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Visiting Texel with your kids

Texel is the perfect place for a holiday with kids. No long car journeys, but still a proper break. Your holiday starts at the ferry, a real adventure for kids!

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News & Special Offers

Events in the Autumn Holiday

September 8, 2020
Look at the events in the autumn holiday in the Event Hall Texel.

Swimming pool De Krim is Swimming Pool of the Year’

October 9, 2019
The new swimming pool at Holiday Park De Krim has just been named Swimming Pool of the Year as part of the 2019 Swimming Pool Industry Award.

Children's play paradise fully opened!

July 1, 2019
The renovations are done! The play paradise is fully open!

Beach, sea and plenty of adventure

Texel itself has lots to offer: sun, beach and sea. Get active: cycle, walk or fly a kite. Older kids may enjoy the climbing park, go-karting, bodyboarding or surfing.

Discover lost treasures at the Beachcombers Museum, go seal watching at Ecomare or on a mudflat excursion.

Weather not so nice today? Visit the new pool or indoor play paradise at Holiday Park De Krim.

Meet PIPER on Texel beach

The chance is big that when you walk on the beach from Texel you meet birds like Piper. Piper looks between the waves for food, and when the waves are coming back they run away from them. Are you going to look for Piper on Texel beach?

The most amazing Texeltips with children

Music Meets

Multiple locations

Beautiful music and fun? Then Music meets Texel is the right place for you! Artists give free performances here. Every weekend in October there is a new band or artist who will delight you with music...

... and entertainment. Some of the artists passing by: Frank Doesburg, Francesco Daniel & bear Riemersma. The artists give four performances in one weekend, at different locations.

Wind festival

De Koog

03-10-2020 - 04-10-2020

Wind Festival Texel is Texel’s largest kite event and people fly their large, colourful and diverse kites. At the festival, the sky is filled with...

beautiful, unique kites, from whales to crabs and from Pokémon to teddy bears. There’s just so much to see at this event between Poles 19 and 21 at De Koog.

Location: Paal 20, De Koog

Ecomare

10-10-2020 - 25-10-2020

At Ecomare, you will never be bored! Also during the autumn school holidays all kinds of fun activities for all ages and interests are organised. Check the programme for the bone show, puppet show, anatomical lessons, or drawing workshop. Or meet..

...the new residents of Ecomare: The seal sanctuary has recently gotten two ringed seals. Can you spot the differences between this seal and the common seal?

Family Bingo

De Cocksdorp

10-10-2020 - 20-10-2020

Family bingo on Holiday Park De Krim! At Saturday and Tuesday in the autumn holiday we organize a super cozy family bingo with beautiful and

varied prizes for young and old. Every prizewinner selects his own price or prizes!

Autumn market De Waal

De Waal

18-10-2020

On the 18th of October, there will be an autumn market in De Waal. Stroll along the various stalls and discover the nicest items. Or enjoy all the goodies ...

... available at the market. The autumn market starts at 11:00 and lasts until 15:00. In the event of bad weather, the market will be moved to Dorpshuis de Wielewaal.

Location: De Waal

Autumn market De Cocksdorp

De Cocksdorp

22-10-2020

On the 22nd of October, an autumn market will be held in the centre of De Cocksdorp where everyone will find something to their liking. Young or old, there’s something fun for everyone: ...

... music, art and nice knick-knacks. The autumn market starts at 11:00 and ends at 16:00 in the city centre of De Cocksdorp. Experience the cosy atmosphere of the market.

Location: Kikkertstraat, De Cocksdorp.

Night of the Night

Multiple Locations

24-10-2020

Texel’s night are intensely dark. Here, darkness is really dark. On this night, Texel is host to great activities to show just how special the darkness actually is. The observatory at…

...Ecomare is open. There is a bat lecture, you can learn all about moths and go on exciting evening walks. Take a quick look at the complete programme.

Location: Multiple Locations

Lights-Tour

Den Burg

24-10-2020

On Saturday the 24th of October, a light walk will be organised for the second time, which you can take part in for free. Everyone is requested to bring their own light or candle to contribute to the special atmosphere during the walk. At 19:00, participants gather at the glass stage ...

... in the park where the walk also ends. The walk will be musically accompanied by the SOS band from De Koog. Hot chocolate with a tasty treat will be served after the walk to warm up again.

Location: Den Burg

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Current availability

We’re receiving high numbers of calls and emails from people asking if there’s an issue with our booking system, because they’re unable to book the accommodation or pitch they wanted. Our online booking system always states current availability, with this system being directly linked to our reservation system, and constantly being updated. Online availability is therefore no different from availability through our contact centre. View our complete offer on Texel

Reservation request

If you wish to stay on Texel in the period from 24 September to 23 October 2020 and have not yet found what you are looking for, you can use the form below to send us a reservation request without obligation. If an accommodation becomes available that matches your wishes, we will contact you to discuss the possibilities.