Schapenboet de boet in De Koog VVV Texel

Sleep among the lambs

What better way to start the day than waking up to a view of frolicking lambs in the meadow? There are several holiday homes and farm campsites on Texel where you can stay close to the lambs. And you can even sleep in real Texel sheep barns!

Looking for a unique stay on Texel? You can choose from over 1,600 different accommodations on Texel on our website!

Sleeping at a sheep farm

On the farm you will experience a unique stay. Take a peek into the lives of Texel's sheep farmers. Who knows, you might even see lambs being born!

Minicamping Vrij en Blij
The mini campsite of Hoeve Vrij en Blij offers a wide view of the landscape around Den Hoorn. On the farm, sheep and lambs are kept and sheep's cheese and lamb is made.

Bungalow het Lam
This cosy detached holiday home offers unobstructed views over the fields with lambs. The Skéép and Lantskapp trail starts 600 metres from your holiday home and you can visit the adjacent cheese farm where sheep are milked.

Holiday home De Oorsprong
On farm De Oorsprong you will find this holiday home suitable for groups. From the cottage you have a view of the breeding room where 350 sheep lamb annually.

Holiday home Komt Goed
This detached holiday home is quietly situated in the yard of farm De Oorsprong. You can imagine yourself between the fields with sheep and lambs.

Farm campsite Hoogvliet
Farm campsite Hoogvliet is located between meadows with cows and sheep, on the edge of De Nederlanden. It is a great start from which to discover the unspoilt nature of Texel. There is also a barn with cows, sheep and lambs.

Minicamping Weilust

Every year in March, lambs are born on farm Weilust. The lambs walk in the meadows around the campsite. Around the beginning of June, you can watch the sheep being sheared at the farm.

De Hoge Kamp

Camping De Hoge Kamp is quiet and rural, opposite a sheep farm. In this area, you can walk and cycle between typical Texel garden walls and sheep barns.

Holiday home Kikkertsparadise

This holiday home is located on a farm on the Hoge Berg. The holiday home offers open views over the old Texel landscape and meadows with lambs.

Farm De Duinen

Near the lighthouse you will find cheese farm De Duinen, where lambs are born in spring and cows are kept all year round. There are holiday homes on the farm and you can also camp there.

Sleeping in a sheep barn

The sheep barns are typical of the Texel landscape. Most of them are still in operation, but some have been converted into comfortable accommodation. A unique experience!

Sheepbarn de Boet
On the Waalenburgerdijkje lies this original sheep barn. Hay and straw have given way to comfortable furnishings. In spring, the lambs literally walk in the front garden

Het Schapenboetje
This holiday home is quietly located in a renovated sheep barn, on the edge of the cosy centre of Den Burg. From the boet, you can reach the Hoge Berg, the area where you can find many lambs, in just a few minutes.

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