Gwyliau Cefn Crib Holidays

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Electric grass touring pitch
Electric grass touring pitch
Field for campervans, motorhomes and tent boxes
Field for campers and motorhomes
Sunset views
Glamping field
Bell tent with deck area
The bell tents in a secluded meadow
Glamping field
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Field for campervans, motorhomes and tent boxes
Field for campers and motorhomes
Sunset views

  • Quiet site on a small working farm 10 minutes' drive from Aberdovey
  • Surrounded by the mountains, valleys and woodlands of Snowdonia
  • Well-maintained facilities and easy access to main roads
Seaside days and the southern stretches of Snowdonia National Park – sound like a splendid mix? Make for Gwyliau Cefn Crib Holidays, a small and scenic site 10 minutes’ drive from Machynlleth. Finding your way in should be fairly pain-free, as the family-run farm is in a most handy spot just off the A493 (excellent news for those who don’t fancy winding wee roads). And that road’s not just a plus point for long journeys: follow it along for another 10 minutes or so to Aberdovey for beach days, watersports and walks on the Wales Coast Path (followed by coffees/ice creams/full-blown meals in the village’s cafés and restaurants). The coastline and countryside both have stacks of options for outdoorsy antics: windsurfing, sailing, climbing, and mountain biking are all nearby, and of course being in the Snowdonia National Park means many a mile of hiking trail to ramble along. Start your warm up for such endeavours on the farm: there are plenty of trees to climb, acres of fields and paths to wander, streams to paddle in and woodlands to explore. Getting mucky is often part of the deal, so the folk on site have installed a toilet and shower block with free hot water and nicely spacious shower rooms. Barbecues may well be part of the deal too, and there’s a washing-up area to deal with implements from those, too.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 18
Rent a tent 4
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Motorhome pitches 5
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note

Pitches

  • A cable measuring at least 8 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • There is a short walk uphill to the glamping field.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sun 1 Mar to

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Reviews

7.8

Overall rating from 9 Pitchup.com customers

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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89% would recommend this site to a friend

78% would stay here again

What customers say

This site offers beautiful views and a quiet atmosphere, with well-maintained toilet and shower facilities and a small play park. It's conveniently located for beach access. Some guests found the walk to facilities long and noted issues with blocked toilets and cleanliness in the washing-up area. WiFi is advertised but not available. The manager has responded to concerns regarding signage, road conditions, facility distances, and pricing.

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Arrival date (latest first)

A very relaxing 2 days Great…

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9 out of 10
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 8
Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Wifi
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 James C. 3 reviews

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked A very relaxing 2 days
Great value for your money
Even free laundry wow
Definitely worth a visit

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Calm place to enjoy nature

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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Cecile R. 2 reviews

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Surroundings very beautiful, quiet place,
Owner is friendly and let you choose your own place

Disliked You have to make a little walk to the toilets and showers,
Cycling from campsite to shore or village is not possible because of busy roads

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Cecile,
Glad you enjoyed your stay. Unfortunately the road isn't great to cycle on, but you can walk the Wales Coastal Path in both directions - to the village or to Aberdyfi beach, from our site.
Many thanks
Sian

Nice site nice location

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Christopher M. 1 review

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked The peace and quiet

Disliked the camping pitch was on a hill and not flat at all
Drive away past pitches to get to there reception only for no one to be there then phone and get sent back up same road....only small thing but seems silly all the same

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi! Glad you enjoyed the peace and quiet. There is also a number to ring on the welcome board just by the pitches, to save you driving down to Reception.
Many thanks
Sian

Beautiful place cant wait to visit…

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10 out of 10
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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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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Beautiful place cant wait to visit again
10/10 cleanliness
10/10 location

Thank you

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi!
So glad you enjoyed your stay with us.
Many thanks
Sian

Location and site.…

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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Location and site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi! Thank you! So glad you enjoyed your stay with us.
Sian

Easy access of the road and…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Graham h. 4 reviews

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Easy access of the road and level pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Graham
Thank you for a lovely review, and glad you enjoyed our little site.
Many thanks
Sian

Very good value for money, could be a little cleaner but overall happy

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Lovely location, really nice pitches, not very busy with campers and easy access to camping pitches. Nice bathroom / shower rooms with toilets. A basic park good for little children. Good value for a base for 7 nights.

Disliked The walk to the bathroom / shower rooms. The blocked toilets were very basic, no soap in the toilet facilities. The washing up facilities not very clean ( may be down to other campers though). The park overall could be improved (the swing)

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From the manager: Hi David
Thanks for your review, and glad you enjoyed your stay wiyh us. It was lovely to see your children enjoying being creative in our little play area.
Many thanks
Sian

Noise from nearby road. Expensive for what you get.

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1 out of 10
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 Glyn T. 1 review

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked EHU and nearby water

Disliked VERY unwelcoming. Like driving into a travellers camp. Reception poorly signposted. Located at end of rough dusty lane. Reception was locked and deserted apart from three very friendly dogs. Had to phone for instructions, no actual contact with owners during our two days. Finally found the tourers area which was a long way from the facilities. Too far for us to walk, could not use them.

