Route and campsites for Lake Bled trip

[Priston]

Contemplating a trip to Lake Bled May/June. Any recommendations for route and campsites when we get to Lake Bled. SHMBO always requires a reasonably comfortable site rather than an aire. Any advice gratefully received

 

[David and Sally]

There is a site right on the shore of the lake. Not cheap I am told.

Bled Camping - Sava Hotels & Resorts

Camp in a tranquil green location at the foot of the Julian Alps and right next to the idyllic lake shore with a public beach. Take a look at the current offer!

www.sava-camping.com

Also on our to-do list.

 

[bobnick]

Was there earlier in the year.
Forget what the prices are, enjoy one of the sites on the shore............we did.
We are not like others, we cannot remember every name of every site, on every road in every country. We did post pics and names at the time though.

 

[Figaro]

I stayed on camping bled a few years ago.
It's very convenient being on the lake. The pitches at the front of the site are by far the best but need booking.
Just turning up as I did and they put you at the back of the site amongst the trees and it can be muddy if wet.
Beautiful area, lake Bohinj is also worth visiting, I think there is only one campsite and it's a little Bohemian but we'll worth a few nights.

 

[Viennese]

We stayed there in 2019, and liked it a lot. High standard of facilities, and great restaurant. Don't know how muh it would cost now, but it could be an ACSI, and out of season would be around 27 euros a night. We did not find Slovenia cheap!

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[Roby2008]

Camping Sobec, Lesce, a bike ride from Bled.....super site, great food and reasonable prices......we go 3-4 Times a year ......

 

[Barti Ddu]

We were there in September. The campsite mentioned by bobnick by the lake is extremely busy and is fully booked up at busy periods. We tried and failed!

We stayed at Riverside Camping Bled, about a 20 minute cycle to the lake. The site is family owned, really modern (only about 3 years old), very well equipped, and with an eco-tourist vibe including lots of new tree planting.

Bled itself is very picturesque, but really busy. A walk around the entire lake takes a couple of hours including coffee or beer stops. I'd also recommend walking up to have a drink (or food) at Tito's "summerhouse" which has spectacular elevated views of the lake and island and is quite an amazing building in its own right.



I'd also second Figaro about Lake Bohinj, less than an hour away from Bled. Much quieter, less touristy, but very charming. We stayed at the aire next to the train station in nearby Bohinjska Bistrica, including free buses to the lake. Evening meal at the licenced station buffet with all the locals was excellent too.

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Finally, if you're heading for Bled I'd also explore the Triglav national park and the Julian Alps in Slovenia.

 

[bladerunner]

Camping Bled worked for me going South and going North.
If there it's worth doing the gorge walk via the tourist office

 

[bladerunner]

snap!

 

[gus-lopez]

I found Bohinj far better but that was years ago.

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[Howard B]

We went to Slovenia/ Bled on a motorbike trip about 20 years ago.
It was a really cheap place to visit back then. Think we paid @£30 for half board with a lake view room, now its about £400. It wasn't that commercial back then, not sure id want to go back now.
Also stayed in the Hotel Piran in Piran with a sea view room. That was about £25 a night, its now about £250 a night.

 

[VXman]

There is the popular site right on the lake at the other end from the town - linked to CAMC or CCC. Nicely situated for the lake but too many Brits there for my liking. I like to feel abroad when I go abroad. We stayed at Riverside Camping Bled as it had a swimming pool. It's about 10 mins cycle from the town and the lake.

Worth a visit to Ljubljana (Capital) while you are there.

Rivercamping Bled

River Camping Bled

www.rivercamping-bled.si

 

[Barryh]

Touristy yes. Busy yes, but not overly. We stayed at the campsite next to the lake in May 2017. What a view.

 

[Brains]

We stayed at Camping Bled in June this year,
(two GB plates spotted, the highest count in 6 weeks of travels in Croatia, Slovenia, Austria).
We originally booked in for two nights and ended up staying for five nights.

Whenever you are going, you need to book, as the site is often fully booked at weekends from May onwards.
If you want a booking in July or August, you need to book before Xmas.

It's a good site, reasonable sized pitches, decent loos, all the normal facilities, a nice restaurant with lake views, the town, at the other end of the lake, it cycling distance away, or about 1hr walk. There is also a tourist 'train' that circles the lake every 30 mins, so it's easy to get between the town and the campsite.
The Castle is worth a visit, go early.
If you have an inflatable (or are a good swimmer) then you can visit the church on the island for free (you must be clothed!).
The surrounding mountains have a load of walks, including the Vintner Gorge as a highlight (we cycled there, it's a short but hilly ride!)

We would return!

 

[Abacist]

A big thumbs up for Camping Sobec which we went to in August to be there for a wedding in Bled.

First class site with all modern facilities, restaurants, bars, cafes, lake to swim in with a variety of pitch sizes some with services. Nestled in the bend of a strong river used for rafting.

As well as the river gorge walk we went to a ginormous limestone cave system where you take a train to visit then walk around. The size and quality is almost beyond belief! South of the capital.

Fab specialty cake is a must in Bled!

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[seasideBill]

Whatever negative comments you may hear, it’s a must do if you’re in Slovenia. It’s a spectacular location. Camping Bled is more than adequate and the location is the perfect lake side location for swimming, walking, boating and exploring the castle & Bled. Booking probably essential. A trip to Ljubljana is definitely worth doing, we stayed at Ljubljana Resort, sounds more exotic than it is, but very convenient for the city.

