Llew Gwyn Campsite

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Electricity hook-up for tents (added by manager 07 Aug 2024)
Electricity hook-up for tents
The view towards yr wyddfa
Grass pitches
View from the site
The pub
Back entrance to the pub
Beer garden
Pub interior
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  • Dog-friendly pub site with grass pitches in Cerrigydrudion village
  • Llyn Alwen reservoir five minutes’ drive; Rhyl 50 minutes
  • Views of Eryri National Park; self-service shop next door
Cosy as cosy can be, Llew Gwyn Campsite occupies a small paddock at the back of a traditional, community-owned pub: the White Lion (Llew Gwyn in Welsh), in the village of Cerrigydrudion, Conwy. It’s a pretty spectacular location: blissfully rural, lusciously green and framed by views of the peaks of Eryri National Park (Snowdonia), which you can reach in about 15 minutes’ drive. The site is mostly flat, with a total of 10 grass pitches, which makes for an appealingly peaceful experience. And the pitches come with a rather handy electric hook-up, meaning you can put the kettle on, make yourself a nice brew and finish that bestseller that’s got you hooked without having to wear a head torch. Nice. The kids (and the dog) have plenty of room to run around in, while the grown-ups might like to have a drink in the pub, of course, which is open from Wednesday to Sunday and arranges bingo nights, live music concerts and occasional craft workshops. For anything you need for the barbecue, there’s a grocery shop in the post office in the village (five minutes' walk away), plus a couple of large supermarkets within a 25-minute drive. The pub doesn’t yet serve food (though watch this space…), but there are several dining options along the A5 and in nearby towns like Bala (20 minutes).

Site type

Tent pitches 6
Rent a tent 1
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No cars/motorbikes by the pitch/unit. All cars must be parked in the designated area.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Reviews

9.2

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Nice site, friendly staff will definitely return

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Louise R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent pitch

Liked: Location easy to find views were good from our pitch Staff in pub very friendly, polite and welcoming Reasonable prices for pitch Shower room/ toilet clean WiFi available which is a big help with little ones

Disliked: Although the shower was good the towel rail was warm, the cubicle could have been a bit bigger, for larger people It was clean so all good

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Super lovely hosts, warm welcoming and it was a beautyful view and…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Hiren B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent pitch

Liked: Super lovely hosts, warm welcoming and it was a beautyful view and place

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Was very small site on the back of a pub but was…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent pitch

Liked: Was very small site on the back of a pub but was nice and quiet for me and my family, owners were lovely and checked on everyone every day and were very helpful

Disliked: Only thing I would change would be a better shower facility was very clean, but wasn't the best and could do with another one

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Beautiful views. The owner was lovely very friendly and helpful. Site is…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful views. The owner was lovely very friendly and helpful. Site is as described. Toilets were very clean. The site is at the back of the carpark which I missed in the ad, it did say it was tiny. It would be idea for an overnight stays for adults or passing through, not idea with kids. Close to zip world. Price was really good. Walks were a short drive away. Local shop. Pub is 30 metres away.

Disliked: Only 1 shower on site which was electric. It was faulty, either extremely hot or ice cold. I got a cold shower but the kids were unable to use it.

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Clean, tidy site. Dog friendly and friendly staff too

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent pitch

Liked: Quiet spot with good toilet/shower facilities. A mobile chip shop arrived on site on the Wednesday and food was really tasty and good value for money. Little village shop 5 minutes walk away, forest walks 5 minutes drive away and easy access to Bala which is a straight 15/20minute drive away. Dog friendly, with dog friendly pub

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Over all it was dirt cheap couple of quid on pegs isn’t a biggie

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent pitch

Liked: The view was lovely the man was really nice and offered me an extension lead so I could go to the end for a better view said their is a gazebo to keep you dry while it rai s and you can cook there also had electric.

Disliked: Unfortunately the ground was full of stones so I bent a lot of tent pegs was like tapping for worms.