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From the manager: Hi Glyn
Thanks for your review. Really sorry you didn't enjoy your stay.
Some information for others who decide to stay:

1. There are a total of 4 sign to follow to get you to Reception, and at Reception there is a number on the wall to call if we're not around.
2. We haven't had rain for the past 6 weeks so yes the road, all 400 meters of it, was dusty.
3. It takes about 4 minutes to walk from the field to the toilet and shower block, and there is another toilet mid way.
4. The price is £30 for your stay, which includes electrity, water, rubbish and recycling point, chemical waste point, washing up area, free showers, toilet block and free washing machine if you wanted it.

Beautiful views, walks,streams and toilet and…

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9 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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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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Anonymous

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked Beautiful views, walks,streams and toilet and shower facilities. Nice little play park, quiet site and close to beaches.

Disliked Toilet block is a bit of a trek for campervans. No wifi (not a problem much for us but just as it says it has on advert)

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for a lovely review!
Diolch
Sian x

Features

Dogs 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

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

Luxury Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Location

Gwyliau Cefn Crib Holidays

Cefn Crib

Pennal

Machynlleth

Powys

Wales

SY20 9LB

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.57645°N
3.94808°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12 mi Penllwyn PO
12 mi Penllwyn PO
12 mi University Campus Penglais
Rail
1.3 mi Dovey Junction Rail Station
4.1 mi Machynlleth Rail Station
4.2 mi Penhelig Rail Station
Ferry
10.5 mi Porth Penrhyn Ferry Landing
10.8 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

Wherever you go, remember to look up fairly frequently: this area is prime birdwatching territory and the Ynys-hir RSPB nature reserve, location for the BBC’s Springwatch, is 20 minutes away by car. Some of the most famous local feathered residents are the Dyfi ospreys, also featured by the Beeb in Springwatch and Autumnwatch. They fly south in autumn, but can be viewed on live video when they’re around at the Dyfi Osprey Project just down the road from Ynys-hir, or above the mudflats of the Dyfi estuary, part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve. If you’re feeling up for a challenge, tackle trails of mountain Cadair Idris at the southern end of the national park, or go down instead of up at the many custom-designed tracks of the cracking Coed y Brenin mountain bike centre (there are bikes for hire if you don’t have your own). Both are about 50 minutes away. Beachcomber? Aberdovey (10 minutes) is the spot for sailing, kitesurfing and miles of sandy beach. To the south, the beach at Borth (half an hour) has three miles of sand edging shallow water safe enough for your shrimps to splash about in.

Food and drink

  • Y Domen-Las 0.8 mi
  • Ynyshir 2.2 mi
  • The White Lion Hotel 4.1 mi
  • Shilam 4.1 mi
  • The Wildfowler 4.6 mi
  • Coast Deli & Dining 4.6 mi
  • Sea Breeze 4.8 mi
  • Salt Marsh Kitchen 5.9 mi
  • Dine India 5.9 mi
  • Happy Garden 5.9 mi

Groceries

  • The Co-operative Food 4.3 mi
  • Spar 6.1 mi
  • Co-op 6.1 mi

Parks and play

  • Penhelig Park 4.2 mi
  • Railway Adventure Playground 4.4 mi
  • Pendre Park 5.6 mi
  • Tywyn Sheep Tourist Display park 5.7 mi
  • Bryn Paderau Memorial Park 5.8 mi
  • Tywyn Recreation Ground park 6 mi
  • Tywyn Fruit Tree Conservation Park 6.1 mi

Family days out

  • Glandyfi Castle 1.8 mi
  • Machynlleth Town Clock Visitor attraction 4.1 mi
  • Castell Y Bere Castle 5.7 mi

Public transport

  • Llyfnant, Cors Dyfi 1.6 mi
  • Derwen Las, Morben Isaf 1.6 mi
  • Glandyfi, Garreg Farm 1.8 mi
  • Brynheulog Lane 2.3 mi
  • Derwen Las, Black Lion 2.5 mi
  • Plas Einion 2.8 mi
  • Machynlleth Station 4.1 mi
  • Machynlleth Clock 4.1 mi
  • Red Lion 4.1 mi
  • Red Lion, opp. 4.1 mi

Beaches

  • Borth Sands 5.6 mi
  • Aberdovey Bar 6.2 mi

What’s nearby

  • Machynlleth Golf Club 4.8 mi
  • Aberdyfi Golf Club 5.4 mi

Local services

  • Texaco Fuel station 4.1 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy 4.1 mi
  • ChargePoint Charging station 4.2 mi
  • Machynlleth Hospital 4.4 mi
  • Thomas & Co Medical Hall Pharmacy 4.7 mi
  • Tywyn Hospital 5.6 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy 5.9 mi
  • Valero Fuel station 6.1 mi

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Must see

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 4.1 mi

Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway 6 mi

Vale of Rheidol Railway (Aberystwyth) 12.7 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 20.6 mi

Portmeirion Gardens 24.1 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) 2.3 mi

Abergynolwyn - Foel Y Geifr - Abergynolwyn 4.7 mi

Esgair Fochnant - Glaslyn - Bugeilyn 8.3 mi

Fairbourne to Barmouth 9.3 mi

Cadair Idris 9.9 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 Gwyliau Cefn Crib Holidays have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Gwyliau Cefn Crib Holidays dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Gwyliau Cefn Crib Holidays? Wherever you go, remember to look up fairly frequently: this area is prime birdwatching territory and the Ynys-hir RSPB nature reserve, location for the BBC’s Springwatch, is 20 minutes away by car. … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Gwyliau Cefn Crib Holidays?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Gwyliau Cefn Crib Holidays? From £30 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.