Naturistisch Recreatiepark Elsendorp

Large naturist park (over 20 hectares) in North Brabant, amid the woods and heathland of the Peel, about forty kilometres from Eindhoven. The heart of the park is a swimming lake with a sandy beach, a small island and a slide, around which are spread pitches (mostly with electricity, some with water), chalets for rent and for sale, safari tents and small pod-shaped lodges. The facilities are of a high standard: heated indoor pool, sauna with Turkish bath and direct access to the lake, beauty centre, tennis and pétanque courts, restaurant with a terrace on the lake; in high season there is an entertainment team for children and adults, and all year round the calendar offers aqua aerobics, group walks, line dancing, bingo and themed dinners. It is open all year round, including winter camping, and also welcomes day visitors. The rules require complete nudity when the weather allows (roughly above 18 °C); guests confirm that it is strictly required at the lake and in the pool. The park holds the Prettig Bloot label of the Dutch federation NFN. It is described as a quiet, clean, family-friendly place with a good restaurant; the most frequent criticisms concern the rule that bars entry to people with intimate piercings or tattoos deemed unacceptable by the management, and the poorly maintained dog area. Those going alone must have an NFN card.