Dolau Afon Camping

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Grass pitches

  • Quiet, sheltered site surrounded by forests next to the river Ystwyth
  • Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge Falls within 15 minutes' drive
  • Free fly fishing on 15 miles of river; no licence needed
Pretty and peaceful Dolau Afon Camping is in a fabulous Ceredigion setting in the foothills of the Cambrian mountains, about 15 minutes’ drive from Aberystwyth. This small, friendly site is part of a family-run smallholding that dates back more than 200 years, stretching out over three acres of what was once the Trawsgoed Estate. This is a most serene spot, surrounded by forests and on the banks of the Ystwyth river – and as such it’s a top choice for outdoor activities with a scenic backdrop. Such outings might include walks or bike rides on the numerous footpaths, bridleways and forest paths nearby, or lengthier pedals along National Cycle Route 81, which passes very close to the site. Not that you have to exit the site to get stuck into the rural antics: the smallholding provides its guests with a complimentary (mandatory) local fishing licence that will allow you to go fly fishing on a fab 15 miles of riverbank. If you prefer being on the water than by it, you’re welcome to take a little dip in the river from the site instead (particularly welcome after a hefty hike, no doubt). Such peaceful surrounds are maintained by keeping facilities low-key, so the husband-and-wife team here have focused their attentions on the essentials, setting up a smart toilet block with heating, hair dryer, shaving point and family space, and making sure guests have access to drinking water, chemical disposal, dog wash and other handy bits. Barbecues are permitted on site, and there’s a social area with a picnic table and firepit that’s just the spot for evening drinks and snacks.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 10
Tent pitches 10
Open now
Opens 17 April
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • 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. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 3 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 25 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

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.

Vehicles

  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Units heavier than 5000 kilograms are not allowed.
  • Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri 17 Apr to

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9
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10
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7

94% would recommend this site to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers a peaceful, natural setting by a river with generally spotless facilities, including hot showers. Guests praise the clean, well-maintained site and friendly owners. Some find pitches close together in busier periods, and there are occasional comments regarding a limited number of shower facilities. Road noise is occasionally mentioned.

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Electric grass pitch

Liked Very pleasant quiet site. used as a base for fly fishing weekend with youngest son. Ideally situated for Aberystwith angling association waters.

Disliked nothing

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Lovely peaceful site, beautiful surroundings, good…

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Helen L. 1 review

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely peaceful site, beautiful surroundings, good facilities and helpful owners.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

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Peaceful if a little lonely! …

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Peaceful if a little lonely! Very clean facilities…. Great shower! No-one bothered us.

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From the manager: Thank you very much for taking the time to review our lovely little campsite, its always nice to get feed back.

One of the many appealing features of our site, is its location, and the peacefulness. 80% of our campers come to us just for these reasons, to get away from the hustle and bustle, they seek us out for this. At this time of year mid September, it is very quiet, we are on countdown to closing for the season end of September, as is most of this area, we seldom get more than a couple of campers on site at the same time so late in the season.

If you would like a bit more company, you could return a bit earlier in the year, when there are plenty more people on site.

We always get great comments about the shower, it is very good.
Hope to see you again.

Lovely quiet location. One night…

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Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely quiet location. One night we were the only ones there

Disliked Only 1 shower and lots of flies. Would have been nice to have seen the hosts

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From the manager: Thank you for the review.

We are sorry we didn't deliver on customer services, you did go out, and we were not about when you came back, we are wondering what you were expecting?

The shower situation was not of our making, unfortunately, the boiler broke down and we were awaiting the plumber. However, as you say, you were the only ones on site, so you should't have had any issues with waiting long for the shower. Lets face it, most homes only have 1 bathroom to a 4 person household! Hardly fair to rate us on our facilities when there wasn't any issue.

As for the flies, what can I say, its nature, you came to a rural area, its muck spreading season.

Great clean and convenient site with smooth check-in and booking

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Ian S. 3 reviews

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely secluded spot even though the road is right there, not busy

Disliked Tent pitched quite close to rear of hardstanding

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Beautiful site / poor communication

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Tim J. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch

Liked Nice little camp site , really clean facilities , beautiful scenery including a small river which flows under the road bridge with access in the far corner of the field down a steep path
Devils bridge 20 mins away , well worth a visit

Disliked Never once saw the owners !!!, we had one telephone conversation which we made when we arrived at 14:20 to find what pitch we were on & that was it !!!, no information given except the pitch number oh and we were told rather abruptly that we were early and should not have been there until 3pm !!! although on the web site it said check in from 2pm
Notes everywhere on site about one topic or another , so I suppose this could be the owner’s way of communication

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we are very pleased you thought our site nice, and with clean facilities. Its such a lovely location too with the river.

We are sorry we did not see you during your stay, we don’t always manage to see all our guests, (we are quite busy people) either they are not on site when we are, or we are not on site whey they are, however we are here most of the time cleaning, and tidying, but mostly leave our guests to themselves, but always happy to chat, but keep a low profile -there are lots of sites that you will never see the owner at all.

Pitchup does notify on the website of the times or arrival and departure to be from 3pm to 8pm this was changed on the 12th August. We sent out an email to all those who had booked prior to the change, which happened on the 12th August, and you were one of the bookings we sent an email to, informing you of the change of times, maybe in your junk. Our apologies if you thought us abrupt, I cannot comment on that, but there was a genuine personal reason for the times to change, sorry for the inconvenience this caused you, but you were notified. I will send you my email log.

Of course, there have to be notices on the site, and yes, it is communication and information for obvious reasons. Dog poo bin, Rubbish bins with recycling info on them, notice board with useful information – Dr’s Surgery, Nearest A&E, nearest petrol station, things like that. Sorry about the WiFi it doesn’t belong to us, but like you say phone coverage is good, so you didn’t need to pay for WiFi.

