Red Rock Wild Camping

View prices & book 9.1 185 reviews
The camping field, with two of the pods, looking back uphill (added by manager 26 Aug 2022)
The camping field, with two of the pods, looking back uphill
Prefect place to chill
The perfect spot
The outside of the pod
The outside of the richard burton pod
Picnic area outside
Outside the pod
Outside anthony hopkins
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Favourite
Prefect place to chill
The perfect spot
The outside of the pod

  • Wild camping farm site under a mile from Margam Country Park
  • A two-minute cycle from the country park; 15 minutes from beaches
  • Dens and swings for kids; access to a cycling trail
Set yourself up for quite the easy-breezy stay at Red Rock Wild Camping… just under a mile away from Margam Country Park, this site is well placed for outdoor activities. To add to that, there’s a real wildlife haven on site too, as it’s based on a working farm with a five-acre ancient woodland and a four-acre field. How to get to Margam’s 850-acre deer park, castle, 12th-century abbey and orangery? Well, if you’re not taking the 10-minute drive, there’s a cycling trail alongside the site that will get you to the park in under 10 minutes – once there, there are paddleboarding, mountain biking, Go Ape or canoeing activities to dive right into (once you’ve sorted your equipment and booked your slots, of course). Under the old oaks on site, there’s a natural play area of its own – kids may want to build a den or play around the swings and log steps. During the evening, there are firepits to hire, or bring your own. Logs can also be purchased on site. Don’t forget that this is a working farm, so you may spot cows, sheep and horses in the surrounding fields. There’s a stream running through the edge of the woodland. And as for facilities, there are three portable toilets in the field and two flushing toilets and a shower in a basic toilet block in the hardstanding area. A five-minute drive from the nearest M4 junction and halfway between Cardiff and Swansea, you’ll be well-connected to the big South Wales cities and any capers further out (meaning that this site is suited to a quick stop at Margam if you’re moving onto your next destination soon).

Site type

Tent sites 25
RV sites 3
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Open now
Opens January 1
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • No gas barbecues allowed.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • There are no garbage cans onsite: all garbage will need to be taken home with you.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Mon, Jan 1 2024 to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating based on 185 reviews View breakdown

Wild camping

Voted 93% of visitors View breakdown

93%

would recommend this site to a friend

92%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely spot to 'wild' camp safely!

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
Thomas A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: The freedom of wild camping in a beautiful location!

Disliked: The weather, but that can't be helped!

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What a fantastic little place this was. A lovely little set up…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Joanna S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Miss Talbot camping pod

Liked: What a fantastic little place this was. A lovely little set up and the host was lovely and friendly. Very accommodating also. We had a wonderful time. The children and already asking to come back. The wasn’t any reception but personally I enjoyed that nobody could get hold of us and the children out their iPads away and enjoyed the outdoors.

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Friendly owners and lovely location…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 4
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Friendly owners and lovely location

Disliked: Only one shower available across the whole site

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Great long weekend ty red rock

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Jenny G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Very welcoming and helpful upon arrival .. very relaxing stay suited our needs, never used any facilities as we are self sufficient other than needing some water as we couldn't figure out how to use our water pump as 1st time out in our new van for more than a night. Would recommend as lovely quiet place with all we needed

Disliked: The fact we bought 2 bags of wood and didn't get to use it because of the weather but the 2 tents next door to us felt it was appropriate to use the wood we bought to keep their fire burning without having the decency to ask so paid £10 for wood we didn't get to use .. I would have given it freely if they had asked but I don't like stealing ..its just plain wrong in my eyes buy your own wood! No need to steel

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Lovely views of the surrounding area. Friendly host. Decent pitch.…

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Lovely views of the surrounding area. Friendly host. Decent pitch.

Disliked: Nothing

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Cheap but you basically get a field and disgusting facilities.

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite (family)

Liked: Friendly welcome from the lady on the gate. There was a lot of space. Has potential to be a really nice site.

Disliked: Facilities are very poor. Only one shower for the whole site (which is quite big) The shower itself was stained and moldy and felt as though you might catch something. Porta-loos were disgusting and could be smelled from at least 20 metres away. The toilet block itself again was dirty and didn’t seem to be cleaned.

