Camping Cala Llevadó

Wonderful - despite first impressions!

The last leg of our journey from England went a bit wrong - with the result that we arrived frazzled, hot, with 2 hungry children. The first 3 hours of our visit were awful. The place was heaving - people everywhere, and it felt very far from a rural idyll. We were allocated a pitch which was far too small for our bell tent, and on a teeny ledge below the swimming pool. We considered leaving straight away! Because our tent was too big for the pitch we had to make a fuss. So we asked what they had - and as it turned out there were some more remote pitches available - without electricity. As electricity isn't something we needed, we went to look - and ended up on one of those lovely places in the photos - surrounded by pine forest, perched above a teeny beach, and conveniently close to the toilet block! It felt like wild camping - except with the benefit of a supermarket, swimming pool and kids clubs within a ten minute walk. We had a wonderful, relaxing time, and I would come back in a shot. Although I'd make sure to book my pitch ahead! FYI the pitch was in section A. There were some other lovely ones in that direction. Although we met some people who were in the middle bit and they were very happy. A word of warning though - you might get burgled by small wild pigs in the night, so lock up your food. And bring super-pegs. Ours weren't a match for the hard ground, and the ones in the supermarket were very overpriced. And also - it's not the sort of place that a small child can be independent - too big, too many cars, and very steep slopes. The good points: A stunning pitch, wild pigs, 2 minutes from three gorgeous beaches, a great pool and kids club. The bad points: Big site, hard ground, some crowded pitches.

Avoid!

We were really surprised that this campsite had been recommended by Cool Camping. We went there only because of the write up here, and have had great experiences at many other Cool Camping sites, but this was a huge disappointment and we cut our visit from a week to 4 days. The location is fantastic - beautiful beaches and cliffs - but the site is not what you expect from a Cool Camping site. In August it is hugely crowded, tents are packed in one on top of the other, the pool is packed, and the campsite is noisy in the evenings with music from the bar. People tend to stay up late so it can be hard to sleep and the huge lights all over the site make it impossibly bright in the tents at night. Our tent was near the bathroom block and people were shortcutting through our pitch and clambering around the edge of our tent to the loos all night. To top it all off our tent was deliberately set on fire by another mystery camper, and to date the campsite has not forwarded insurance money. We enjoyed the beaches and a trip to Barcelona, but this site was not what we were expecting and not what we use Cool Camping to find!

Lovely

We stopped here at the start of April for 6 nights. Absolutely great spot in fantastic countryside with some lovely walks and the quaint little town of Tossa del Mar about a 30 minutes away by foot. I'd advise that you take sometime to choose your pitch as we rushed in and opted for one with the best view only to discover ones in quieter locations with far more room to spread out elsewhere on the campsite. Staff were generally very friendly, though seldom seen and the ablutions were kept very clean. Take some decent beach/swim shoes as the beaches tend to be quite uncomfortable under foot. 

Fantastic campsite

We have just returned from 2 week wonderful weeks at Cala Llevadó. We were lucky enough to have a fantastic pitch overlooking Platges de Llorell and the sea. Would definitely recommend to families - swimming in the crystal clear sea every day, a good pool, table tennis, fab pizzas, well-stocked supermarket. But all without feeling too busy. Having said that, many of the caravan pitches seemed quite crowded together.

One thing not mentioned, is due to the situation of the campsite on the cliffs, you can end up with a pitch some way from where you can park your car - which can mean carrying heavy equipment up and down some very steep steps. Worth it when you get everything set up and admire the view with a glass of wine, but hard work after a long journey!