Location

The campsite 'labelterrein Achter 't Heezerenbosch' is situated a few miles south of the city Eindhoven. You can reach the site by public transport, by car or by bike. GPS-coördinates of the main entrance: N51°22.180 E 005°32.096.

 

Public transport:

By train:
Take the train to trainstation Heeze. Check your journey via www.9292.nl.
Then take a 3 km walk from the trainstation to the campsite.

 

Walking from station Heeze:
From the platform, take the exit to the right (name of the street is 'de Leuren'). At the end, go leftt (de Ambachten. The street changes to Ten Borghwardlaan). Follow the footpath straigt ahead. Go right en after approx 200m the first hard surfaced road to the left. Take the first path to the right (Schaverspad). At the end of the path go straight ahead (Heezerenbosch). Walk on past the camping site. The hard surfaced road becomes a sand road with a bicycle path. You will find the main entrance after 500 m.

 

By bicycle:

The campsite can be reached by bicycle from many different directions. The campsite is situated near bicycle-knot 52. Use the website fietsrouteplanner to plan your route to knot 52.
From this point take the forrest path South-East. This is a former railway. The path goes on top of the former railway embankment. After 300 m you will reach the campsite.

 

 

 

By car:

  • Use your navigation system to find the intersection of 'Muggenberg' en 'Oudenmolen' in Heeze (NL). Postal code 5591 TN.
  • From here, follow the signs to camping site 't Heezerenbosch. Drive on past the camping site.
  • ANWB borden van de camping 't Heezerenbosch volgen. Rijdt de camping voorbij.
  • The hard surfaced road becomes a sand road with a bicycle path.
  • You will find the main entrance after 500 m to the right.

 

 

Pricing as of 2024
For Scouting Netherlands members: €2,50  per night (water en tax included). 

For other campers €3,00  per night (water en tax included). 

Reservations
To make a reservation please send an email to Dit e-mailadres wordt beveiligd tegen spambots. JavaScript dient ingeschakeld te zijn om het te bekijken. with the following information.

We need the email no later then 2 weeks upfront.

* Name (scouting)group

* Address (scouting)group (for invoice)

* Name contact person

* Telephone numer contact person

* Period reservatoin (data of/until)

* Total persons

* transportation with truck/container Yes/No will this stay at our parking.

 

"Achter 't Heezerenbosch" realy is a primitive campsite, with a minimum of facilities.

Tapwater

There are 2 points for tapwater on the site. Here you can collect water in jerry cans. It is not allowed to connect a hose. The water is safe to drink.

Toilets and showers

There are no toilets and no showers on the campsite. Each group is obligied to dig a lavatory on the day of arrival. Placing a dixie is possible only after permission of the staff. Ask your permission whem you place a reservation! A group can make a primitive shower of their own, but it is not allowed to connect it to the water taps.

First Aid

In weekends and during the evening you can go to a medical point / GP-observatory. It is situated in Geldrop. You need to contact first via telephone-number 0900-8861. Make sure you have all your personal and medical information ready when you make the call. On the phone you will get the adress of the medical point. 

Telephone

There is no telephone on the campsite. Only in case of emergency the staff can be reached on the following phone numbers during high season (july 1st - august 31st).  +31-6-52666824.

Wood for pioneering

Wood for pioneering is available on the campsite, lengths vary from 1-4 meter. The stock is limited, especially in the crowded weeks the supply can be insufficient for all the groups. Fair use and fair sharing will be applied by memebers off staff if necessary.

Woodfire

Provided that the community of Heeze-Leende grants us a permit it is possible to have campfires on the campsite. It is not necessary to apply for your own permit. The following rules apply:
0. Make sure you have taken fire precautions.
1. A woodfire on the ground only is allowed on the campfire-space as located on the campsite map.
2. On each subsite it is allowed to build a small campfire in an iron barrel. The barrel has to be placed on a stone bed so it does not touch the forrest floor. And the barrel has to be filled with a few inches of sand. Barrels and stones are provided by Achter 't Heezerenbosch.
3. Cooking on a woodfire is possible as long as the woodfire does not touch the forrest floor.

 Longstanding drought can lead to a temporary ban of making fires. 

Other facilities

On arrival the staff wil provide you with a small rolling container for your litter. 
You can address the staff for badges and postcards of labelterrein Achter 't Heezerenbosch. Also information of activities and the surroundings can be obtained here. Maps (1:25000) of the surroundings can be looked at.
Also tools and a handcart can be lend: aks, saw, ground drill, spade, ...  

