Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

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Llyn Tegid & Gwersyll Pen Y Bont
Llyn Tegid & Gwersyll Pen Y Bont
Hardstanding touring pitches
Gwersyll Pen Y Bont
Aerial view of the site
Fully Serviced Hardstanding Touring Pitches (Large & X-Large)
Touring pitches (left) & tent pitches (right)
Aerial view of the site
Bala Lake
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Hardstanding touring pitches
Gwersyll Pen Y Bont
Aerial view of the site

  • Family-owned Eryri (Snowdonia) site near the shore of Bala Lake
  • A short walk to watersports, boat hire and Bala Lake Railway
  • Within walking distance of Bala’s shops, restaurants and golf course
Got Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park in your sights? You can add a little sailing or windsurfing – and relaxation on a family-run site – into the mix when staying at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park. This peaceful place is just a few hundred metres from the shore of Bala Lake (also known by its Welsh name Llyn Tegid). The fresh air of the national park is sure to aid that well-awaited relaxation… and when you’re feeling fully rejuvenated (and full of tasty food from the shops and restaurants in Bala town centre, 15 minutes’ walk away), there are activities like sailing, windsurfing and boat hire around the lake. Switch up Bala Lake’s gentle ripples for the whitewater of the Tryweryn at the National White Water Centre, 10 minutes’ drive away. Adventurous souls can zoom down the 1080-metre zipwire at Zip World Llechwedd (40 minutes’ drive) or climb Eryri's mountains. If you’d rather move at a more leisurely pace, putting a few balls as you go, head to the golf course on the other side of Bala, half an hour’s walk away from the site. Spa days and massage treatments are available about 10 minutes' walk away too.

Site type

Rent a tent 6
Motorhome pitches 41
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 3
Touring caravan pitches 41
Tent pitches 16
Open now
Opens 1 March

Tourist board rating

Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 21 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Occupancy

  • Group bookings of 2 or more units travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • If bringing a rooftop tent, please book one of the hardstanding pitches.

Languages spoken

English

Welsh

Open from Sun 1 Mar to

Open from Mon 1 Mar to

This site is a member of Bala Holiday Parks group.

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 1,258 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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Lake and/or mountain

96% would recommend this site to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Pen Y Bont is praised for its immaculately clean and modern facilities, particularly the shower and toilet block, and its beautiful, well-maintained grounds. Guests consistently highlight the friendly, helpful staff and the site's convenient location, just a short walk from Bala Lake and town. The spacious pitches and peaceful atmosphere are also frequently mentioned positives. While occasional comments note road noise and WiFi variability, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many visitors expressing a strong desire to return.

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Beautifully kept site and shower block…

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 John B. 1 review

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (maximum 6 metres, small)

Liked Beautifully kept site and shower block spotless .Just a short 15 min walk into bala great 👍

Disliked Nothing to dislike well done to the team

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much John for your kind words and so glad that you enjoyed your time with us. We look forward to welcoming you back here in the future.

Team PYB

Lovely clean and peaceful camp site Easy…

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Denise M. 1 review

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Lovely clean and peaceful camp site
Easy walk to the lake and into Bala
Would stay again

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, Denise, very much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you back here at Penybont.

Team PYB

Great stay

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 darren R. 3 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (maximum 6 metres, small)

Liked Love the site clean and tidy great location

Disliked Noise from main rd but that can’t be helped

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much Darren - we're so glad you enjoyed your time with us and hope to see you again soon!

Location Showers Staff Pitches…

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Mark c. 3 reviews

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Location
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Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Mark! ⭐

Cracking little site

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 Anne K. 4 reviews

Electric grass tent pitch (deluxe)

Liked Great location, beautiful site and very clean. We will definitely be visiting again next year.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much Anne! We look forward to welcoming you back to Pen Y Bont 👍

We will return!

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 Alison D. 6 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding campervan pitch (medium)

Liked fantastic place! brilliant facilities, so clean & staff so friendly! Excellent pitches & great location.

Disliked Wish there was a little more in the town to do & would have been great to have an onsite club or pub

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the facilities, our pitches and our location, and it’s wonderful to know that our friendly team helped make your stay enjoyable.
We’re not sure we can quite agree that there isn’t much to do in the town, as we think Bala has a lot to offer — particularly when it comes to pubs and places to eat and drink! In fact, there are some great options right on our doorstep, so perhaps you’ll have to explore a few more of them on your next visit. 😊
Thanks again for staying with us, and we hope to welcome you back to Bala again soon!

Great place

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 Lisa E. 2 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (medium)

Liked Lovely and clean and modern facilities. Great ladies in reception- very friendly. Nice wide pitches that are well kept. Close to town but not too close.

Disliked There is a road next to the site but it’s not too noisy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed our clean, modern facilities, spacious pitches and the warm welcome from our reception team. It’s great to know you appreciated our location too — close enough to town while still offering a peaceful setting.

Thank you also for mentioning the road nearby. We’re pleased that you found the noise wasn’t too disruptive.

It was a pleasure having you stay with us, and we hope to welcome you back again soon!

