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Het Hak Hout: Bird hut near the Utrechtse Heuvelrug

4.86 (14 reviews) Verified Overlangbroek, Utrecht, Netherlands #s007889

Ways to spend the night

  • Tent

About this location

A bivouac in the historic setting of Het Hak Hout. Guests can set up a small tent here or build their own shelter from fallen wood that they can collect in the area. Guests can also cook on an open fire at the designated campfire area. This place is ideal for the primitive camper. In the area there are many beautiful walking routes through the wooded area of the Utrechtseheuvelrug and there are many historical monuments to visit, such as various castles and the monumental city of Wijk bij Duurstede.

Perfect for...

Bird watchers, walkers, cycle trekking, couples, bushcrafters

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Your host

Francisca Go to map

Amenities

  • Drinking water

  • Fire bowl

  • Firewood available

  • Toilet

  • Hot shower

  • Cold shower

Available pitch types

Select check-in and check-out dates to see available pitches.

Bivouac in Het Hak Hout

Bring your own
  • Tent

A bivouac spot in the historic setting of Het Hak Hout. Guests can set up a small tent here or build their own shelter from fallen wood that they can collect in the area. Guests can also cook on an open fire at the designated campfire area. This place is extremely suitable

from € 30.00 per night
Max. people
4 persons
Pitches
2 pitches
30m2

Bird Hut

Bring your own
  • Tent

A bird hut with a view over the forest. The hut offers sleeping space for two people. (Bunk bed) The cabin can be completely darkened.

from € 50.00 per night
Max. people
2 persons
Pitches
1 pitch
2m2

Your host, Francisca

4.86 (14 reviews)

Acceptance rate: 100%

Response time: average

Francisca Laporte:
Our family is committed to preserving historical coppice. With Campspace, our guests can enjoy the atmosphere and experience of coppice: the silence, a great wealth of birds and wood from our own harvest for a campfire on which you prepare your food. If you want, I can take you for a slowing down way of experiencing nature (shinrin yoku/forest bathing), or we go into the coppice to pick wild plants to cook with, or I can supervise outdoor cooking or baking. I like to pass on this way of outdoor living, because I have discovered that it is increasingly important to be able to recharge in nature. With us, this is possible in a way that is not only recreational, but also active. Our guests appreciate the peace, the silence and the possibility to set up their own bivouac in the coppice. I love to experience that our guests embrace the credo 'less is more' and bring a positive energy: Guests stay here in an optimal balance with our coppice, they take pride in leaving no traces of their stay. Unique to our location is: silence, privacy and the basic minimum.

Francisca speaks
  • English

  • Dutch

  • French

  • German

Tips

  • Klompenpad: Overlangbroekse path from Wijk bij Duurstede to Tombe van Nellestein

  • Visit the Gimborn National Tree Museum

  • Find authentic regional products at Landwinkel De Kersen Hut

  • The Rosarium in Doorn

  • Restaurant Vroeg in Bunnik with many regional products and a bakery.

Surroundings

At this location
  • Deer

  • Chickens

  • Birds

What you can find in the area
  • River or stream

  • Urban area

  • Cows

Ways to spend the day
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    Hiking

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    Cycling

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    Visiting nearby towns

Additional info

Cancellation Policy

Guests who cancel at least 14 days before check-in will receive a refund of the amount paid by them (excluding Campspace fees). If they cancel between 7 and 14 days before check-in, they will receive a 50% refund. Otherwise they will not be refunded. If the host does not accept the reservation, guests will receive a full refund.

Rules

Our terrain in Overlangbroek is located in a quiet area. Experience and respect the silence in this vulnerable nature area. Music is therefore not allowed. The entire terrain is smoke-free. It is therefore not allowed to smoke anywhere. Small campfires are allowed at the designated campfire sites, with wood that you gather on the site yourself or buy from us (dried logs and kindling). It is not allowed to bring your own wood to stoke. The use of petroleum or petrol to make a fire at the campfire site is not allowed. If there is a general ban on stoking, it is of course not allowed to make a campfire. In that case, provide an alternative for cooking, or go out for dinner in the surrounding villages. In dry weather, there must be 2 buckets of extinguishing water near the fire. Never leave the fire unattended. Campfires may only be extinguished with water. When leaving the site (even for a short time) or before going to sleep, the fires must be extinguished.


Checking in and out

Check-in between: 15:00–19:00
Check-out between: 09:00–11:00

Closing periods

Bivak in Het Hak Hout
Yearly 01-01 → 02-01


Vogel Hut
Yearly 01-01 → 02-01
Yearly 23-12 → 31-12


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