Camping Sites in Slovenia

Camping Bled - not a very imaginative name but a very picturesque campsite. This is a site we used when travelling through to Croatia in the Summer month of July. We went in our small but compact campervan travelling from Carlisle in Cumbria to Croatia. We had a few overnight stops en route in Belgium, Germany and Austria. We had looked at a couple of smaller campsites in the Lake Bled area but they were all full so we were really pleased that we could actually get in at this site. I have been told by my husband not to mention him any more in my reviews as he thinks all the doo yoo readers will have him down as a bit of a loon but the stories wouldn't read the same ...

Slovenia is one of Europe's hidden gems, and this campsite is ideally placed to give you a taste of it. It's set on the shore of Lake Bohinj, a bigger, wilder lake than its more famous neighbour Lake Bled. When i visited in summer 1998 the rates were very reasonable - about £5 per night for a tent, plus £1 per person, and it also accepts motor homes. There's a bar and restaurant, good showers, and they rent out bikes and rowing boats - taking a trip on the lake is great fun and very peaceful. One trip not to miss when staying here is the walk up to Slap Savica, a very impressive waterfall and the source of the Sava River (the water emerges ...