Camping Grimbergen

Nice little pitch by toilet block as owner realised that, having a campervan, we wouldn't have one on board. 20 mins walk into Grimwergen. Easy route into Brussels - we drove 10 mins to Vilvoorde, parked at station carpark then direct train. Fabulous toilets and showers on site with plenty of hot water and spacious cubicles. Quiet - generally child free. Lovely big field just for tents. Covered area with fridge.

A great little site. Very clean and efficient facilities, hot showers and clean sanitary blocks. Bus to Brussels is just 200m from the campsite, but be aware the last bus back on Sat is not late (20.40) and Mon - Fri is 17.35pm. The buses also only run 1 per hour (an Uber is about 32 euros). Friendly welcome at the reception from a very helpful guy. Good for visiting the city, but planning required.

A smile at reception, a hot shower and a great (separated) area for tents. Plus shelter with fridge and power plugs. Everything a bike packer needs!

Excellent campsite, set in a beautiful town with excellent dog walking. I asked for an extra night and Geert fitted us in, he was very welcoming and gave us a quiet pitch in the corner which was great for our dog. The showers were the best at any campsite I've been to in nearly 20 years of camp8ng and the toilets were very clean. You can walk into paths along safe lanes or go to the disused Grimbergen Airport which has been given over to nature with more dog walking. brasserie 17 is an easy walk with great beer and food.

Crap communication on availability. We phoned and emailed them a week ahead to book one night and got told that they do have a space but that we don't take bookings. Called on the day, no answer. Arrive and sorry we're fully booked. No we can't take your booking would have been a much better answer regardless of the reason. In response to the sites response. We need to be able to determine ahead of arrival if we can camp. As you say, you knew we have a large vehicle and it was quite awkward to get it to and from the site and you still told us we might be able to stay in the email communication. Email is not a suitable communication format for on the day and it's expected that you answer the phone during the day, especially on a week day. No good site does this and it's a problem. We've stayed at several sites this week and you are the only one that didn't answer the phone.

We stayed at the site for a couple of nights. Not being able to book meant that we missed a day in Brugge in order to be at reception which opened at 2pm, hoping to get a pitch. I didn't like this as it involved a lot of uncertainty and that every other person in the carpark while waiting could've nabbed the last spot. Well, there were plenty of pitches available, but these filled up as the day went on. Buses in Brussels are pretty poor, especially when returning to Grimbergen. The last bus left the city centre at just after 5 and dropped us off at the Grimbergen station, the connecting bus going past the campsite didn't show up but amazingly the driver looked out for us and drove us in his car. It wasn't a life or death situation but it was another kind act by a Belgium person. So if you plan to arrive and see the city on the same day as arriving, you'll struggle unless you catch reception early and there's space. Brussels has clean air zones and cycling into the centre from Grimbergen would be difficult and I don't think our bikes would've been safe. Sorry, back to the site! The facilities were immaculate. Great showers, Clever design, all maintained perfectly. The men's toilets smelt like the chemicals were particularly harsh but then again, I'm not the kind of guy who needs to spend lots of time in communal toilets. Apparently, the women's were fine and I prefer to smell these chemicals rather than what everyone ate from the last few days. Tips: Some pitches aren't particularly level, so bring chocks just in case. Bring an extension lead if powering up as some pitches are quite far away from electric points.

Perfect location for visiting Brussels very quiet camping and clean, less the 20 minutes from city centre, strongly recommended!

Beautiful tent pitch, excellent toilet facilities and showers, the best I have seen. The site manager was excellent. If you are travelling from outside the EU, then carry euros !. If you are travelling lightweight with a tent, remember to bring food and coffee. Food in the early evening is hard to find. Just one negative is that the site is in line of aeroplane flight paths that periodically can be heard throughout the night. This might be less of an issue if you are not in a tent or a very deep sleeper. Single tent pitch with bike wad 16:50 euros

A tiny friendly campsite located in a very pretty town! I have to say that the campsite isn't all the Jazz, but it really grew on me, I camped there twice on my way to Austria and really enjoyed it. It is situated next to a sports complex on the charming little Belgian town of Grimbergen and it doesn't have a whole array of facilities, it has two toilet blocks, an open field for leisure and that's about it. The owner is a very serious but nice man, which likes to do everything in his campsite and is very strict about his campsite. He lectured me on how I had to respect his new toilet complex (very decent and new) which cost him a lot of money :) But all in all he is very friendly, which I later discovered the reason why he was so disgruntled, no one wants to work on that region, so he has to do all by himself and his son, which I completely understand. Another bonus is the fact that it is very close to Brussels, in 10 minutes you are in the city center. This campsite is fairly cheap, it cost me around 16EUR for Two Persons+Tent+Car. And it is a very quiet site, you only hear birds around. I highly recommend a walking trip to the center of Grimbergen.