> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://keiem.be/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Camperhoeve De Bonterie: camping among the cows in Keiem - URL: https://keiem.be/en/de-bonterie-camper-farm-keiem/ - Published: 2026-10-16T16:55:01.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-27T19:53:56.000Z - Description: On a dairy farm in the Keiemdorpstraat, motorhomes stand between the meadows. Camperhoeve De Bonterie has been voted Belgium's best motorhome site three times. - Author: Giovanni Vandewaetere - Tags: About Keiem, #en Drive along the Keiemdorpstraat towards Beerst and you will see them: a row of motorhomes between the pollard willows, with black-and-white cows in the meadow next to them. This is **Camperhoeve De Bonterie**, a motorhome site on a working dairy farm. By now it is known all over Belgium, because De Bonterie has been voted the best motorhome site in the country three times. ![Black-and-white cows on the path along the motorhome site of De Bonterie, with motorhomes between the pollard willows](https://keiem.be/content/images/2026/10/bonterie-campers-en-koeien.jpg) Morning traffic at De Bonterie: the cows head for the meadow, the motorhomes look on (photo: Camperhoeve De Bonterie) ## A farm that welcomes motorhomes The name is a play on words. "De Bonterie" refers to the family name *Bonte* and to the *zwartbonte* (black-and-white) dairy cattle on the farm, the "boerderie" as farm sounds in the West Flemish dialect. Grass, maize, wheat and beets grow around the pitches, and the cows graze right next to the motorhomes. Open your curtains in the morning and you are looking straight into the meadow. ![A row of motorhomes behind a lane of young trees in the morning light](https://keiem.be/content/images/2026/10/bonterie-camperterrein-ochtendzon.jpg) Morning sun over the motorhome site (photo: Camperhoeve De Bonterie) The site was set up by Wouter Bonte and his wife Ilse Hindryckx. They had never travelled by motorhome themselves, they said in 2021: "You don't just leave a dairy farm, so for us this is a new world we get to discover." In 2022 Ilse died unexpectedly. Since then Wouter has carried on the work with great dedication together with their three children, the newspaper Het Nieuwsblad wrote in June 2024. ![Black-and-white dairy cows lying in the meadow, with the barns in the background](https://keiem.be/content/images/2026/10/bonterie-melkkoeien-in-de-wei.jpg) The dairy cows are every motorhome's neighbours (photo: Camperhoeve De Bonterie) ![A black-and-white cow with her newborn calf on the straw](https://keiem.be/content/images/2026/10/bonterie-koe-met-kalfje.jpg) New life in the barn (photo: Camperhoeve De Bonterie) ## Three times the best in Belgium Motorhome travellers share their opinion on Campercontact, the largest platform for motorhome sites in Europe. Every year the platform presents awards based on those reviews, and De Bonterie has won three times: - **2021:** Belgian motorhome location of the year, with a score of 4.77 out of 5, ahead of Smart-ijs in Wingene and 't Meikensbos in Dentergem. - **2023:** once again motorhome site of the year in Belgium. - **2024:** best motorhome site in Belgium, with the maximum score of 5 out of 5 based on 31 reviews. In 2024 the trade press praised "the complete facilities, friendly owner and quiet location between the meadows". De Bonterie is hugely popular on park4night too: 4.87 out of 5 from almost 180 reviews. "Perfect place! Incredibly friendly people, beautiful view and cosy background sounds from the farm," one motorhome traveller wrote just this week. ![Campercontact badge: first place 2021 in Belgium with 4.77 out of 5](https://keiem.be/content/images/2026/10/bonterie-campercontact-award-2021.jpg) The first award, in 2021 (image: Campercontact, via Camperhoeve De Bonterie) ## What you will find - **Hardstanding pitches** of 6 by 10 metres, each with electricity, wifi and a small garden with a view of the polders. Thanks to the