says SVR secretary Kloosterman, “because 2021 promises to be another great year with even more campers.”