 

[bobnick]

Concur with almost all of the above.
We didn't find it expensive, we didn't find it overly busy, we did see a few Brits but only a few.
We had a car with us so got out and about. Some very special places within a short drive/ride (must start jotting down names of places)
Loved and and will go back.

 

[Eddieb]

We stayed at the CMC linked Camping site on the far side of the town - average prices and decent facilities and a great location right on the lake. Don't miss the walk up the steep hill just outside the camp giving you stunning views

 

[Priston]

Thanks everyone for the information. What about best routes to travel to Slovenia

 

[bobnick]

When i get the time i will show you a route the you should NOT take. I promised i would months ago but not got around to it.

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[Barti Ddu]

Thanks everyone for the information. What about best routes to travel to Slovenia

Are you having to blast down quickly on motorways / toll roads, or do you have the the time to meander and explore?

If the former I can't really help, as we travelled down slowly this autumn to Slovenia and Croatia entirely without motorways and tolls; if the latter I can suggest good areas to explore enroute. Investigating the Alpenstrasse route across Germany and into Austria would be a good starting point.

 

[Abacist]

If you want to go on Austrian motorways you will need a TAG device to pay your tolls if over 3500Kgs.

We went down Mosel valley then across to and down the Romantic Road.

When we went we crossed into Austria at Fussen and took a scenic, non motorway route to Slovenia who also require a tag as well.

 

[VXman]

Thanks everyone for the information. What about best routes to travel to Slovenia

Well we (as always) went avoiding tolls. So we stopped the first night at Gravelines, then a night stopover with time to explore at Schengen - Luxemburg, Neu-Ulm -Germany , Gollin - Austria and then Lake Bled. The mountain crossing from Gollin to Bled was......interesting.

Gravelines

Schengen

Neu-Elm

Gollin

Bled

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

We went from Salzburg to Bled non toll over the mountains through the ski resorts of Untertauern, Obertauern and Rennweg am Katschberg.
Bit steep and made my old van grunt a bit but some lovely places to stop for breaks.

 

[bobnick]

How do you lot remember the names of all these farting little towns and passes.
Repeat, gonna have to start taking notes.

I will dig the name of a certain pass we went over after Grossglockner.
Vans towing trailers were NOT allowed. We did go over it.
18%. We should never have been on it and should never have got to the top.
The police were waiting for us at the top.
How on earth did you get that rig up that pass. Not allowed.
After a proper bollocking they let us go.
Moral, understand what the signs mean at the bottom.

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[Barti Ddu]

How do you lot remember the names of all these farting little towns and passes.
Repeat, gonna have to start taking notes.

I will dig the name of a certain pass we went over after Grossglockner.
Vans towing trailers were NOT allowed. We did go over it.
18%. We should never have been on it and should never have got to the top.
The police were waiting for us at the top.
How on earth did you get that rig up that pass. Not allowed.
After a proper bollocking they let us go.
Moral, understand what the signs mean at the bottom.

I guess you're talking about the Wurzen Pass between Austria and Slovenia. It's certainly steep (nearly 1 in 5 in parts), but reasonably wide and straight, so as long as you don't have to stop and try and restart again it's not too onerous.

The Vrsic Pass pass in Slovenia is a whole other ballgame - narrow, steep, hairpin after hairpin, with cobbled surface and roaming mountain sheep to have to drive around! Discussed in this fairly recent thread. -

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[bobnick]

I guess you're talking about the Wurzen Pass between Austria and Slovenia. It's certainly steep (nearly 1 in 5 in parts), but reasonably wide and straight, so as long as you don't have to stop and try and restart again it's not too onerous.

The Vrsic Pass pass in Slovenia is a whole other ballgame - narrow, steep, hairpin after hairpin, with cobbled surface and roaming mountain sheep to have to drive around! Discussed in this fairly recent thread. -

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Don't think it's that one. THis one was bendy very very steep 18% (don't know what that is in other numbers) AND we souldn't have been on it towing a trailer.
HRH knows which one it was and i will revert.
It was 1st gear all the way up. Thank christ there was no obstruction to stop us on the way as we would never have got going again, i would then have been in really deep poo poo.

 

[Barti Ddu]

Don't think it's that one. THis one was bendy very very steep 18% (don't know what that is in other numbers) AND we souldn't have been on it towing a trailer.
HRH knows which one it was and i will revert.
It was 1st gear all the way up. Thank christ there was no obstruction to stop us on the way as we would never have got going again, i would then have been in really deep poo poo.

18% is nearly 1 in 5. Sounds like it is the Wurzen Pass. As you say, as long as you don't have to stop and restart it's not too bad. Drops you down into Slovenia by the ski resort of Kranjska Gora.

Ps. When I say it's "reasonably straight", that is relative!

 

[bobnick]

18% is nearly 1 in 5. Sounds like it is the Wurzen Pass. As you say, as long as you don't have to stop and restart it's not too bad. Drops you down into Slovenia by the ski resort of Kranjska Gora.

Ps. When I say it's "reasonably straight", that is relative!

Just asked madam and she says that sounds very much like it. And yes it did drop down into Slov. I think a bit of a border post was at the top.
Anyway as stated they were mega impressed i got to the top towing a car on a trailer................think that's why they let me off.

Note to self : make bloody notes.

I'm so impressed when people come on here that have driven to the back of beyond and know every kin village, almost every street, and the names of the people living in them...............................show offs

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Drops you down into Slovenia by the ski resort of Kranjska Gora.

just looked at my photos and that is the one we came through with our 7.5t van still Snow at the end of May