hard surface, motorhomes stand firm in winter too. - A **service point** for grey water and the chemical toilet, a water tap and waste collection. - A wooden post at every pitch to charge and lock your **e-bike**. - A **play corner** with a sandpit, swing and slide for the children. - **Local produce**: fresh cow's milk from the farm, a Keiem cheese (from [Kaasmakerij 't Dischhof](https://keiem.be/en/t-dischhof-cheese-farm/)), a local beer, farm ice cream or chocolate mousse. There are no toilets or showers: you camp self-sufficiently, in your own motorhome. ![Wooden shelf with local produce such as wine, jam, fresh milk and cycling maps](https://keiem.be/content/images/2026/10/bonterie-streekproducten.jpg) Local produce in the info building (photo: Camperhoeve De Bonterie) ![Play equipment with a slide, sandpit and swings overlooking the meadows](https://keiem.be/content/images/2026/10/bonterie-speeltuin.jpg) The play corner overlooking the meadows (photo: Camperhoeve De Bonterie) ## Dogs welcome, with a reason for the rules Your dog may come along, but always on a lead, and you walk it in the dog meadow. There is a good reason for that: the grass of the meadows is used as feed for the cows. Dogs can transmit *neospora*, a parasite that can cause calves to be stillborn. ## Practical **Price** €12 per motorhome per night, including the service point, water, waste, tourist tax and wifi. Electricity costs €3 per night extra and a dog €1 per night. **Arrival and departure** You can arrive between 1 and 8 pm. Check in at the info building, or call if nobody is there. Departure is in the morning, preferably before 11 am. Booking is possible but not required. The site is open all year round. **Nearby** The local shop De Sparre, where you can also buy bread, and the village butcher are about a kilometre away. The farm lies on cycle network junctions 27 and 78, ideal for rides through the polders, along the Yser or to the coast. ![A full row of motorhomes at sunset, seen from the meadow](https://keiem.be/content/images/2026/10/bonterie-campers-zonsondergang.jpg) Evening at De Bonterie (photo: Camperhoeve De Bonterie) **Read also:** ['t Kakelend Kippenmuseum](https://keiem.be/en/kakelend-kippenmuseum-zoo/) · [Kaasmakerij 't Dischhof](https://keiem.be/en/t-dischhof-cheese-farm/) · [Den IJsbol in Beerst](https://keiem.be/en/den-ijsbol-farm-ice-cream-beerst/) ### Contact **Camperhoeve De Bonterie** (the Bonte – Hindryckx family) [Keiemdorpstraat 170, 8600 Diksmuide-Keiem, Belgium](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Keiemdorpstraat%20170%2C%208600%20Keiem&ref=keiem.be) Phone [+32 474 96 10 94](tel:+32474961094) (Wouter) E-mail: [info@debonterie.be](mailto:info@debonterie.be) Website: [debonterie.be](https://debonterie.be/?ref=keiem.be) *Sources:* [*debonterie.be*](https://debonterie.be/?ref=keiem.be) *(about us, rates and rules),* [*Campercontact press release (March 2021)*](https://www.bftp.be/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Camperhoeve.pdf?ref=keiem.be)*,* [*Het Nieuwsblad (19 June 2024)*](https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20240619%5F95515048?ref=keiem.be)*,* [*Campersite.nl (May 2024)*](https://www.campersite.nl/dit-zijn-de-winnaars-van-de-campercontact-awards-2024/?ref=keiem.be)*,* [*Campingtrend (April 2023)*](https://www.campingtrend.nl/nieuws/dit-zijn-de-winnaars-van-de-campercontact-awards-2023/?ref=keiem.be)*,* [*Campercontact Awards 2024*](https://www.campercontact.com/en/content/campercontact-awards-2024?ref=keiem.be)*,* [*Pasar (March 2021)*](https://www.pasar.be/artikel/op-deze-plekken-zetten-we-onze-camper-het-liefst?ref=keiem.be)*,* [*De Westhoek*](https://www.dewesthoek.com/nl/nieuwsberichten/twee-westhoek-locaties-in-de-top-vijf-mooiste-camperplaatsen-van-belgi%C3%AB?ref=keiem.be)*,* [*Bezoek Diksmuide*](https://www.bezoekdiksmuide.be/camperhoeve-de-bonterie?ref=keiem.be) *and* [*park4night*](https://park4night.com/en/place/200060?ref=keiem.be)*. Photos: Camperhoeve De Bonterie.*