Gwerniago Campsite

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View from top of campsite towards village
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  • Rural and back-to-nature site in the southern Eryri National Park
  • Spectacular views of the Dovey Estuary and the hills of mid-Wales
  • Near Cader Idris and the golden beaches of Aberdovey and Borth/Ynyslas
Sitting pretty at the southernmost point of Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park, there’s really no escaping the back-to-nature goodness of Gwerniago Campsite, also a working farm. Whether you want a splendid location, a cracking pub or a good old-fashioned field where you can light your own off-ground campfire (and buy the wood you need on site too), pitching up at Gwerniago will tick plenty of boxes. Cycling, river walks and an array of outdoorsy activities are around the Dyfi Valley, but the real winners here are the youngsters (although big kids should enjoy getting stuck in just as much): from scoring goals in the playing field's football goal to the wooded play area complete with tree swing, this place is fit for any little explorer. Strollers and avid hikers alike will be in their element at these rural digs, as will twitchers; the farm is close to the RSPB’s Ynyshir reserve, home of the BBC’s Springwatch in past years. Grab your binoculars to spot red kites overhead and keep a beady eye out for the Dyfi osprey nest which you can spy from the site. As well as the clean and modern facilities on site, which include a shower and toilet block with solar-provided hot water (backed up by electric), new wooden footboards and nifty timed lighting as per the site’s eco-friendly policies, other touches added by the Welsh-speaking farming family owners include free access to a small kitchen with a fridge freezer, washing-up sinks and a phone charger point. Laundry facilities are also available. The farm is within walking distance of Pennal village.

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 3
Touring caravan pitches 4
Open now
Opens 11 March

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

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).

General

  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 3 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Safety

  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • If making a fire, the fuel, logs and coal have to be purchased on site.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Wed 11 Mar to

Open from Fri 5 Mar to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 274 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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PeacefulSpectacular scenery

96% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-maintained campsite with stunning valley and estuary views. Visitors consistently praise the clean and modern facilities, including showers and toilets, and many appreciate the availability of fridges and freezers. Pitches are generally spacious and well-equipped with picnic benches. The friendly and accommodating owners receive frequent positive mentions. While some note occasional issues with Wi-Fi and the approach road, the peaceful atmosphere and beautiful location make it a highly recommended destination.

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Excellent site

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David R. 2 reviews

Electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Location, facilities, pitch.

Recommend to friends Visit again

This is one of the most…

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 Jayne B. 5 reviews

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Liked This is one of the most beautiful sites I have stayed on, the views were stunning and loved enjoying my morning coffee looking out. The site is very clean and well maintained with nice size pitches. The location was perfect with a lovely walk through the woods to the village pub. I can't wait to come back!

Disliked Nothing to dislike

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 Tristan S. 3 reviews

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Liked Love this place it's beautiful

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean, scenic campsite.

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 Rachel S. 4 reviews

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Liked The pitches are great, nice and big. Facilities ie toilets, showers, laundry etc are all very clean. Love the little hut with fridges for tent campers, great idea.
But best of all the quietness and the scenery, the views all around are beautiful.

Disliked Nothing!

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Such a beautiful site,well maintained,great facilities,great…

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 marcus17a 5 reviews

Electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Such a beautiful site,well maintained,great facilities,great views.
This is our second visit and will be back next year .

Disliked Nothing worth mentioning here

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 James T. 2 reviews

Electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked What a lovely place this is! Stayed here for a couple of nights with the family and we have really enjoyed it! The owner is very friendly and helpful, and the location is spot on! Surrounding mountains are part of the Mach loop, so we also got to see some of the fighter jets in training from our pitch! Night sky from here was absolutely amazing!

The pitches are great, more than enough room, and our EHU tent pitch had its own gravel parking space which is great, especially for setting up and packing up! The pitch was also pretty much flat which is a bonus! Each pitch had its own picnic bench, we found this a really useful addition!

The facilities area is great, our pitch was close to them and we seen them being cleaned a couple of times each day. Showers are free and also properly warm! Free WIFI also!

We brought our dog with us, and there is a path on the site that leads onto a good loop walk, which can also include a river stop if you want, good for morning or evening walks away from the road.

We would definitely recommend a trip here if your looking for a clean, peaceful and friendly site in a really good location!

Disliked We couldn't think of anything not to like here!

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I stayed with my daughters and…

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 Artur P. 1 review

Electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked I stayed with my daughters and my dog, we had an amazing time! Reception was fantastic and made us feel very welcome, the campsite was beautiful with amazing views. Toilets and showers were very clean and it also had WiFi which was a great bonus.

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Would recommend and return again

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Alison M. 1 review

Electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Great campsite tucked away
Beautiful scenery

Disliked Nothing

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Nice and quiet site, all areas…

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 Eric R. 1 review

Electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Nice and quiet site, all areas very clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, nice and quiet. Clean…

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 Keith A. 5 reviews

Electric grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Lovely site, nice and quiet. Clean facilities. Things for kids to do. Very friendly owners. We would definitely recommend the site and will be staying here again!

