Carregwen Camping

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 9.1 7 reviews
Campfire area by the lake (added by manager 22 Feb 2023)
Sunset
Camping area
Lake

  • Rural Ceredigion site five minutes' drive from Llan-non
  • A 15-minute drive to Llanerchaeron estate; 25 minutes to New Quay
  • Lakeside campfire area; ponies and ducks to meet on site
It’s a proper Ceredigion countryside experience at Carregwen Camping – book a pitch here and you’ll be sharing space with a small menagerie of animals including friendly ponies and a little flock of ducks. This area is popular with wildlife too, so keep your eyes peeled to see what you can spy around the place – the adjoining lake is a particularly fine spot for wildlife watching, so you may like to settle down on the banks for a drink or picnic while on the lookout for passing beasts. There’s a campfire area just next to the lake too, for evenings spent keeping warm and having a chat by the crackling flames. Stays here are a thoroughly peaceful prospect, with quiet rural scenery all around and little by way of noise or light pollution (stargazing evening, anyone?) There’s a pub 10 minutes’ walk away that’s open most evenings, and the little seaside village of Llan-non is five minutes’ drive away for a couple of shops, another pub and a fish and chip shop. Llan-non is also the place to pick up the Ceredigion Coast Path for a stroll along the shoreline; also within easy reach are coastal hotspots Aberaeron and New Quay (this latter the place for dolphin-spotting boat trips). Inland days out might take you for rural rambles, strolls around historic sites or time spent hanging out with more farm animals. Back at base, the facilities have been kept to the essentials, so you’ll have access to toilets, showers, a washing-up area and a shared fridge/freezer.

Campground type

Tent sites 5
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No cars/motorcycles at the site. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

86%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Camping minimaliste...

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Le calme du lieu... Le joli jardin et le petit lac...

Disliked: La douche à l air libre... un bout de toit en planches serait nécessaire...et peu cher.! Les toilettes '' sèches '' étaient elles entièrement fermées.! En comparaison un même camping en France avec sanitaires fermés et modernes ne coûte que 5 euros.!.!..! Un '' urinoir'' vraiment' 'déplacé' '... à cacher plutôt qu' à exposer de cette façon... Pas prévenue de mon arrivée.! Pas d eau chaude pour la vaisselle... Eau glacée à prendre dans un broc..! Du camping comme il y a 50 ans...

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A great place to stay if you like quiet and simple. Pitches were flat

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Diane L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: The site was quiet, peaceful and had natural beauty. The family were attentive and kind, flexible to meet my requests and so friendly and helpful

Disliked: There was noticing about the place I disliked

Recommend to friends Visit again

peaceful setting away from it all

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Peter E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Peaceful, lovely setting, just what we wanted, Basic amenities but that didn't bother us. Would stay again

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little campsite 🙂

Overall 10/10
Location No rating
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
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Wifi No rating
Michael M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: The simplicity.....

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly and accommodating…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Alex E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Very friendly and accommodating

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful surroundings, helpful and pleasant staff.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: Rustic facilities, surrounding features, the summer house and pond.No traffic noise. Helpful owners.

Disliked: Car doors slamming. Gaps in toilet shed

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We had a lovely time at the site, it was super clean…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Tracey E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Unpowered grass tent or campervan site

Liked: We had a lovely time at the site, it was super clean and friendly and the shower outside was fab ! thank you so much. Thank you :)

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Carregwen Camping

Carregwen

Nebo

Llanon

Ceredigion

Wales

SY23 5LE

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.26229°N
-4.13761°W

Nearest transport

Coach
17.4 km Bus Station
18 km University Campus Penglais
19 km Penllwyn PO
Rail
17.3 km Aberystwyth Rail Station
26.1 km Borth Rail Station
31.8 km Aberdovey Rail Station

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Walks in this area have a habit of turning up intriguing sights – especially if you head for the areas around the ruins of Strata Florida Abbey (half an hour's drive), Devil’s Bridge Falls (35 minutes) and Dolaucothi Gold Mines (35 minutes). A little closer to home, the National Trust estate Llanerchaeron (15 minutes) makes a lovely place for a stroll too, taking in the walled garden, the farmyard and the John Nash-designed Georgian villa. For more of those animal encounters, take the kids along to play with the pigs, goats and donkeys or scamper about at indoor and outdoor play areas at Fantasy Farm Park (five minutes), or sign up for alpaca walks with Fort Alpacas or Woodlands Alpacas (both 15 minutes' drive). The coast may well be calling around here, of course, so head a little way west for beach days and seafood meals in Aberaeron (15 minutes), dolphin-spotting boat trips from New Quay (25 minutes) or a ride on the Vale of Rheidol Railway from Aberystwyth (half an hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Llanrhystud 4.6 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Traeth Gwyn New Quay 15.4 km Sea Good Good Good N/A
New Quay Harbour 15.9 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
New Quay North 15.9 km Sea Good Good N/A N/A
Aberystwyth South 16.9 km Sea Good Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Llanerchaeron - National Trust 7.9 km

Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 17 km

Dolaucothi Gold Mines - National Trust 27.3 km

National Wool Museum 31.9 km

Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 35.8 km

National Trust

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 27.3 km

Aberdeunant 43.2 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Aberaeron - River Walk - Allt y Graig - St Non's - Aberaeron 8.6 km

Cei Bach - Craig Ddu - Cardigan Heritage Coast - Cwm Buw 14.2 km

Black Covert Walk 2 14.9 km

Black Covert Walk 1 - Aberystwyth 14.9 km

New Quay - Bird Rock - Cwm Soden -New Quay 16 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Carregwen Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Carregwen Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Carregwen Camping? Walks in this area have a habit of turning up intriguing sights – especially if you head for the areas around the ruins of Strata Florida Abbey (half an hour's drive), Devil’s … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Carregwen Camping?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  1 p.m.
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