Halland / Varberg, Sweden
Sweden's surf bay, with camping right behind the break
Apelviken is the surf and kitesurf capital of Sweden, a broad shallow bay just south of Varberg where the wind is reliable and the water is warm by Nordic standards. The site runs along the bay behind the beach: caravans and motorhomes on open grass terraces with sea views, cabins behind, a surf school and board hire at the water's edge, and a good café. Varberg's fortress, cold bathhouse and town centre are a flat twenty-minute cycle north along the coast path.
Value check: Fair pitch prices for a beachfront site on the Halland coast, and it stays open all year.
Estimated by CampPilot from the facilities on site
4 stars · High standard
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Not available: Kids activities, Pool, Indoor pool, Glamping.
Grass pitch for a family tent, with room for the car beside it. Shared shower block a short walk away.
$33
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210 of these at this campsite · traditional camping
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Level pitch with 10A electricity and space for caravan plus awning. Hedged or marked on most rows.
$38
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245 of these at this campsite · caravans and trailer tents
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Firm hardstanding pitch sized for larger motorhomes, with power, water and a nearby service point.
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175 of these at this campsite · motorhomes and campervans
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Simple wooden cabin with a kitchenette, dining corner and two sleeping areas. Bathroom facilities in the shared block unless stated.
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35 of these at this campsite · families who want a roof and a kitchen
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Two-bedroom mobile home with its own bathroom, full kitchen and a covered decking terrace.
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28 of these at this campsite · comfort without packing the kitchen
Check dates13th-century seafront fortress housing the Bocksten Man bog body.
1903 wooden bathhouse on stilts, with sea saunas and open-air swimming.
Lakes and beech woodland inland, with waymarked walking trails.
4.4
1,420 verified reviews
Oskar Melin
Gothenburg, Sweden · August 2025
Kitesurfed every day for a week. Front-row pitches look straight down the bay and the surf school is fifty metres away. Nothing else in Sweden is quite like this.
Familie Timmermans
Antwerp, Belgium · July 2025
Great for teenagers learning to surf. Bring proper windbreaks; the bay is exposed and that is exactly why the surfers are here.
Sara Holm
Copenhagen, Denmark · September 2025
Empty beach, dog section, coast path all the way into Varberg for the cold bathhouse. Quieter and cheaper after the schools go back.
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