Super little site - quiet, fabulous…

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Clive A. 1 review

Electric grass pitch

Liked Super little site - quiet, fabulous location alongside the river Ystwyth - perfect for early morning swim. Facilities clean and well kept and decent sized pitches.
Host Jill was helpful and lovely to chat with.
Will definitely visit again when we’re not having torrential thunderstorms ⛈️

Disliked WiFi was expensive, but adequate mobile signal so not a problem

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An absolutely lovely site

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Anonymous

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely, peaceful, spotless site surrounded by woodland and a river. Plenty of space and excellent facilities. Absolutely perfect, wish we could've stayed longer.

Disliked Nothing.

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The location is fantastic,welcoming hosts, clean toilets, and showers.

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Electric grass pitch

Liked We've spent almost a week at this fantastic site. The hosts were very welcoming and always available to assist. All facilities were very clean.

The area was very quiet and peaceful; the river was clean and perfect for swimming if you were brave enough to venture into the cold water.

It was impressive how the location was nestled in the middle of the forest, yet just 20 minutes away from the beach.

Great network connection. The site has wifi too, but we haven't used it.

So far, it is our favourite camping site, and we will definitely return.

Disliked Nothing

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From the manager: Thank you so much for this wonderful review of our site. It means a lot.
We are delighted you had such a lovely time with us. x

A nice, peaceful space by the…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked A nice, peaceful space by the river. I’ll definitely be back.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: We would love to see you again, thank you. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us.


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 Wild swimming

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 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

Forest Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Level site, no steep slopes Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby

Location

Dolau Afon Camping

Llanafan

Ceredigion

Wales

SY23 4BQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.32524°N
3.92857°W

Route directions

There is a regular bus from Aberystwyth (the T21) that stops outside the site.

Nearest transport

Coach
5.9 mi Penllwyn PO
5.9 mi Penllwyn PO
8.6 mi University Campus Penglais
Rail
8.9 mi Aberystwyth Rail Station
12.6 mi Borth Rail Station
15.9 mi Penhelig Rail Station
Ferry
27.4 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
27.7 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

Up for exploring the surroundings? There are lots of great walking trails and footpaths around, along with National Cycle Route 81 for the cyclists. A couple of favourite routes nearby include the trail to Devil’s Bridge Falls (15 minutes’ drive) and the routes from Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest Visitor Centre (25 minutes). A little further away but worth the trip is the Elan Valley (50 minutes). Also close by are the medieval Strata Florida Abbey (10 minutes) and the chance to see some magnificent beasts up close at the Red Kite Feeding Station (50 minutes). For kids, Fantasy Farm Park (25 minutes) is a great choice – they’ll get to use the indoor and outdoor play areas as well as meeting lots of cute animals. Over at the coast, there’s a lovely beach in Borth (half an hour) and plenty to do in Aberystwyth (15 minutes) – the town has a castle, several museums and a classic cliff railway, and it’s also the start point for the Vale of Rheidol Railway for scenic journeys to Devil’s Bridge Falls.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Y Ffarmers Pub 3.2 mi
  • Tafarn Y Bont Brasserie Restaurant 3.7 mi
  • Tafarn y Bont Pub 3.7 mi
  • Teifi Inn Pub 3.9 mi
  • Halfway Inn Pub 4 mi
  • Red Lion Hotel Pub 4.1 mi
  • Black Lion Pub 4.1 mi
  • The Falcon Inn Pub 4.5 mi
  • Druid Inn Pub 6 mi

Parks and play

  • Swyddffynnon Play Area 3.3 mi
  • Bronant Play Area 3.7 mi
  • Man Chwarae Pontrhydfendigaid Play Area 3.9 mi
  • Capel Seion Play Area 5.9 mi

Family days out

  • Castell Grogwynion Castle 2.2 mi
  • Devil's Bridge Visitor attraction 4.9 mi
  • Butterfly House Visitor attraction 5.1 mi
  • Information Centre Visitor attraction 5.4 mi
  • Ystrad Peithyll Castle 7.1 mi
  • Aberystwyth Castle 9.1 mi
  • Amusement Park Theme park 9.9 mi

Public transport

  • St Afan`s Church 0.4 mi
  • Tanygraig Old PO 1.3 mi
  • Tynygraig Old PO 1.3 mi
  • Trawsgoed Bridge 1.5 mi
  • Trawscoed Bridge 1.6 mi
  • Ystrad Meurig 2.6 mi
  • Heol Maesglas 2.8 mi
  • Swyddffynnon War Memorial 3.2 mi
  • Penffynnon Hall 3.3 mi
  • Pontrhydygroes Bus Stop Library 3.3 mi

Other nearby

  • Upper Coarse Lake 5.1 mi

Local services

  • Llanilar Health Centre 4.4 mi

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Must see

Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 8.8 mi

Llanerchaeron - National Trust 14.7 mi

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 18.7 mi

Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 19.1 mi

Dolaucothi Gold Mines - National Trust 19.4 mi

National Trust

Dolaucothi Gold Mines 19.4 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Black Covert Walk 1 - Aberystwyth 1.5 mi

Black Covert Walk 2 1.5 mi

The Arch Car Park - Pen lan fawr - The Arch Car Park 5.5 mi

Pont ar Elan - Esgair y Llwyn - Cerrig Llwydion - Pont ar Elan 13.4 mi

Penybont - North Lookout - South Lookout - Penybont 14.4 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 Dolau Afon Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Dolau Afon Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Dolau Afon Camping? Up for exploring the surroundings? There are lots of great walking trails and footpaths around, along with National Cycle Route 81 for the cyclists. A couple of favourite routes nearby include the … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Dolau Afon Camping?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Dolau Afon Camping? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.