Camping by the Black Sea in Bulgaria or staying at a cool Portuguese surf house are among the cheapest beach holidays in Europe for 2025, with prices starting from as little as £50 a week in summer. The list, compiled from the cheapest available rates for July and August, highlights budget-friendly options across the continent.
In Bulgaria, Camping Krapec offers seven nights camping from £48 per person. The site, backed by woodland and four miles of sandy beach on the Black Sea coast, features 300 shady tent pitches, 80 campervan spaces, and 120 bungalows. Facilities include a bar with live music, an arts festival, and cinema screenings, plus fish specialities and homemade brandy.
Montenegro's MCM Camping provides pitches under pines on a long, blue-flag beach near Ulcinj, with prices from £65 per person for seven nights. The site has bungalows with garden or sea views, an outdoor pool, children's playground, and a beach club vibe with a restaurant open until midnight serving traditional dishes, seafood, and cocktails.
In Greece, Areti Camping & Bungalows on the Sithonia peninsula in Halkidiki offers tent pitches among olive and eucalyptus trees next to two private white-sand beaches, from €63 per person for seven nights. Guests can swim to small Aegean islands, enjoy watersports, tennis, and hiking, with the Unesco-listed Meteora monasteries a day trip away.
Other affordable options include Aran Islands Camping and Glamping in Ireland from £93 per person for seven nights, with glamping pods inspired by ancient beehive huts, and Camping Adria in Slovenia from £197 per person for seven nights, featuring an Olympic-size salt-water pool and a beachside sauna. Finland's Living Archipelago offers glamping from £226 per person for seven nights, with furnished tents, kayaks, and a wood-fired sauna.
