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

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 278 Pitchup.com customers

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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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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

96% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a well-maintained campsite with stunning valley and estuary views. Visitors praise the friendly owners, clean and well-equipped facilities, and spacious pitches, many with picnic tables. It's well-located for exploring the mid-Wales coast and mountains. While generally peaceful, some note occasional noise from other campers. A few guests mention the Wi-Fi can be unreliable and that some pitches are sloped. Overall, it's highly recommended for a relaxing stay.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 29/09/2026

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 Michelle K. 10 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Remote place stunning views

Disliked Shared toilets no lights on paths towards toilets

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Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Lovely site nestled in the countryside, good size pitches, peaceful with a great view over the dyfi estuary, owner friendly and pleasant, good shower/toilet block, everything you need

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Anonymous

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Liked Peaceful. Lovely view. Clean facilities

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The views Good recycling Toilets were old…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The views
Good recycling
Toilets were old but clean

Disliked The WiFi is almost non-existent
Some of the pitches are quite uneven (I know it’s Wales so to be expected!)
Our drainage site on the fully serviced pitch was a very long way away and unusable

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We had the pitch that you…

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Lynn H. 1 review

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked We had the pitch that you can see on their header. Great views down the valley but this pitch is not as big as some others. Overall the pitches are of a generous size and the ones we could see all had their own picnic table, as well as being fully serviced pitches. Toilets and showers were clean.
We did not have children but we could see that they really enjoyed the play area.
The owners could not have been more helpful.

Disliked There seemed to be a lot of seasonal ( empty ) caravans around us. May be busier at the weekend.
The CV on the pitch next to us arrived at 10.30 one night. Need to impose a time limit on late arrivals.

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Delightful little site situated in the…

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 Heather H. 1 review

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Delightful little site situated in the lovely mid welsh mountains.
Our pitch (5) was awesome, very flat spacious and literally opposite the amenities.
Nice and quiet too.
We had no issues using the showers and they were clean and hot everytime.
Views are amazing, the Solar Eclipse was brilliant to watch from the site.
Bird watching great,you can see the Osprey nest from the site.
Some good attractions within driving distance,for example, King Arthur's Labyrinth, The Osprey Project,RSPB Wildlife centre,Dyfi Bike Park and Dyfi Furnace.
All in all no problem.
We spent 10 days here in our little caravan "Nora".
Would recommend
Thank you 😊

Disliked Nothing to dislike.

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 Patrick M. 1 review

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked The view, perfect location for access to coast and mountain, friendly campers.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

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 Louise K. 1 review

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Liked Beautiful, peaceful location. Very nice and friendly site with wonderful pitches

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 Emily W. 7 reviews

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Liked Loved the views. Skies were so dark we could see loads of stars. Pitches were a good size and all the facilities were clean and well kept.
Loads of great places to visit close by.

Disliked Nothing

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Liane C. 8 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch

Liked Sehr schöner Platz in guter Lage mit terrassierten Stellplätzen. Strom, Abeasser und Frischwasser am Stellplatz. Saubere Sanitäranlagen im festen Haus.

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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 BST (GMT+01:00)

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
  • Derwen Las, Morben Isaf 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
  • 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.