Camping Playa De Ris

From €30.50 For 1 night, 4 adults 5.8 12 reviews
Static caravan exterior (added by manager 04 Nov 2022)
Aerial view of the beach (added by manager 26 mar 2021)
Pitches (added by manager 10 may 2022)
Sea views (added by manager 26 mar 2021)

  • No-frills beachfront campsite in Noja village
  • Santander 40 minutes’ drive; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao an hour
  • Bar and restaurant on site; beach a two-minute walk
Surf’s up, everybody. Life at oceanfront Camping Playa de Ris revolves around the beach and its spectacular Atlantic rollers, making this place a paradise for surfers. Luckily you don’t need to be a surfer to fit right in at this laidback site in easy-going Noja. This is also a place where you can slow the tempo right down, spend time with the kids, building sandcastles or splashing around in rockpools on Playa de Ris beach. You might also like to get together a picnic (there are handy stores close by for supplies) and paddle a canoe to rocky Isla de San Pedro, exercise your dog on the beach, or get back to nature with bracing hikes along headlands with ocean views. Back at base, evening action centres on the beachfront bar, where crowds gather to watch the sun set through picture windows and chat over a couple of local beers and tapas snacks. This site is simple in style, but its amenities include a shower block and launderette, plus parking and a wifi connection too.

Site type

Tent pitches 4
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 20
Touring caravan pitches 4
Motorhome pitches 4
Open all year

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/03 and 31/08.
  • The bar is open between 01/07 and 31/08.

Languages spoken

English

French

Spanish

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

50%

would recommend this site to a friend

42%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

We not recommend this site

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 4
Gary T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Not much to like

Disliked: Showed facilities never cleaned during our stay as the were covered in sand from the surfers coming back and rising off their wetsuits. Bar and restaurant closed, washing up facilities look like they had not been cleaned for month. Entrances into the site is a very steep ramp with we just about got down in our 7.9m MoHo. Very tight pitches, luckily our neighbors were our friends. No water on pitches for MoHo as stated in the description, fresh water and grey waste next to wash other. Site photo is so old that half the site is full of static/lodges. We had to leave the site on our last night as we had an huge ant infestation in the engine bay, windscreen and inside the MoHo itself all around the cab area. We are found them in our MoHo 4 days later. All we were offered was anti ant powder to put INSIDE the MoHo.

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Poor site well below standard

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Closeness to the beach

Disliked: It was overcrowded, cramped and very difficult to access. The toilets and showers were very basic and regularly ran out of loo paper. There was no facility for chemical waste and grey water just went into an open pit. The site was infested by ants.

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Great place to stay.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Location ,over the road from a fantastic beach. Small site, very friendly, and just a walk from town centre.

Disliked: Snobby brits.

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Best site on Spain.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
peter s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Position over the road from one of the best beaches ever. Staff super friendly, small site.

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Staff and location - very near the beach…

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Ruth M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

2 bedroom static caravan

Liked: Staff and location - very near the beach

Disliked: The campsite was very run down and neglected. I actually thought it was deserted on arrival. The 'cabin' was very shabby and unloved. Heavily scented airfreshners were overpowering. Couldn't wait to leave.For the price I paid it was not value for money. On booking I was told the only cabin available (for one person) was a 2 bed. On arrival I saw one other camper and all other spots empty

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Super friendly and clean site. Lots of mature trees. Not…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Super friendly and clean site. Lots of mature trees. Not much in local village so it is a fairly isolated spot

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Good showers and toilets, level pitches, close to amenities.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Nick H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Location and the short walk to the lovely sandy beach. Very helpful staff. Easy to find. Within walking distance of a number of restaurants even though it was early in the season.

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False advertising

Overall 4/10
Location 4
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 2
Jon B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: The access and distance to the beach

Disliked: The pitches are not the size stated on the advertisement and they were the parking space for the static homes 3mts x 7mts , there is no laundry facilities on site as there are advertising laundry services

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Es pequeño, muy familiar y el servicio muy amable. Además está muy…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent, touring caravan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Es pequeño, muy familiar y el servicio muy amable. Además está muy cerca de la playa. Estuvimos muy agusto.

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Good location but not clean or tidy. Very disappointed.

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: Location

Disliked: Not clean

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Gastronomic delight

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Golf nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Camping Playa De Ris

Calle el Rano

2

Paseo Marítimo

Noja

Cantabria

Spain

39180

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Madrid CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

43.48847°N
-3.53073°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Camping Playa de Ris is all about getting back to nature, so ditch the car for a few days to explore locally. The Paseo de la Costa trail leads to dramatic coastline views at Mirador Monte De La Cabra or Civil War landmarks at Cañón y Polvorín de la Guerra Civil (both 20 minutes’ walk), and there are gentle family strolls on boardwalks in Marisma de Joyel nature reserve (half an hour). Tear yourself away from the ocean rollers to whizz at speed around the track at Karting Los Molinos (15 minutes) or hire a bike and pedal to coves tucked around Noja Bay . To mix in a bit of Cantabrian cultural life, jump in the car for a wander around Santander’s (40 minutes’ drive) Mercado de la Esperanza and elegant streets, or take in Spanish art treasures at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (one hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Playa Del Ris Pm1 0.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa Del Ris Pm2 0.5 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa El Sable De Quejo Pm1 0.9 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa De Tregandin Pm1 1 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Playa Helgueras Pm1 1.7 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Offers

Caravan for hire
2 bedroom static caravan
  • 10% off 30 nights or more offer
  • 5% off 15 nights or more offer

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

  • Does Camping Playa De Ris have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping Playa De Ris dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Playa De Ris? Camping Playa de Ris is all about getting back to nature, so ditch the car for a few days to explore locally. The Paseo de la Costa trail leads to dramatic coastline … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Playa De Ris?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  5 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Playa De Ris? From £26.03 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.