Beautiful site,good size pitches in lovely…

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 Julie F. 4 reviews

Fully-serviced hardstanding touring pitch (XL)

Liked Beautiful site,good size pitches in lovely surroundings, very well maintained, Few minute’s walk into Skala .

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Huge thank you Julie! Please come and see us again soon!

Lovely experience in the shepherds hut.…

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Anonymous

Little Green shepherd's hut

Liked Lovely experience in the shepherds hut. Clean and tidy with working appliances. Cosy and comfortable. Shower facilities 5*. Staff friendly and accommodating. Would stay again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review and we are glad that you are thinking about visiting us again.

Team PYB

Excellent campsite and touring park, with…

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch (deluxe)

Liked Excellent campsite and touring park, with great marked out tent pitches and facilities. Walking distance to Bala and the lake and a little over an hour drive to Chester Zoo and Conwy Castle and under an hour drive to Portmeirion. Would definitely stay again as a base for some sightseeing seeing of North Wales.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and found the pitches and facilities to your liking. It’s great to know you found our location convenient for exploring Bala and the surrounding attractions across North Wales.

We’d be thrilled to welcome you back again for another sightseeing trip. Thank you for choosing to stay with us!

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Hot tub 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 Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Tents for hire 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

Budget/backpacker Forest Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home 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 Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Well-lit path

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park

Llangynog Road

Bala

Gwynedd

Wales

LL23 7PH

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.90153°N
3.59025°W

Nearest transport

Coach
18.2 mi Parade Street 2
21.5 mi Alma Road
21.5 mi Crossroads Stores
Rail
15.8 mi Betws-y-Coed Rail Station
15.9 mi Blaenau Ffestiniog Rail Station
16 mi Pont-y-Pant Rail Station
Ferry
23.1 mi Barmouth Ferry Landing
23.1 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

For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of the water are a given, but count the mountains too: Arenig Fawr, Aran Fawddwy and Aran Benllyn are visible on the route. You may have your sights set on climbing Wales’ tallest mountain, perhaps. If you’re not climbing up Snowdon (an hour's drive) yourself, you might want to take the Snowdon Mountain Railway (an hour and five minutes), which has been making its ascent for over 100 years. A less strenuous trail than the Snowdon climb is the Mawddach Trail, which runs for just under 10 miles from Dolgellau (half an hour), crossing over the gorgeous Barmouth railway bridge on the other end. Coed y Brenin Forest Park (35 minutes) has plenty of trails too, through thick forest this time. You can take them on by mountain bike, standard bicycle or on foot – and there’s bike hire at the forest park.
(within 6.2 mi)
Castle, Aquarium, Theme park and Zoo (within 10 mi)

Food and drink

  • Old Wives' Tales Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • The Olde Bulls Head Pub 0.7 mi
  • Y Cwrt Pub 0.7 mi
  • Bala Spice Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • White Lion Royal Hotel Pub 0.7 mi
  • Y Badell Aur Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • School House Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • Plas Yn Dre Restaurant 0.7 mi
  • Palé Hall Restaurant 3.3 mi
  • Bryn Tyrion Pub 3.5 mi

Groceries

  • Co-op Food Supermarket 0.7 mi
  • Stori Off-licence 0.7 mi
  • Bargain Booze Off-licence 0.7 mi

Parks and play

  • Pen Y Garth Lodge Park Playground 0.6 mi

Family days out

  • Tomen Y Bala Castle 0.7 mi
  • Llangower Visitor attraction 2.5 mi
  • Pentrepiod Halt Visitor attraction 3.3 mi
  • Llanuwchllyn Visitor attraction 4.4 mi

Public transport

  • Leisure Centre 0.7 mi
  • White Lion 0.7 mi
  • Y Badell Aur 0.7 mi
  • Llanuwchllyn Post Office 4.6 mi

What’s nearby

  • Bala Lake Hotel 0.6 mi

Local services

  • Moduron Y Bala Fuel station 0.7 mi
  • L Rowland & Co Pharmacy 0.7 mi
  • Henblas Garage Fuel station 0.7 mi
  • Essar Fuel station 4.6 mi

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Must see

Portmeirion Gardens 21.2 mi

CADW - Harlech Castle 21.8 mi

Ffestiniog Railway 22.4 mi

Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) 22.7 mi

MOMA Wales - Y Tabernacl 24.1 mi

National Trust

Ty^ Mawr Wybrnant 14.8 mi

Chirk Castle 20.9 mi

Bodnant Garden 24.6 mi

Aberconwy House 28 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Carnedd y Filiast 5.8 mi

Llandrillo and the Berwyns from the West 6.6 mi

Arenig Fawr Circular 6.7 mi

Rhiwargor Car Park - Pistyll-y-Meincian - Bird Hide - Rhiwargor 7 mi

LAKE VYRNWY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/04/1980) 8.6 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 Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? For those days where you can’t be bothered to walk too far, it’s very handy that the station for the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway is just five minutes’ walk away. Views of … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Pen Y Bont Touring and Camping Park? From £25 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.