CampEast - Breiðdalsvík

CampEast tucks in behind Hotel Bláfell, right in the middle of Breiðdalsvík. The pitch itself keeps things simple: hot and cold running water, toilets, and electricity. What makes it work is everything around it. A sports hall and swimming pool, a playground, and an outdoor recreation area sit close by, and the village adds restaurants and cafés, a car museum, a research centre, and a local brewery. There's a grocery store, petrol station, bank, and post office too. It's a central, low-fuss stop on the east coast, open from late May to early September. You turn up rather than book, which suits a place built more for passing through than settling in.

Wild camping rules have tightened. Use designated campsites to stay on the right side of the law.