Camping Monterroso

8.6 14 reviews
Large outdoor swimming pool (added by manager 16 Mar 2016)

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  • Small riverside site five minutes' drive from Monterroso
  • Six kilometres from St James's Way
  • Outdoor 25-metre swimming pool and paddling pool
How do you like your Spanish swims? Via lengths of a 25-metre outdoor pool, perhaps? By splashing around with the kids in a paddling pool… or maybe via a bit of river swimming? During the summer months at Camping Monterroso, in the woods on the banks of the Ulla river five minutes’ drive from Monterroso, you can sample the pleasures of all three, which should be excellent news for the terminally indecisive… These watery options should be of particular interest for walkers on St James’s Way looking for a stop enroute to Santiago de Compostela: the pilgrims’ route passes six kilometres away. (Fairweather hikers who don’t fancy the whole 700 or so kilometres can walk sections of it or take one of the shorter local routes such as the riverside Pena de Corvo.) Camping Monterroso has an ice cream van for essential fuelling up, and a café-bar serving drinks, snacks and Galician grub (the owners’ top picks are fresh seafood and shellfish dishes washed down with a glass or three of the local Albariño wine). A huge outdoor eating area is around if you'd prefer a picnic, with plenty of stone tables on which to spread out your haul of local fare. Wherever you dine, warm up your vocal cords for a post-dinner singsong up at the bar: the karaoke really gets going of an evening here, with more than 1000 English and Spanish songs on the list to select from (less excellent news for the terminally indecisive…).

Site type

Tent pitches 7
Touring caravan pitches 7
Motorhome pitches 7

Languages spoken

English

French

Portuguese

Spanish

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

Local produce

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

Forest

Peaceful

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Tennis nearby

Location

Camping Monterroso

Avenida da Praia

Monterroso

Lugo

Spain

27560

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Madrid CET (GMT+01:00)

GPS

42.78681°N
-7.84507°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

Hardened hikers and casual walkers will want to be packing their best boots around these parts, to set foot on some of the fab local trails. Start by heading out on the paths that flank the Ulla river from the site, or try the Pena de Corvo circular route through the woods and around the river (it officially starts in town but can be taken from the site instead). A three-hour hike from the site (or a 20-minute drive if your legs aren’t up to it) is Pambre Castle, where you can walk on the walls before venturing inside the castle’s rooms. More wall wandering awaits in Lugo, a 45-minute drive from the site – this time in the form of mighty well-preserved Roman ones that make a good half-hour orientation tour of the town. For those of you not walking there, it's just over an hour to Santiago de Compostela by car to visit the Romanesque churches, meander around the medieval cathedral and generally poke about in the cool courtyards and arcades. Fuel your ramblings by stopping at a café for a coffee and a slice of tarta de Santiago, the city’s famed almond cake.

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A basic site close to an excellent pool and snack bar which…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: A basic site close to an excellent pool and snack bar which the teens could go to independently. It’s free and there is a large lawn and lots of picnic benches where locals come. The river has a path which is good for dog walks. The toilet and showers are good condition (heat variable showers which is always good). There is free WiFi if you sit at the entrance where there are chairs. The staff are friendly and also run the snack bar by the pool/river where the menu of the day is worth checking out. They also serve breakfasts and you can order bread and croissants. The site is close enough to the small town to walk up and have a wander round the cafes and shops and there is a decent supermarket there. Anything else you’ll need to get in the car (visit Lugo, Ourense and Santiago all within an hour or so).

Disliked: Only a minor thing but make sure you have an adapter for the electric as they are old style plugs (the owners kindly leant us one). Make sure to include all your equipment/awnings/tents on the booking form (though I’m not sure if there is an option to go into detail) as we were charged more than our initial booking when we arrived because the owner added on our awning which caused some confusion (it came to the same amount as the deposit so we thought he was charging us the pitch up commission again).

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Super friendly and super helpful. Was made very welcome. Facilities are clean.…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Super friendly and super helpful. Was made very welcome. Facilities are clean. Pool nearby was fantastic. Not too far from Camino, we used a taxi for logistics. Highly recommend!

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Toller platz

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Sehr schöner Platz Sehr ruhig. Sehr nettes Personal immer hilfsbereit und freundlich. Wir kommen auf jedenfall wieder. Anlage ist zwar etwas in die Jahre gekommen wird aber sehr gepflegt.

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Perfect type of rural campsite

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: What a great little rustic site. Just what we like. Clean where it needs to be but still feels like camping. Plenty hot water, electricity, 4G (and wifi but we didn't use it) water at every pitch, bins and recycling. Even dish drying racks at the semi outdoor dish wash area. Laundry and clothes racks to borrow if you need them and you can order bread for the morning. Pools not open yet (no problem) and the little cafe bar though simple in menu, was fantastic! Delicious grilled steak (churrasco) with fries and amazing grilled padron peppers. E14 each with bread, wine and coffee. Sorry we are only able to stay one night. And very friendly and helpful owners. Some English spoken.

Disliked: Nothing

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Excellent camping calme avec un personnel très chouette et accueillant

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Le calme et le confort de ce camping. L’accueil est vraiment super !! Les gens du camping étaient très gentils et arrangeant. Je ne peux que recommander ce camping !

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Excellent staff but site needs modernisation.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 4
David Y. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: The site managers were lovely and nothing was too much trouble. The site was quiet and peaceful and was about a 15 walk into town (up a very steep hill).

Disliked: The site needs some TLC. The showers and toilet block were gloomy and need to be updated, although clean. The electricity supply was intermittent and wi-if was only available close to reception.

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Vriendelijke beheerders en goede staanplaatsen

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Monique W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: De ligging van de camping en het restaurant goede broodservice en zeer aardige beheerder

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Oasi di pace e tranquillità che avremmo voluto sfruttare di più, ma…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Oasi di pace e tranquillità che avremmo voluto sfruttare di più, ma il tempo è tiranno.

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Lovely staff, perfectly fine facilities.

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Lovely hosts, very peaceful location. Stayed open for us to do an extra night despite desperately needing a rest. Toilet paper in toilets, against previous reviews.

Disliked: Nothing, it was lovely

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The campsite it very tidy and clean, the toilets and showers were exce

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

Electric optional grass motorhome pitch

Liked: The campsite it very tidy and clean, the toilets and showers were excellent. The warden Xavier could not of been more helpful and welcoming with nothing being too much trouble.great location, right next to the open air swimming pool and cafe.

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  • Does Camping Monterroso have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping Monterroso dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Monterroso? Hardened hikers and casual walkers will want to be packing their best boots around these parts, to set foot on some of the fab local trails. Start by heading out on the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Monterroso?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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