Camping Virgen del Mar

We arrived without a booking on Sunday, the 24th of August 2025. [The feedback is based on comments of all people staying - 4 family members, all adults.] Location is very good - near Santander and about 100km from Bilbao. There is a nearby beach (short walking distance away, approx 350m) with a very good restaurant. It was very busy so we went to the beach swimming early in the morning. Check-in was easy, friendly staff in reception. We had 4 adults in a motorhome (+electric) and 2 small tents - it cost us 88 euro for two plots. Turned out to be the most expensive stay ever in a campsite in Spain this year. But the location made it worth it. The pitches are tight, be mindful, one motorhome nearly ripped the side apart trying to reverse into a plot. Some trees just seem to be in the wrong place to be able to park up with a longer vehicle. The ground was soft, and we had grass ;) The campsite was quiet, no disturbances at all. Watched local wildlife - the lizard on the wall was quite amusing! Facilities were good - toilets and showers were clean at all times but several showers had broken fixings, easy to improve that. The motorhome toilet emptying place was very dirty in the morning, but giving the benefit of doubt that maybe we just happened to be there in-between the cleaning/checking. And some people just don't clean up after themselves. We did not use the pool so won't comment. Small shop on site, always appreciated. The bar/restaurant - not sure if considered part of the campsite but we liked it. Really nice, very cold beers. The only thing is that picture of pizza on menu did not correspond to what we received. Ordered the same pizza again, specifically calling out the item on the pizza - green peppers, same type pizza arrived. We made it into holiday mission/game to find green peppers on pizza then :D Hot sauce for chips was delicious! So - overall - 4 stars for the campsite (price v facilities v location). Recommend to stay and we will return!

Could be a lovely campsite but they have squeezed far too many pitches into available space!! Far too narrow and tree planting has made access and egress impossible for anything but caravans with movers.

Great campsite, especially for Santander but would be great anywhere. Excellent on site restaurant with great staff. Lovely surrounding area with a lovely coastline and beach.

Exceptionally small pitches, on the first row we could hardly open the door without hitting the vehicle next to us. There is another field, and here we had real problems - the pitches are again narrow, hemmed in by trees, and together with the very narrow road, extremely difficult to get in and out of. To make matters worse, the ground can become totally waterlogged. There are concrete tracks for the wheels (narrow, of course!) albeit by no means level - but stray off these while manoeuvring, and you are trapped in mud. As the trees grow it will be even more difficult. The campsite workers seemed to spend most of their time freeing stuck vehicles. Combined with the high price, we will not be returning.

Negatives; very, very small pitches! We only had a VW Camper but there wasn’t enough room to put the roll out awning up. Immature trees / hedges between the pitches means you have a little more room but no privacy whatsoever. The whole site felt and looked tired. The shower block and pool were clean but very dated so didn’t look the best. Positive; the location! 5 minute walk to an amazing beach / cove. The location alone will probably mean we will visit again but only for 1 or 2 nights.