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From the manager: I'm glad you left me a review anonymously....and then said who you were as it gives me the opportunity to review you. I had several complaints about you and your family's behaviour...loud and disrespectful. Throwing beer cans as high as you could into the woods leaving the site in a mess. Your camping neighbours were absolutely disgusted....so I'm really pleased to read you won't be coming again!

Nice quiet campsite with lovely views.…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Thomas C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Nice quiet campsite with lovely views.

Disliked: The field we camped on clearly gets boggy so the ground was pretty uneven leading to a bad nights sleep. Not all of the site was like this though.

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Excellent basic site with friendly staff.

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

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass RV campsite

Liked: Great site. Plenty of space and you can choose where to place your van/tent. Clean toilet block with plenty of toilet paper. Location by Margam Park is ideal and is convenient for visiting Cardiff or going to the beach at Aberavon.

Disliked: Nothing. At £12 per night why on earth would you dislike anything !

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Great wild camping.

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
Theresa T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Lovely sheltered area, and the choice to pitch where you like. Portaloos are dotted around the site and there is a toilet block, and shower block on hard standing area. This is a great way to experience wild camping, the site was very quiet and peaceful. As a solo traveller I felt very safe here. Will definitely use this site again.

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Excellent site.

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Amazing not far from home Great place Loved the forest Staff amazing and welcoming

Disliked: Weather lol at night.

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Features

Portable toilet

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Red Rock Wild Camping

Graig Goch Farm

Margam

Port Talbot

Glamorgan

Wales

SA13 2TN

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.56048°N
-3.70553°W

Route directions

Do not pass Graig Goch Farm and go up the mountain, as this will bring you to a dead-end with difficulties turning around.

Nearest transport

Coach
6.8 km Bus Station
9.7 km Sarn Odeon
13.3 km Railway Station
Rail
3.9 km Pyle Rail Station
6 km Garth (Bridgend) Rail Station
6.3 km Port Talbot Parkway Rail Station
Ferry
16.4 km Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal
34.9 km Barry Waterfront Ferry Terminal
37.1 km Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop
Airport
25.6 km Swansea Airport
31.2 km Cardiff International Airport

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

This is a place where getting your seaside fix is easy. In fact, Porthcawl (15 minutes’ drive) has seven beaches in total, including the pink rocks of Pink Bay and the family-friendly Sandy Bay. Several are a haven for watersports, surfing and swimming, but if you want to stick to dry land, take in the atmosphere from Coney Beach (15 minutes) and its seaside funfair. More of that splendid sand and sea can be tracked down with a trek across the Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes (20 minutes) or boating, windsurfing, jetskiing, kayaking or kitesurfing at Aberavon beach (20 minutes). Walks and cycles along the promenade are even more peaceful, of course. If you like life on two wheels, Afan Forest (20 minutes) has mountain biking or hiking trails and more cycles (or walks) can be had around Bryngarw Country Park (20 minutes) or Bwlch Mountain (35 minutes). If you’ve got kids to entertain, a great place is Wiggleys Fun Farm (10 minutes’ drive), where there’s the choice of adventure play areas and animal activities.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Rest Bay Porthcawl 8.1 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Aberafan 8.6 km Estuary N/A Good Good Good
Sandy Bay Porthcawl 9.2 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Trecco Bay Porthcawl 9.4 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Southerndown 14.4 km Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Aberdulais Falls 14.1 km

National Waterfront Museum 17.3 km

Penderyn Distillery Visitor Centre 26 km

National Showcaves of Wales 29.9 km

St Fagans: National History Museum 31 km

National Trust

Aberdulais Falls 14.1 km

Watersmeet 38.1 km

Rhossili Visitor Centre and Shop 40.5 km

Holnicote Estate 40.7 km

Aberdeunant 41.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Kenfig Pool - Kenfig Burrows - Sker Beach 5.2 km

Ogmore - Candleston - Merthyr Mawr 11 km

Ogmore Down - Dunraven Bay - St Bride's Major 11 km

Abercregan - Glyncorrwg - Abercregan 11.1 km

Abercregan - Coed Morgannwg Way - Pontrhydyfen 11.1 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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Red Rock Wild Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Red Rock Wild Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Red Rock Wild Camping? This is a place where getting your seaside fix is easy. In fact, Porthcawl (15 minutes’ drive) has seven beaches in total, including the pink rocks of Pink Bay and the family-friendly … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Red Rock Wild Camping?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Red Rock Wild Camping? From $43.26 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.