Nantcellan Barns
From £30 For 1 night, 4 adults
- Quiet pitches on a 20-acre meadow bordered by woods and a stream
- A five-minute drive from Aberystwyth and 10 minutes from Borth
- Walk to Clarach Bay in 15 minutes along a footpath and lane
Site type
3
35
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.- The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
- Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
- This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
- Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
- No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
- There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.
- There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
- Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Languages spoken
English
Open from Wed, 1 May to
Pitch types & availability
Meadow non-electric grass pitch
6 people maximum Ground type: Grass
Pitch size: Min 6.0m width x 6.0m depth (19.7ft width x 19.7ft depth) Calculated area: 36.0m² (387.5ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £30 1 night, 2 adults
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Bell tent (basic)
4 people maximum Dimensions: 5.0m width x 5.0m length (16.4ft width x 16.4ft length) Calculated area: 25.0m² (269.1ft²)
Arrival daysFrom £55 1 night, 2 adults
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Reviews
Voted 75% of visitors View breakdown
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Excellent site with clean facilities
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Meadow non-electric grass pitch
Liked: Freedom to choose where we wanted to pitch Showers were lovely
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Good campsite easy to find and pitch up. Very quiet…
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Meadow non-electric grass pitch
Liked: Good campsite easy to find and pitch up. Very quiet
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The area was clean. Showers and shelter nice touch.…
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Meadow non-electric grass pitch
Liked: The area was clean. Showers and shelter nice touch.
Disliked: Distance to the beach- is 30 min slow walk on very busy road so you need to be careful. The portable toilets. Noisy road near by so not as quiet as expected.
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I'll be back
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Meadow non-electric grass pitch
Liked: The quietness, the simplicity, the location, the freedom, the ease of booking.
Disliked: Portaloo toilets are basic and wouldn't be to everyone's liking. The cleanliness of the partaloos has more to do with the campsite users than the campsite owner.
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Beautiful basic campsite, easy to access and very close to the beach!
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Meadow non-electric grass pitch
Liked: Love the chilled relaxing atmosphere of this back to basics campsite.
Disliked: This is our second stay and this time we were slightly disappointed not to be able to hire the fire pits and buy the logs, this was such a lovely touch we enjoyed last year and really missed this year.
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Basic, could be charming if it weren't for the plastic porta-loos.
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Meadow non-electric grass pitch
Liked: Open air showers and quiet rural location.
Disliked: Whilst we had booked for 2 nights, we left after one night. This was mainly due to the condition of the field and in-particular the slope to the bottom field. I fear that had we stayed any longer we would have been stuck (we only just got our van out with 2 attempts). I know we've had a lot of rain but this is Wales and it isn't entirely unexpected. The other issue for us was the use of plastic porta-loos. They are very unpleasant and were not in a good state - especially with the muddy approach to them. I would suggest that something similar to your excellent showers (composting toilets in a wooden hut for example) would be more fitting with the wild camping theme.
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A lovely, simple campsite! My children LOVED the open showers - an…
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Meadow non-electric grass pitch
Liked: A lovely, simple campsite! My children LOVED the open showers - an exciting experience for them! Close to the beach and lovely walks
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Rustic- some charm but overpriced.
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Meadow non-electric grass pitch
Liked: Not far out of Aberystwyth. Nice shelter area with cooking and group seating facilities. Basic open showers have some charm- but would not be pleasant on a cold or rainy day.
Disliked: The site is not as picturesque as the photos on line lead you to believe and the shower and toilet facilities are very basic. It was a very wet day when we arrived and we feared that we wouldn’t get out again from the pitches at the bottom of a long sloping field, so decided to stay up the top by the gravelled area. There was no sign of any staff so we were not confident of help being available if we did get stuck. This meant that we were subject to some traffic noise. This site compared badly to other pitches of similar price.
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Imaginative take on no frill camping. I had a great time.
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Meadow non-electric grass pitch
Liked: Shelter with kitchen. Great field for camping. Lovely view. Hot showers - no roof! Surprisingly refreshing. I hadn’t realised that normal showers are very stuffy by comparison. No frills but basic was what I wanted and the price is good.
Disliked: All good. No downside unless you are looking for luxury. The shelter/kitchen open on on side is really pleasant. You can choose to eat al fresco or with some shade. We had a great bbq.
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Close to the beach. Great location, central to a few beaches.…
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Bell tent (basic)
Liked: Close to the beach. Great location, central to a few beaches.
Disliked: Nowhere to dispose rubbish. Quiet times we’re not adhered to, I had to ask neighbours to be quiet at 23.30 as we could not sleep. Could do with more facilities i.E no fire pit or table and chairs, a bench would have been nice.
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Features
Portable toilet
Dogs allowed
Campfires allowed
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 pitch/unit
Composting toilet
Disabled facilities
Dog park
Drying room
Food shop
Free wifi
Ice pack freezing
Internet access
Launderette
Parent & baby washroom
Pick-up from public transport
Picnic table
Portable toilet
Pub toilets
Public telephone
Shower available
Tents for hire
Toilet block
Washing-up area
Wifi
Groups welcome
D. of E. welcome
Family friendly
Motorcycle friendly
Naturist (nudist)
Rallies welcome
Single-sex groups welcome
Student groups welcome
Rules
Barbecue provided
Barbecues allowed
Campfires allowed
Commercial vehicles allowed
Dogs allowed
Dogs allowed all year
Themes
Budget/backpacker
Peaceful
Walkers' paradise
Utilities
Charging facilities
Chemical disposal
Electric car charging point(s)
Gas cylinders available
Recycling available
Renewable energy
Nearby amenities
Bar nearby
Dog walk nearby
Type
Medium (26-50 pitches)
Nearby leisure
Canoeing/kayaking nearby
Cycle hire nearby
Cycling nearby
Fishing nearby
Golf nearby
Horse riding nearby
Indoor pool nearby
Mountain biking nearby
Restaurant nearby
Sailing nearby
Surf school nearby
Tennis nearby
Watersports nearby
Location
Nantcellan Barns
Nantcellan
Clarach
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
Wales
SY23 3DR
Directions Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
52.43882°N
-4.06103°W
Nearest transport
Coach
Rail
Ferry
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
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
| Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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| Clarach South | 0.9 mi | Sea | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Aberystwyth North | 1.9 mi | Sea | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Aberystwyth South | 2.3 mi | Sea | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Borth | 3.6 mi | Sea | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Aberdyfi | 7.1 mi | Estuary | Excellent | Good | Good | Good |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Must see
Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 2.1 mi
Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 10 mi
MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 13.7 mi
Llanerchaeron - National Trust 16.8 mi
Dolaucothi Gold Mines - National Trust 27.6 mi
National Trust
Dolaucothi Gold Mines 27.6 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
Black Covert Walk 1 - Aberystwyth 8.3 mi
Black Covert Walk 2 8.3 mi
YNYS-HIR (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 20/04/2000) 8.8 mi
The Arch Car Park - Pen lan fawr - The Arch Car Park 11.6 mi
Abergynolwyn - Foel Y Geifr - Abergynolwyn 14.9 mi
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.
Want to know more about camping in Ceredigion?
- Does Nantcellan Barns have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Nantcellan Barns dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Nantcellan Barns? It’s likely that you’ll be popping to Aberystwyth (five minutes’ drive) for supplies – but don’t limit your outing to just the shops, as this coastal town also has a castle and … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Nantcellan Barns?
Read moreCamping and touring Arrive: 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. On-site accommodation Arrive: 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. Depart by: 11 a.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Nantcellan Barns? From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.