La Aldea Campsite

La Aldea Campsite is at kilometre 25 of the El Rocío road, at the entrance to the village, at the gates of Doñana National Park. It is a large, full-service campsite: pitches, bungalows and mobile homes, huts imitating the marsh ones, a pool, a supermarket, a restaurant with a function room for celebrations and, something the other places to stay in the area don't have, stables so guests can keep their horses.

Marsh huts and mobile homes

Besides pitches, the campsite rents several types of accommodation: the Euro 2 and Euro 2 Suite, the Euro 4, the Mobil 2, Mobil 4 and Mobil 5 mobile homes, a youth accommodation, the marsh hut (choza marismeña) and the marsh suite hut, and equipped Kampaoh tents. The marsh hut is for five people: two bedrooms, one with a double bed and one with a bed and bunk, a living room, a bathroom with hot shower, air conditioning, a kitchen with utensils and fridge, bed linen and towels.

In season, check-in at the accommodation is from 16:00 and check-out before 10:00. In July and August you can only book Saturday to Saturday; from April to June and in September you can arrive on any day, depending on availability. Prices are calculated in the booking search on its website: the rates page wasn't available when we checked.

Pool, mesón and horses

The pool is surrounded by green space, and there is a pétanque court, a sports court, a children's playground and a supermarket. The toilet blocks have hot showers, washing machine and dryer. Mesón La Aldea, the campsite's restaurant, cooks with Doñana produce and fish from the coast, and has a room for 350 people used for weddings and celebrations.

The stables and boxes — of poles, wood or brick — are booked by phone. The campsite also organises horse rides.

Doñana and the village close at hand

From here you reach the El Rocío hermitage and the Paseo Marismeño in a few minutes. The El Acebuche Visitor Centre, where the 4x4 tour of Doñana departs, is on the same road, towards Matalascañas. For eating in the village, Toruño is open every day.

A phone that is often engaged

The campsite warns that its phone, 959 442 677, is often engaged because of the volume of calls, and asks you to use the quote form on its website or write to [email protected]. The website doesn't detail the dog policy: ask beforehand. On pilgrimage dates, the village and the campsite change pace; confirm which services are running.