Camping Playa De Ris

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Static caravan exterior
Aerial view of the beach
Pitches
Sea views

  • 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 sites 4
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 20
Travel trailer sites 4
RV sites 4
Open all year
Opens

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

General

  • The bar is open between 01/07 and 31/08.
  • The restaurant is open between 01/07 and 31/08.

Languages spoken

English

French

Spanish

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Pitch types & availability

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6
Value for money
3
Accommodation
2
Facilities / Activities
3
Customer service
4
Child friendliness
2
Cleanliness
3
Wifi
2

20% would recommend this site to a friend

27% would stay here again

What customers say

Praised for beach access & amenities. Many report poor accommodation cleanliness/condition (broken furniture, smells), inconsistent hot water, and tired, basic, uncleaned facilities. Unwelcoming staff, noise, cramped pitches, and a steep entrance slope were also mentioned.

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As the advertising NOFRILLS

Overall

7 out of 10
Location
9
Value for money
5
Facilities / Activities
5
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
1

Power optional grass RV campsite

Liked Beach is very close and showers to get the sand off after swimming
Location to the ferry

Disliked Always you can improve
Showers w/c

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Pleasant lady in reception. Site very near…

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
5
Value for money
2
Facilities / Activities
1
Customer service
1
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
1
Wifi
No rating

Power optional grass travel trailer, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Pleasant lady in reception.
Site very near good beach.

Disliked Entrance to campsite down a steep 1:4 concrete slope with sharp R hand bend at bottom. My caravan bottomed and was damaged. Totally unsuitable except for a small caravan.
If we had not pre-paid for 3 nights we would have left.
2 small caravan pitches in miserable setting opposite reception. Rest of the site was closely packed cabins in an urban setting.
Faecal stained toilets cleaned once in our 3 night stay.
My wife could not turn off shower on first night. Nobody on site so rang « emergency phone line » 3 time with no response so water was pouring all night. After it was fixed next day there was no hot water for the rest of our stay.
Receptionist spoke no English. ( Fair enough - I didn’t speak Spanish ) but we were unable to communicate by phone when Satnav took me to wrong entrance. Communication thereafter by Google Translate was ok.
We visited in Mid-September so no facilities open
Expensive and poor value for money

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Pessimo

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
1
Value for money
1
Facilities / Activities
1
Customer service
1
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
1
Wifi
1
Anonymous

Power optional grass RV campsite

Liked Nulla

Disliked Servizi scadenti, non esiste possibilità di carico e scarico acqua. Caro per periodo e per assenza di servizi.

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Estuvimos muy bien. Lo malo es…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
10
Facilities / Activities
10
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
10
Wifi
No rating

Power optional grass RV campsite

Liked Estuvimos muy bien. Lo malo es la música tan alta todo el dia de los bungalows de los chicos más jovenes.

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La proximidad a la playa…

Overall

2 out of 10
Location
10
Value for money
3
Facilities / Activities
2
Customer service
9
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
2
Wifi
2
Anonymous

Power optional grass travel trailer, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked La proximidad a la playa

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Proximité plage…

Overall

5 out of 10
Location
4
Value for money
No rating
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No rating
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Anonymous

2 bedroom mobile home

Liked Proximité plage

Disliked Pas de clim
Mobile home vieillissant
Bruyant

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Bueno no esta mal parcelas bien

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
4
Facilities / Activities
1
Customer service
7
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
7
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous

Power optional grass RV campsite

Liked La trankilidad

Disliked No tiene para lad aguas negras ,y la puerta de la calle de noche mo la cierran

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Doppelachser nicht erlaubt

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
1
Value for money
1
Facilities / Activities
1
Customer service
1
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
1
Wifi
1

Power optional grass travel trailer, tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Kann ich nicht komentieren

Disliked Da ich ein Doppelachser Wohnwagen habe, konnte ich nicht hin

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Nothing, didn't stay as reviews were…

Overall

1 out of 10
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No rating
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No rating
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No rating
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Power optional grass RV campsite

Liked Nothing, didn't stay as reviews were atrocious. How can you list sites like this when they are consistently slated in the reviews, shame.

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Rough, downbeat, unfriendly.

Overall

1 out of 10
Location
8
Value for money
1
Facilities / Activities
2
Customer service
1
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
1
Wifi
1
Anonymous

Power optional grass RV campsite

Liked Hot water in the shower. Only between 0900-2100.
Proximity to beaches.
Having our experience validated by people staying next to us!

