Nantcellan Barns

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Field
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View over meadow camping area
Camping pitches
Pitches
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Communal area to socialise and have fun
Washing-up area and campers kitchen
Washing-up area and campers kitchen
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View over meadow camping area
Camping pitches
Pitches

  • 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 20 minutes along a footpath and lane
‘Our aim is to create a relaxing nature-focused environment’ say the folk at Nantcellan Barns – and they’ve certainly achieved that with their peaceful Ceredigion site, which is spread over a 20-acre meadow and bordered by a small stream and native woodlands. Much effort is going into improving this ex-dairy pastureland and managing the woodlands to create better habitats for native wildlife while also providing plenty of grazing for the resident working draft horses. Stays here go towards funding this work, so you can feel like you’re doing good while also staying in a fabulous rural spot. From this quiet family-friendly site it’s about a 20-minute walk along a footpath and lane to Clarach Bay for a sheltered sandy/shingle beach and seafront café bars serving up woodfired pizzas, fish and chips, coffees and cakes. And if you want to see more of Ceredigion’s wonderful coastline (and no doubt you will…) you can then pick up the coast path for strolls south towards Aberystwyth or north to Borth. Both of those places are great destinations for beaches, things to do and places to eat – if you’d rather drive straight there it’s about five minutes to Aberystwyth or 10 minutes to Borth. Beyond Borth is the Dyfi Biosphere, a protected natural landscape that’s well worth exploring. Alternatively, head inland to places like Nant y Moch for more walking and bike trail options. In keeping with their mission, the owners have kept the offerings here simple to avoid too much impact on the land, but guests will have access to showers, portable toilets and a washing-up area, and are welcome to bring barbecues or light campfires.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 35
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Touring caravan pitches 35
Tent pitches 45
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note

Admission

  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

  • 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).

General

  • There are no bins onsite: all rubbish will need to be taken home with you.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.

Reception

  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed 1 Apr to

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Reviews

8.8

Overall rating from 126 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

93% would recommend this site to a friend

93% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a quiet, peaceful campsite with spacious pitches and beautiful views, praised for its value for money. It's within walking distance of the beach and coastal paths, with a communal shelter for cooking and washing up. While generally clean, facilities are basic, with open-air showers being a unique feature. Some guests felt it was pricey for the limited amenities, and the lack of bins was a common point of feedback. Signage for the entrance and footpath could be improved.

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Definitely want to comeback

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Joanna N. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The perfect site for me, loads of space, toilets were clean, roofless shower was amazing, hot and spacious. Great to see kids being able to run about and have the freedom to enjoy themselves and a nice walk to the beach with the dogs

Disliked Nothing

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Lovely site, beautiful views…

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Angie S. 4 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely site, beautiful views

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Très calme, super vue sur la…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Très calme, super vue sur la campagne, proche de l'océan.

Disliked Pas de poubelles.

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Perfect for a short drive/ride to the coastal roads.

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Matt H. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Clean and tidy site. Toilets well maintained. Easy access but narrow lanes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Chilled site with plenty to do nearby.

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Monty S. 11 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Love the chilled vibe with open air showers and A nice walk into Aberystwyth. Highly recommend.

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Lovely a peaceful ✨

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Megan G. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The roofless showers were a great experience, everyone was well spread out, the site was quiet and we had a peaceful stay. Toilets were clean and the little washing up area come in handy.

Disliked The walk to the beach was over 20 minutes, but the owners did a great job of signposting the walk with little flags.
I feel like it was a little overpriced for what it is, I’d expect to pay that for a site with electric hook-up and more facilities to offer, however it was a genuinely lovely site!

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Basic site but clean and tidy and very quiet.

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 Stephen F. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Quiet site when we visited which suited us. Not sure the facilities provided would cope with a lot of visitors.
Showers were heated and refreshing and there was a area for cooking, washing up and charging a phone. Messaged owners a couple of times and they responded quickly.

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Very good camp spot…

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Lucas S. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Very good camp spot

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Great value back to basics peace!

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Neil R. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Back to basics feel but well appointed. Pick your own pitch, hot rustic showers and clean toilets. A really peaceful and great value campsite

Disliked nothing

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Brilliant site

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Rebecca T. 1 review

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Great location, so quiet and peaceful and great that you can walk 20mins into Clarach bay and the owners put up orange flags to show the way. Would definitely return.

