Dolau Afon Camping

Liked Small, quiet, clean site.

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Liked Nice hot showers and very clean. That’s the reason I have given it 4/10

Disliked We were really disappointed with our experience here, mainly because of the attitude of the female owner.

We completely understood the seriousness of the current fire risk. We had received the emergency warning alert about fires on our phones and there are signs throughout the site, so we were fully aware and had absolutely no intention of doing anything unsafe.

The owner came over and told us there were to be no flames whatsoever. I asked whether that even included using our kettle and was abruptly told no. It wasn’t the fire restriction that upset us — we completely understand why restrictions are necessary — it was the way she spoke to us. Her manner was so rude and confrontational that I actually said we would leave and immediately started looking for another campsite.

Her husband came over and told us it was fine, while appearing frustrated by the situation himself, which made it even more confusing as to what was actually allowed.

The whole site feels incredibly rule-heavy, with signs everywhere. You’re also required to leave before 10am on departure day, with a £5 per person charge if you don’t.

We respect campsite rules and, particularly with the current fire warnings, completely understand the need for safety. But rules can be communicated politely. We have stayed at plenty of campsites and have never felt so unwelcome.


Unfortunately, the owner’s attitude really put a dampener on our stay, we felt uncomfortable and, based on our experience, we wouldn’t return.

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From the manager: We are very sorry to read that you had a bad experience with us/me! very very few do, and if you look through our reviews, we were awarded for our good reviews. If I came across with an attitude, I apologise for that, it has been an anxious and testing time these last few weeks with the weather being so dry, and Wild Fires only a few miles from us as you may have been aware. We are surrounded by forests, as too is the village, we cannot be responsible for our site being the source a 'Wild Fire' and loosing our property to it. We have had a few campers on site who thought that it would be OK to have fires, that it didn't affect them, which disappointed us, believing that people would have some commonsense. Sadly, we have to explain to everyone to make sure they do understand the gravity of the situation. I might add, that our Insurance would not cover us for any damage sustained, due to any camper not respecting the decision we make to avoid a FIRE.

We do need to correct you on a couple of things though. Firstly, there is only one sign up about 'FIRES', and that is on the Main Gate going out of the campsite, there are no others on site. We don't like to put up lots of signs, only those that are letting you know that, 'this is 'drinking water', 'Dog Wash' 'Grey water waste' 'Dog Poo bin', that kind of thing.
We are no heavier on rules than any other site, in-fact, we think we are fairly relaxed here. Rules are in place, so that everyone on site, knows what is acceptable and what is not, we cannot allow people to just come here and just do whatever they like and be disrespectful, it upsets other campers too. We are sorry that this did not suit you, respect goes a long way - after all, you are a guest on our land.

Our arrival times and departure times are our choice, not yours, we have those time there for a reason, as do other sites. The £5 charge is for a 'Requested Late Departure' if you want to stay till early afternoon, which is only reasonable, we do not hold out our hand because you are late leaving! Did you read our T&Cs and Site Rules before you booked?

Liked Clean and quiet! We loved the little river that was right next to the camp which is known and is great for a quick dip.

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Liked Lovely little campsite with good clean facilities and all level pitches.

Disliked Nothing

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Liked Everything

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Liked Lovely well maintained site

Disliked The owner was the rudest person i've ever met.
Totally ruined our planned 4 night stay.We only stayed 2 nights

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Liked Peaceful, clean, well kept grounds, inviting. Lovely setting. Welcoming owners. Good facilities. Hot showers. River running alongside. WiFi available but good 4G reception. Motorcycle friendly, great base for exploring Wales.

Disliked Nothing

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Liked Beautiful place, lots of reserves and parks around and not far from Aberystwyth. Definitely coming back.

Disliked Nothing

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Liked Lovely small campsite, with large pitches. Very clean facilities. The river is perfect for a refreshing swim!

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Liked Everything was lovely, lovely small quiet site and facilities were spotless. Owners came round for a lovely chat once settled and set up who was also a fellow biker so we had a good conversation. 👍😊

Disliked Nothing.

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