Roligheden Camping - Reviews

auto-translated: With a tent on the campsite, it feels like you're camping in the wild! You can choose where to pitch your tent in an open area and there are some very nice hidden spots, so you get some privacy. The sanitary facilities are clean and modern. The kitchen is well equipped and there are also dining tables. The bathing area by the sea has a modern diving platform. The town can be reached on foot in approx. 30 minutes. Shopping facilities and a bus stop are 5 minutes away.

auto-translated: The site is considerably overpriced. As of July 2024, a night in a motorhome for 2 people costs NOK 675 (without electricity, without showers). This is by far the most expensive campsite in Norway up to Bergen. There is no justification for this price, apart from the location close to the ferry harbour. Even the Ekeberg campsite in the capital Oslo with a similar city location is significantly cheaper.

The pitches are very soggy when it rains. Many pitches have integrated wooden terraces.

The campsite as such is quite nicely situated in a hilly or tree-lined area.

The sanitary facilities are good and well above average. However, the washing-up areas are outside the buildings and are not covered.

Grey water disposal is apparently not possible on the campsite.

The barrier at the entrance is apparently manned 24 hours a day.

auto-translated: The pitch is very expensive. We paid €61 including electricity for a pitch for our caravan. If you want to park your car on the pitch, it costs an extra NOK 100. Showers cost NOK 25 for 6 minutes. However, the sanitary facilities are very good and there are plenty of them. The site was very full when we were there. The campers were squeezed into the last and narrowest spaces. The safety distance to the neighbour was no longer maintained. I found checking in very complicated and took a really long time. If it wasn't for the perfect location to the ferry, I would have chosen a different pitch.

auto-translated: The campsite is very well laid out. It gives you the feeling of being in the middle of nature. As a camper with a small tent, you can choose some beautiful pitches, but you have to park your car outside the campsite free of charge. There is a kiosk and a snack bar. The sanitary facilities are better than many we have seen in Norway. The beach with skerries and diving platforms is just round the corner. Everything is actually great. However, campers should be aware that there are some early departing campers, some of whom pack up at 05:00 to catch the ferry.

auto-translated: We spend the night in a roof tent, which is listed as a van, so it's very expensive for me. But if you want to be at the ferry on time the next day, you can hardly avoid this pitch.
There is an additional 30NOK for electricity and 25NOK for showers.
A lido with diving platform is adjacent to the site. There is also a small snack stand on the pitch.

auto-translated: Camping that fills up relatively quickly. In the evening you hardly have a chance.
Electricity connections are available.
Sanitary facilities are sufficient, well maintained, clean and accessible with a chip card.
The showers are also operated by chip card.
You couldn't dispose of grey water, but you could fill up with fresh water and dispose of chemical toilets.

auto-translated: The pitches are soggy when it rains a lot (wheels sink in). But there are wooden grates for the lounge area in front of the camper. Beautiful surroundings with small beaches, rocks and sparse forests. Walk to the town centre 30 min.

auto-translated: Yes, the place is expensive. But: the starting point for visiting Kristiansand is perfect - in 35 min. you can walk to the city.

We were there when the place was closed as "full" shortly after. And it didn't feel full at any time. Sufficient space to the neighbours, it was pleasantly quiet.

Sanitary facilities always clean and never crowded, staff at reception super friendly.

There is a small public bathing bay directly adjacent to the site, which is also very nice, lots of sunbathing areas, a diving tower and also extra shallow water for the children.

One of the most beautiful places on our Norway trip and definitely worth the money!

auto-translated: I was here on 28.08.23 alone with the caravan. I actually liked the facility and especially the beach. But I didn't like the fact that I had to pay 495 kroner without electricity and another 95 kroner for electricity and another 26 kroner for a 6-minute shower. Although the facilities like toilets, showers and the communal kitchen are really very good, I found the price totally overpriced for this time. I haven't paid that much anywhere else in the last 8 weeks in Scandinavia.

auto-translated: The site is spacious and winding, so you don't notice how crowded it is. The surrounding area is very beautiful, with a small hiking trail and a bathing area with a diving tower and wheelchair access right at the site. Kristiansand is about 30 minutes away on foot. Sanitary facilities are plentiful and clean, but hot water costs 25 kroner for 6 min. Electricity must also be paid for, so the site is quite expensive.

auto-translated: Close to the centre. However, it is difficult to find a level pitch for a tent. Cars are not allowed next to tents but must be parked outside the site. Sanitary facilities very well maintained, but can get very crowded at times and there can be queues. Very spacious kitchen with plenty of seating.

auto-translated: The terrain is not ideal for a campsite. It is relatively narrow and partly sloping. The pitches are well allocated and have a number, but no attention is paid to this. We were here at about 13:00 and had to queue for some time until we could check in. They said it was already full but they were still looking for a place. The bottom line is that you are crammed in and that the space is very tight. They don't even keep to the 4 m distance they prescribe. But there is no price reduction, the place is still very expensive. We paid NOK 690 for a medium-sized motorhome including two people and electricity. On the positive side, the sanitary facilities and the public kitchen are all very nice and tastefully decorated, with pictures on the walls.

