City camping

Urban camping, city-camping, camping in the city, contact with city-locals. You could call it best-of-both-worlds. As JetCamp editors, we come across more and more unique, arty and often fun camping initiatives in old inner cities, hip suburbs or beautiful parks. Are you such an urban nomad and do you fancy a weekend (longer may) in Brussels, Tilburg, Mechelen, Paris, Vilnius, Rotterdam, Ghent, Delft or Florence? Then look further. Or maybe you are looking for a unique place, an airstream, a bubble tent or a real UFO, then definitely look further!

Urban camping in Groningen. Camping Stadspark Groningen is uniquely located in the rural Stadspark at approximately 3 km from the city center of Groningen. In the city park on the southwest side of the city you can take beautiful walks, visit the trotting track and take the children to the petting zoo with playground. It is also a great base for cycling tours through beautiful Drenthe. In addition to pitches (for tents and campers), the Groningen city campsite rents out 3 wooden log cabins. At Eethuys Stadspark you can enjoy a nice beer or a delicious fish dish. At Ni Hao in the City Park Pavilion they serve tasty sushi. Don't forget the Groninger Museum in Groningen. Progressive with a Memphis Design (Ettore Sottsass) exhibition until the end of 2021.

Tilburg has a real city camping since the summer of 2020. Do you want to wake up in the trendy Spoorpark with the Tilburg city center within walking distance? Stadscamping Tilburg has approximately 25 pitches, 10 camper pitches, tipi tents (2-4-6p), wooden sleeping wagons (2-4p) and other accommodation options. Of course you can camp at the campsite in your own tent, caravan or camper. You can also rent a tipi for 2, 4 or 6 people. In the railway zone are nice restaurants and bars, including Eetbar De Wagon, a bar brasserie in an old train carriage and restaurant De Houtloods, a beautiful old train shed with a nice terrace.

You cannot stay overnight, but you can dance to music by DJ DNNS or live bands such as Featherweights, Kush Collective, Tessel or Price. Or take part in the Grote Camping Quiz, a skate workshop or indulge in the live painting floor. This is City Camping RAUM, where playing, discovering and meeting each-other determine the rhythm of the day. From Friday 17 July to 30 August, Berlijnplein in Utrecht will be transformed into a campsite for six weeks, complete with a camping shop, campfire, volleyball court, bring-your-own BBQ and camping disco. Unfortunately you cannot stay there this year. Fancy a portion of "urban camping"? Then visit the Berlin Square. Urban Camping RAUM is open every day until about 11 pm. Entrance and activities are free!

Since 2007 you can stay in the Vintage Hotel in the fashionable Louisa neighborhood in Brussels in a unique way. Experience is central here and you can see that in everything: the interior of the rooms, the exclusive wine bar, the Sheriff Motor on the roof. With Avenue Louise just 50 meters away you can also sleep here in a vintage 1958 Airstream. The caravan designed by Wally Byan was built in the year of Brussels Expo and has been completely renovated. A lovely double bed, WiFi, a flat screen TV, air conditioning, what more could you want?

Camping de Paris (CityKamp by Huttopia) is located in the middle of a 7ha park right on the Seine in the middle of Paris next to the Polo de Paris Golf Club. This is the 16th arrondissement with the Bois de Boulogne, Roland Garros, Fondation Louis Vuitton and the Hippodrome ParisLongchamp. A perfect place to discover the city. The shuttle bus takes you to the Porte Maillot metro station and you can walk to the Velib' bicycle parking Pont de Suresnes in a few minutes. In the evening you can chat and view photos on the terrace of the campsite. The food truck (an Airstream) serves tasty home-made pizzas. In the morning before you go out, you can choose from different breakfast formulas. The campsite rents out cottages, safari tents, roulottes (gypsy wagons) and pitches. The choice is yours.

Camping Firenze - Human Company is truly a 'Camping in Town'. The campsite is located along the River Arno, a few steps from the center of one of the most beautiful art cities in the world: Florence. After a long day in museum galleries and medieval alleys, you can relax in the restaurant or bar or take a dip in the pool. The entertainment team provides various activities for all ages. If you come with the camper there are large pitches, if you travel by car there are bungalows and mobile homes for up to five people. Florence is a "Mobike" city, so download the app and hop on one of the many shared bikes at the entrance!

Pop-up campsite Park van Beervelde is located near Ghent and Lokeren. This summer you can go to the castle park for a real glamping holiday. Together with "De Feestarchitect" and "Tortiga", the park will install a number of Tortiga cabins in the park. At the pop-up campsite you can use the facilities of the park, for example with dinner or lunch in the historic Coach House of the Park.

Mechelen wants to create pop-up campsites in and around the city in August 2020. These "urban campsites" are the perfect place to visit the city and the green belt around it for a weekend or longer. For the time being one thinks of parks and squares, but also in school playgrounds urban pods or bubble tents would not be out of place. The proposals will certainly look at sustainability, in addition to the importance of the environment, including the local resident. We have done some preliminary research at JetCamp and we prefer a bubble tent on the Dijle or a vintage caravan in the Kruidtuin. We'll keep you posted when more is known.

Culture Campsite Rotterdam is an urban, trendy campsite where you sleep in various architectural objects made of upcycled and residual flow materials. The objects (yes, also a UFO) are smaller than a small house and more exciting than a tent. It is located in a former parking lot that has been transformed into a small green oasis. A unique experience to stay at this urban campsite in Rotterdam and also a stone's throw from the fun and upcoming Delft harbor full of restaurants, cafes and bars.

Camping Delftse Hout is a beautiful city camping on the eastern edge of beautiful Delft. The campsite, which earned the prize for best city camping in 2010, is located between the petting zoo, the Heempark and the Delftse Hout recreational lake and rents out mobile homes, chalets and pitches. The main building (incl. Reception, cafe and restaurant) will be completely newly built in 2020 and gives the campsite a modern character. After exploring the Delftse Hout, Hertenkamp, ​​Biesland or Balijbos, settle down on the terrace of Het Rieten Dak for a cup of coffee, croquettes, a pancake or a bouncer, but above all ... enjoy the beautiful view of the Nootdorpse Plassen.

Downtown Forest Hostel & Camping and Wolf's Garage Bar & Grill is the hippest campsite in Lithuania and a perfect place to (re) discover the old town. From Užupis (the name of the trendy and artistic part of the city where the campsite is located) you are 10-20min to the town hall, the cathedral and the bus / train station. The campsite is located near a castle in a beautiful green garden in which the BBQ is lit in the summer and socializing with the locals, expats and tourists actually goes without saying.