Disliked OMGOODNESS! The young woman, tatoos, long hair, couldn't have done anything else to make us feel more unwelcome. No greetings, no smiles, nothing, even when both using sinks next to eachother and I try and be friendlyin Spanish. She lived in a caravan on site and seems incredibly unhappy/miserable. The challets were packed in and balconies are literally next to your neighbour. Two young lads also live on site, next to reception and are incredibly inconsiderate of people vacationing/staying on site. Driving in after their days work, they scare the crap out of you with the speed that they drive down the ramp onto the site and then regularly rev their engine both early morning and evening, unnecessarily. We were even treated to various other power tools presumably being tested for the following days work. Their relationship with the receptionst was interesting too with their yelling across the site at her. No frills is definitely a good description of this site. The website pictures are deceiving. Accommodation pitches are cramped. The toilets, sinks and showers are extremely 'tired' and certainly not cleaned regularly. Ants are very present but not unusual on sites in Spain/France IMHO. This site has a real downbeat, rough feel to it and we're glad to be moving on.

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Gastronomic delight Hikers’ paradise Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

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 caravans

Location

Camping Playa De Ris

Calle el Rano

2

Paseo Marítimo

Noja

Cantabria

Spain

39180

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Madrid +0200 (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).
(within 10 km)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 16.1 km)

Food and drink

  • Fusion Restaurant 0.1 km
  • La Trainera Restaurant 0.1 km
  • Las Gaviotas Restaurant 0.1 km
  • Pizzería Trastevere Restaurant 0.2 km
  • Amaya Bus Restaurant 0.2 km
  • El Mexicano Restaurant 0.2 km
  • El Almazen Restaurant 0.2 km
  • Brisas Restaurant 0.3 km
  • La Despensa de Noja Pub 0.3 km
  • Meson La Cueva Restaurant 0.3 km

Groceries

  • Marisa 0.2 km
  • Dia 0.4 km
  • Simply Market 0.6 km
  • La Via 0.6 km
  • BM 1 km
  • Lupa 1 km
  • Lupa 1.4 km
  • El Manto 1.6 km
  • Eroski 2.7 km
  • Autoservicio Setién 3.4 km

Parks and play

  • Parque Los Juncos park 0.2 km
  • Parque Los Pinares park 0.7 km
  • Palacio del Marqués de Albaicín park 1.1 km
  • Parque Marqués de Velasco park 1.1 km
  • Parque La Angarilla park 1.6 km
  • Parque de los Condes de Isla park 1.7 km
  • Parque Público Barrio La Hoya park 3.7 km
  • Parque de San Roque Playground 4.7 km
  • Parque de San Roque park 4.7 km
  • Plaza de la Constitución park 4.7 km

Family days out

  • Casa-palacio de Cilla Castle 1.1 km
  • Parque de animales Joyel Zoo 1.1 km
  • Evecan Visitor attraction 1.4 km
  • Torre de Rebollar Castle 2.7 km
  • Palacio de los Condes de Isla Castle 3.2 km
  • Torre de Cabrahigo Castle 3.3 km
  • Casa de La Hoya Castle 3.7 km
  • Torre de Venero Castle 4 km
  • Castillo Montehano Castle 6.8 km
  • Fuerte del Mazo Castle 7.5 km
  • Palacio de La Colina Castle 7.7 km
  • Casa Palacio de los Marqueses de Chiloeches;Palacio de Chiloeches Castle 7.8 km
  • Plaza de toros de Santoña Visitor attraction 7.9 km
  • Palacio de Cerecedo Castle 11.2 km
  • Palacio de los Gándara Castle 15.4 km

Public transport

  • Barrio Jado Bus stop 5 km
  • Estación de autobuses de Santoña Bus station 7.7 km
  • Delfín Verde Bus stop 9.5 km

Beaches

  • Playa de Ris 0.5 km
  • Playa de Ris 0.8 km
  • Playa Cuarezo 0.9 km
  • Cala Los Cuarezos 1.2 km
  • Playa de Peña Pombera 1.3 km
  • Playa de los Barcos 1.3 km
  • Playa de los Barcos 1.3 km
  • Playa del Sable 1.4 km
  • Playa de la Cava 1.5 km
  • Playa de Arnadal 1.6 km

Other nearby

  • Noja Golf Golf course 0.5 km
  • Garfanta Nightclub 0.6 km
  • Euro Asia General shop 4.8 km
  • Puerto Deportivo de Santoña Marina 7.7 km

Local services

  • Caixabank Cashpoint 1.1 km
  • Kutxabank Cashpoint 1.2 km
  • Santander Bank Cashpoint 1.2 km
  • Farmacia Ris Pharmacy 0.6 km
  • Consultorio rural de Noja Clinic 1.1 km
  • Román Tamayo Pharmacy 1.2 km
  • Consultorio Médico de Isla Clinic 1.6 km
  • farmacia Adriana Barbeito Ferroni Pharmacy 1.7 km
  • Estación de Servicio Carburantes de Arnuero Fuel station 2.8 km
  • Repsol Fuel station 3.3 km
  • Lda. Mari Carmen Monterde Giner Pharmacy 4 km
  • Consultorio médico de Argoños Clinic 4.8 km
  • Repsol Fuel station 4.9 km

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • 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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  5 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Playa De Ris? From $52.74 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.