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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 Composting toilet 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 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 No hot water Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch

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
1.5 mi University Campus Penglais
1.9 mi Bus Station
4.1 mi Penllwyn PO
Rail
1.9 mi Aberystwyth Rail Station
3.6 mi Borth Rail Station
7.3 mi Aberdovey Rail Station
Ferry
19.1 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
19.4 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing

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

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 museum to visit and the funicular Cliff Railway to ride. You can also board the Vale of Rheidol Railway here for a trip to the Devil’s Bridge waterfalls. Elsewhere along the coast it’s worth visiting Borth (10 minutes) at low tide to see the petrified forest, or heading a little further along the coast for a day in Aberaeron (half an hour), often described as one of the prettiest seaside locations in Wales. New Quay (45 minutes) should be on the cards for dolphin-spotting boat trips too. Back on land, there’s more wildlife to see at RSPB Ynys-hir nature reserve (20 minutes) or Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest (20 minutes), which has walking and bike trails as well as a red kite feeding centre where you can see the big birds up close as they swoop in for their lunch.

Food and drink

  • Medina 1.8 mi
  • Baravin 1.8 mi
  • Little Italy 1.8 mi
  • Khop Chai Deu 1.8 mi
  • Mama Fay's 1.8 mi
  • Aber Dining 1.9 mi
  • Gwesty Cymru 1.9 mi
  • Penny's 2 mi
  • The Brasserie 2 mi
  • Athro Lounge 2 mi

Groceries

  • CK's NISA 1.4 mi
  • Medina Shop 1.9 mi
  • Treehouse Living 1.9 mi
  • Lidl 2 mi
  • Tesco 2 mi
  • Morrisons 2.4 mi
  • Co-op Food 2.6 mi

Parks and play

  • Bryncastell Park Play Area Playground 1.4 mi
  • Tregarddan Play Area Playground 1.5 mi
  • Maes Comins-coch park 1.5 mi
  • Waunfawr Play Area Playground 1.6 mi
  • Plascrug Avenue park 2 mi
  • Plascrug Avenue Park Playground 2 mi
  • Castle Park Play Area Playground 2.1 mi
  • Castle Grounds park 2.1 mi
  • Park Kronberg 2.2 mi
  • Clos Gerallt Play Area Playground 2.2 mi

Family days out

  • Camera Obscura Visitor attraction 1.3 mi
  • Pennau Craft Centre Visitor attraction 2 mi
  • Aberystwyth Castle Visitor attraction 2.1 mi
  • Ystrad Peithyll Castle 3.5 mi
  • Petrified Forest Visitor attraction 4.6 mi

Public transport

  • Clarach Bay 0.8 mi
  • Bow Street Railway Station 1.3 mi
  • Waunfawr Crossroads 1.3 mi
  • The Welsh Black Inn 1.4 mi
  • Bow Street Post Office 1.4 mi
  • Main Road / Comins Coch 1.4 mi
  • Llyshendre 1.4 mi
  • Aberystwyth University / Porter's Lodge 1.5 mi
  • Rhoshendre 1.5 mi
  • Caerfelin 1.5 mi

Beaches

  • Clarach Beach 0.9 mi
  • North Beach 1.7 mi
  • South Beach 2.2 mi
  • Traeth Tan-y-bwlch 2.9 mi
  • Ynyslas Beach 3.5 mi
  • Borth Sands 6.1 mi

What’s nearby

  • Aberystwyth Golf Course 1.2 mi
  • Pier Pressure Nightclub 2 mi
  • Yokos Nightclub 2 mi
  • The Academy Nightclub 2 mi
  • Old Harbour Marina 2.2 mi
  • Aberystwyth Marina 2.3 mi
  • Capel Bangor Golf Course 3.6 mi

Local services

  • Padarn Surgery Doctors 1.5 mi
  • Padarn Sexual Health Clinic 1.5 mi
  • Bronglais Hospital 1.6 mi
  • North Road Clinic 1.6 mi
  • e-bike charging Charging station 1.7 mi
  • Church Surgery Doctors 1.8 mi
  • Boots Pharmacy 1.8 mi
  • Texaco Fuel station 2 mi
  • Najm-Crew Charging station 2.1 mi
  • Nina Hero Charging station 2.1 mi

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • 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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • 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.