Disliked More of a suggestion than a dislike. Upon arrival it would have been useful to have a site map showing the pitch numbers to help find your pitch. During our stay we saw several people struggle with finding their pitches.

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Features

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

Baby-changing facilities 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 Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. 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

Peaceful Spectacular scenery

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 Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Gwerniago Campsite

Pennal

Machynlleth

Powys

Wales

SY20 9JX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

52.58459°N
3.90182°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.9 mi Penllwyn PO
12.9 mi Penllwyn PO
13.5 mi University Campus Penglais
Rail
1.7 mi Dovey Junction Rail Station
2.1 mi Machynlleth Rail Station
6.2 mi Penhelig Rail Station
Ferry
10.9 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
11.2 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

Four miles to the east is Machynlleth for the local street market on Wednesdays and getting techy at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT); it's also home to a comedy festival in the spring. Aberystwyth is about a 40-minute drive south for shops, restaurants and nights out. If you’d rather escape the towns, explore the award-winning beaches and harbours (15 minutes' drive) for fishing and strolling. The Aberdyfi estuary’s beaches and sand dunes are some of the best kept in the country, and for those who fancy a round (of golf, that is), the area is also home to an award-winning golf course. For kitesurfers and boarders, beaches at Tywyn, Borth and Fairbourne (the furthest of which is 10 miles away) should offer some exciting sporting opportunities, with some even offering tuition. Back on dry land, the Dyfi Bike Park (10 minutes) is known as one of the best mountain bike locations in all the land. If you prefer more laidback days out, take a trip to Talyllyn’s steam railway (around eight miles away) or travel from Aberystwyth to Devil’s Bridge on the Vale of Rheidol steam railway line.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park, Zoo and Cashpoint (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Black Lion Inn Pub 0.9 mi
  • Y Domen-Las Restaurant 1.2 mi
  • The White Lion Hotel Restaurant 2.1 mi
  • Shilam Restaurant 2.1 mi
  • Skinners Arms Pub 2.1 mi
  • Y Llew Coch Pub 2.1 mi
  • The Red Lion Pub 2.1 mi
  • Ynyshir Restaurant 3.3 mi
  • Tafarn Dwynant Pub 4.6 mi
  • Railway Inn Pub 4.7 mi

Groceries

  • The Co-operative Food Supermarket 2.3 mi
  • The Dyfi Distillery Off-licence 5.3 mi
  • The Dyfi distillery Off-licence 5.3 mi

Parks and play

  • Railway Adventure Playground 4.6 mi
  • Penhelig Park 6.2 mi

Family days out

  • Machynlleth Town Clock Visitor attraction 2.1 mi
  • Glandyfi Castle 2.5 mi
  • Corris Mine Explorers Visitor attraction 5.3 mi
  • Corris Craft Centre Visitor attraction 5.3 mi
  • King Arthur's Labyrinth Visitor attraction 5.3 mi
  • Castell Y Bere Castle 5.9 mi
  • Borth Animalarium Zoo 9.1 mi

Public transport

  • Derwen Las, Black Lion 0.9 mi
  • Morben Isaf Caravan Park 1.1 mi
  • Llyfnant, Cors Dyfi 1.2 mi
  • Machynlleth Station 2.1 mi
  • Machynlleth Clock 2.1 mi
  • Red Lion 2.1 mi
  • Red Lion, opp. 2.1 mi
  • Glandyfi, Garreg Farm 2.4 mi
  • Ysbyty Bro Ddyfi 2.4 mi
  • Machynlleth - Cae Crwn 2.6 mi

Other nearby

  • Machynlleth Golf Club 2.7 mi

Local services

  • cashzone Cashpoint 2.3 mi
  • Cashzone Cashpoint 6.7 mi
  • Barclays Cashpoint 7.9 mi
  • Texaco Fuel station 2.1 mi
  • Texaco Fuel station 2.1 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy 2.1 mi
  • ChargePoint Charging station 2.2 mi
  • Machynlleth Hospital 2.4 mi

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Must see

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 2.1 mi

Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 7.9 mi

Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 14.2 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 20.8 mi

Portmeirion Gardens 24.2 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

YNYS-HIR (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 20/04/2000) 3.3 mi

Abergynolwyn - Foel Y Geifr - Abergynolwyn 4.7 mi

Esgair Fochnant - Glaslyn - Bugeilyn 6.6 mi

Cadair Idris 9.4 mi

Llynau Greggan from Ty Nant 9.4 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 Gwerniago Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Gwerniago Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Gwerniago Campsite? Four miles to the east is Machynlleth for the local street market on Wednesdays and getting techy at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT); it's also home to a comedy festival in … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Gwerniago Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Gwerniago Campsite? From £24 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.