auto-translated: The site is located only about 2KM from the centre of Kristiansand, directly at a marina. Around the corner is a natural swimming pool with diving towers.
The sanitary facilities are premium and the kitchen is amazing. Everything is modern and clean.
The campsite is situated around and on a rocky hill, which is overgrown with trees. You can also hang up hammocks without any problems (costs only 100NOK in the main season). The location and the trees give you the feeling of camping in the wilderness, even though the site is very crowded. Great facilities, nice staff who also speak German.

auto-translated: Great facility. If you are there in time, you stand idyllic under trees. Sanitary super, top maintained. Close to town. Bathing possibility.

auto-translated: The most beautiful campsite on my trip through southern Norway! The place is so winding that everyone can find an undisturbed campsite for themselves. For larger motorhomes

kitchen, wc, and showers are great. it's a big place and there is a long line at the gate, i.e. ob ferries days.
beach and jumping tower are nice.

auto-translated: A great place right on the harbor, about 20 min from the ferry in a park, for us who like to have some privacy, great because on different levels with lots of trees. Empty in September, super nice staff, green and dog friendly. Sanitary facilities modern and clean - always happy to return.

auto-translated: Campsite by the sea with access to the small public beach. Very nice, unfortunately there were jellyfish in the sea which have nettled my two children. Wonderful new large kitchen.

auto-translated: Not recommended due to the dynamic pricing. Furthermore, the staff is very unfriendly and reacts inappropriately to demand of their pricing.

auto-translated: Very commercial city camping. Beautiful and sufficient sanitary facilities. At the end of the afternoon is packed (even campers on tent fields): full = full they do not know here. Nok 590 p

auto-translated: Close to the city very nice spacious place. The (with us) German-speaking reception was very nice, the sanitary facilities are very good.
There is a small beach and the way to the supermarket takes only 5 minutes.
For us perfect to bridge the time until the ferry ride and let the vacation end.

Disadvantage is the price, it was by far the most expensive place in Norway. In addition, meanwhile 25 NOK for 4 minutes showers is quite bold. Well, you know beforehand.

auto-translated: Since you do not have so many options in Kristiansand, and we also wanted to spend a day there before the ferry, we ended up at the camp. I can not understand the negative reviews but, the place itself is top! Clearly not cheap, but what seems normal in the south, but otherwise everything fits. Sanitary and kitchen are completely new and super clean

auto-translated: We were spoiled for choice of pitches, and the recommendation of the reception was a great fit for us. The site is close to the city, on the water and due to its topography quite quiet. The sanitary facilities are clean and plentiful ... Man is in about 45min walk in the city, shopping facilities are only about 10min walk away. All in all a great place...

auto-translated: We were here at the end of the season and were positively surprised. For a city camping site everything was super clean - sanitary building and kitchen looked very new and were really clean. Showers are relatively expensive, 20 NOK for 4 minutes. For children there is a small playground next to the kitchen.

auto-translated: The campsite is perfect for caravans and tents, for a night before the ferry or a little longer. An own bathing place and the walking distance to the city are to be seen as a clear plus point. As a tent owner you often get nice niches or an extra tent meadow. The wash houses are very new and well maintained and clean. Only showers cost 20 Nok for 4 minutes.

Good camping, new sanitary facilities, and good spots to put your tent on. Close to the sea.

auto-translated: 320 NOK for campers, 2 people, electricity would cost another 60 NOK extra. Showercoins are to buy at the front desk, which is only manned in the morning and in the evening. Right next to the campsite is a beautiful swimming spot. We chose the place because of the proximity to the ferry.

auto-translated: Typical campsite close to the city. Very expensive and bad sanitary facilities (old and dirty) no flair. You should only drive to this place if you want to be close to the ferry. Demands lowered and do not be annoyed about the price. The only advantage is the short way to the ferry. But then only if you take the early ferry. Otherwise also better to avoid it. If one comes from the ferry, then there are better places in a few km distance which cost then approx. half. Reception is only occupied in the evening and in the morning.

auto-translated: Camping site is located in very beautiful countryside on the coast.
Unfortunately very expensive and the sanitary facilities are dirty. Reception only mornings and evenings.
For 1 night before the ferry bearable

auto-translated: This is where we stood for one night. The toilets were very bad... With the men dirty, with the women the new rolls were not even hung up but put on the broken toilet paper holders, so that they could only fall down. We didn't use the shower at all because it was too expensive with 20 crowns. The place can only hold itself by the proximity to the city.

Nice campsite.

auto-translated: Pretty expensive but actually beautiful and large facility. A public path leads across the square so you always have many pedestrians and cyclists riding around. Nevertheless a good possibility to stay overnight if you have to catch the ferry early in the morning. Showering is only possible with shower brands that can be bought at the reception. But this one is only occupied in the evening.

auto-translated: old and overpriced system

auto-translated: Typical place to spend the night in front of the ferry to Denmark. Space and sanitary moderate. The old hut was outside down and with 800 NOK much too expensive, the beds were indisputably dirty.