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Great site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Matthew B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent pitch

Liked: Campsite nice location and spacious. Particularly at the bottom of the field has a lovely view. Situated behind the pub so feels safe. Car can be parked within view. Very friendly and helpful owner. Made everything easy during our stay

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Disappointing and loud.

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Scott M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent pitch

Liked: Views

Disliked: Being a campsite in a beer garden essentially, guests were drinking heavily. Had to complain about one pitch drinking, being loud and playing music which was dealt with but at 1am another pitch came back from the pub and started arguing heavily. I asked them to keep the noise down and they came out and got in my face trying to start a fight… they continued arguing among themselves loudly until finally passing out at 5am. Campsite consists of tent pitches in beer garden, 2 portaloos and 1 toilet/shower room.

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Nice little campsite

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Deborah P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent pitch

Liked: Nice size plot of land converted with electric hook up on slight incline but all good. Just opened up the weekend we visited.Views fabulous. Central location. Village location. There's a nice little pub on site no food served as of yet. Great carpark area. In the village there is another little pub that serves great home cooked food- to sell alcohol they must do it with food. Dermot the staff member was so helpful and polite. Shower /toilet room nice and new, shower hot with good power. Good signal on our phone for wifi Definitely be back.

Disliked: Nothing I disliked. Just my view - could do with separate toilet from shower as there's only one of each.

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Excellent site,beautiful views. 1 toilet-shower clean Lovely staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Asa B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass tent pitch

Liked: As a family of six and 4 noisy kids it was no issue ,Beautiful little campsite, lovely people who run it and so are the locals in the pub, couldn’t do enough to help us while we stayed. Little village shop cafe close by and pont-y-Pam is a must visit 20 mins away x

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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 Car parking by pitch/unit 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

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

Lake and/or mountain Spectacular scenery

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 Shop nearby

Type

Pub campsite Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Llew Gwyn Campsite

Cerrigydrudion

Conwy

Wales

LL219SW

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

53.02617°N
-3.56157°W

Nearest transport

Coach
16.7 mi Parade Street 2
18.5 mi Station
18.6 mi Post Office
Rail
11 mi Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
12.4 mi Llanrwst Rail Station
12.8 mi Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
Ferry
29.5 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
29.6 mi Porth Penrhyn 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

Walking and cycling trails around the Llyn Alwen (five minutes’ drive) and Llyn Brenig (10 minutes) reservoirs lead to forested lookout points with splendid views of the water. Alwen also has a waterskiing centre, while Brenig is home to a breeding pair of ospreys (you can watch them from a bird hide), not to mention plenty of rainbow trout for fly fishing. With its stone houses and old bridges, the pretty village of Betws-y-Coed (20 minutes) is well worth a visit. Walk the tree-shaded Tan Dinas Path along the river Afon Llugwy (complete with an animal discovery trail to keep the kids interested), and continue all the way to Rhaeadr Ewynnol / Swallow Falls Waterfall. At Traeth Pensarn (40 minutes), a vast expanse of shingle on the north coast of Wales, you can have a swim, launch the canoe or admire the sunset. For a sandy beach, head to Rhyl (50 minutes), where there is also the SC2 Rhyl waterpark.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Abergele (Pensarn) 18.8 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Kinmel Bay (Sandy Cove) 19.8 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Colwyn Bay Porth Eirias 19.9 mi Sea Excellent Excellent N/A N/A
Marine Lake, Rhyl 20 mi Sea N/A N/A Good Good
Colwyn Bay 20.6 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

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Cycle routes

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

Other

The Clwydian Way (7): Pentre - Cyffylliog 2.8 mi

The Llyn Brenig Circuit 3.7 mi

Llyn Brenig and the Clywedog Reservoir 5.6 mi

Carnedd y Filiast 7.5 mi

The Clwydian Way (6): Corwen - Pentre 8.4 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.

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Llew Gwyn Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Llew Gwyn Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Llew Gwyn Campsite? Walking and cycling trails around the Llyn Alwen (five minutes’ drive) and Llyn Brenig (10 minutes) reservoirs lead to forested lookout points with splendid views of the water. Alwen also has a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Llew Gwyn Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  Anytime –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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