 

 

The campsite "Labelterrein Achter 't Heezerenbosch" consists of 14 subsites each with other specific charesteristics. Below you will find the specifications of each subsite.

 

        walking distance to can be reached with³
Subsite Tents
maximum dimensions¹
capacity
maximum
Dixie
allowed?²
³
 
³
 
1 6 x 10 meter 60 pers. X 75 m 100 m Yes
P1 75 m
2 6 x 10 meter 30 pers. X 175 m 25 m Yes
P2 400 m
3 6 x 10 meter 40 pers. X 250 m 50 m Yes
P2 300m
4 10 x 60 meter 70 pers. X 10 m 150 m Yes yes near subsite 4
5 10 x 60 meter 70 pers. X 200 m 50 m Yes 25 m consult the staff
6 10 x 60 meter 70 pers.
in consideration P2
10 m 150 m Yes
P2 25 m
7 6 x 10 meter 40 pers.
in consideration P2
25 m 50 m Yes
P2 25 m
8 6 x 10 meter 30 pers. X 75 m 150 m
P2 75 m
P2 100 m
9 6 x 10 meter 50 pers. X 200 m 25 m Yes
P2 200 m
10 5 x 5 meter 30 pers. X 300 m 100 m 100 m
P2 300 m
11 6 x 6 meter 50 pers. X 200 m 25 m Yes
P2 400 m
12 6 x 10 meter 50 pers. X 200 m 100 m Yes
P1 400 m
13 10 x 60 meter 70 pers. X 200 m 150 m Yes
P2 400 m
14 6 x 10 meter 40 pers. X 175 m 150 m Yes
P2 475 m
¹ Some subsite consists of more open areas which make it suitable for bigger tents. On other subsites the forrest is more dense and therefore big tents are not possible.
² Dixies will be taken in consideration by the staff to be placed on 2.
³ Trucks (REGISTER with your RESERVATION) have to park on one of the parking areas. Trucks are not allowed to drive onto the campsite. Only on the day of arrival and the day of departure some parts of the forrest are accessible for cars with trailer (max. length 4m). The staff can provide you with hand-carts to carry the luggage from the parking-area to your subsite .

 

Plattegrond van 'Achter 't Heezerenbosch'

 

 

 Welcome to the Scouts Campsite Labelterrein "Achter 't Heezerenbosch"

 

Location
In the south of the Netherlands, just outside the village Heeze, you will find the scouts campsite labelterrein "Achter 't Heezerenbosch". This is a primitive campsite with a very minimum of services. There are no sanitairy facilities and there is no electrical power.

The site is suited for scouts and other youth groups who -as a group- like to camp with a minimum of facilities in a natural surroundig with respect to this environment. Camping for non-scoutsgroups is possible under certain restrictions.
The campsite has a size of 15 ha (37 acres) and is divided into 14 subsites for groups upto 70 persons. The possibilities and restrictions of each subsite you will find in the submenu 'campsite map'. 

Camping
All year round it is possible to camp at "Achter 't Heezerenbosch". 
Staff only will be present during the weekends of Ascension Day and Pentecost and during the Dutch summer break (usually approx. July 1st - Sept 1st). On other days camping is possible, view the terms in the submenu 'reservations'.
Pricing is €2,00 per person, per night tourist-taxes included.

Landscape
The campsite lies in a small forrest of mostly old pine-trees mixed with younger broadleaf trees surch as birch and oak. Many -some of them rare- reptiles, amfibies, bats and birds can be seen here. The staff can provide you with information about the flora and fauna around the site. Especilly the fens are home to rare sorts of flora and fauna. Therefore this is a restricted area.
The beautiful campsite is connected with nature reserve 'De Groote Heide' (the great moor) to the South-East of the city Eindhoven. And the site is also connected to the 'Strabrechtse heide' (moor of Strabrecht) and the 'Leenderbossen' (Forrest of Leende) which is connected with forrests and moors in Belgium.
On the campsite you will find a gorgeous sandhill (sand-drift), very suitable for all sorts off activities. The whole area is very suitable for all kinds of games. Trips by foot or by bicycle are possible in all directions. 
Due to the variaty in pine- and broadleaf-trees and the natural slopes this is a very nice campsite. The site is owned by the community of Heeze-Leende and is managed by the Dutch Scouts Organisation.